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Savage 2: A Tortured Soul

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Revision as of 15:02, 26 February 2012 by Zazaodh (talk | contribs) (Added Infobox)

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Savage 2 is a FPS / RPG / RTS game designed and published by S2 Games in 2008. It is available on Steam or free of charge on it's website.

Patches

The most used ones are listed here, for a more comprehensive list see List of suggested mods on Savage2 forums

Wiwi's UI mods

These mods increase playability by adding and relocating crucial information on your screen. Note: Beware FPS drops.

No Smoking!

This mod increases performance for lower-end PCs by disabling smoke and particle effects.

Mindwarp bug fix

Fixes the infamous mindwarp bug which turns your screen into a random colour disrupting gameplay.

Mute Fix

Fixes not being able to mute people when they are officers or commanding.

Installation

  • Windows: Extract the archive in C:\Program Files\Savage 2 - A tortured soul\game\
    • Steam: Extract the archive in C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul\game\ then extract every resourcesXX.s2z in the same folder, just like a normal zip file.
  • Linux: Extract the archive in /home/<username>/Savage 2/game/
  • Mac: Press Finder. Press Applications. Right click 'Savage 2 - A tortured soul', and press Show containing files. Open Game folder. Extract archive here.

Issues and Fixes

Update failing with "error checking for updates"

Turn off your anti-virus and firewall, including Windows firewall.

Alt+Tabbing out on Windows causes you being unable to use skills

Simply press the "alt" key once to fix this problem.

Updating properly

In order for Savage 2 to update properly, you will need to do this:

  • 1. Double-click the Savage2-2.1.0.0.dmg to mount it on the desktop.
  • 2. Open the appropriate folder where you should see a Savage 2 icon.
  • 3. Drag this icon to your Applications folder.

System Requirements

Windows

System Specifications
Category Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 2000 Windows Vista / 7
Processor 2.2GHz P4 / AMD 2000+ or faster 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo / AMD 3500+ or faster
Memory 1GB 1.5GB
Graphics
  • ATI DX9 compliant Radeon
  • NVIDIA DX9 compliant GeForce
  • Intel GMA G41
  • 128 MB VRAM
  • ATI HD X1900+
  • Nvidia 7800+
  • 256MB VRAM
Hard Drive 2GB -
Controls Network Connection -

Mac

System Specifications
Category Minimum Recommended
OS Mac OS X 10.4 or newer -
Processor Intel 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo or faster
Memory 1GB 1.5GB
Graphics
  • ATI OpenGL 2.0 or GLSL 1.2 compliant Radeon
  • NVIDIA OpenGL 2.0 or GLSL 1.2 compliant GeForce
  • Intel -
  • 128 MB VRAM
  • ATI HD X1900+
  • Nvidia 7800+
  • 256MB VRAM
Hard Drive 2GB -
Controls Network Connection -

Linux

System Specifications
Category Minimum Recommended
OS Linux
Processor 2.2GHz P4 / AMD 2000+ or faster 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo / AMD 3500+ or faster
Memory 1GB 1.5GB
Graphics
  • ATI OpenGL 2.0 or GLSL 1.2 compliant Radeon
  • NVIDIA OpenGL 2.0 or GLSL 1.2 compliant GeForce
  • Intel -
  • 128 MB VRAM
  • ATI HD X1900+
  • Nvidia 7800+
  • 256MB VRAM
Hard Drive 2GB -
Controls Network Connection -


Additional reading

List of suggested mods on Savage2 forums

Troubleshooting guide