Batman: Arkham City
Developers | |
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Rocksteady Studios | |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Publishers | |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
1C-SoftClub | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 22, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | December 13, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 91 |
IGDB | 91 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Adventure, Open world |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Batman: Arkham |
Batman: Arkham | |
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Subseries of Batman | |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 |
Batman: Arkham City | 2011 |
Batman: Arkham Origins | 2013 |
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition | 2014 |
Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 |
Batman: Arkham VR | 2017 |
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | 2024 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Key points
- Games for Windows - LIVE and SecuROM DRM have been removed from the Steam version.[1]
General information
- Arkham Wiki
- Batman Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- OS X minisite
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 8, SecuROM PA, and Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1] The standard edition has 2 DVDs while the Game of the Year edition has 3 DVDs. | |||
Epic Games Store | Game of the Year Edition. DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2] |
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Game of the Year Edition. | ||||
GOG.com | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Humble Store | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Origin | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Steam | Game of the Year Edition. Link for free demo: steam://install/200240 |
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Developer website (unavailable) | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | Game of the Year Edition. |
- The retail version activates on Steam.[1]
- The non-Steam OS X version uses Feral Interactive's DRM which requires online activation on their website.
- The non-GOTY version upgrades to GOTY when activated on Steam.[1]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files[3] |
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Fix for Catwoman's Quickfire Disarm key missing on keyboard
- Although it is possible to do Catwoman's "Quickfire Disarm" with a gamepad, this move is made unavailable with a keyboard after unlocking the Caltrops as the Quickfire Caltrops move (double tap "2") replaces the Quickfire Disarm (the only way to do a disarm then being first selecting the whip then holding the left mouse button and clicking the middle mouse button, which might lead to broken combos). Note that the Quickfire Disarm is a different move from the Quickfire Trip (double tap "1").
Edit BmInput.ini and UserInput.ini[citation needed] |
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Game data
- A well-written post on the Steam Users' Forums about the way the game handles save data. Note that this forum post is only relevant to the deprecated GFWL version.
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Batman Arkham City GOTY\BmGame\Config\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\200260\ |
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WB Games\Batman Arkham City GOTY\SaveData\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/[Note 2] |
Convert GFWL savegames to Steamworks
Use GFWL-stripper |
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Transfer/Migrate/Convert Xbox360 save games to Epic Games Store version
Note: this is a bit more involved and manual than removing GFWL above, but still easy. "0x" refers to hexadecimal values e.g. 0x10 means "the hexadecimal value 10 (decimal 16) NOT decimal 10".
- Make a note of the save(s) you want to use on the PC version as above i.e. save 0, 1, 2, and/or 3
- Insert a USB flashdrive into your Xbox360
- Use your Xbox360 Settings menu to copy your Arkham City savegames to the drive
- Complete transfer of files to your PC - there will be a "Content" folder on your USB drive, and your saves will be in it, search for the files
save0.sgd
,save1.sgd
etc. depending on which you want to convert - Open the save file you want to transfer in your hex editor
- Go to offset
0xD000
, or search for the first occurrence of0x9E2A83
- I have only seen this near position0xD000
in my saves, but it may vary. - Delete everything before position
0xD000
- You should end up with a file starting with
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x03
- Insert 4 bytes of
00 80 04 00
at the start. - Your file will now begin
00 80 04 00 00 00 00 03
... - Save your changes.
- Copy your edited save into the correct folder as documented above, or in Youtube - TUTORIAL Batman Arkham How To Install SaveGames
Transfer/Migrate/Convert Steam save games to Epic Games Store version
- Open your save file in your hex editor.
- It will start with
00 00 00 03
. - Insert the 4 bytes
00 80 04 00
at the start of the file, so it now starts00 80 04 00 00 00 00 03
- Save the file and transfer to the save folder as documented above.
Transfer Epic Games Store save games to Steam
- Copy and paste your save file.
- Open your copied save file in your hex editor.
- Select and delete the first 4 bytes
00 80 04 00
. - Save the file and rename it to desired save slot.
- transfer renamed file to save folder for steam.
Transfer Steam save games to GOG.com
- Steam saves are compatible with the GOG.com version, simply copy the save files from the Steam location to the Windows location as noted in Save game data location.[4]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Approx. 954 MB available. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Multi-monitor HUD: Position Affects Gameplay.[5] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA or up to 8x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 62 FPS; see High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Change FOV[6] |
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The result: Notes
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anisotropic filtering (AF)[7][citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Run the game's benchmark.[citation needed] |
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Raise frame rate smoothing[citation needed] |
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A second fix for the GOTY Edition:
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Center Main Camera View
By default the game's main third-person camera view is off-center (i.e. the character stands at the left side of the screen). For those who prefer the character to be central to the screen, the camera position can be changed via an in-game console command.
