Difference between revisions of "Shade: Wrath of Angels"

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General information

Also known as Гнев ангелов (Russian release... literally "Gnev angelov").

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.4.53.0 DRM^{[Note 1]} (protection drivers incompatible with Windows-7/8/10/11 and SFUPDATE won't help here). Russian release was full unprotected (DRM-free).
Publisher website (unavailable)		No longer available.

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patch

Patch 1.2 is the latest. The download from the publisher website already has this patch installed.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\settings.cfg^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\^{[Note 2]}

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use `g_fov Y` console command, where `Y` is your value. ~40 is around 90 horizontal°
Windowed		Set `Fullscreen` to `0` in settings.cfg.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Enabled by default. Launcher option. Disable by setting `VSync` to `0` in settings.cfg.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Combo menu (`F1`) can not be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		On by default.
Controller
Controller support		Game have force feedback support for DInput devices (Working trough XinputPlus on Xbox controllers)
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Use special attacks^[3]

Equip the sword (2).
Hold the block button.
While holding the block button, also start holding the attack button. The sword will glow.
While still holding both attack and block, press the combo keys in order (for available combos, see F1). For example, for a basic combo press forward (W) and then backward (S).

You can normally change direction of blocks or attacks by pressing the movement keys (very helpful when fighting multiple enemies). However, while charging a combo the direction can no longer be changed. You have to let go of the attack button (you can keep blocking) to re-orient the character.

Cast spells^[3]
Change to demon form (`R`). Equip spell from inventory (`Q`) or via quickslot. Press the right mouse botton to go into targetting mode. Press the right mouse botton again to cast the spell.

Target weapons with crosshair^[3]
Equip gun or crossbow. Go to first-person mode (`⇧ Shift`). Press attack button once. Now, a crosshair appears and you can shoot by repeatedly pressing the attack button. Reload the gun with right mouse button. If you want to get out of targetting mode, press a movement key.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		5.1, 7.1
Subtitles		Option to turn it on/off its located in "advance" settings in "options" menu.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only. Patch 1.2 + DE/EN/FR/IT/PL/SP subtitles
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				CD Expert.
Russian
Spanish

Other information

Developer console

To open developer console press keys Ctrl+Alt+F3

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Issues fixed

Missing sounds in the game

Method 1: Set sound quality to low^[4]
Open the game's audio settings. Set sound quality to "Low". If this is locked, first disable EAX. You can enable EAX again. Restart the game.

Method 2: Restore EAX sounds

This method actually may not work for everyone !

Download the latest DSOAL.
Extract all the contents from the archive to the games installation directory.
You should now have all sounds restored in the game without setting the quality to "Low".

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 3 - 700 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 - 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible	Nvidia GeForce 4 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)		Sound Blaster Audigi 2 ZS

Notes

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.^[1]^[2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Game manual
↑ Shenlorweb - last accessed on May 2023

[3] This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.^[1]^[2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[gamedir-4] 2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-1] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-2] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[manual-5] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Game manual

[6] Shenlorweb - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

[4]

[1]

[2]

