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Shadow Man
Shadow Man	1999
Shadow Man Remastered	2021

Shadow Man Remastered is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure and metroidvania game in the Shadow Man series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Includes the soundtrack as 24-bit/48kHz FLAC files, found in <path-to-game>\ShadowManEX04.kpf (openable with any program that can open ZIP files, such as 7-Zip or WinRAR).

Essential improvements

Skip intro-videos

Use console variable^[1]
Open the console in-game with `~`. Type `g_skipintro 1`, then press `↵ Enter`.

Edit config file
Navigate to `%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Shadowman EX`. Open `kexengine.cfg` with text editor. Find the line `seta g_skipintro "0"`. Set it to `seta g_skipintro "1"`, then save the file.

Remove company logos

Go to <path-to-game>.
Delete/rename the movies folder.

Opening-cinematic will still play (skippable).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Shadowman EX\kexengine.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1413870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Shadowman EX\saves
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1413870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Monitor selection

Input settings

Mouse settings

Gamepad settings

Template:Input settings

Keyboard mapping
Controller mapping

Audio

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

By default, the game applies a low-pass filter over digital audio samples. This behavior can be disabled by setting snd_lowpassfilter to 0 in the configuration file or the console.

Localizations

Language selection

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game won't launch if you have a non-ASCII character in your Windows profile

Create a new Windows account using only standard ASCII characters or wait for a fix

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Vulkan	1.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	XAudio2	XAudio 2.9, file version 1.0.2008.230001
Input	SDL2	2.0.9.0

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel or AMD Dual-Core 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.2 compatible DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1413870/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1413870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1413870/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1413870) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1413870/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1413870) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24

[1]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 161: / Line 161: @@
 |mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
-|invert mouse y-axis       = false
+|invert mouse y-axis       = true
-|invert mouse y-axis notes =
+|invert mouse y-axis notes = Added in Patch 1.1. Separate toggles for freelook and swimming.
 |touchscreen               = false
 |touchscreen notes         =
@@ Line 170: / Line 170: @@
 |full controller notes     =
 |controller remap          = true
-|controller remap notes    = switching between modern, classic or custom settings
+|controller remap notes    = Can switch between modern, classic, or custom controls
 |controller sensitivity    = true
 |controller sensitivity notes=
-|invert controller y-axis  = hackable
+|invert controller y-axis  = true
-|invert controller y-axis notes=  In the {{file|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Shadowman EX\kexengine.cfg}}, look for the line that says {{code|seta in_joystick_lookinvert}} and set the value to {{code|1}}.
+|invert controller y-axis notes= Native support added in Patch 1.1. Separate toggles for freelook and swimming.
 |xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =

Developers

	Nightdive Studios
	Acclaim Studios Teesside
Publishers
	Nightdive Studios
Engines
	Kex Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 15, 2021
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Metroidvania
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Horror
Series	Shadow Man