Kenshi
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Not to be confused with Kenshō.
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| Developers | |
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| Lo-Fi Games | |
| Engines | |
| Ogre | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 6, 2018 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Continuous turn-based |
| Perspectives | Free-roaming camera |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | Action, Building, Hack and slash, RTS, Sandbox, Simulation |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Japan, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi, Western |
| Series | Kenshi |
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| Kenshi | |
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| Kenshi | 2018 |
| Kenshi 2 | TBA |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
Provides a key to be used with the non-Steam, developer-released version | |
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| Steam | |
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[1] Provides a key to be used with the non-Steam, developer-released version | |
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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- A demo is available.
DLC and expansion packs
- No DLC or expansion pack information; you can edit this page to add it.
Essential improvements
Mods
- Shidan's Tweaks and Fixes - a collection of various simple bug fixes that have yet to be implemented by the devs.
- CTD fix patch - fixed some crashes and alert broken save-file.
- Fixing Clipping Issues - fixes clothing clipping issues.
- Animation Overhaul Mod - adds missing crafting animations.
- Automated Drills Build Fix - makes drills upright on slopes.
- Fix_Copper - makes copper ore look like copper ore.
- Raptor island fix - fixes clipping issues on Raptor island.
- grassbushfix.mod - fixes broken grass texture.
- Fix_unleash the hair - makes your hair correctly appear on your head when face pieces are used.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233860/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Kenshi\save |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/233860/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Saved games were previously located at "<path-to-game>/save" and were relocated to the user profile as of update 1.0.50.[2]
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
External settings.
General settings.
Graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use borderless fullscreen mode to avoid issues on 21:9 resolutions[3] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| 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 | Framerate beyond 60 FPS causes physics issues with ragdoll bodies and body parts, but gameplay is otherwise unaffected[3] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Control settings and keybindings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Can also invert X-axis. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, ambient, SFX, VO, UI | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
- The developer maintains a list of common issues and fixes here.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | 64-bit only. |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX, Havok | |
| Audio | Wwise |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Dual-core | Quad-core |
| System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 14 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 3.0 support | |
- A 64-bit version of Windows is required.
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/233860/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (233860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Kenshi is DRM free so if you can't launch through steam, try launching the exe directly. - last accessed on 2021-05-29
- ↑ Version 1.0.50 patch notes: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/233860/view/2717310489142780750
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Fazo96 on 2020-10-26