Center Camera View[8] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | See Disable mouse smoothing. | |
Mouse sensitivity | See Mouse sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Separate inversion of look, rotation, flight controls and Batarang flight controls. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput supported, DirectInput has some mapping issues. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Disable Mouse Smoothing
Disable Mouse Smoothing[10] |
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Mouse sensitivity
Change Mouse sensitivity[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | SFX, Music and Dialogue. | |
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 5.1 output[11] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Czech | Fan translation. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | Depends on Windows Language preferences, for Spain must be on any configuration of Spanish. | |||
Latin American Spanish | Depends on Windows Language preferences, for Latin America, Windows language must be on Español (México), For configure through UserEngine.ini, change ESN to ESM. | |||
Turkish | Fan translation. | |||
Japanese | PC version not released in Japan. |
Change language
- By default the Windows system language takes over other preferences.
Change game language[12] |
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Notes
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Change launcher language[citation needed] |
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VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
TriDef 3D | DirectX 9 only. | |||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Mouse cursor reappears when using controller
- When using a controller, entering menus (such as the map) un-hides the mouse cursor and positions it in the center of the screen.
Use AutoHideMouseCursor set to "Classic strategy"[13] |
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DirectX 11 lighting bug
Replace graphics cache files from GFWL version[14] |
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Fatal error "QA_APPROVED_BUILD_JANUARY_2011"
Run game & launcher as Administrator[15] |
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Stuttering
Delete configuration files[citation needed] |
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Low FPS
- Turn off PhysX and DX11, as both of these features are resource-intensive.
- Ensure you have the latest DirectX End-User Runtimes.
Game crashes
Force 2-core affinity[citation needed] |
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Gray screen after fight with Joker
Gray screen after fight with Joker[citation needed] |
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Notes
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No sound or weak sound
No sound or weak sound[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Game crashes right after launch
Game crashes right after launch[citation needed] |
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The Windows 7 event log may show entries like this:
If you are using EMET and set SEHOP to opt-out, Batman Arkham City needs to be added to the opt-out list. To do this: 1) Create an empty text file 2) Add these lines:
3) Save it as batman.reg (name doesn't matter, just the .reg extension is important) 4) Double click it 5) Run Arkham City If that doesn't work, you may have to try disabling SEHOP globally:
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Game crashes during introductory cutscene
Install PhysX or disable it[citation needed] |
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Missing Penguin Statues
- Sometimes Penguin statues may become invisible, and cannot be destroyed, but can be locked on with a Batarang.
Missing Penguin Statues[citation needed] |
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MSI Afterburner OSD does not show
MSI Afterburner OSD does not show[citation needed] |
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Open RivaTuner (the tool that comes together with MSI Afterburner), add the game file BatmanAC.exe, and activate or deactivate Custom Direct3D support depending on the global setting. |
Microsoft .NET Framework - Unhandled exception has occured in your application.
Access to path is denied[16] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 10, 11 | 10 needs to be enabled manually. |
Metal support | macOS >= 10.14 only | |
Shader Model support | 3, 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | macOS only.[17] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon X2 4800+ Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
2.5 GHz Dual Core |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 17 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 3850 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | AMD Radeon HD 6970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 DirectX 11 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.14 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 2.0 GHz | Intel 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 16 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 512 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
- Users with macOS versions prior to 10.14 can select the branch
mac_retail_11 - macOS 10.13.6 or older only
from the Beta tab on Steam. This enables the game to run with the legacy OpenGL backend on macOS >= 10.9.5.
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA+ZDPP activation, local profile support unknown.
- ↑ 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/200260/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (200260) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Batman: Arkham City GOTY
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-19
- ↑ Skip 10 seconds of intro - last accessed on 2020-11-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Hman360 on 2020-12-12
- ↑ Batman Arkham City | WSGF
- ↑ B-AC - FoV Setting? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2018-03-13
- ↑ Reddit /r/BatmanArkham Any way to change the camera to centred view in Arkham City?
- ↑ Reddit /r/BatmanArkham Making console commands permanent?
- ↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2018-3-13
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ How to change the language in Batman Arkham City - Steam Users' Forums How to change the language in Batman Arkham City
- ↑ Steam Discussions: Batman: Arkham City GOTY - Any way to get rid of the mouse cursor? - last accessed on 2021-02-01
- ↑ Steam Discussions: Batman: Arkham City GOTY DX11 lighting bug - last accessed on 2021-01-14
- ↑ Steam Discussions: Batman: Arkham City GOTY - Game will not launch (Fatal error) - last accessed on 2021-01-14
- ↑ Reddit troubleshooting post (retrieved)
- ↑ Feral Interactive