Difference between revisions of "Of Orcs and Men"

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Styx
Of Orcs and Men	2012
Styx: Master of Shadows	2014
Styx: Shards of Darkness	2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Origin (unavailable)		^[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use intro skip^{[citation needed]}

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Of Orcs and Men\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216910/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Of Orcs and Men\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216910/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Text and HUD elements do not scale at higher resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)	Default FOV is 45°. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS	Frame rate is capped at ⁓81 FPS.
120+ FPS	See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV^[2]

sli.spk is a gzip archive. Inside of it is sli_uncompressed.spk, which is a 7z archive.

Download and install 7-Zip
Go to <path-to-game>\paks\
Right-click sli.spk and choose 7-Zip → Extract to "sli\"
Open sli\ and extract sli_uncompressed.spk to "sli_uncompressed\"
Open \sli_uncompressed\engine\ and open globalsettings.sli with a text editor
Change <FOV value="45" /> to the desired FOV (e.g. <FOV value="75" />)
Right-click sli_uncompressed\ and choose 7-Zip → Add to archive...
1. Set Archive format: 7z
2. Set Compression level: Store
3. Click OK
Rename sli_uncompressed.7z to sli_uncompressed.spk
Right-click the sli_uncompressed.spk you just renamed and choose 7-Zip → Add to archive...
1. Set Archive format: gzip
2. Set Compression level: Normal
3. Click OK
Rename sli_uncompressed.spk.gz to sli.spk
Replace the original sli.spk in <path-to-game>\paks\ with the modified one

Input

Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Support may need to be manually enabled in Control options.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Only visible with Gamepad support enabled in Control options.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Key binding options. (1/2)
Key binding options. (2/2)
Mouse binding options.
Controller preset bindings.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, effects, music and voices.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `graphicconfig.txt`. Change `REFRESHRATE` to your desired refresh rate. (e.g. `120` or `144`)

Yellow artifacts

Fix yellow artifacts^[3]
Download DXVK here. Extract the contents of the `dxvk-*.tar.gz` file with 7zip or WinRAR. Copy `d3d9.dll` from the `x32` folder and paste it in the game's installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	4.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 3850 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 4.0 support

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/216910/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (216910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Origin - Products - last accessed on 7 June 2022
↑ Change FOV :: Of Orcs And Men General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Fix yellow artifacts :: Of Orcs And Men General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-08-12

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/216910/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (216910) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/216910/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (216910) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Origin - Products - last accessed on 7 June 2022

[3] Change FOV :: Of Orcs And Men General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Fix yellow artifacts :: Of Orcs And Men General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-08-12

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

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Developers

	Cyanide Studio
	Spiders
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	Silk
Release dates
Windows	October 11, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Styx