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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Showdown Effect, The - cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Showdown Effect, The - cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 5, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 5, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 5, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 5, 2013}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 204080
 
|steam appid  = 204080
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|strategywiki =
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|mobygames    = showdown-effect
 
|wikipedia    = The Showdown Effect
 
|wikipedia    = The Showdown Effect
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|winehq      = 15530
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|license      = commercial
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|official site= http://www.theshowdowneffect.com/
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?690-Showdown-Effect-%28The%29 Official forum]
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{{mm}} [https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?690-Showdown-Effect-%28The%29 Official forum]
{{mm}} [http://www.theshowdowneffect.com/ Official website]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00B4WVVI8 | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00B4WVVI8 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-TSEDDE | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 204080 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
{{Availability/row| Humble | theshowdowneffect | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| publisher | http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/the-showdown-effect#buy_game-tab | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 204080 | Steam |  }}
 
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Arrowhead\TheShowdownEffect\user_settings.conf}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Arrowhead\TheShowdownEffect\user_settings.conf}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/user_settings.config}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/user_settings.config}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Arrowhead\TheShowdownEffect\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Arrowhead\TheShowdownEffect\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/}}
{{Game data/row|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{P|uid}}/204080/remote/saves/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{P|uid}}/204080/remote/saves/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = true
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
|gamesave manager      =  
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|origin                   =  
|gamesave manager notes=  
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|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
[[File:Showdown Effect, The - video settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Video settings.]]
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{{Image|Showdown Effect, The - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Black bars on the sides of the screen.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = The window is fully resizable.
 
|windowed notes            = The window is fully resizable.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]].
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]].
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|high frame rate            = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
|high frame rate notes     =  
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|60 fps notes              =
|color blind                = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              = Game have no any fps cap, but input delay same as 60 fps.
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                 =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Additional settings===
 
===Additional settings===
{{ii}} Further configuration options can be found in the [[#Game data|config]] file.
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{{ii}} Further configuration options can be found in the config file.
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion)}}
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{{Fixbox|description=SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion)|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix=
{{ii}} To enable this, find the option <code>ssao_enabled</code> in the [[#Game data|config]] file and set it to true.
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 +
# Open {{file|user_settings.conf}} (Windows) or {{file|user_settings.config}} (OS X)
 +
# Set <code>ssao_enabled</code> to true.
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
[[File:Showdown Effect, The - input settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Input settings.]]
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{{Image|Showdown Effect, The - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
|controller support notes  = Developer has mentioned intention to implement controller support.<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947231096358391/</ref>
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|controller support notes  = Developer has mentioned intention to implement controller support.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947231096358391/|title=Steam Community|date=28 May 2023}}</ref>
|full controller          =  
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|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|invert controller y-axis  =  
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               =  
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes   =
 +
|light bar support         = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
[[File:Showdown Effect, The - audio settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Audio settings.]]
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{{Image|Showdown Effect, The - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Effects, voices, music and ambiance.
 
|separate volume notes    = Effects, voices, music and ambiance.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|local play          = false
 
|local play          = false
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 +
|local play modes    =
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = false
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|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
|lan play notes      =  
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|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      = Only with zoltan's fix.{{cn}}
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
|online play players  =  
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|online play players  = 8
 +
|online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
|local co-op          = false
 
|local co-op players  =
 
|local co-op notes    =
 
|lan co-op            = false
 
|lan co-op players    =
 
|lan co-op notes      =
 
|online co-op        = true
 
|online co-op players =
 
|online co-op notes  =
 
|hot-seat            =
 
|hot-seat players    =
 
|hot-seat notes      =
 
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|p2p                = true
 
|p2p                = true
|p2p notes          =  
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|p2p notes          = Laggy as hell{{cn}}
 
|dedicated          = false
 
|dedicated          = false
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
|self-hosting      = false
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|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|direct ip          = false
 
|direct ip          = false
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==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
===Freezing on OS X===
 
===Freezing on OS X===
{{--}} Freezes randomly on OS X.<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947320641657243/</ref> The issue still hasn't been addressed in recent updates.
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{{--}} Freezes randomly on OS X.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947320641657243/|title=Steam Community|date=28 May 2023}}</ref> The issue still hasn't been addressed in recent updates.
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Game crashes on start-up===
 
===Game crashes on start-up===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{ii}} The game happens to crash on some setups.
{{Fixbox/fix|Game crashes on start-up}}
 
'''The game happens to crash on some setups.'''
 
