Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair

Developers
	Sandlot
Publishers
	D3 Publisher
Release dates
Windows	July 18, 2016

Earth Defense Force

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon	2011
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair	2016
Earth Defense Force 4.1: Wingdiver the Shooter	2018
Earth Defense Force 5	2019
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain	2019

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/410320/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\EDF4.1\SAVE_DATA
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/410320/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Display settings.

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Native anamorphic support; see the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen			See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Currently broken. Only works on UI and in main menu.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Uses adaptive Vsync. No option to toggle on/off.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input settings

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Arrow keys are bound to emotes and are not remappable.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse acts like controller. Move mouse down to move selection down./Etc
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Does not natively support DualShock 4.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

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

Audio settings

Language settings.

Sound settings.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2
LAN play
Online play		4

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Frame rate is still capped to 60 FPS with this fix.

Set screen refresh rate[citation needed] Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open <path-to-game>\dxgi.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\EDF41.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Windows 10 mouse issues

Modify compatibility settings Find the game executable EDF41.exe (open the game folder from Steam library: right click > properties > local files > browse local files). Right click > properties Compatibility tab > change high DPI settings > high DPI scaling override > enable "Override high DPI scaling behavior" > select "Application" in "Scaling performed by".

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Dual core 3 GHz	Quad core 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 7870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 7970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 760

A 64-bit system is required.