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Darksiders Genesis

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Darksiders Genesis
Darksiders Genesis cover
Developers
Airship Syndicate
Publishers
THQ Nordic
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows December 5, 2019
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Darksiders
Darksiders 2010
Darksiders II 2012
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition 2015
Darksiders Warmastered Edition 2016
Darksiders III 2018
Darksiders Genesis 2019
Darksiders IV TBA

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
EA app
EA app
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete video files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\ProjectMayhem\Content\Movies\.
  2. Delete, rename or move the following MP4 files:
THQ_LogoBasic.mp4
AS_LogoBasic.mp4
CG_Intro_LowVi.mp4

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ Nordic\Darksiders Genesis\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710920/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\THQ Nordic\Darksiders Genesis\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710920/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Adjust AF samples[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Switch to FXAA[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1
Enable AA sharpening[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1
This will sharpen the image to offset the blur caused by FXAA and TAA. A value between 0.5-1.0 is recommended, 10 is the maximum. It has no performance impact.
Adjust r.ScreenPercentage for downsampling[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini with a text editor.
  3. Add [SystemSettings] to the bottom of the file, if that section doesn't already exist.
  4. Inside that section, add r.ScreenPercentage=100 where 100 is the desired resolution percentage.

Notes

Decreasing the value allows for upscaling/upsampling from lower resolutions while running UI elements at the native screen resolution, which might be helpful for lower-end configurations.
Increasing the value results in downscaling.

Motion blur

Disable motion blur[1]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.MotionBlurQuality=0

High frame rate

Custom frame rate cap
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini.
  3. Change FrameRateLimit=0 to the desired frame rate cap (e.g. 144).

Notes

The line already exists in the file and needs to be changed accordingly. Adding it again with a different value will not work.

Input settings

Gamepad bindings.
Gamepad bindings.

Template:Input settings

  • Keyboard bindings.

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language settings.
Language settings.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX [2]
Audio Ogg Vorbis [2]
Cutscenes Ogg Theora Vorbis [2]
Multiplayer Steamworks [2]

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 4690K (3.5 GHz)
AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz)		Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 4 GB8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2019-12-05
    Checked by testing game after editing config files.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2019-12-05
    As seen in file directory, <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\DarksidersGenesis\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty