Shadow Warrior 2

Shadow Warrior
Shadow Warrior (1997)	1997
Shadow Warrior Classic Redux	2013
Shadow Warrior (2013)	2013
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior	2013
Shadow Warrior 2	2016
Shadow Warrior 3	2021

Key points

GOG.com and Steam players can play multiplayer together.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Gamesplanet
GOG.com
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

Version differences[edit]

The Deluxe Edition contains Solid Gold Pack DLC, the game soundtrack and a digital artbook.

The Microsoft Store version does not offer multiplayer.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Alienware DLC	Free. Use `steam://install/522332` to install.
Bounty Hunt DLC Part 1	Free
Bounty Hunt DLC Part 2	Free
PAX West DLC	Free. Use `steam://install/522330` to install.
Quakecon DLC	Free. Use `steam://install/508970` to install.
Solid Gold Pack	Included with Shadow Warrior 2 Deluxe
The Way of the Wang	Free

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use the `-novideos` command line argument^[1]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Flying Wild Hog\Shadow Warrior 2\profiles\<user-id>\config.cfg
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Flying Wild Hog\Shadow Warrior 2\profiles\<user-id>\config.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/324800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Photo Mode screenshots are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Screenshot\Flying Wild Hog\Shadow Warrior 2\

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Flying Wild Hog\Shadow Warrior 2\profiles\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Flying Wild Hog\Shadow Warrior 2\profiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/324800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Display and graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		50-100 vertical; see also Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Window can be freely resized to any resolution.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA, up to 4x SSAA via Resolution Scale setting.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		To lock the frame rate, see Frame rate (FPS).
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Adjusting the Viewmodel FOV (default 50)

This may cause weapon textures to load slowly.

Autoexec.cfg^[2]
Create `autoexec.cfg` in `<path-to-game>\` if it's not present already Add line `r_weapon_fov X` where X is the desired value

Command line argument^[3]
Use `r_weapon_fov X` command line argument where X is the desired value

Console command^[3]
Press `Ctrl`+`~` and enter `r_weapon_fov X` where X is the desired value

Frame rate (FPS)[edit]

FPS Cap
Create `autoexec.cfg` in `<path-to-game>\` if it's not present already Add line `r_max_fps X` where X is the maximum framerate you want to lock on.

Disable lens dirt[edit]

Post process lens dirt toggle^[4]
Open the console (`Ctrl`+`~`). Type in `pp_lens_dirt_enable 0`. Type in `pp_lens_flare_enable 0` if certain effects look buggy.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		^[5]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		In order to see options, must have controller plugged in and active before launching.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Choose between default and left handed layout.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts.

Mouse and keyboard settings
Controller layout settings
Controller layout settings when using a DualShock 4 controller
Controller layout settings when using an Xbox controller

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings

Game settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish				"Fortune cookies" are only in English.

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op

Issues unresolved[edit]

"A Delicate Subject" mission is stuck on 3/4 Demonic Rods[edit]

If this happens you have to quit to the main menu and then resume the game again for the last object to spawn.^[6]^[7]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	^[5]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD Ex

Enable AlienFX[edit]

Use the `-alienfx` command line argument^[2]

Disable Razer Chroma[edit]

Use the `-nochroma` command line argument^[2]

Console[edit]

The console can be toggled with Ctrl+~. For a full list of commands, see Shadow Warrior 2: PC Console Commands Guide.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-6300 3.8 GHz AMD A10-5800K 3.8 GHz	Intel Core i5-5675C 3.1 GHz AMD A10-7850K 3.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	14 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon HD 6850 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon HD 7970 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/324800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (324800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Shadow Warrior 2 - Patch 1.1.1.0 is live! - last accessed on 2016-10-15
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Patch 1.1.3.0 is live! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Shadow Warrior 2 - last accessed on 2016-10-22
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 PSA: Viewmodel FOV CAN Be Changed In Shadow Warrior 2 - last accessed on 2016-10-22
↑ Shadow Warrior 2: PC Console Commands Guide
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 PC Optimization : A Friendly Compilation :: Shadow Warrior 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-05
↑ A delicate subject :: Shadow Warrior 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2018-08-09
↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2018-08-09
This worked. It seems the last object has tendency to spawn in same spawn point as any of the previous ones which causes this bug.

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/324800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (324800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Shadow Warrior 2 - Patch 1.1.1.0 is live! - last accessed on 2016-10-15

[Patch1130-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Patch 1.1.3.0 is live! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Shadow Warrior 2 - last accessed on 2016-10-22

[RedditFov-4] 3.0 ^3.1 PSA: Viewmodel FOV CAN Be Changed In Shadow Warrior 2 - last accessed on 2016-10-22

[5] Shadow Warrior 2: PC Console Commands Guide

[PC-6] 5.0 ^5.1 PC Optimization : A Friendly Compilation :: Shadow Warrior 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-10-05

[7] A delicate subject :: Shadow Warrior 2 General Discussions - last accessed on 2018-08-09

[8] Verified by User:Blackbird on 2018-08-09
This worked. It seems the last object has tendency to spawn in same spawn point as any of the previous ones which causes this bug.

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Developers

	Flying Wild Hog
Publishers
	Devolver Digital
Engines
	Road Hog Engine
Release dates
Windows	October 13, 2016