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Mirror's Edge
Mirror's Edge	2009
Mirror's Edge Catalyst	2016

Mirror's Edge is a sci-fi first-person action game developed by DICE, creators of the Battlefield franchise, and published by Electronic Arts. The game makes use of Unreal Engine 3, as DICE's own Frostbite engine wasn't complete when the title began full-scale production. A lighting system christened "Beast" was developed for the game by Illuminate Labs in association with DICE. The new technology would accentuate the art style of the game by allowing for the reflection of colors as well as light. The title takes advantage of many of Unreal Engine 3's features, such as Nvidia's PhysX physics simulation system, allowing for optional physics effects like detailed debris and cloth, emulating dynamic and unscripted physics.

The game was released on Steam and Origin on January 12th, 2009. The Origin release of the game featured extra DRM, including online activation and a limit to how many computers the game could be activated on, alongside needing to install the launcher to begin with. De-authorization tools have been made officially available.

Key points

DLC is only available through the Origin version of the game.

Game performs well for machines that can handle most Unreal Engine 3 games such as Unreal Tournament 3.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Mirror's Edge Wikia - a mostly lore focused wiki.

Community Discord Servers list - from speedrunning to multiplayer and modding.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7.38.0015 DRM, five machine limit.^[1] A De-Authorization Tool is available.

GOG.com
Origin		Included with EA Play. SecuROM DRM, five machine limit.^[2] A De-Authorization Tool is available. Contacting EA Support can increase this limit.^[2]
Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Pure Time Trials Map Pack	Only available from Origin; it is not compatible with the Steam version.

An exclusive map was released for PS3 only, though it can be modded in.^[3]

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.01. The Origin and Steam versions are already patched.

Skip intro videos

Use the `-nostartupmovies` command line argument^{[citation needed]}

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Mirror's Edge\TdGame\Config\TdEngine.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17410/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Some details are stored in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA GAMES\Mirror's Edge\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Mirror's Edge\TdGame\Savefiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17410/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin		Only NA version.
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9; other aspect ratios are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen		Use Flawless Widescreen.^[4] Menus and loading screens are stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	4x by default. See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA, up to 16xQ CSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Use Flawless Widescreen^[4]

Instructions^[5]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open TdInput.ini.
Add the following line under the [Engine.PlayerInput] section and change # to your prefered fov:

Bindings=(Name="NumPadNine",Command="FOV #",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

Notes

Resets between levels.

You can now make your FOV go higher using Numpad 9, but you can replace it with valid keys found in the Unreal Engine wiki

Setting a FOV higher than 100 can cause the skybox to disappear in certain scenes. This issue does not occur when using Flawless Widescreen.

Windowed

Use replacement files^[6]
Download Windowed and Fullscreen mode option buttons mod. Extract `Published` folder in `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Mirror's Edge\TdGame\` Choose the windowed option from the main menu.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use GeDoSaTo^{[citation needed]}

Install and run GeDoSaTo.
Click Edit Settings and select the Mirror's Edge profile.
Add the setting below to the text editor and click save.

forceBorderlessFullscreen true

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Modify configuration file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `TdEngine.ini`. Find the line `MaxAnisotropy` and set it to `16`.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open TdEngine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save file.

Physics may be negatively affected by raising the frame rate above 62.

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Radial Blur

Disable Radial Blur^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `TdEngine.ini`. Search and change `TdMotionBlur` to `False`. Save file.

Input

In-game control settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can only switch between pre-defined layouts.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		For DualShock Controllers use Dualshock Prompts Mod
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse smoothing

Mouse Smoothing^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `TdInput.ini`. Locate the line `bEnableMouseSmoothing` and change the value to `False`.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		7.1 is supported. Hardware accelerated effects could be messy though^[7]^{[citation needed]}
Subtitles		In Game Settings.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language can be set manually if needed (see change language).

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Hungarian
Japanese

Change language

Change language^{[citation needed]}

Steam supports language selection
Retail - change the Locale located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA GAMES\Mirror's Edge registry key to en_US, de_DE, fr_FR etc.

Notes

This may not work with all versions, confirmed with German retail

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op Use the Splitting Edge Mod (in beta)
LAN play
Online play	Use mempsrc or mmultiplayer

Issues fixed

Game fails to start or crashes after the training area

Install latest Nvidia PhysX System Software

Game does not launch on Windows 10

Mandatory ASLR prevents game from running
Open Windows Defender In App & browser control, open Exploit protection settings In Program settings, add an exception for MirrorsEdge.exe Disable "Force randomization for images (Mandatory ASLR)"

Crash just after splash screen

Manually set resolution^[8]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `TdEngine.ini`. Change `ResX` and `ResY` to your monitor horizontal and vertical resolution. Save your changes.

Disable default AA^[9]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `TdEngine.ini`. Set the value of `MaxMultisamples` to `1`. Save your changes.

