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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)
Steam (unavailable)

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.

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]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `user_settings.conf` (Windows) or `user_settings.config` (OS X) Set `ssao_enabled` to true.

Input

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 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	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	4.2 GHz Core i7
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	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD RX580 3 GB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core	2.4 GHz Quad 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	Nvidia GeForce 460 AMD Radeon 5870 1 GB of VRAM

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>/204080/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (204080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/204080/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (204080) 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>/204080/.

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

[5] The app ID (204080) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[3] Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[4] Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[Note 1]

[1]

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[3]

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 |license      = commercial
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 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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-{{mm}} [http://www.theshowdowneffect.com/ Official website]
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+{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00B4WVVI8 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 204080 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
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-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/user_settings.config}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/user_settings.config}}
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-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Arrowhead/TheShowdownEffect/}}
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 {{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{P|uid}}/204080/remote/saves/}}
 }}
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
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+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
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+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Showdown Effect, The - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |ultrawidescreen            = false
 |ultrawidescreen notes      = Black bars on the sides of the screen.
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
-|fov                        = unknown
+|fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             = The window is fully resizable.
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = true
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = false
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]].
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
-|60 fps                     = unknown
+|60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = unknown
+|120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              =
+|120 fps notes              = Game have no any fps cap, but input delay same as 60 fps.
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
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 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Showdown Effect, The - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 128: / Line 147: @@
 |touchscreen notes         =
 |controller support        = false
-|controller support notes  = Developer has mentioned intention to implement controller support.<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947231096358391/</ref>
+|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           = unknown
 |full controller notes     =
@@ Line 177: / Line 196: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Showdown Effect, The - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Effects, voices, music and ambiance.
@@ Line 191: / Line 210: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 |local play modes     =
 |local play notes     =
-|lan play             = false
+|lan play             = true
 |lan play players     =
 |lan play modes       =
-|lan play notes       =
+|lan play notes       = Only with zoltan's fix.{{cn}}
 |online play          = true
 |online play players  = 8
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 |matchmaking notes  =
 |p2p                = true
-|p2p notes          =
+|p2p notes          = Laggy as hell{{cn}}
 |dedicated          = false
 |dedicated notes    =
-|self-hosting       = false
+|self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
 |direct ip          = false
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 ==Issues unresolved==
 ===Freezing on OS X===
-{{--}} Freezes randomly on OS X.<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/204080/discussions/0/846947320641657243/</ref> The issue still hasn't been addressed in recent updates.
+{{--}} 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.
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 {{ii}} The game happens to crash on some setups.
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 A possible fix is removing all game files via Steam and reinstalling the game again.
 }}
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 |mantle support         =
 |mantle support notes   =
-|vulkan versions        =
+|vulkan versions        = hackable
-|vulkan notes           =
+|vulkan notes           = vulkan can be used only with ZEFIR001 tweek{{cn}}
 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|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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 |minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
 |minVRAM  = 512 MB
-|recCPU   = 2.4 GHz Quad Core
+|recCPU   = 4.2 GHz Core i7
-|recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 460
+|recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
-|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon 5870
+|recGPU2  = AMD RX580
-|recVRAM  = 1 GB
+|recVRAM  = 3 GB
 }}
 {{System requirements

Developers

	Arrowhead Game Studios
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Engines
	Bitsquid
Release dates
Windows	March 5, 2013
macOS (OS X)	March 5, 2013
Taxonomy
Modes	Multiplayer