Darksiders Genesis

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

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
EA app
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete video files

Go to <path-to-game>\ProjectMayhem\Content\Movies\.
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

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert- gameplay, stretched FMVs, rendered cutscenes pillarboxed to 16:9. Use either of these tools as a workaround.
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- gameplay, stretched FMVs, rendered cutscenes pillarboxed to 16:9. Use either of these tools as a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use this tool for real-time FOV adjustment.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Changes with texture quality setting. For manual adjustment force in GPU control panel or see Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA only. Game has four presets: "Low", "Mid", "High", and "Ultra", The "Low" setting disables it. For FXAA see Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate is uncapped and dependent on the monitor's refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Adjust AF samples^[1]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Switch to FXAA^[1]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1

Enable AA sharpening^[1]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
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]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini with a text editor.
Add [SystemSettings] to the bottom of the file, if that section doesn't already exist.
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]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following and save the file.

[SystemSettings]
r.MotionBlurQuality=0

High frame rate

Custom frame rate cap

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
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

Gamepad bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Use DS4Windows or Steam's controller configuration tool as a workaround.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Keyboard bindings.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master Volume, Music, Sound Effects, and Voice.
Surround sound		Plays up to 7.1.^[2]
Subtitles		Subtitles can be toggled independently for cutscenes and gameplay segments.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

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	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	^[3]
Audio	Ogg Vorbis	^[3]
Cutscenes	Ogg Theora Vorbis	^[3]
Multiplayer	Steamworks	^[3]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
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 GB	8 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

↑ ^1.0 ^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>/710920/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (710920) 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 Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2019-12-05
Checked by testing game after editing config files.
↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2019-12-05
Tested in 5.1 and 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2019-12-05
As seen in file directory, <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\DarksidersGenesis\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/710920/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (710920) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/710920/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (710920) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[masterblaster1-2] 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.

[3] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2019-12-05
Tested in 5.1 and 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.

[middleware-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2019-12-05
As seen in file directory, <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\DarksidersGenesis\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty

[Note 1]

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[2]

[3]

Developers

	Airship Syndicate
Publishers
	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	December 5, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Series	Darksiders