Difference between revisions of "Batman: Arkham Knight"
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{{ii}} Digital sales pulled and retail sales suspended temporarily due to performance issues.<ref name="newrel"/> | {{ii}} Digital sales pulled and retail sales suspended temporarily due to performance issues.<ref name="newrel"/> | ||
− | {{--}} Poorly optimized with erratic FPS, excessive RAM and VRAM usage, inefficient texture streaming | + | {{--}} Poorly optimized with erratic FPS, excessive RAM and VRAM usage, poor mechanical hard drive performance<ref>Due to inefficient texture streaming. [http://steamcommunity.com/games/208650/announcements/detail/145587678164818505 The publisher recommends using an SSD].</ref>, constant stuttering on some machines, and audio dropouts.<ref name="forbespull"/><ref name="newrel"/><ref name="redditoutline">[http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/3bcfok/rocksteady_outline_goals_for_arkham_knight_pc/ Reddit - Rocksteady outline goals for Arkham Knight PC performance improvements, including interim patches to fix disabled rain effects, ambient occlusion and Steam re-downloads.]</ref> |
− | {{--}} | + | {{--}} Compared to the console versions some textures are lower resolution and AA as well as rain effects are sub-par.<ref>With the June 27th patch Bokeh DOF effects are fixed (despite not being mentioned), ambient occlusion is fixed, and rain effects are improved - but not fixed.</ref><ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/208650/discussions/0/523890528706752498/ Steam Forums :: Still rain effect on PC is bad!]</ref><ref name="redditoutline"/><ref>[http://www.dsogaming.com/news/batman-arkham-knight-pc-version-lacks-modern-graphical-effects-ao-bokeh-dof-rain-textures/ DSO Gaming - Batman: Arkham Knight – PC Version Lacks Modern Graphical Effects]</ref><ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-batman-arkham-knight-pc-lacks-console-visual-features Eurogamer - It gets worse - Batman: Arkham Knight on PC lacks console visual features]</ref> |
− | {{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS;<ref name="FPS cap">[http://steamcommunity.com/app/208650/discussions/0/594821545177338620/ FPS locked to 30 :: Batman™: Arkham Knight General Discussions]</ref> see [[#High frame rate|high frame rate]] to unlock. | + | {{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS;<ref name="FPS cap">[http://steamcommunity.com/app/208650/discussions/0/594821545177338620/ FPS locked to 30 :: Batman™: Arkham Knight General Discussions]</ref> see [[#High frame rate|high frame rate]] to unlock, though this impacts physics.<ref name="redditoutline"/> |
{{--}} No mouse sensitivity slider, see [[#Mouse sensitivity|mouse sensitivity]] for a fix. | {{--}} No mouse sensitivity slider, see [[#Mouse sensitivity|mouse sensitivity]] for a fix. | ||
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{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]]. | {{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]]. | ||
− | {{ii}} Uses Denuvo Anti-Tamper [[DRM]].<ref>[https://support.codefusion.technology/bak/ Support Page]</ref> | + | {{ii}} Uses Denuvo Anti-Tamper [[DRM]].<ref>[https://support.codefusion.technology/bak/ CodeFusion :: Support Page]</ref> |
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
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{{Game data/row|OS X|}} | {{Game data/row|OS X|}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:45, 29 June 2015
Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Cover image missing, please upload it | |
Developers | |
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Rocksteady Studios | |
Publishers | |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
OS X, Linux | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 23, 2015[1][2] |
macOS (OS X) | 2015 |
Linux | 2015 |
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
- Digital sales pulled and retail sales suspended temporarily due to performance issues.[1]
- Poorly optimized with erratic FPS, excessive RAM and VRAM usage, poor mechanical hard drive performance[3], constant stuttering on some machines, and audio dropouts.[2][1][4]
- Compared to the console versions some textures are lower resolution and AA as well as rain effects are sub-par.[5][6][4][7][8]
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS;[9] see high frame rate to unlock, though this impacts physics.[4]
- No mouse sensitivity slider, see mouse sensitivity for a fix.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Retail sales temporarily suspended on June 25th.[10] | |||
Amazon.com | Pulled from sale on June 24th.[1] | |||
Amazon.co.uk | Pulled from sale on June 24th.[1] | |||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | Pulled from sale on June 25th. | |||
GamersGate | Pulled from sale on June 25th. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Pulled from sale on June 25th.[11] | |||
Humble Store | Pulled from sale on June 24th.[1] | |||
Steam | Pulled from sale on June 24th.[1] | |||
Ubisoft Store | Pulled from sale on June 25th. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208650/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208650/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
In-game graphics settings.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Instructions |
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High frame rate
Instructions |
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Motion Blur
Instructions |
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Input settings
Mouse sensitivity
- There is no mouse sensitivity slider in-game
Instructions |
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Disable mouse smoothing
Instructions |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
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 | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX |
System requirements
- A 64-bit system is required.
- For ultra the publisher lists an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and 4 GB of VRAM as the minimum requirement.[13]
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 (2GB Minimum) AMD Radeon HD 7950 (3GB Minimum)[13] DirectX 11 compatible | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Other | Broadband Internet Connection Required |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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>/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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Steam :: Important message about work on an updated version
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Forbes - Warner Bros. Interactive Is Suspending 'Batman: Arkham Knight' PC Sales
- ↑ Due to inefficient texture streaming. The publisher recommends using an SSD.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Reddit - Rocksteady outline goals for Arkham Knight PC performance improvements, including interim patches to fix disabled rain effects, ambient occlusion and Steam re-downloads.
- ↑ With the June 27th patch Bokeh DOF effects are fixed (despite not being mentioned), ambient occlusion is fixed, and rain effects are improved - but not fixed.
- ↑ Steam Forums :: Still rain effect on PC is bad!
- ↑ DSO Gaming - Batman: Arkham Knight – PC Version Lacks Modern Graphical Effects
- ↑ Eurogamer - It gets worse - Batman: Arkham Knight on PC lacks console visual features
- ↑ FPS locked to 30 :: Batman™: Arkham Knight General Discussions
- ↑ Eurogamer - Warner suspends Batman: Arkham Knight PC sales
- ↑ Batman: Arkham Knight PC pulled from sale – all refund requests will be honoured
- ↑ CodeFusion :: Support Page
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Update on PC Minimum Specs
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