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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- The Ultimate Sith Edition is the only version available on PC and includes all DLCs released on consoles.[2]
- Capped at 30 FPS. See higher frame rates.
General information
- Aspyr Media support page (archived)
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- GOG.com and Steam users are already patched to the latest version.
- A computer restart is recommended before installing the patch.
Activate cloth simulation
- Cloth simulation is disabled by default, leading to some visual bugs on the character's costumes.
Set ClothLevel[5]
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- Go to configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
Config.xml .
- Change
<s id="ClothLevel">0</s> to <s id="ClothLevel">1</s>
- Save your changes. The game now runs with cloth physics activated.
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Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\FMV\
- Delete or rename
FMV-GoldGuy-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik and Aspyr.bik .
- Start the game.
Notes
- For languages other than English
FMV-GoldGuy_XX-WMV9_HD_STEREO.bik (where "XX" is replaced with adequate "FR", "DE", "IT", "PL", "RU" or "ES") also needs to be deleted or renamed.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aspyr\Star Wars The Force Unleashed\ |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Star Wars The Force Unleashed/SWTFU.BIN/ |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32430/pfx/[Note 2] |
Video
Use the patched .exe[citation needed]
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Use the FPS cap fix. Available frame rate options are 40 FPS, 50 FPS, 60 FPS, and unlimited.
Notes
- Some force-gripped objects and mechanical enemies will constantly move upwards (original game bug) not affecting humanoids grip, and when using the 50 and 60 FPS exes this effect can be even more pronounced.[6][7][8][9] There is no working fix for SWTFU.
- All cutscenes, both pre-rendered and in-engine, will continue to run at 30 FPS.
- May cause occasional crashes.[citation needed]
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Game is advertised as supporting surround sound; however, surround sound support is heavily broken and results in background music only playing out of the front-left speaker. Only workaround is to set windows speaker settings to Stereo before playing, resulting in at least functional Stereo sound, all the game supports.[10][11] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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The original Star Wars theme and other pieces composed by John Williams are present throughout the game. |
Localizations
Enabling unsupported languages
- Steam version of game includes Polish and Russian languages in game files disabled by default and without option to be enabled from Steam properties menu.
Edit the registry[12]
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\aspyr\star wars the force unleashed\ .
- Set
language value to pl for Polish or ru for Russian.
- Right-click the
star wars the force unleashed key and select Permissions .
- Click
Advanced and then click Add .
- In the
Enter the object names to select field type Everyone and then click OK .
- In the next window click the checkbox in the Deny column for
Write Owner .
- Click
OK in each of the three opened windows.
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Alternate method[13]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Open
installscript.vdf with a notepad.
- Locate the
English section.
- Locate and replace
en with either pl for Polish or ru for Russian.
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Issues fixed
Missing Sounds in Raxus Prime and Death Star levels
- The Steam and Origin versions of the game are missing sounds for the Raxus Prime and Death Star levels.
Missing Sounds in Tie Factory level, specific to the French version
- The French Steam version of the game is missing sounds for the Tie Factory level.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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32-bit only.[16] |
Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
Also uses Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) for destructible environments.[1] |
Audio |
Miles Sound System |
7.2c |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.9g |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3, Vista SP2 |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 5200+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon X2 6000+ |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Controller |
Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller | |
Other |
Windows XP/Windows Vista compatible mouse and keyboard, 8X DVD-ROM drive | |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5.8, 10.6.2, 10.7, 10.8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
25 GB + 1 GB Swap File |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8600 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References