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Mirror's Edge is a first person platform/adventure game that takes place in a utopian city where the player takes the role of Faith, one of the various messengers known as Runners. There are some problems when using PhysX with some configurations which can be tweaked and fixed.
Key points
- Has NVIDIA PhysX support that uses features such as detailed debris and cloth physics.
- There have been a couple of patches but the game developers have ceased support.
- Game performs well for machines that can handle most Unreal Engine 3 games such as Unreal Tournament 3.
- Some issues and bugs when using NVIDIA PhysX.
- Steam installations of the game cannot obtain the "Pure Time Trials Map Pack" DLC. Only Origin copies of the game can obtain the DLC.
General information
- Steam's Game Discussion Forum for Mirror's Edge.
- On-Mirror's-Edge - An active fan site dedicated to the game.
- Steam Comunity Discussions
- On-Mirror's-Edge is a popular fan-site that includes an active forum community.
- EA's official Mirror's Edge website listing basic information and features about the game.
- Wikipedia's article on Mirror's Edge which has information more about the development about the game, synopsis of the plot, and more.
- Wikia Mirror's Edge is a mostly lore focused wiki.
Availability
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- Pure Time Trials Map Pack is available only on Origin (EA Download Manager). Installing the DLC using a Steam installation of the game will not work.
Game data
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Patches
At the game's first release, there were various bugs and performance problems, some if not, most, of the problems have been worked out from patches that have been released. These patches can be automatically downloaded and applied via Origin or Steam; patches can also be manually downloaded and installed. The latest release is patch Version 1.01 which fixes some PhysX problems on various configurations.
Video settings
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- Flawless Widescreen utility supports this game.
Input settings
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Mouse Smoothing
Issues and Fixes
Game fails to start / Crashes without error messages
- Install the latest Nvidia PhysX System Software regardless of whether you are using an Nvidia, AMD or alternative graphics card.
- AMD Radeon and alternative GPU users who are able to start the game using this method are then advised to disable PhysX in the options menu.
- Your monitor may not be supported. Go to the engine config file
TdEngine.ini
of the game (located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\EA Games\Mirror's Edge\TdGame\Config\
) and change the resolution. Look for ResX
and ResY
in [SystemSettings]
section) to one supported by your monitor (try 1024x768 if you don't know what your monitor supports)
Screen Tearing
Crash with error "xlive.dll is missing"
Massive Framerate Drops
- AMD: Disable PhysX in the options menu.
- Nvidia: Update to the latest drivers released from nvidia.com and then delete or rename the
physxcore.dll
, and physxdevice.dll
from the mirror's edge\\binaries directory. These are an older version of PhysX the game defaults to, and if it isn't there then it'll use whichever version you have installed on your system. Do not delete physXextensions.dll
. If this fails to work, disabling PhysX could solve the problem.
- Steam version: If the game ran smoothly at first and then low framerates suddenly started occurring everywhere, try verifying the game cache (right-click the game in the Steam library, go to properties, local files, and then click "Verify integrity of game cache." That will hopefully fix the issue, although Steam will download the PhysX files again so you will have to follow the previous step to delete them again.
Language
No Sound During Cutscenes/FMVs in Windows 7
Tweaks
Intro Skip
Crosshair Toggle
Adding binoculars
Third Party Content
Custom Maps
Shorty after the game's release, risc12, a member of the On-Mirror's-Edge Forums found a way to open up the game's unreal editor, allowing for custom maps.
System Requirements
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"Real World" Recommended Requirements
- Mirror's Edge, although somewhat buggy, is a fairly easy game to run with a modest set-up. Listed below are "real world" recommended requirements to enjoy Mirror's Edge with fair quality and performance.
- CPU: Any quad-core with at least 2 GHz in speed would do just fine.
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT or 8800GT, AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5670 equivalent.
- RAM: At least 1 GB of RAM at the minimum, 2 GB is more than plenty.
- OS: Game runs fine under Windows XP and Windows Vista. Running in Windows 7 will have the potential for audio problems.
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