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===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description=Use the <code>-nologo</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/208650/discussions/0/523890681412313075/|title=Skip intro movies ? :: Batman™: Arkham Knight General Discussions|date=2017-01-08}}</ref>}} | + | {{Fixbox|description=Use the <code>-nologo</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]] |ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/208650/discussions/0/523890681412313075/|title=Skip intro movies ? :: Batman™: Arkham Knight General Discussions|date=2017-01-08}}</ref> <br><br>UPDATE 1-15-20: This Launch Option can cause controls to become corrupted, or even cause the mouse and keyboard to become entirely unresponsive anywhere outside of the menu (meaning the menu can't be accessed again once the game is started). In this case, the only way to exit the game is via the Task Manager.}} |
===Tweak Guide=== | ===Tweak Guide=== |
Revision as of 23:04, 15 January 2020
Developers | |
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Rocksteady Studios | |
Windows | Iron Galaxy Studios[1] |
A Matter of Family | Warner Bros. Games Montreal |
Publishers | |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 23, 2015[2] |
Linux | Cancelled[3] |
macOS (OS X) | Cancelled[3] |
Batman: Arkham | |
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Subseries of Batman | |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 |
Batman: Arkham City | 2011 |
Batman: Arkham Origins | 2013 |
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition | 2014 |
Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 |
Batman: Arkham VR | 2017 |
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | 2024 |
Key points
- The PC version was pulled from stores on June 24, 2015 due to being released in a poor state,[4][5] reworked and re-released on October 28, 2015,[6][7][8] and continued to see additional development through early 2016 which brought along them various performance and stability improvements as well as bugfixes.[9][10][11][12]
- Following the re-release and subsequent updates, it was announced that the game would not see the originally planned Mac and Linux versions.[3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 5 DVD discs. | |||
Epic Games Store | Includes the Premium Edition as well as the previously PS4 exclusive Earth-2 Dark Knight skin.[13] DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[14] | |||
GamersGate | Premium Edition | |||
Premium Edition | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Premium Edition | |||
Humble Store | Premium Edition | |||
Steam | Premium Edition is also available. |
- Steam version requires Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[Note 1]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
A Matter of Family | ||
Harley Quinn Story Pack | ||
Red Hood Story Pack | ||
Prototype Batmobile Skin | ||
Batman Classic TV Series Batmobile Pack | ||
1st Appearance Batman Skin | ||
Batman: Noel Skin | ||
Bat-Family Skin Pack | ||
1989 Movie Batmobile Pack | ||
Crime Fighter Challenge Pack #1 | ||
Crime Fighter Challenge Pack #2 | ||
Crime Fighter Challenge Pack #3 | ||
Crime Fighter Challenge Pack #4 | ||
Crime Fighter Challenge Pack #5 | ||
GCPD Lockdown | ||
2008 Tumbler Batmobile Pack | ||
Catwoman's Revenge | ||
Robin and Batmobile Skins Pack | ||
WayneTech Track Pack | ||
A Flip of a Coin | ||
1970s Batman Themed Batmobile Skin | ||
2008 Movie Batman Skin | ||
Riddler Themed Batmobile Skin | ||
Original Arkham Batmobile | ||
Rocksteady Themed Batmobile Skin | ||
Season of Infamy: Most Wanted Expansion | ||
Earth-2 Dark Knight Skin | Exclusive to Epic Games Store.[16][17] |
- Adam West skin, '60s-themed Bat-tank, and Scarecrow Nightmare Challenges are PlayStation 4 exclusives.
Version differences
- Premium Edition includes all previously released DLCs.[18]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -nologo parameter[19] UPDATE 1-15-20: This Launch Option can cause controls to become corrupted, or even cause the mouse and keyboard to become entirely unresponsive anywhere outside of the menu (meaning the menu can't be accessed again once the game is started). In this case, the only way to exit the game is via the Task Manager. |
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Tweak Guide
Steam user Kaldaien has compiled a comprehensive configuration guide for Arkham Knight. Users have reported improved performance, texture streaming and graphics quality.
