Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Middle-earth: Shadow
Subseries of Middle-earth
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	2014
Middle-earth: Shadow of War	2017

General information

Official wiki for Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

Steam version require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[2]^[3]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Expansion Pass	Includes all DLC (both nemesis and story expansions).
Story Expansion Pass	Includes the two story expansion DLC.
4K Cinematic Pack	Free.
The Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion
The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion
High Resolution Texture Pack	Free. Must be installed to use Ultra textures.
Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion
Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion
Starter Bundle	No longer available for purchase since the May 8, 2018 update that removed microtransactions from the game.^[4]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace video files
Download Intro Skip files Go to `<path-to-game>\game\interface\videos\legal` and replace the files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\WB Games\Shadow of War\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/356190/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\WB Games\Shadow of War\<user-id>_ShadowOfWar.sav
Microsoft Store
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\356190\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/356190/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

The game keeps 5 backup saves named <user-id>_#_ShadowOfWar.sav.

The <user-id> for the Steam save is the SteamID3 of the account in hex format.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Only the latest save is backed up.
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

Advanced video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Bindings settings (Talion)
Bindings settings (Eltariel)
Bindings settings (Baranor)

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Middle Earth: Shadow of War (DX11).

Issues fixed

Crashing on startup on Windows 7 machines

Download and install both the Windows 7 Platform Update and Internet Explorer 11^[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video	2.6e

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz	Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	70 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^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>/356190/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (356190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Shadow of War highlights the strengths and weaknesses of PS4 Pro - Eurogamer.net - last accessed on 2018-10-15
↑ Steam - Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ EULA - last accessed on 2018-07-17
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-12-23
Microsoft Store version does not seem to use Denuvo Anti-Tamper based on the size of the executable (59,226 KB), the lack of connection to any of the regular Denuvo Anti-Tamper servers (neither srv01-srv03 nor revalidate.wbgames.com), how fast the game starts to initialize on launch (basically instant), as well as the lack of an offline token in any of the usual folders.
↑ Steam Community - News - Important Free Updates Coming to Shadow of War - last accessed on 2018-07-17
↑ https://middle-earthgamessupport.wbgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001097567-Direct3D-11-1-API-not-available-error

[Proton_path_note-5] 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>/356190/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (356190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Shadow of War highlights the strengths and weaknesses of PS4 Pro - Eurogamer.net - last accessed on 2018-10-15

[2] Steam - Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ EULA - last accessed on 2018-07-17

[3] Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-12-23
Microsoft Store version does not seem to use Denuvo Anti-Tamper based on the size of the executable (59,226 KB), the lack of connection to any of the regular Denuvo Anti-Tamper servers (neither srv01-srv03 nor revalidate.wbgames.com), how fast the game starts to initialize on launch (basically instant), as well as the lack of an offline token in any of the usual folders.

[4] Steam Community - News - Important Free Updates Coming to Shadow of War - last accessed on 2018-07-17

[6] ttps://middle-earthgamessupport.wbgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001097567-Direct3D-11-1-API-not-available-error

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Developers

	Monolith Productions
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Engines
	Firebird Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	October 10, 2017