Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner MARS

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS

Developers
Original game	Kojima Productions
Remastered	Cygames
Publishers
	Konami
Release dates
Windows	September 4, 2018
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Cyberpunk, Sci-fi, Space

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS is a sci-fi anime robot action game developed by Kojima Productions, published by Konami, and ported by Cygames. It a remastered version of Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, which was not previously released on PC, and it is the sequel to Zone of the Enders.

This version of Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner is based off the HD remastered version of the game on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which in turn was based off the Special Edition version on PlayStation 2, the featuring support for HD resolutions up to 4K, higher resolution textures, remastered visual effects, 5.1 surround sound presentation, and the ability to play in VR. This version also features a new "Very Easy" difficulty, revised tutorials, a togglable in-game mini-map, a new "PRO" control style, and an updated ZORADIUS mini-game. The PC version features additional graphical settings such as film grain, motion blur, and screen space ambient occlusion and reflections.

The game does not feature dual-audio language support due to licensing restrictions, however, a mod is available for the international versions of the game. The PC version does not support keyboard remapping and uses pre-defined keys, so a controller is recommended. Game speed is also tied to frame rate, meaning slow downs on lower-end systems that cannot maintain 60 FPS and speed ups on high refresh rates. Some players also have reported issues with in-game audio being too quiet on stereo speaker setups.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam		A demo is also available.

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Zoe2Mars\SaveData00.zsv
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/650510/pfx/

Settings are also tied to the save file.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Zoe2Mars\SaveData00.zsv
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/650510/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Display settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Called Texture Filtering. 3 presets: Rapid, Normal, and Fine.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TSCMAA, and TAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Game speed is tied to frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

CLASSIC Controller settings.

PRO Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		While the game can be played with keyboard and mouse, the UI is not user-friendly for keyboard users, and defaults to displaying Xbox One controls regardless. Refer to this guide for keyboard controls.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two presets available: CLASSIC and PRO.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Lacks native support. Use DS4Windows or Steam's controller configuration tool for using the controller.
PlayStation button prompts		See Playstation Button prompts mod
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Playstation Button prompts mod

This mod replaces the Xbox button prompts of the PC version with Dualshock 4 button prompts from the PS4 version of the game.

Completely changes the button prompts and the English voice overs to refer the correct Playstation button prompts

Only works when UI language is set to English

Current 3.0 version of the mod is only partially compatible with the Haidara Mod.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Voice, and Cutscene.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Can be toggled for cutscenes and gameplay.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Dolby Atmos.

Localizations

No dual audio support. Japanese track is available only in Asian regions.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Lacks proper dual audio support due to licensing restrictions. Use Haidara Mod to replace English audio with Japanese audio.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus
LAN play
Online play

VR support

Headsets	State	Notes
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.
OSVR

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-6100 3.70 GHz	Intel Core i5-7600K 3.80 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Other		XInput Controller

A 64-bit operating system is required.