Frame rate drops

Install the latest NVIDIA PhysX System Software
Disable PhysX support in-game setting If this still doesn't work, check Games prefer private own libraries to system ones

No sound during cut scenes/FMVs in Windows 7

Compatibility Fix^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\binaries`. Right-click on `Mirrorsedge.exe` and select "Properties". Click the "Compatibility" tab. Check the "Run this program in compatibility mode" box and select "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)". Click apply/okay and run the game.

Merc's audio cuts off before end of sentence

Disable GX mode in Xonar Audio Center^{[citation needed]}
Open the Control Panel. Select Xonar Control Center. Near the bottom right is a button with `GX` on it, press it and GX mode should now be disabled.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	2.8.0. Nvidia GPUs can accelerate optional physics effects like detailed debris and cloth.
Audio	OpenAL, Speex	Ships with router version 6.14.357.22 and wrapper 2.2.0.5. Can be updated.
Interface	Scaleform GFx
Cutscenes	Bink Video	v1.9a

Crosshair toggle

Crosshair Toggle^{[citation needed]}

This tweak will bind F11 to toggle the crosshair.

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open TdInput.ini.
Search for section [Engine.PlayerInput] and add this line in it:

Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="Showhud",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

Adding binoculars

Binoculars tweak^{[citation needed]}

This tweak will add switchable two staged zoom simulating binoculars behavior from other games.

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open TdInput.ini.
Search for section [Engine.PlayerInput] and add these lines in it:

Bindings=(Name="ZoomIn1",Command="FOV 50 | setbind YYY ZoomIn2",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
Bindings=(Name="ZoomIn2",Command="FOV 30 | setbind YYY ZoomOut",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
Bindings=(Name="ZoomOut",Command="FOV XXX | setbind YYY ZoomIn1",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
Bindings=(Name="YYY",Command="ZoomIn1",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

where XXX is your desired FOV (90 is game default), and YYY is name of key which will trigger zoom. Look out for examples in TdInput.ini. Alternatively you can set your custom magnification by changing values 50 and 30.

Default zoom (90 FOV).
First stage (50 FOV).
Second stage (30 FOV).

Low end configuration

Use custom settings^[10]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open TdEngine.ini.

Replace the whole section below

[SystemSettings]
StaticDecals=False
DynamicDecals=False
DynamicLights=False
DynamicShadows=False
LightEnvironmentShadows=False
CompositeDynamicLights=False
DirectionalLightmaps=False
MotionBlur=false
DepthOfField=False
AmbientOcclusion=false
Bloom=False
QualityBloom=False
Distortion=False
DropParticleDistortion=False
SpeedTreeLeaves=False
SpeedTreeFronds=False
OnlyStreamInTextures=False
LensFlares=False
FogVolumes=False
FloatingPointRenderTargets=True
Trilinear=False
OneFrameThreadLag=True
UseVsync=False
UpscaleScreenPercentage=False
Fullscreen=True
AllowD3D10=False
EnableHighPolyChars=False
SkeletalMeshLODBias=0
ParticleLODBias=0
DetailMode=0
ShadowFilterQualityBias=-1
MaxAnisotropy=1
MaxMultisamples=1
MinShadowResolution=32
MaxShadowResolution=256
ResX=640
ResY=480
ScreenPercentage=100.000000
SceneCaptureStreamingMultiplier=0.800000
FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=0.000000
ShadowTexelsPerPixel=1.000000
TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=2)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldSpecular=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=2)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterSpecular=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=2)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponSpecular=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=2)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleSpecular=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Cinematic=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=512,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_LightAndShadowMap=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=512,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=1)
PhysXEnhanced=False
TdMotionBlur=False
TdSunHaze=False
TdTonemapping=False
TdBicubicFiltering=False

Modifications

Custom Maps

Use editor mode^[11]
Download the Unreal Development Kit and install it in the game's `Binaries` folder. Make a shortcut to `MirrorsEdge.exe`. Right click and choose Properties. Append `edit` to the end of the Target. This shortcut will now start the editor.

Mirror's Edge cut ending recreation

Install the custom level^[12]
Download the mod Extract `TdGame` in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Mirror's Edge\

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8800 512 MB of VRAM

Nvidia GeForce 7300 is below the minimum requirements

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (17410) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (17410) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (17410) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] ttps://archive.is/cCLm1

[refcheck_Thebradad1111-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Thebradad1111 on 28 January 2017

[3] Pure Time Trial Map Pack - ModDB

[FWS-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Mirrors Edge 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube

[6] Steam Community :: Guide :: How to change your FOV in Mirror's Edge

[7] Мод опции на меню для полного и оконного режима. - Форум

[8] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[9] [Possible Fix] Mirror's Edge Crash at Splash Screen - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[10] PhsyX, Mirror's Edge, and You - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[11] Project Edge™; Enable Mirror's Edge™ to run on your low end system! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[12] On-Mirror's-Edge Forums / (TUTORIAL) How to open the unreal editor? (retrieved)

[13] Cut ending mod updated to v1.1 : mirrorsedge - Reddit

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Developers

	DICE
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	January 13, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	81
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Themes	Cyberpunk