Performance increase on SLI systems
Because Batman: Arkham Knight heavily uses Nvidia PhysX, you can get a considerable framerate improvement by disabling SLI in the Nvidia control panel and assigning your second GPU to be dedicated to PhysX. The game does not support SLI anyway, so at least with this tweak you can get a sort of 'semi-SLI' mode going. This should increase the framerate by around 25%, similar to a SLI profile with poor scaling.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\BMGame\Config\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208650/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\BMGame\SaveData\[Note 2] |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\208650\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208650/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Add hotkeys[citation needed] |
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Bindings=(Name="NumPadOne",Command="FOV 86") Bindings=(Name="NumPadTwo",Command="FOV 90") Bindings=(Name="NumPadThree",Command="FOV 95") Bindings=(Name="NumPadFour",Command="FOV 100") Bindings=(Name="NumPadFive",Command="FOV 105") Bindings=(Name="NumPadSix",Command="FOV 110") Bindings=(Name="NumPadSeven",Command="FOV 115") Bindings=(Name="NumPadEight",Command="FOV 120") Notes
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Convert game to Hor+ |
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Notes
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
- Game's implemented solution uses a temporal filter which reduces clarity of textures and can disorientate some users. This injected form is crisper and gives much smoother edges
SMAA via SweetFX[citation needed] |
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SMAA via ReShade[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Change value in config file[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Fan translation. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation | |||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | Includes localization for Spain and Latin America, but it depends on Windows Language preferences (for Latin America, Windows language must be on Español (México), for Spain must be on any configuration of Spanish). | |||
Latin American Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Batman Arkham Knight (DX11). | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Slow start up
Add a Windows Defender exclusion[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Hide HUD
Add hotkeys[citation needed] |
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Bindings=(Name="NumPadZero",Command="ToggleHUD") |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-750 2.67 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 45 GB | 55 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7950 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Other | Broadband Internet Connection required to activate and for some online features | The publisher recommends using an SSD due to mechanical hard drive performance issues.[20] |
- A 64-bit system is required.
- For ultra setting the publisher lists an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 and 4 GB of VRAM as the minimum requirement.[21]
- The recommended requirements are only for 30FPS, not 60+ as most would expect.
Notes
- ↑ Primary support page for Denuvo Anti-Tamper offline activation. Secondary support page which can be used in case of troubles with the primary one.[15]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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>/208650/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (208650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Rocksteady and "external PC development partner" investigating Batman: Arkham Knight performance issues • Eurogamer.net
- ↑ Official Batman: Arkham Knight Launch Trailer - YouTube
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Steam - Batman: Arkham Knight no longer coming to Mac and Linux - last accessed on 2019-09-20
- ↑ Eurogamer - It gets worse - Batman: Arkham Knight on PC lacks console visual features - last accessed on 2019-09-20
- ↑ Eurogamer - Warner suspends Batman: Arkham Knight PC sales - last accessed on 2019-09-20
- ↑ PC Release Date Announced - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Batman™: Arkham Knight
- ↑ Eurogamer.net - Warner Bros. offers full refund for still-broken Batman: Arkham Knight PC
- ↑ Eurogamer.net - Performance Analysis: Batman on PC is still a disappointment
- ↑ Steam - PC Update - November 24th - last accessed on 2019-09-20
- ↑ Steam - PC Update - December 17th - last accessed on 2019-09-20
- ↑ Steam - PC Update - January 19th - last accessed on 2019-09-20
- ↑ Steam - PC Update - March 8th - last accessed on 2019-09-20
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-21
- Verified by matching the DLC folders on EGS to their Steam equivalence (the folders are named after the Steam AppIDs they were given on Steam). The DLCs were not present on the same day as the game went live on Epic Game Store, but was added a day later as part of a ~15 GB update.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-08-28
- Confirmed myself by blocking access to revalidate.wbgames.com. This triggered the typical Denuvo offline activation prompt. Different from other protected Steam titles is that the offline token is stored in the
<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\208650\dbdata
file.
- Confirmed myself by blocking access to revalidate.wbgames.com. This triggered the typical Denuvo offline activation prompt. Different from other protected Steam titles is that the offline token is stored in the
- ↑ Steam Group - Special K - v 0.10.3 - [Framepacing Percentile Analysis - Comment by Wastelander121] - last accessed on 2019-09-23
- "The EGS version also contains the Earth 2 skin which was exclusive to PS4. All other exclusives aren't there."
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-23
- The 368100 folder of the copy on EGS corresponds to the 368100 DLC ID on Steam, which was never released on Steam.
- ↑ Steam Community - Batman: Arkham Knight - Premium Edition - last accessed on 2019-09-27
- ↑ Skip intro movies ? :: Batman™: Arkham Knight General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-01-08
- ↑ Steam :: Update on Performance
- ↑ Update on PC Minimum Specs]