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Difference between revisions of "Shellshock 2: Blood Trails"

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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        =  
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|cover        = Shellshock 2 Blood Trails cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Rebellion Developments}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Rebellion Developments}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Eidos Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Eidos Interactive}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Asura}}  
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Asura}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 13, 2009}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 13, 2009}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|shellshock-2-blood-trails|40}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|shellshock-2-blood-trails|30}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Cold War, Asia }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Shellshock }}
 
|steam appid  = 8160
 
|steam appid  = 8160
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|hltb        = 8398
 +
|lutris      = shellshock-2-blood-trails
 +
|mobygames    = 39296
 
|wikipedia    = Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
 
|wikipedia    = Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 13175
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown |  | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row | Steam | 8160 | Steam |  | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is no longer available in digital distribution.
+
{{ii}} The game is no longer available digitally.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Eidos\Shellshock2\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Eidos\Shellshock2\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} Shellshock 2 supports up to 6 player profiles. Each profile contains 1 autosave slot and a chapter select.
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Non-4:3 resolutions are {{term|Vert-}}.
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Image is {{term|Vert-}} from a 4:3 render. At 21:9 resolution the FOV is severely reduced.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Menus and text become small.
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]].
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Force windowed|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}|fix=
|key remap                = unknown
+
# Download [https://github.com/ThirteenAG/Ultimate-ASI-Loader/releases Ultimate ASI Loader] (32-bit).
 +
# Extract {{file|dinput8.dll}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
# Create {{file|wndmode.ini}} in {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
# Start the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = Game has mouse acceleration which cannot be disabled.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = unknown
 
|mouse menu                = unknown
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound, and Speech.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = n/a
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = no
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Fan translation - [https://www.abcgames.cz/?p=preklady_zobraz&id=12284 link #1].
 +
|fan       =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes     = Local retail only
 +
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
 +
{{--}} The game may default to the monitor's refresh rate to 60 Hz or 100 Hz. This will result in reduced smoothness on high refresh rate monitors even if the internal GPU render shows a high FPS.
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set screen refresh rate|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}|fix=
 +
# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide].
 +
# Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
 +
# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\d3d9.ini}} or {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Shellshock 2.exe\SpecialK.ini}} depending on the used installation method.
 +
# Change <code>RefreshRate=-1</code> to <code>RefreshRate=0</code> under <code>[Render.FrameRate]</code>.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
|shader model versions  =  
+
|shader model versions  = 3.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          =
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP
|minCPU  = Pentium 4 3 GHz or Athlon XP equivalent
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista)
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista)
 
|minHD    = 6.5 GB
 
|minHD    = 6.5 GB
|minGPU  = 256MB with Pixel Shader model 3
+
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minSM    = 3
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
 
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
 
|recOS    = Vista
 
|recOS    = Vista
|recCPU  = ntel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz / AMD X2 3600+
+
|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
 +
|recCPU2  = AMD X2 3600+
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recHD    = 8 GB
 
|recHD    = 8 GB
|recGPU  = GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon 1800
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 7600
|recDX    = 9.0c
+
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon 1800
 +
|recDX    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{ii}} Linux OS is unofficially compatible thanks to [https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=13175 Wine] + [https://www.playonlinux.com/en/app-4103-Shellshock_2_Blood_Trails.html a PlayOnLinux script].
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails cover
Developers
Rebellion Developments
Publishers
Eidos Interactive
Engines
Asura
Release dates
Windows February 13, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 40
IGDB 30
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Cold War, Asia
Series Shellshock
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails on HowLongToBeat
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails on IGDB
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails on MobyGames
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails on Wikipedia
Shellshock
Shellshock: Nam '67 2004
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails 2009

Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Shellshock series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 7 DRM
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
The game is no longer available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Eidos\Shellshock2\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8160/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Eidos\Shellshock2\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8160/pfx/[Note 1]
Shellshock 2 supports up to 6 player profiles. Each profile contains 1 autosave slot and a chapter select.

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Non-4:3 resolutions are Vert-.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Image is Vert- from a 4:3 render. At 21:9 resolution the FOV is severely reduced.
4K Ultra HD
Menus and text become small.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Force windowed[citation needed]
  1. Download Ultimate ASI Loader (32-bit).
  2. Extract dinput8.dll to <path-to-game>.
  3. Create wndmode.ini in <path-to-game>.
  4. Start the game.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound, and Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Fan translation - link #1.
Polish
Local retail only

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

The game may default to the monitor's refresh rate to 60 Hz or 100 Hz. This will result in reduced smoothness on high refresh rate monitors even if the internal GPU render shows a high FPS.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Shellshock 2.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the used installation method.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP equivalent
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6.5 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3 support
Linux OS is unofficially compatible thanks to Wine + a PlayOnLinux script.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References