Styx: Master of Shadows

Styx
Of Orcs and Men	2012
Styx: Master of Shadows	2014
Styx: Shards of Darkness	2017

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\StyxGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Works with GeDoSaTo.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA AA bits = 0x080100C5 or See SMAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS by default;^[1] See Frame rate (FPS).
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open StyxGame.ini.
Add the following binds at the bottom.

Bindings=(Name="F3",Command="FOV 120",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)
Bindings=(Name="F4",Command="FOV 125",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Press F3 or F4 in game for higher FOV.

Frame rate (FPS)

Change bSmoothFramerate^{[citation needed]}
Locate `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\StyxGame\Config\StyxEngine.ini` and open the file with a text editor. Find `bSmoothFrameRate` and change it from `TRUE` to `FALSE`.

Change MaxSmoothedFrameRate^{[citation needed]}

Locate %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\StyxGame\Config\StyxEngine.ini and open the file with a text editor.
Find MaxSmoothedFrameRate and change it from 62 to the desired value.

Notes

Increasing the existing frame rate value breaks the in-game physics. Ennemies corpses may jump and fly once murdered or put on the ground. Above 142 FPS, the bodies flies. Above 62 FPS, the bodies jumps. Activating bSmoothFrameRate with a limit of 62 FPS seems to be the optimal values.

SMAA

SMAA Anti-Aliasing with SweetFX^{[citation needed]}

32-bit users should use Win32 folder. 64-bit users should use Win64 folder and DLL's from "x64" folder

Download custom SweetFX
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Styx\Binaries, extract archive contents to either Win32 or Win64

Input

Input Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
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

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Controller Bindings

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Russian

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	4.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD
Interface	wxWidgets
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 4 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/242640/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (242640) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/242640/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (242640) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Removing the 62 FPS Cap :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions

[3] Styx: Master of Shadows | WSGF

[Note 1]

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[2]

Developers

	Cyanide
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 7, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	68
IGDB	74
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Stealth
Art styles	Realistic, Stylized
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Styx