PowerSlave Exhumed
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This page is for the 2022 remaster based on the PlayStation/Saturn versions. For the original 1996 DOS game, see PowerSlave.
Developers | |
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Remaster | Nightdive Studios |
Original Game | Lobotomy Software |
Publishers | |
Nightdive Studios | |
Throwback Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Kex Engine 4.1 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 10, 2022 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 71 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Metroidvania, Shooter |
Themes | Egypt, Sci-fi |
Series | PowerSlave |
PowerSlave | |
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PowerSlave | 1996 |
PowerSlave EX (unofficial port) | 2015 |
PowerSlave Exhumed | 2022 |
PowerSlave Exhumed is an enhanced port of the SEGA Saturn and PlayStation versions of the 1996 first-person shooter PowerSlave.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use -skipmovies command line argument[1]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Powerslave EX\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1678430/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Powerslave EX\saves\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1678430/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Default is 64°. Choice between 60°-120° in increments of 2°. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | SMAA[2] on/off toggle. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Added in Update #1[3] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Movement can not be remapped. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Gyroscope can be used for aiming. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, |
Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Added in Update #2[4] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Croatian | Fan translation, Download. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | Can be forced manually with the +r_rhirenderfamily d3d11 command line argument. Will change the renderer setting in the config file.[1] |
Vulkan | Default renderer. Can be forced manually by using +r_rhirenderfamily vulkan command line argument. Will change the renderer setting in the config file.[1] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Input | SDL2 | 2.0.14.0 |
Mods
Fixes
- Cobra Staff Pixel Fix - Fixes the white pixel on the cobra staff.
- Player Hitbox Fix - Fixes wideness of player's hitbox.
- M60 Cycle Fix (no more burstfire) - Fixes fire cycle of M60, so it doesn't skip every forth shot.
Addons
- Original HUD Left Pharaoh Head - Replaces KEX's HUD skull with original pharaoh head.
- Japanese Audio Localization Mod - Changes the English audio dialogues to the Japanese version. Ramses' lipsync has been modified to fit the Japanese dialogues.
- Alternative M60 - A simple addon which replaces M60 weapon with alternative one.
- Talkie Mod - Adds speech sound effects for the main character taken from the DOS version.
- AI Upscale 4x Texture Pack for Powerslave Exhumed - Upscales the Textures to 4x
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.2 compatible DirectX 10 compatible | |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/1678430/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1678430) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2022-02-10
- ↑ Steam - PowerSlave Exhumed - last accessed on 2022-07-10
- "SMAA Antialiasing"
- ↑ PowerSlave Exhumed - Update #1 is available now! - Steam News - last accessed on 2022-03-14
- ↑ PowerSlave Exhumed - Update #2 is available now - Steam News - last accessed on 2022-07-23