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Shank

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Shank
Shank cover
Developers
Klei Entertainment
macOS (OS X) Ryan C. Gordon
Linux Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows October 25, 2010
macOS (OS X) December 13, 2011
Linux December 13, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 67
IGDB 68
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform, Hack and slash
Art styles Cartoon
Series Shank
Shank on HowLongToBeat
Shank on IGDB
Shank on MobyGames
Shank on Wikipedia
Shank
Shank 2010
Shank 2 2012

Key points

Further updates are not being provided to the DRM-free version previously sold in Humble Indie Bundle 4.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM; the DRM-free version is no longer sold.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use no intro fix[citation needed]
  1. Download Shank - No Intro Fix.
  2. Unpack into <path-to-game>\bin\.
  3. Run NoIntro_Shank.exe
  4. Disable intro (or enable intro).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Shank/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Shank/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/6120/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use the -windowed parameter to start in windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. With Nvidia FastSync can be capped at 600 fps, but the gameplay starts to work at a very high (non-playable) speed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game in windowed mode by using the -windowed parameter.
  3. Press Ctrl+ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  4. Expand "Window Management" and "Style and Position".
  5. Enable "Borderless" and "Fullscreen (Borderless Upscale)".

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Play the co-op campaign alone

The co-op campaign for this game cannot be played single-player using the game's built-in settings. A work around, however, allows one player to control both characters and thus play the campaign. By using a program like JoyToKey, controls for both characters can be mapped to the same buttons. This process is detailed in the Steam Users' Forums.

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
1) Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»
2) Fan voice-over by «Mechanics VoiceOver»

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Special co-op storyline.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

The game always starts in fullscreen

Run in windowed[citation needed]

Use the -windowed command line argument.

Mouse cursor is visible during gameplay

Hide cursor automatically[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game and press Ctrl+ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  3. Expand "Input Management" and "Mouse Cursor".
  4. Enable "Hide When Not Moved" and adjust "Seconds Before Hiding" as needed.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Shank.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL
Linux version
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 1.7 GHz, with support for SSE2 instructions
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
256 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) May require VSync to run smoothly
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 1.7 GHz, with support for SSE2 instructions
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
256 MB of VRAM


References