Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
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| Developers | |
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| United Front Games | |
| macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
| Publishers | |
| Square Enix | |
| OS X | Feral Interactive |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 10, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | March 31, 2016[1] |
| Reception | |
| OpenCritic | 77 |
| IGDB | 74 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Open world |
| Vehicles | Automobile, Motorcycle |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | China, Contemporary |
| Series | Sleeping Dogs |
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| Sleeping Dogs | |
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| Sleeping Dogs | 2012 |
| Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition | 2014 |
| Triad Wars | Cancelled |
Key points
- The Gold Top Dog and Silver Top Dog DLCs have been removed from the game as they provided an unfair balance to the game, all other DLCs from the original release except the Valve T-Shirt Pack are present.
- Enhanced version of Sleeping Dogs containing all DLC rebalanced and properly integrated into the game's story, updated graphics and various additional enhancements.
- Cannot be purchased in Germany (restriction cannot be bypassed through gifting or VPN activation).[2]
General information
Availability
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- Not available for sale in Germany on Steam.
DLC and expansion packs
- All DLC, aside from the Gold Top Dog and Silver Top Dog DLC, is properly integrated into the base game.
Essential improvements
Skip intro video
| Delete/move/rename video file |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\HK Options[Note 1] <path-to-game>\data\DisplaySettings.xml[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition/VFS/Local/Settings/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/307690/pfx/[Note 2] |
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DisplaySettings.xmlwill contain basic settings for Ambient Occlusion, Motion Blur, and Anti-Aliasing.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\HK Autosave*[Note 1] <path-to-game>\data\HK GameSlot*[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition/VFS/Local/Saves/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/307690/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save file information:
- Main story save files:
HK Autosave SlotandHK GameSlot #(# is 1 - 10) - Nightmare in North Point DLC save files:
HK AutosaveG SlotandHK GameSlotG #(# is 1 - 2) - The Year of the Snake DLC save files:
HK AutosaveN SlotandHK GameSlotN #(# is 1 - 2) - Save files are compatible between Windows and OS X
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings.
Advanced Graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | The default FoV is slightly improved over the original. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Locked on FXAA and optional SSAA. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | In-engine cutscenes are internally capped at 59.94 FPS and duplicate already rendered frames to reach higher values which causes stuttering even at 60 FPS. The in-game 59.94 FPS cap (only available when the game is launched in refresh rates divisible by 60 e.g. 120 Hz) seemingly solves the issue.[3][4] Gameplay is uncapped with optional FPS limiter and benchmark tool included. If v-sync is disabled and no in-game cap is set, menus will be limited to 120 FPS. Anything over 120 will cause single-shots (from a semi-auto or a short click) to fire twice in a rapid burst.[5] |
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| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Controls settings.
Remap settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Arrow keys can be remapped for movement unlike the original; alas this conflicts with unmappable keys such as radio controls, phone scrolling, and dropping items/weapons. Mouse 4 and 5 are treated as the same key, unlike the original. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Both X and Y axes can be inverted. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sound Effects, Music, Dialogue and Car Music | |
| Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output.[6] | |
| Subtitles | Can also be turned on only for when Cantonese is spoken. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation; download. | |||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues Unresolved
Camera Bug when playing with Keyboard and Mouse
- There's a strange bug where camera seems to zoom-in when you 'Sprint' using Keyboard & Mouse controls. Walking seems to be unaffected and brings camera back to normal. Doesn't happen when using a controller.
Wetness Bug on default and many other outfits
- The drench wetness effect during rain & when you jump into the river seems to be missing on many clothes and skin. Only some clothes do have the wetness effect during free roam. Scripted Missions during rain are unaffected (Prologue and Cemetery shootout).
Issues fixed
Screen tearing on Windows 10 even with in-game Vsync set to ON
| Cap the game to 58 FPS[7] |
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| Enable Steam FPS counter[8][9] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 10, 11 | |
| Shader Model support | 4, 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | Havok | |
| Audio | Wwise | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz |
Intel Core i5-2300 AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3870 Intel HD Graphics 2500 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 7750 Intel HD Graphics 4000 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.10.5 | 10.11.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 2.0 GHz | Intel 2.8 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM | 2 GB of VRAM |
| Controller | Gamepad | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (307690) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Honor. Trust. Betrayal. Sleeping Dogs™: Definitive Edition is coming to the Mac March 31st | Feral News
- ↑ Blocked in Germany :: Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Radmaxx on 2021-09-29
- Smoothness of these cutscenes remained the same at 144 FPS and 60 FPS but got worse at lower values.
- ↑ Sleeping Dogs Cutscene Problem - last accessed on
- ↑ Verified by User:ChaosBahamut on 2021-07-25
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Can't get Vsync to work (Windows 10) :: Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition Technical Support - last accessed on 2016-7-13
- ↑ Single screen tearing issue after Win10 update :: Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-7-13
- ↑ Wierd lines in middle of screen playing sleeping dogs on GTX 970 Windows 10 :: Sleeping Dogs™ General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-7-13