Mad Max

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		4 DVD's
Developer website
Amazon.com
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
EA app		Included with EA Play.
Steam		Windows version uses Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^{[Note 1]}

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Circa Blades
Pentacal GulpCut
Rockmaw Brawla
Stampeedy Knokshok
The Ripper
ThirstCutter

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\settings.ini^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/<user-id>/234140/local/Backup Saves
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Mad Max/
	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Mad Max\Saves\Settings.sav
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Mad Max\Backup Saves\Settings.sav

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Configuration are stored separately in the Settings.ini and Settings.sav files.

Save game data location

System	Location
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/<user-id>/234140/local/Backup Saves
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Mad Max/
	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Mad Max\Saves\GameSave**.sav
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Mad Max\Backup Saves\GameSave**.sav

10 autosave slots available. Active autosave slot can be changed at any time during gameplay.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
EA app
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud		Steam Cloud files are secondary and only updated on changes. <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/234140/remote/Gamesave**.sav

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Mad Max.

Issues fixed

Color corruption

Color corruption may occur if a program other than Windows manages the systems color profile (e.g. f.lux) and the game is run in fullscreen.

Workaround for color corruption^{[citation needed]}
Play the game in windowed or borderless fullscreen mode.

Serious stuttering on Linux

WBPlay has issues with Linux 4.9+, causing serious stuttering in Mad Max and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Feral is aware of the problem and looking for a fix.

Workaround for Linux 4.9+^{[citation needed]}
Play the game with Steam in offline mode. This prevents a connection to WBPlay and stops the stuttering.

Stuttering when auto-saving

Every time the game auto-saves (which is very often), the game hiccups. This happens when the save gets written to the Steam save data location.

Workaround for auto-save stuttering^{[citation needed]}
Prevent the game from saving to the Steam save data location. Go into Properties of the 'remote' folder, open the Security tab and deny write access for all groups/user names. Auto-saves will continue to go to your Documents folder.

Game won't run in Steam Native mode (Linux)

The Feral Launcher requires libidn version 1.33 in order to work outside Steam Runtime mode, check if the Linux distribution has it in their repository, normally it would include the version number or a compat highlight, sometimes even both (Such as libidn-133-compat in ArchLinux's/ArchLinux based distro's AUR). If it is not present, it is possible to compile one from GNU's page, which also includes the instruction manual and commands that can be copied & pasted. Bear in mind that you should use sudo command when you wish to install the compiled library.

A much safer option is to use the LD_PRELOAD environment variable in Launch options if you fear that it may replace the recent version of libidn, after you have compiled but not installed it.

LD_PRELOAD=<path-to-libidn.so.11> %command%

Alternatively you can create a symlink of libidn.so.12 as libidn.so.11 using

 ln -s /usr/lib/libidn.so.12 /usr/lib/libidn.so.11

as superuser/root if the package is not present.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Vulkan	1.0	In BETA. Password to access the beta branch is `livelongandprosper`.^[3] Linux only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Audio	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Hydra

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-650 3.2 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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	32 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7970 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

32-bit systems are not supported.^[4]

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.11.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel 3.2 GHz	Intel 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	35 GB
Video card (GPU)	2 GB of VRAM	4 GB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS 2.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz AMD FX 8350	Intel Core i7 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	35 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660Ti 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4 GB of VRAM

Nvidia graphics cards require driver version 367.35 or newer.

AMD and Intel graphics cards are not officially supported.

Notes

↑ Primary support page for Denuvo Anti-Tamper offline activation. Secondary support page which can be used in case of troubles with the primary one.^[2]
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Feral Interactive on Twitter - last accessed on 2016-10-05
"On October 20th, enter the outlandish post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max on Mac and Linux."
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-07-13
Confirmed myself by removing the offline token file and blocking access to revalidate.wbgames.com. This triggered the typical Denuvo offline activation prompt. Different from other protected Steam titles is that the offline token is stored in the \Steam\userdata\<user-id>\234140\dbdata file.
↑ The Magnum Opus advances — join the public Beta for Mad Max powered by Vulkan
↑ Find out if your PC can run Mad Max | EGMNOW

[Note-3] Primary support page for Denuvo Anti-Tamper offline activation. Secondary support page which can be used in case of troubles with the primary one.^[2]

[gamedir-4] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[osxlinuxferal-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Feral Interactive on Twitter - last accessed on 2016-10-05
"On October 20th, enter the outlandish post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max on Mac and Linux."

[2] Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-07-13
Confirmed myself by removing the offline token file and blocking access to revalidate.wbgames.com. This triggered the typical Denuvo offline activation prompt. Different from other protected Steam titles is that the offline token is stored in the \Steam\userdata\<user-id>\234140\dbdata file.

[5] The Magnum Opus advances — join the public Beta for Mad Max powered by Vulkan

[6] Find out if your PC can run Mad Max | EGMNOW

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Developers

	Avalanche Studios
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive^[1]
Linux	Feral Interactive^[1]
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X, Linux	Feral Interactive^[1]
Engines
	Avalanche Engine 3.0
Release dates
Windows	September 1, 2015
macOS (OS X)	October 20, 2016^[1]
Linux	October 20, 2016^[1]