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Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a sci-fi first-person action and platform game in the Mirror's Edge series.
On December 8, 2023, online services for Mirror's Edge Catalyst were shut down, rendering asynchronous multiplayer and all other social features inaccessible.[1]
General information
- PC Report
- Official forums (Archived)
- EA answer forums (Archived)
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM[2]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Runner Kit Bundle |
Originally a pre-order bonus. |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general settings.
Depth of field
Disable DoF[4]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Create a new file named
user.cfg and edit it with a text editor.
- Write "PostProcess.ForceDofEnable 0" to disable depth of field.
- Save your changes.
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Instructions[5]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Create a new file named
user.cfg and edit it with a text editor.
- Write
Render.ForceFov # where # is your preferred FOV.
- Save your changes.
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Disable anti-aliasing on custom preset[citation needed]
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- Set in game preset to
Custom .
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
PROF_SAVE_profile with preferred text editor.
- Change
GstRender.AntiAliasingDeferred and GstRender.AntiAliasingPost to 0 .
- Start the game.
Notes
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GstRender.AntiAliasingDeferred does not seem to have any effect.
- If the game crashes after this change, change the reflection details to low with (
GstRender.ReflectionQuality 0 ).[6]
- Because of the game's visual direction having massive amount of high contrast edges and constantly moving camera, disabling anti-aliasing produces massive amount of aliasing and shimmering, and since the screen space reflections rely on temporal accumulation, disabling TAA will cause visual bugs. If using resolution scaling is too demanding, applying some other form of anti-aliasing externally, e.g. SMAA using ReShade is highly recommended.
- If disabling TAA is not a viable option, using a sharpening filter like AMD's Radeon Image Sharpening or Nvidia's Freestyle Sharpen is recommended, since it helps reduce the TAA blur, especially at higher resolutions.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Master, music, dialogue boost. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1 output.[7] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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The only exception is the track "Warning Call" by CHVRCHES. |
Localizations
- Language is changed through the Origin client.
- Some regions only have certain languages available.[8]
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
- Changing the runner emblem is only possible via the official website or the companion app.
Connection types
VR support
Issues fixed
Blurry visuals and textures
- By default, if the game tries to utilize more VRAM than is available, it will automatically decrease the quality of game assets, including textures and shadows.
Disable GPU memory restriction in graphics settings[citation needed]
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Notes
- Make sure the machine meets more than the minimum system requirements before doing this, as especially low amount of VRAM may introduce other problems, including stuttering.
- In-game post-processing anti-aliasing also blurs visuals. See Anti-aliasing (AA).
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Uneven camera motion with mouse input
- Mouse input generates uneven camera motion at framerates indivisible by 30.
Use an external tool such as RTSS to cap framerate to 30, 60, 90, 120, etc., or use V-sync at a matching refresh rate.
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Stuttering
- These fixes resolves stuttering at regular intervals, from the auto-saving, and/or moving in the world.
Enable GPU memory restriction in graphics settings.
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Set Origin to offline mode[9]
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Change refresh rate[citation needed]
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- Set the monitor's refresh rate at 60 Hz.[citation needed]
- Set in-game fullscreen option to
windowed .
- Try setting
GameTime.MaxVariableFPS to 60 or 30
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Move save files to SSD[10]
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If the game is on a SSD but the save files are present on a HDD, it will cause stuttering and CPU/GPU spikes every 5 seconds or so. Move the save files to the SSD or create a symbolic link as described here.
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Disable HAGS[citation needed]
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- Open Windows Settings
- Use the searchbox to look for "graphic settings"
- Toggle Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling Off.
- Restart the computer.
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Set process priority to High[11]
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To automate this, put the following commands into a batch file (.bat extension) in the game's directory, then use the .bat file to launch the game (The batch file has to be ran as admin):
MirrorsEdgeCatalyst.exe
timeout 60
wmic process where name="MirrorsEdgeCatalyst.exe" CALL setpriority "high priority"
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Black screen on launch
Disable the TeamViewer QuickConnect plugin[citation needed]
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- Open TeamViewer, select "Extra" then "Options". Go to the "Advanced" tab and select "Show advanced options.
- Under "Advanced settings for Computers and Contacts" click "Configure" and untick "Show QuickConnect button".
Notes
- This can also be done by opening an Explorer window, clicking on the QuickConnect icon, and selecting disable in the bottom right corner.
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Hair bug on reflective elevator surfaces
- When in an elevator, if there is a reflective surface, Faith's hair will glitch up or down, depending on which direction she is heading.
Cap the framerate to 30 FPS[12]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Interface |
Qt |
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- Uses the Enlighten middleware for Global Illumination.
- Available for Android, iOS and WP.
- Includes same features as the official site, which include news, interactive map (2D instead of 3D on website) and player profile customization.
Camera Tools
- Cinematic Tools (created by Hatti) provides an extensive virtual photography toolkit. Includes depth of field, timestop, custom lighting, and more.
Other Tools
- MEC Time Changer (created by timm0e) allows you to easily change the Time of Day in the game.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3-3250 AMD FX-6350 |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
6 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
25 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 280X 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References