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Key points
- Servers shutdown on Dec. 31, 2020, making Nemesis Forge, Vendetta missions and Leaderboards no longer available.[1]
- Mouse sensitivity tied to frame rate, which may cause slow camera movement on certain configurations.
General information
- PC Report
- Official wiki for Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All Linux versions require Steam DRM.
- Some bonus content requires a WBPlay account.
Version differences
- Japanese language support is only available in the Japanese version of Shadow of Mordor which only contains Japanese and English languages.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Berserks Warband |
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Blood Hunters Warband |
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Captain of the Watch Character Skin |
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Deadly Archer Rune |
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Endless Challenge |
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Flame of Anor Rune |
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Flesh Burners Warband |
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HD Content |
Free. High-resolution texture pack. Available here. |
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Hidden Blade Rune |
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Lord of the Hunters |
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Orc Hunter |
Available by registering for a WBPlay account. |
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Orc Slayer Rune |
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Power of Shadow |
Free. |
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Rising Storm Rune |
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Season Pass |
Sold on Steam as Upgrade to GOTY Edition. |
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Skull Crushers Warband |
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Test of Power |
Free. |
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Test of Speed |
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Test of Wisdom |
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The Bright Lord |
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The Dark Ranger Character Skin |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files on Windows[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\game\interface\videos and rename the legal folder to something else.
- Move, delete or rename these files.
intro.vib
nvidia_splash.vib
WBPlay.vib
Notes
- Depending on which language was picked, any other
intro_language.vib file will have to be renamed instead.
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Delete/rename video files on Linux/MacOS
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- Go to
$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/ShadowOfMordor/share/data/game/interface/videos/ and rename the legal folder to something else.[2]
- Move, delete or rename these files.
feral.webm
intro.webm
nvidia_splash.webm
WBPlay.webm
Notes
- Depending on which language was picked, any other
intro_language.webm file will have to be renamed instead.
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Delete/rename video files on Proton
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- Go to
$HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/ShadowOfMordor/game/interface/videos/ and rename the legal folder to something else.[3]
- Move, delete or rename these files.
intro.vib
nvidia_splash.vib
WBPlay.vib
Notes
- Depending on which language was picked, any other
intro_language.vib file will have to be renamed instead.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Shadow of Mordor\ |
macOS (OS X) |
%USERPROFILE%/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/ShadowOfMordor/ |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/ShadowOfMordor/AppData/WB Games/Shadow of Mordor/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
GOG Galaxy |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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953,67 mb available |
Video
Cheat Engine[citation needed]
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- Download and install the latest version of Cheat Engine.
- Download this file and put it somewhere convenient: ShadowOfMordorFOVFix.CT.
- Run Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
- Alt+Tab ↹, and run ShadowOfMordorFOVFix.CT, this should open an instance of Cheat Engine.
- In the top left of the Cheat Engine window, click the first button (computer with magnifier).
- At the bottom of the new window, press Process List.
- Scroll down, and select ShadowofMordor.exe, then press OK, then press Yes.
- Right click the "FOV Fix" entry at the bottom part of the Cheat Engine window, and select Set Hotkeys.
- Click Create Hotkey and press a button (for example F8), then press OK again.
- Open Shadow of Mordor and press the hotkey you selected.
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- The game is capped at 100 FPS without this fix.
Disable frame rate limit[6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
render.cfg .
- Set
Render.Setting.FrameRateLimit to "3.000000" .
Notes
- Causes a bug in the mission "Big Game" that prevents progression; limit frame rate to advance past this.[7]
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for music, effects and voices. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1 output.[8] |
Subtitles |
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Named as Captions under Video Options. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
- The Japan region version only includes Japanese and English languages.
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Japan region purchases only. |
Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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Thai |
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Fan translation, download. |
Issues fixed
No audio during cutscenes and cinematics
Redistributables[citation needed]
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- Go to
<Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\ .
- Run
DXSETUP.exe .
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Hard crashes and stutter
Set lighting quality to medium[citation needed]
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In the advanced video options, change lighting quality to medium or lower.
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No branding sound
Set Listening Environment to another setting[citation needed]
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In sound options, change Listening Environment to another setting, e.g TV.
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Floating Heads in Linux
Floating Heads in Linux[citation needed]
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Add __GL_ShaderPortabilityWarnings=0 to your Launch Options
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VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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OpenGL |
4.1, 4.3 |
4.1 on OS X, 4.3 on Linux. Must be opted in to linux_last_gl for the latter |
Vulkan |
1.0 |
Linux only. |
Shader Model support |
5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Linux | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Audio |
Wwise |
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Input |
SDL2 |
Only on OS X and Linux. |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2 |
7 SP1, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-750 2.67 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) |
3 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
44 GB |
57 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.10.3 |
10.10.4 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 2.4 GHz
| Intel 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M AMD Radeon HD 7000 series Intel Iris Pro 1 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 780MX AMD FirePro D700 AMD Radeon R9 295X 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 14.04.2, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-750 2.67 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) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
47 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 1 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 900 Series 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- AMD and Intel GPUs are not officially supported.
References