Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Steam Workshop integration.
- Game manual is located in
<path-to-game>/Help
General information
- Unofficial Killing Floor Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- The original mod release can be downloaded from Mod DB. Requires Unreal Tournament 2004.
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements[edit]
Skip intro videos[edit]
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Edit KillingFloor.ini
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- Close the game.
- Open
<path-to-game>\System\KillingFloor.ini in a text editor such as Notepad++.
- Ctrl+F for
LocalMap=KFIntro.rom. It should be one of the first few lines.
- Change
KFIntro.rom to KF-Menu.rom. The full line should now read LocalMap=KF-Menu.rom.
- This has a side effect of making the main menu look slightly broken. However, it is still entirely functional.
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Skip Killing Floor 2 trailers[edit]
Game data[edit]
In-game general settings.
- Save games are hosted in the Steam Cloud and thus unreachable from your computer.[1]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
<path-to-game>\System\[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) |
~/Library/Application Support/Killing Floor/ |
| Linux |
~/.killingfloor/ |
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KillingFloor.ini stores audio, general, network, video settings
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User.ini stores button bindings, FoV, HUD configuration
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
| System |
Native |
Notes |
| Steam Cloud |
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Approx. 954 MB available.
Steam Cloud hided. |
- Additional tweaks can be found in this guide.
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Set resolution[4]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
KillingFloor.ini.
- Find these lines and edit them to fit your desired resolution:
FullscreenViewportX=5760
FullscreenViewportY=1080
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Run in borderless window[5]
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- Install Borderless Gaming.
- Open the game and Borderless Gaming.
- Add the Killing Floor entry to Favorites in Borderless Gaming.
- Right-click the favorites entry and disable Auto-Maximize.
- In the game, set the resolution and disable Full Screen.
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In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
- Additional binding tweaks can be found here, here and here. Info on making you own bind combination can be found here (also applies to other unreal games).
Make walk toggle[edit]
Use console command set input X Toggle bRun where X is desired keystroke[citation needed]
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- Could also manually edit the binding in <path-to-game>\System\User.ini
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| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Effects, music, voice chat |
| Surround sound |
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Auto configures up to 7.0 output[6] |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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EAX 3[7] |
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
- The max player limit can be increased externally (128 players)[citation needed]
Connection types
Ports
| Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
| TCP |
8075, 28852 |
| UDP |
7707, 7708, 7717, 20560, 28852 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- When hosting a listen server behind a router, it may be needed in your Killingfloor.ini to set
ServerBehindNAT=False to True
VR support[edit]
Issues fixed[edit]
CustomSpawnFix[edit]
CustomSpawnFix mutator fixes zed spawning on older maps. Also available on the workshop here.
Grenade Arm Fix[edit]
Grenade Arm Fix makes the game display the proper character arms when throwing a grenade instead of generic camo ones.
Paramedic Alfred Anderson Viewmodel Fix[edit]
Paramedic Alfred Anderson Viewmodel Fix makes Alfred Anderson have rolled up sleeves on his view model as he's intended.
Unicode Fix[edit]
Unicode Fix makes non English characters appear properly in chat instead of just "~~~~~~~".
Mouse sensitivity resets[edit]
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Change the option before joining a server[citation needed]
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- Close the game and re-launch it.
- Before joining a new game, change the mouse sensitivity setting.
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Manually edit the configuration file[citation needed]
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- Close the game.
- Open the
<path-to-game>\System\User.ini file in a text editor such as Notepad++.
- Ctrl+F for
MouseSensitivity=. Ensure the line you find is under [Engine.PlayerInput]
- Change the setting to match your desired sensitivity.
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Crash to desktop[edit]
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Enable Compatibility for Killing Floor.exe[citation needed]
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- Go into
System in the installation folder.
- Right-click
Killing Floor.exe and choose Properties.
- Go to the Compatibility tab.
- Check the boxes next to Disable visual themes and Disable desktop composition.
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Flickering[edit]
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Use the -windowed property[citation needed]
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- Find Killing Floor in your Steam Library
- Right click on game and select
Properties
- Select
Set Launch Options
- Enter
-windowed into the dialogue.
- Click
OK
- Start the game and it should be fixed
Notes
- Once the game starts, you can then maximize the window to play full screen
- This issue can also be caused by playing the game in a non-native resolution, meaning the pixel size your screen is set at.
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No Online Games/0 Servers from Master list[edit]
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Delete your ClientRegistry.blob file[citation needed]
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- Exit Steam.
- Go to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
- Delete
ClientRegistry.blob
- Open Steam again and relaunch the game.
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Re-enable gore[edit]
- Depending on your version of the game, Killing Floor can have gore disabled. This fix re-enables gore.
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Manually re-enable gore[citation needed]
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- Start the game at least once, so it can create all configuration files.
- Go to
<path-to-game>
- Open
System\KillingFloor.ini
- Search for the line
[Engine.Engine]
- Add
bdevgoreoverride=True on a new line at the bottom of the [Engine.Engine] configuration block.
- Save the file, restart Steam and enjoy your uncut game.
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Main menu unreadable in windowed mode[edit]
- The main menu may be unreadable when starting the game in windowed mode. Switch to fullscreen mode.
Sound stuttering in ArchLinux[edit]
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Replace openal.so file[citation needed]
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- Back up the openal.so located in <path-to-game>/System and install
lib32-openal. If you are on 32-bit system, install openal
- Symlink the installed library with one of these commands:
ln -s /usr/lib32/libopenal.so.1 <path-to-game>/System/openal.soln -s /usr/lib/libopenal.so.1 <path-to-game>/System/openal.so
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Other information[edit]
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
8, 9 |
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| OpenGL |
2.1 |
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| Shader Model support |
2 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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| macOS (OS X) |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
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Middleware[edit]
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Karma |
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| Audio |
Miles Sound System, OpenAL, Speex |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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| Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
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Console commands[edit]
- The full list of console commands available for Killing Floor is listed on the "Console Commands" page on the Killing Floor Wiki.
System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
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XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) |
1.2 GHz
| 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
| 128 MB of VRAM
Shader model 2.0 support |
| Sound (audio device) |
DX 8.1 compatible |
Eax compatible |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.5.8, 10.6.3 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel |
| System memory (RAM) |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia
ATI |
| Other |
Intel GPUs unsupported |
| Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | |
| Processor (CPU) |
1.2 GHz
| 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia
ATI
Intel | |
| Other |
GPUs with hardware-accelerated drivers | |
Notes
References
