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Saints Row IV
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Volition |
Enter the Dominatrix |
High Voltage Software[1] |
Linux |
Virtual Programming |
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Deep Silver |
Russia |
Buka Entertainment |
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CTG[2] |
Windows |
August 20, 2013 |
Linux |
December 21, 2015[3] |
Metacritic |
86 |
IGDB |
84 |
Monetization |
One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions |
None |
Modes |
Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing |
Real-time |
Perspectives |
Third-person |
Controls |
Direct control |
Genres |
Action, Shooter, Open world |
Vehicles |
Automobile, Flight, Helicopter, Naval/watercraft, Space flight |
Art styles |
Stylized |
Themes |
Comedy, Sci-fi |
Series |
Saints Row |
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General information
- Port Report: Saints Row IV
- Saints Row Wiki
- Saints Row Mods forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All Linux versions require Steam DRM.
Version differences
- All versions of the game are censored in Australia and cannot use the Rectifier DLC or play multiplayer with international copies.
- The legacy version does not include any DLC available in the updated Re-Elected edition, unless acquired separately.
- The Commander In Chief Edition includes the base game and Commander-In-Chief Pack which was earlier exclusive to this edition.
- The Game of the Century Edition (otherwise known as National Treasure Edition) is a complete edition with all DLC, including the Child's Play Pack which is no longer available separately.[5] The Re-Elected edition was originally a moniker for the console variants of the Game of the Century Edition, but as of December 8, 2022, it has been used for the PC version following the crossplay update.
- The GOG.com version removes most UI elements and all internal functions related to My Steelport service. It is not possible to connect this version to the fanmade My Steelport emulator.[6] The "Character Gallery" option in Plastic Surgeon menu remains, but selecting it will hang the game if GOG Galaxy client is running in background.[7]
- As of November 22, 2016, the Steam version features Steam Workshop support[8]
- The Microsoft Store version has a unique feature that allows saving and restoring customized characters locally, but is incompatible with any mods.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Season Pass |
Includes: How the Saints Save Christmas, Enter The Dominatrix and The Rectifier. |
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Anime Pack |
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Bling Bling Pack |
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Brady Games Pack |
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Child's Play Pack |
No longer sold separately, part of Game of the Century edition. |
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College Daze Pack |
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Commander-In-Chief Pack |
Included with Commander In Chief Edition. |
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Dubstep Gun (Remix) Pack |
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Element of Destruction Pack |
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Enter The Dominatrix |
Part of Season Pass. |
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The Executive Privilege Pack |
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Game On Pack |
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Gamestop Warped Weapon Challenge |
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GAT V Pack |
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Grass Roots Pack |
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Hey Ash Whatcha Playin? Pack |
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How the Saints Save Christmas |
Part of Season Pass. |
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Pirate's Booty Pack |
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Presidential Pack |
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The Rectifier |
Part of Season Pass. Not available for Australian versions of the game |
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Reverse Cosplay Pack |
Free. |
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Stone Age Pack |
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The Super Saints Pack |
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Thank You Pack |
Free. |
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Wild West Pack |
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Volition Comics Pack |
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Zinyak Attack Pack |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Rename intro movies (alternate method)[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\videos
- Rename
logo_amd.bik , logo_deep_silver.bik , and logo_volition.bik .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- Steam save game data location is shared with Saints Row: Gat out of Hell.
Video
- Cutscenes are capped at 30 FPS, and some physics elements are capped at 60 FPS; use Cheat Engine below to fix.
- In fullscreen mode, the game may switch to a 60 Hz refresh rate on startup; see Game uses incorrect refresh rate to fix.
Remove multiple FPS caps using Cheat Engine[citation needed]
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- This process must be performed each time the game is launched to take effect.
- Download and run Cheat Engine. Go to the main menu.
- Set Executable, Writable and CopyOnWrite to Don't Care and memory scan option to SaintsRowIV.exe.
- Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value
0.00833333 as a float in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
- Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value
0.03333333 as a float in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
- Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value
0.01666666 as a float in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
- Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value
0.00833333 as a double in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
- Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value
0.03333333 as a double in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
- Disable the Fast Scan option and search for the value
0.01666666 as a double in rounded (extreme) mode. Select all values.
- Set the all the values to (1/FPS), see below for example:
0.00694444 for 144 FPS (floats).
0.00277777 for 360 FPS (floats).
0.00256410 for 390 FPS (floats).
0.0069444444444444 for 144 FPS (doubles).
0.0027777777777777 for 360 FPS (doubles).
0.0025641025641026 for 390 FPS (doubles).
Notes
- A few contextual 30 FPS animation caps in cutscene to gameplay transition and character rotations in regards to mouse movements, cannot be removed with this method without crashing and they will appear as if they're heavily stuttering at higher rates; especially if output frame rate is not divisible by 30.
- Heavily recommend using the in-game triple buffered v-sync for improved frame pacing due to the implementation of FPS caps, at the cost of slightly increased input latency for lower frame rate values.
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Unlock framerate (Nvidia Users)
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- Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
- Navigate to Manage 3D Settings.