  
A possible fix is removing all game files via Steam and reinstalling the game again.<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947231094343115/#c846947231094610617</ref>
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{{Fixbox|description=Game crashes on start-up|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947231094343115/#c846947231094610617|title=Steam Community|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
A possible fix is removing all game files via Steam and reinstalling the game again.
 
}}
 
}}
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Game crashes on start-up on a multi-monitor set-up|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Game crashes on start-up on a multi-monitor set-up}}
 
 
Make sure that the screen the game is supposed to appear on is enabled, otherwise the game will crash. Alternatively, change the setting in the config found [[#Game data|here]].
 
Make sure that the screen the game is supposed to appear on is enabled, otherwise the game will crash. Alternatively, change the setting in the config found [[#Game data|here]].
  
 
}}
 
}}
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===Black screen on launch===
 
===Black screen on launch===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{ii}} In some cases, the game may launch to a black screen with all the sounds still playing.
{{Fixbox/fix|Black screen on launch}}
 
'''In some cases, the game may launch to a black screen with all the sounds still playing.'''
 
  
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Black screen on launch|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
This can often be fixed by switching to windowed mode. To do this, open the [[#Game data|config]] file and set the option <code>fullscreen</code> to false.
 
This can often be fixed by switching to windowed mode. To do this, open the [[#Game data|config]] file and set the option <code>fullscreen</code> to false.
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 10
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|direct3d versions      = 10, 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|vulkan versions        = hackable
 +
|vulkan notes          = vulkan can be used only with ZEFIR001 tweek{{cn}}
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Vista, 7
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|minOS    = Vista, 7
 
|minCPU  = 2.4 GHz Dual Core
 
|minCPU  = 2.4 GHz Dual Core
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
|minGPU  = nVidia GeForce 9800
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9800
|minGPU2  = ATi Radeon HD 2600 XT
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
|recCPU  = 2.4 GHz Quad Core
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|recCPU  = 4.2 GHz Core i7
|recGPU  = nVidia 460
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon 5870
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|recGPU2  = AMD RX580
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
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|recVRAM  = 3 GB
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
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|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
|minGPU  = nVidia GeForce 9800
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9800
|minGPU2  = ATi Radeon HD 2600 XT
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|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recCPU  = 2.4 GHz Quad Core
 
|recCPU  = 2.4 GHz Quad Core
|recGPU  = nVidia 460
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 460
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon 5870
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon 5870
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 1 GB

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The Showdown Effect
The Showdown Effect cover
Developers
Arrowhead Game Studios
Publishers
Paradox Interactive
Engines
Bitsquid
Release dates
Windows March 5, 2013
macOS (OS X) March 5, 2013
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
The Showdown Effect on MobyGames
The Showdown Effect on Wikipedia

Key points

The game features the ability to stream directly to Twitch.
Due to severe lag compensation in multi-player games and reliance on P2P hosting instead of using dedicated servers, players with higher ping are likely to warp around the map and simultaneous kills may happen.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Official forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam (unavailable)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Arrowhead\TheShowdownEffect\user_settings.conf
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/user_settings.config
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Arrowhead\TheShowdownEffect\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/204080/remote/saves/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/204080/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Black bars on the sides of the screen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
The window is fully resizable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Game have no any fps cap, but input delay same as 60 fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Additional settings

Further configuration options can be found in the config file.
SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion)[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open user_settings.conf (Windows) or user_settings.config (OS X)
  3. Set ssao_enabled to true.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Developer has mentioned intention to implement controller support.[1]
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Effects, voices, music and ambiance.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Only with zoltan's fix.[citation needed]
Online play
8 Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Laggy as hell[citation needed]
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Freezing on OS X

Freezes randomly on OS X.[2] The issue still hasn't been addressed in recent updates.

Issues fixed

Game crashes on start-up

The game happens to crash on some setups.
Game crashes on start-up[3]

A possible fix is removing all game files via Steam and reinstalling the game again.

Game crashes on start-up on a multi-monitor set-up[citation needed]

Make sure that the screen the game is supposed to appear on is enabled, otherwise the game will crash. Alternatively, change the setting in the config found here.

Black screen on launch

In some cases, the game may launch to a black screen with all the sounds still playing.
Black screen on launch[citation needed]

This can often be fixed by switching to windowed mode. To do this, open the config file and set the option fullscreen to false.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10, 11
Vulkan
vulkan can be used only with ZEFIR001 tweek[citation needed]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
512 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023
  2. Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023
  3. Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023