Metro: Last Light Redux

Metro: Last Light Redux

Developers
	4A Games
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Engines
	4A Engine
Release dates
Windows	August 26, 2014
Linux	December 11, 2014
macOS (OS X)	April 14, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, Europe
Series	Metro

Metro
Metro 2033	2010
Metro: Last Light	2013
Metro 2033 Redux	2014
Metro: Last Light Redux	2014
Metro Exodus	2019
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition	2021
Metro Awakening	2024

Metro: Last Light Redux is a remaster of Metro: Last Light, featuring better optimization than the original and models and textures with higher detail than the original.

The game's default mouse sensitivity contains multiple issues; use Metro Mouse Fix.

General information

Official Discord server for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Redux bundle.
Epic Games Store		Game can be launched directly from the executable.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		DRM-free version only available for Windows.
Mac App Store
Microsoft Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)
EA app (unavailable)

All Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete contents of legal.ogv
Go to the installation folder. Open legal.ogv with a text editor. Delete its contents and save the file. Notes Simply deleting or renaming legal.ogv will make the game crash immediately to the desktop without any error messages.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro Last Light\<user-id>\user.cfg
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Metro_Redux_2034/
Linux	<path-to-game>/<user-id>/user.cfg
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro Last Light\<user-id>\user.cfg

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\4A Games\Metro Last Light\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\DeepSilver.MetroLastLightRedux_hmv7qcest37me\SystemAppData\wgs\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	<path-to-game>/<user-id>/
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\4A Games\Metro Last Light\<user-id>\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
EA app
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Steam Cloud doesn't seem to sync between Windows and Linux versions. Manual sync works however. Just copy the files from the local Windows folder to the Linux folder (see tables above).
Xbox Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			You may be unable to select your native resolution if you have secondary monitors or televisions plugged in to your computer. See #Resolution Issues.
Multi-monitor			May need to use Borderless fullscreen windowed for some resolutions.
Ultra-widescreen			Need to use Windowed for true aspect ratio; stretched in fullscreen. See #Windowed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default is 50° vertical. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		0.5x - 4x SSAA (0.5x decreases quality and increases frame rate by upscaling from half the screen resolution). Also features FXAA controlled by the Quality setting.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		In-game Vsync forces the refresh rate to 60 Hz.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		In-game Vsync forces the refresh rate to 60 Hz. Disable it and force Vsync externally.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Edit user.cfg[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file location. Open user.cfg with a text editor. Change r_base_fov from the default 50.625 to the desired value (up to 90). Save the file. Notes Increasing the FOV will reveal unfinished player model.

Windowed

Edit user.cfg[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open user.cfg with a text editor. Change r_fullscreen on to r_fullscreen off. Save the file. Notes A bottom portion of the image may appear distorted if the resolution is too high. See Borderless fullscreen windowed to fix.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set borderless fullscreen[citation needed]

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open user.cfg with a text editor. Change r_fullscreen on to r_fullscreen off. Download Special K. Copy SpecialK64.dll to the installation folder. Rename SpecialK64.dll to dxgi.dll. Start the game and exit. Open dxgi.ini in the installation folder. Set Borderless=true and Fullscreen=true under [Window.System]. Set OverrideRes=0x0 to the resolution of your screen (e.g. OverrideRes=1920x1080). Start the game and set the resolution to something else. Set the resolution back to your screen resolution.

Depth of field

Turn depth of field off
Download Metro Redux depth of field disabler. Extract the files to <path-to-game>.

Disabling post-processing effects separately

Toggle post-process effects[citation needed]
Download Metro: Last Light Redux 3D Vision Fix. Extract the contents to the installation folder. Start the game. Notes Press F3 to toggle depth of field (off by default). Press F4 to toggle lens dirt light effects (on by default). Press F5 to toggle bloom (on by default). Press F6 to toggle HUD (on by default).

Resolution Issues

Some users have encountered issues such as not being able to set their native resolution; the game resetting their chosen resolution to a lower one; or the game's maximum available resolution being lower than their monitor's native resolution. Such cases may be caused by the presence of multiple monitors attached to the computer, or attempting to play the game on an attached TV where larger resolutions may not be available. Possible solutions include unplugging any extra monitors or setting the multi-monitor display mode in Windows to "Computer Only".

This is the solution. Use Scaled Resolution Editor (SRE) from TOASTYX (the same of Custom Resolution Editor) and remove resolutions that are not 16:9 or do not correspond to your screen. Maybe only deleting 1920x1200p value.

