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Difference between revisions of "Metro 2033"

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===Save game location===
 
===Save game location===
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
{{Game Location Table/row|Steam|C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\4A Games\Metro 2033\}}  
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{{Game Location Table/row|Steam|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\4A Games\Metro 2033\}}  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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To change your FOV, edit these three files:<br />
 
To change your FOV, edit these three files:<br />
 
<code>
 
<code>
C:\Users\"your windows user name"\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
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%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\''usernumber''\43110\remote\user.cfg
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\''usernumber''\43110\remote\user.cfg
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To get into windowed mode, edit these three files:<br />
 
To get into windowed mode, edit these three files:<br />
 
<code>
 
<code>
C:\Users\"your windows user name"\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
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%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\''usernumber''\43110\remote\user.cfg
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\''usernumber''\43110\remote\user.cfg
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To turn vsync on (off by default):<br />
 
To turn vsync on (off by default):<br />
 
<code>
 
<code>
C:\Users\"your windows user name"\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
+
%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg<br />
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\''usernumber''\43110\remote\user.cfg
 
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\''usernumber''\43110\remote\user.cfg

Revision as of 04:02, 10 December 2012

Template:Infobox Key points

Upcoming sequel: Metro Last Light (2012).

General information

Steam Forum.
Community Forum
Community Wiki

Windows

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Get it from the Humble Bundle, if it is still available.

Improvements

Skip intros, cutscenes, and videos

Instructions

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video Settings

Multi-monitor

Widescreen Gaming Forum. Sometimes having more than one monitor can cause problems. Deactivating any second monitor should resolve black-screen issues.

Field of view (FOV)

To change your FOV, edit these three files:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\usernumber\43110\remote\user.cfg

Change "sick_fov 45" to a number between 1 and 90 (inclusive). For comparisons of FOV, see this thread.

Windowed

To get into windowed mode, edit these three files:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\usernumber\43110\remote\user.cfg

Change "r_fullscreen on" to "r_fullscreen off"

Vsync

To turn vsync on (off by default):
%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\metro 2033\user.cfg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\usernumber\43110\remote\user.cfg

Change "r_vsync off" to "r_vsync on"

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Issues fixed

Cannot be installed or APPCRASH on startup

Instructions

Crash during Depot level

Instructions

System Requirements

Template:SysReq


References