Mirror's Edge Catalyst

Mirror's Edge Catalyst

Developers
	DICE
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows	June 7, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	70
IGDB	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Cyberpunk, Sci-fi
Series	Mirror's Edge

Mirror's Edge
Mirror's Edge	2009
Mirror's Edge Catalyst	2016

General information

PC Report

Official forums (Archived)

EA answer forums (Archived)

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Origin		Included with EA Play.
Steam		Included with EA Play (Steam).
(unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)

All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Runner Kit Bundle	Originally a pre-order bonus.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mirrors Edge Catalyst\settings\PROF_SAVE_profile
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1233570/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Mirrors Edge Catalyst\settings\PROF_SAVE
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1233570/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			HUD centered on exclusive full screen.
Ultra-widescreen			Pre-rendered cutscenes have white bars on the side; some clipping with walls or character's arms when in combination with high FOV.
4K Ultra HD			No scaling applied to UI, reducing its size.
Field of view (FOV)		60-90 vertical. For higher values see Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Assumes native monitor resolution. Cannot change resolution in this mode. Requires use of resolution scale slider to achieve same effect.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		SSAA via resolution scaler, post-process AA always enabled except on "Low" quality preset. Also see Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Triple buffered. Use the "RenderDevice.TripleBufferingEnable 0" command for double buffered v-sync. See depth of field section for code implementation method.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Pre-rendered cutscenes are 30 FPS. Frame rate is capped to 72 during the videos. Frame Rate is capped at 200 FPS during gameplay. For higher values use the command line "GameTime.MaxVariableFPS #" where # is the max desired frame rate (0 will not uncap the fps). See depth of field section for code implementation method.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Depth of field

Disable DoF
Go to <path-to-game>. Create a new file named user.cfg and edit it with a text editor. Write "PostProcess.ForceDofEnable 0" to disable depth of field. Save your changes.

Field of view (FOV)

Use Higher FOV Options mod[citation needed]

Instructions
Go to <path-to-game>. Create a new file named user.cfg and edit it with a text editor. Write Render.ForceFov # where # is your preferred FOV. Save your changes.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable anti-aliasing on custom preset[citation needed]

Set in game preset to Custom. Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open PROF_SAVE_profile with preferred text editor. Change GstRender.AntiAliasingDeferred and GstRender.AntiAliasingPost to 0. Start the game. Notes GstRender.AntiAliasingDeferred does not seem to have any effect. If the game crashes after this change, change the reflection details to low with (GstRender.ReflectionQuality 0). Because of the game's visual direction having massive amount of high contrast edges and constantly moving camera, disabling anti-aliasing produces massive amount of aliasing and shimmering, and since the screen space reflections rely on temporal accumulation, disabling TAA will cause visual bugs. If using resolution scaling is too demanding, applying some other form of anti-aliasing externally, e.g. SMAA using ReShade is highly recommended. If disabling TAA is not a viable option, using a sharpening filter like AMD's Radeon Image Sharpening or Nvidia's Freestyle Sharpen is recommended, since it helps reduce the TAA blur, especially at higher resolutions.

Input

In-game input settings.

In-game key rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Doesn't go too low - High DPI users be warned
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two alternative layouts are available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Mouse aiming can't be used if controller is enabled.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, dialogue boost.
Surround sound		Up to 7.1 output.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		The only exception is the track "Warning Call" by CHVRCHES.

Localizations

Language is changed through the Origin client.

Some regions only have certain languages available.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer		Users can create and compete in time trials or place beacons for other users to find.

Changing the runner emblem is only possible via the official website or the companion app.

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Mirror's Edge Catalyst (DX11).

Issues fixed

Blurry visuals and textures

By default, if the game tries to utilize more VRAM than is available, it will automatically decrease the quality of game assets, including textures and shadows.

Disable GPU memory restriction in graphics settings[citation needed]
Notes Make sure the machine meets more than the minimum system requirements before doing this, as especially low amount of VRAM may introduce other problems, including stuttering. In-game post-processing anti-aliasing also blurs visuals. See Anti-aliasing (AA).

Uneven camera motion with mouse input

Mouse input generates uneven camera motion at framerates indivisible by 30.

Use an external tool such as RTSS to cap framerate to 30, 60, 90, 120, etc., or use V-sync at a matching refresh rate.

Stuttering

These fixes resolves stuttering at regular intervals, from the auto-saving, and/or moving in the world.

Exclude the save game data location in the antivirus used on the computer.

Turn off fullscreen optimizations in compatibility settings for MirrorsEdgeCatalyst.exe

Enable GPU memory restriction in graphics settings.

Set Origin to offline mode

Change refresh rate[citation needed]
Set the monitor's refresh rate at 60 Hz.[citation needed] Set in-game fullscreen option to windowed. Try setting GameTime.MaxVariableFPS to 60 or 30

Move save files to SSD
If the game is on a SSD but the save files are present on a HDD, it will cause stuttering and CPU/GPU spikes every 5 seconds or so. Move the save files to the SSD or create a symbolic link as described here.

Disable HAGS[citation needed]
Open Windows Settings Use the searchbox to look for "graphic settings" Toggle Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling Off. Restart the computer.

Set process priority to High
To automate this, put the following commands into a batch file (.bat extension) in the game's directory, then use the .bat file to launch the game (The batch file has to be ran as admin): MirrorsEdgeCatalyst.exe timeout 60 wmic process where name="MirrorsEdgeCatalyst.exe" CALL setpriority "high priority"

Black screen on launch

Disable the TeamViewer QuickConnect plugin[citation needed]
Open TeamViewer, select "Extra" then "Options". Go to the "Advanced" tab and select "Show advanced options. Under "Advanced settings for Computers and Contacts" click "Configure" and untick "Show QuickConnect button". Notes This can also be done by opening an Explorer window, clicking on the QuickConnect icon, and selecting disable in the bottom right corner.

Hair bug on reflective elevator surfaces

When in an elevator, if there is a reflective surface, Faith's hair will glitch up or down, depending on which direction she is heading.

Cap the framerate to 30 FPS

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	Qt

Uses the Enlighten middleware for Global Illumination.

Companion app

Available for Android, iOS and WP.

Includes same features as the official site, which include news, interactive map (2D instead of 3D on website) and player profile customization.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3250 AMD FX-6350	Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 280X 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.