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Revision as of 13:04, 19 June 2021
Developers | |
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Replay Studios | |
Publishers | |
SouthPeak Games | |
Digital Tribe | |
Engines | |
Replay Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 28, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | December 26, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 61 |
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the fullscreen border fix.
- The Windows version requires the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software (prevents a Critical Error - Aegia Physics SDK crash).
- Users have reported stability issues. See Issues fixed section for possible fixes.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Retail | Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Velvet Assassin\ <path-to-game>\aio\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16720/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Velvet Assassin\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/16720/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Custom FOV[citation needed] |
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Cam1stPersonFOV = 110 //< FOV in aim mode Cam3rdPersonFOV = 105 //< FOV in 3rd person mode |
Windowed
Force windowed[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Disable Vsync[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Motion blur
Disable motion blur[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | ||||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. |
Mute on focus lost
Set mute in background[citation needed] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Velvet Assassin. | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Erratic gameplay over 60 FPS
Cap frame rate at 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Enabling Steam overlay
Replace launcher with games exe[1] |
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Notes
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Critical Error - Aegia Physics SDK
Install the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software[2] |
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Install the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software. |
Crashes
CPU Affinity[citation needed] |
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Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- A window border is visible in fullscreen mode on Windows 8 and later.
Apply the fix |
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Apply the Velvet Assassin fullscreen border fix. |
Black shader bug (OS X)
- The player character may be solid black on systems with AMD graphics.
Use shader patch[3] |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate and 60 FPS cap[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | Windows version requires the Nvidia PhysX Legacy System Software. |
Mods
No Hints mod
No Hints mod removes all highlights on characters, loot, all UI messages and subtitles, decreases the grain filters on assassination animations. It also changes Violette's costume to the pilot suit during Morphine mode.
Velvet Assassin: Enhanced Edition
Velvet Assassin: Enhanced Edition offers a large variety of user-created tweaks. Some of these range from:
- increasing the difficulty,
- adding new textures,
- tweaking overall weapon damage as well as recoil/accuracy,
- disabling startup movies,
- removing motion blur, etc.
Velvet Assassin Fix
Velvet Assassin Fix by Maluc includes PhysX loader fix, windowed mode, and developer mode.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 3.0 GHz Single Core | 2.0 GHz Dual Core |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT ATI Radeon X1900 XT |
Sound (audio device) | Stereo | 5.1 Surround |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.7.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2600 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (16720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.