- Select the Program Settings tab and find Saints Row IV in the dropdown.
- Set 'Vertical sync' to 'Fast'.
- Click Apply in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Requires a game restart.
- It is recommended that to disable the in-game vsync.
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Input
Lock button prompts
Modify .ini file[12]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\display.ini with a text editor.
- Change the
UIControllerStyle to one of the following settings: 0 for default behavior, 1 for exclusive keyboard and mouse prompts, 2 for exclusive gamepad prompts.
- Save the file.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Auto configures up to 5.1 output[13] |
Subtitles |
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Option in gameplay settings. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Option in gameplay settings. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
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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Korean |
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Fan translation, download and info. |
Polish |
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Steam version lacks Polish translation for DLCs. A fix is available here. Re-Elected has this problem fixed. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation; download. |
Russian |
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Official localization added with the patch. Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team» is also available. |
Spanish |
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Network
- Steam, GOG.com and Epic Games Store players can play multiplayer together in the Re-Elected edition; the legacy edition supports Steam and GOG.com cross-play via LAN.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Frame rate locked at 30 FPS after beating the game
- After the credits the game will be locked to a frame rate of 30 frames per second.
Exit the game and relaunch[14]
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Issues fixed
Cannot get past "The Real World" mission
- Low frame rate causes the closing gates that appear near the end of "The Real World" mission may close too fast, rendering the mission unbeatable.[citation needed]
Workaround: lower the Resolution and Graphics Settings to increase performance[citation needed]
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Skip the mission via a mod[citation needed]
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- Download "No Gates in The Real World" ("TheRealWorldNoGatesForLatestSRIV.zip") mod from this page.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\packfiles\pc\cache
- Back up the original
patch_compressed.vpp_pc .
- Copy
SkipEverything\patch_compressed.vpp_pc of the mod to <path-to-game>\packfiles\pc\cache .
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The Kinzie Gambit: All Hands on Deck
- Johnny Gat can't exit the ship during All Hands on Deck. He needs to open a chest to continue the mission.
- If the Genki Car in the previous mission teleports as it leaves the gameshow, you will encounter this issue.
Disable DLC[15]
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- Exit the game (game progress will revert to the start of Kinzie Gambit).
- Disable "Saints Row IV - Reverse Cosplay Pack", and "Saints Row IV - Thank You Pack" from the Steam launcher.
- Relaunch the game.
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Stuttering caused by My Steelport service shutdown
- The game repeatedly attempts to connect the now-defunct My Steelport service, which may cause the game to stutter.
Edit hosts file[16]
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- This fix will also enable the game to use My Steelport emulator.
- Go to
%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc .
- Open
hosts with a text editor running as administrator.
- Add the line
127.0.0.1 sr3.hydra.agoragames.com as well as 127.0.0.1 sr4.hydra.agoragames.com and save the file.
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Ultra-wide Cutscene Fix
- Cut scenes on 21:9 will be surrounded by black bars and be missing most of the content.
Edit display.ini[17]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
display.ini .
- Add
LetterboxEyefinity = false in the file.
- Changing graphics settings will overwrite the file and remove this setting.
- Cutscenes will be letterboxed 16:9.
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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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Original game is 32-bit, Re-Elected is 64-bit |
Linux | |
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Middleware
Mods
- Saints Row Mod Manager
- Saints Row: The Third Clothing adds all of the clothing that was in Saints Row: The Third but is missing from Saints Row IV. Can also fix broken custom character models, that were imported from Saints Row: The Third through My Steelport.
- Things To Do In Dominatrix combines multiple community mods, including bug fixes, gameplay improvements and new content.
- Sandbox+ allows the player to teleport and use debug commands to test animations and effects, use cheats, and replay cutscenes.
- First person view mod - still in alpha stage. Clipping issues expected
- Launcher with advanced graphics options has a user-friendly frontend for display settings editing.[18]
My Steelport
- The My Steelport service was shut down on January 31, 2018,[19] taking with it all community-created characters. Players wanting to share custom characters need to make use of a community-made local server emulator for Windows.
Parameter |
Description |
-localize_language us |
Set language to English |
-localize_language fr |
Set language to French |
-localize_language de |
Set language to German |
-localize_language it |
Set language to Italian |
-localize_language jp |
Set language to Japanese |
-localize_language pl |
Set language to Polish |
-localize_language ru |
Set language to Russian |
-localize_language es |
Set language to Spanish |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon II X3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
AMD Phenom II X4 Intel Core i3-2100T |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
AMD Radeon HD 5800 series Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 DirectX 10 compatible
| AMD Radeon HD 6800 series Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 DirectX 11 compatible |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1 GHz |
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz AMD FX-4300 3.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 AMD Radeon HD 6670 1 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 6970 2 GB of VRAM |
- Recommended Graphics Drivers: Nvidia: 352, 355 or 358 series driver / AMD: AMD Catalyst (fglrx) 15.9 or better. MESA drivers and Intel Graphics are not currently supported.
Notes
References