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Metro Exodus

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Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus cover
Developers
4A Games
Publishers
Deep Silver
Engines
4A Engine
Release dates
Windows February 15, 2019
Metro Exodus guide on StrategyWiki
Metro Exodus on Wikipedia
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

Key points

Microsoft Store version has multiple problems that are exclusive to that version of the game. See Issues unresolved

General information

Official website for the series.
Official Discord server for the series.
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Epic Games Launcher
Only available in certain territories.
Some stores or copies might inaccurately list Steam as the platform.[1]
Windows
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Gold Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Epic Games Launcher
Gold Edition also available.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Game Pass for PC
Windows
All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
Steam version will be available to purchase again on February 14, 2020. All existing Steam customers will receive updates and DLCs through Steam.[2]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Expansion Pass Includes The Two Colonels and Sam’s Story (available in early 2020)
Windows
The Two Colonels
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Delete or rename credits.webm and legal.webm.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\DeepSilver.ProjectWindfall_hmv7qcest37me\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\metro exodus\<user-id>\user.cfg[citation needed]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/412020/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Microsoft Store
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\metro exodus\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/412020/pfx/[Note 1]
When you start the Epic Games Store version from its .exe (not from Epic Games launcher), the saves will be in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\<user-id>\. Note that the two are not synchronized.

Save game cloud syncing

Video settings

Video Settings Page 1
Video Settings Page 1
Video Settings Page 2
Video Settings Page 2

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Change field of view[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open user.cfg
  3. Change r_base_fov from the default 60 to the desired value (up to a maximum of 90).

Notes

Increasing the FOV will reveal unfinished player model.
Blood overlay (when getting damaged) doesn't scale with FOV.

Windowed

Set windowed/borderless mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open user.cfg.
  3. Change r_fullscreen on to r_fullscreen off.
  4. Use Special K if you want to force borderless fullscreen window mode.

Motion blur

Disable motion blur[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open user.cfg
  3. Change r_blur_level and r_game_mblur_scale to 0

Mouse Acceleration / Smoothing

Disable mouse acceleration / smoothing[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open user.cfg
  3. Set sens_border to 2
  4. Set mouse_curve_num and mouse_curve_coef to 0
  5. Save file and exit.

Input settings

In-game Keyboard Settings
In-game Keyboard Settings
In-game Mouse Settings
In-game Mouse Settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound Settings
Sound Settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Ukrainian
Added in Ranger Update

Different Volume Configurations

Different Volume Configurations
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open user.cfg
  3. Find the following variables:
  4. s_dialogs_volume 1.00
  5. s_effects_volume 0.80
  6. s_master_volume 0.50
  7. s_music_volume 0.60
  8. Change the values to your liking
  9. Save file and exit.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Metro: Exodus - 3D-VisionReadyFix - Losti - V1.50.
vorpX
G3D, Z3D, DirectVR
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues unresolved

Cannot switch to DX11 in the Microsoft Store version

Even though the graphics settings has an option for it, DX11 is only available by launching the game in Safe Mode, it cannot be changed in the config file or in-game.[3]

No windowed or exclusive fullscreen mode possible in the Microsoft Store version

Due to the nature of UWP applications, the game runs only in borderless fullscreen windowed, cannot be changed by editing the config file[4]

Issues fixed

Fix stuttering

Alternative solutions
  • Download and install Rivatuner, add MetroExodus.exe and limit Framerate to 60FPS.
  • Run the game as administrator.
  • Enabling v-sync through the control panel whilst disabling it in-game can solve this as well.
Disable Nvidia HairWorks

Gamma

Fix washed out colors

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Also supports DirectX Ray tracing (DXR)
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 (1809)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4440
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Windows 10 is required for raytracing capabilities.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/412020/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (412020) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Metro Exodus at Twitter: "Your physical copy of Metro Exodus will now ship with an Epic key… " - last accessed on 2019-01-30
    "Your physical copy of Metro Exodus will now ship with an Epic key"
  2. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-28-epics-latest-pc-exclusive-is-metro-exodus Epic's latest PC exclusive is Metro Exodus - Eurogamer.net
  3. Metro Exodus Windows Store version is a joke - last accessed on 2019-06-10
  4. Verified by User:Anthraksi on 2019-06-12
    No option in-game, tried by editing the config, but nothing happened.