Leave the default Windows resolutions 1024x768,640x480, restart and you are done. No others tweaks needed.

Input

Mouse settings.

Keyboard rebinding.

Controller settings.

Controller first preset, three presets available.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Walk key X is not bindable in the menus, see Rebind Walk. Mouse4/5 can't be mapped on Linux.
Mouse acceleration		No mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity		Use Metro Mouse Fix to fix mouse sensitivity issues.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Three presets.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Rebind Walk

Edit user.cfg
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open user.cfg with a text editor. Find the line bind accel kX. Change the X in kX to your desired key. Notes Left Alt is kLMENU.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master and Music levels only; to adjust further see Separate volume controls.
Surround sound		Autodetection without setting. 7.1 audio supported.
Subtitles		Conversations only; speech outside of conversation has no subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Separate volume controls

Game doesn't offer very detailed sound settings.

Better audio control[citation needed]
Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\4A Games\Metro Last Light\<user-id>. Open user.cfg with a text editor. Change s_dialogs_volume, s_effects_volume, s_master_volume and s_music_volume values to your liking. Save the file.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer / Central de Traduções; download.
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		Excellent. Some effects render incorrectly. Use Helix Mod: Metro: Metro Redux (2033 & Last Light) 3D Vision Ready update for better 3D support.
TriDef 3D		Excellent. Rare 2D effects.
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues unresolved

Stealth takedowns are impossible at Bandits chapter

For some players, knocking out or stealth killing enemies is impossible on and after the Bandits chapter.

This is a save-bound issue, if you use someone elses save file from the bandits chapter (from someone who does not have the bug) you can resume the game normally from their progress, unfortunately your own progress is lost if this bug occurs to you.

Issues fixed

Crashes during load screens or when reaching certain checkpoints

When pressing a button to continue past a load screen or upon reaching certain checkpoints, the game may crash to desktop with no error message.

Disable Advanced PhysX in Options menu
Open the Options menu in the Main Menu or Pause Menu. Go to "Game Options". Uncheck "Advanced PhysX". You'll need to restart the game for changes to take effect.

Crashes at Undercity chapter

The game may crash at some point during the Undercity chapter. Starting it up and choosing to Continue will always cause it to crash again.

Replay the chapter
From the main menu, go to Chapters, select Undercity and play the level from the beginning again.

Mouse sensitivity issues

The game applies different sensitivities for vertical and horizontal movement. It also has sensitivity settings that are too high for some players who prefer slower movement.

Use raw mouse input fix
Install Metro Mouse Fix.

Edit user.cfg
Change the following: aim_assist to 0. mouse_curve_coef to 0. mouse_curve_num to 0 sens_border to 2 Compatible with non-Windows versions of the game. Might not work for some users.

Framerate limited to 60fps with VSync enabled

In-game Vsync forces the refresh rate to 60 Hz in fullscreen mode.

Force Vsync in driver[citation needed]
Disable the in-game Vsync. Force Vsync externally.

Game menu/world doesn't load properly or certain screen resolutions are not available

Metro: LL Redux sometimes has problems with multiple monitor setups, even if the game is only running on one of them.

Unplug all monitors except for one[citation needed]
The monitors have to be unplugged, simply disabling them doesn't fix the issue.[citation needed]

No sound under Linux

This issue seems to sometimes occur when using PulseAudio

Add extra launch options[citation needed]
Use the command line arguments SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsa %command%

If this option enables sound but causes sound suttering or performance drops, try the following:

Fix performance issues after adding extra launch options[citation needed]

Create a .asoundrc file in your user's home directory Put this into your .asoundrc: pcm.!default { type hw card 0 device 0 } ctl.!default { type hw card 0 device 0 } 3. Save the changes Notes Where the digits for card and device need to replaced with the values for the soundcard you are actually using. You can find these values by running aplay -l. So for an output like this: $ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 You would use card 0 and device 0.

Diary notes not being saved

Make sure your user.cfg file is not set as read only[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4	Only for OS X and Linux.

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista		7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz Dual Core		Quad Core 3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible Shader model 4 support		Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Single-core processors can work with the game, at heavy performance expenses.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.9.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 7950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 750M 1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Single-core processors can work with the game, at heavy performance expenses.

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04/14.04, SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz AMD equivalent		Intel Core i7 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon 5850 2 GB of VRAM OpenGL 4 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon 7870 2 GB of VRAM OpenGL 4 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Single-core processors can work with the game, at heavy performance expenses.

Due to OpenGL 4, Intel video cards no longer supported