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+'''General information'''
+{{ii}} Also known as '''Гнев ангелов''' (Russian release... literally "Gnev angelov").
+{{mm}} [http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1586 Manual]
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+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, DRM-free | {{DRM|StarForce|3.4.53.0}} (protection drivers incompatible with Windows-7/8/10/11 and SFUPDATE won't help here).<br> Russian release was full unprotected (DRM-free). |  | Windows }}
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+{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://store.bistudio.com/products/shade-wrath-of-angels | Key |  No longer available. |  | Windows | unavailable }}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|description=Order from publisher website|fix=
-The publisher website doesn't work well with modern browsers. If you have problems, follow these steps:
-# Deactivate any adblockers etc. if you have one.
-# Go to the [https://store.bistudio.com/products/shade-wrath-of-angels game site].
-# Login (top right) BEFORE trying to buy the game. You can create a new account or link a Steam / Facebook / Google account.
-# Go to the [https://store.bistudio.com/products/shade-wrath-of-angels game page].
-# Purchase the game.
-# Go to your ''Purchases'' page (top right, hover over profile name -> Purchases).
-# Wait some time, if it says you're not logged in, it just needs time to load.
-# Once your see your purchase of Shade: Wrath of Angels, click on ''Order Detail''.
-# Copy your Serial Key somewhere. Then, click on Download.
-# If nothing happens, that means your browser blocked the download. On Chrome, Edge or Firefox, open the browser console ({{key|F12}}). Go to the field ''Console'' and there, manually click on the blocked download link to download the game installer.
-# If it redirects you to a page with a certificate error, temporarily disable certificate checks (e.g. for Chrome, do [https://medium.com/idomongodb/chrome-bypassing-ssl-certificate-check-18b35d2a19fd this]) and try again.
-# Once you have downloaded the installer (''WoA.exe''), execute it to install the game. Use the serial key that you copied previously.
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-<li>[https://www.moddb.com/games/shade-wrath-of-angels/downloads/patch-12-eu English]</li>
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+<li>[https://www.moddb.com/games/shade-wrath-of-angels/downloads/patch-1-2-us-4 English US]</li>
 <li>[https://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_info/Downloads/Download/44109/Memorick_-_The_Apprentice_Knight/Patch_120.html German]</li>
 <li>[https://www.moddb.com/games/shade-wrath-of-angels/downloads/patch-12-cz1 Czech]</li>
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 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
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 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = hackable
-|controller support notes  =
+|controller support notes  = Game have force feedback support for DInput devices (Working trough XinputPlus on Xbox controllers)
-|full controller           = unknown
+|full controller           = false
 |full controller notes     =
-|controller remap          = unknown
+|controller remap          = false
 |controller remap notes    =
-|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+|controller sensitivity    = false
 |controller sensitivity notes=
 |invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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 |steam cursor detection    = unknown
 |steam cursor detection notes =
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use special attacks|ref=<ref name="manual">[http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1586 Game manual]</ref>|fix=
+# Equip the sword ({{key|2}}).
+# Hold the block button.
+# While holding the block button, also start holding the attack button. The sword will glow.
+# While still holding both attack and block, press the combo keys in order (for available combos, see {{key|F1}}). For example, for a basic combo press forward ({{key|W}}) and then backward ({{key|S}}).
+{{ii}} You can normally change direction of blocks or attacks by pressing the movement keys (very helpful when fighting multiple enemies). However, while charging a combo the direction can no longer be changed. You have to let go of the attack button (you can keep blocking) to re-orient the character.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Cast spells|ref=<ref name="manual">[http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1586 Game manual]</ref>|fix=
+# Change to demon form ({{key|R}}).
+# Equip spell from inventory ({{key|Q}}) or via quickslot.
+# Press the right mouse botton to go into targetting mode.
+# Press the right mouse botton again to cast the spell.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Target weapons with crosshair|ref=<ref name="manual">[http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.1586 Game manual]</ref>|fix=
+# Equip gun or crossbow.
+# Go to first-person mode ({{key|shift}}).
+# Press attack button once. Now, a crosshair appears and you can shoot by repeatedly pressing the attack button. Reload the gun with right mouse button.
+# If you want to get out of targetting mode, press a movement key.
 }}
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     = ''Shade: Hněv andělů''
+  |notes     = Retail only. [https://github.com/hornster02/Shade-2004-CZ Patch 1.2 + DE/EN/FR/IT/PL/SP subtitles]
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
- |notes     = ''Shade: Zorn der Engel''
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   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
- |notes     = ''Shade: L'ira degli Angeli''
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   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
- |notes     = ''Shade: Gniew Aniolów''
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
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   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
 }}
 }}
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
@@ Line 282: / Line 297: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Missing sounds in the game===
-{{Fixbox|description=Set sound quality to low|ref=<ref>[https://shenlor.wgz.cz/shade   Shenlorweb]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Method 1: Set sound quality to low|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://shenlor.wgz.cz/shade|title=  Shenlorweb|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Open the game's audio settings.
 # Set sound quality to "Low". If this is locked, first disable EAX.
 # You can enable EAX again.
 # Restart the game.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Method 2: Restore EAX sounds|fix=
+{{ii}} This method actually may not work for everyone !
+# Download the latest [http://vaporeon.io/hosted/dsoal-builds/dsoal-latest.7z DSOAL].
+# Extract all the contents from the archive to the games installation directory.
+# You should now have all sounds restored in the game without setting the quality to "Low".
 }}

Developers

	Black Element Software
Publishers
	Cenega
Engines
	Enforce
Release dates
Windows	October 1, 2004
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person, First-person
Genres	Action, Hack and slash, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Supernatural, Fantasy