Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper


⤏ Go to series page
The Mystery of the Mummy	2002
Secret of the Silver Earring	2004
The Awakened	2006
Nemesis	2007
The Mystery of the Persian Carpet	2008
The Awakened - Remastered	2008
Versus Jack the Ripper	2009
Nemesis - Remastered	2010
The Hound of the Baskervilles	2010
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes	2012
Crimes & Punishments	2014
The Devil's Daughter	2016
Chapter One	2021
The Awakened (2023)	2023

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Solidshield DRM and TAGES v5.5.7.2 DRM

GOG.com
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Skip splash screens

Edit user.ini^[1]
Open `<path-to-game>\user.ini`. Delete the following lines: `splash_screen_start_01_bg = external_logo_frogwares_bg` `splash_screen_start_02_bg = external_logo_frogwares_bg` `splash_screen_start_03_bg = logo_ageia` Save the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Games\sherlock holmes versus jack the ripper\setup.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11190/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Games\sherlock holmes versus jack the ripper\save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11190/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Native aspect ratio is 5:4 (1280x1024). Otherwise image is stretched or pillarboxed, see Scaling.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Resolution can be set, but image will be stretched or pillarboxed.
Field of view (FOV)		`Wide Screen` option in game settings switches between 60 and 70. For other values see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		None, 4x, 8x
Anti-aliasing (AA)		None, 2x, 4x, 8x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Only in Borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Scaling

Configure scaling^[2]
Go to the `<path-to-game>\`. Open `game.ini` with any text editor. Change `fixed_aspect_ratio` to `true` for pillarboxed mode or `false` for stretched.

Field of view (FOV)

Configure FOV^[2]
Go to the `%APPDATA%\Games\sherlock holmes versus jack the ripper\`. Open `setup.ini` with any text editor. Change `fov` to the desired value.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Configure borderless/exclusive mode^[2]
Go to the `%APPDATA%\Games\sherlock holmes versus jack the ripper\`. Open `setup.ini` with any text editor. Change `windowMode` to `YES` for borderless mode or `NO` for exclusive.

Input

In-game keyboard mapping menu.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Voice, Music, Effects, Ambient
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				GOG ⠀ STEAM
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game not starting

Fix PhysX installation problems^[3]
Uninstall all versions of PhysX on PC. Remove file `PhysXLoader.dll` from `<path-to-game>\` if you have copied it there previously. Reboot. Download and install latest NVIDIA PhysX. Download and install NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software. Reboot.

Copy PhysXLoader.dll into game folder^[4]
Make sure PhysX is installed. Locate file `PhysXLoader.dll`. It should be present in `%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common\` in 64-bit Windows and `%PROGRAMFILES%\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common\` in 32-bit Windows. Copy it to `<path-to-game>\`.

Fix display refresh rate related problem^[2]
Switch game to borderless fullscreen windowed mode.

Graphics settings not saved

Instructions
Download Fallout New Vegas d3d9 fix Extract .dll to game folder

Second murder inspection problem

Increase FOV^[5]
Change FOV value to 100, see Field of view (FOV).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Celeron 2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1900+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (11190) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-18
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Verified by User:Mastan on 2018-11-20
↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/11190/discussions/0/864948300033895738/?ctp=5#c485623406946105665
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (11190) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (11190) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-18

[mastan181120-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Verified by User:Mastan on 2018-11-20

[4] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/11190/discussions/0/864948300033895738/?ctp=5#c485623406946105665

[5] Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[6] Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

Developers

	Frogwares
Release dates
Windows	December 23, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	Sherlock Holmes