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Difference between revisions of "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2"

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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 boxart.jpg
 
|cover        = Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 boxart.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 25, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 25, 2014}}
 
|steam appid  = 239250
 
|steam appid  = 239250
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|steam appid side = 273150,273151,273152,273153
 
|gogcom page  =
 
|gogcom page  =
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|winehq      = 15926
 
|wikipedia    = Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
 
|wikipedia    = Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
 
}}
 
}}
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B00I8QXTHO | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-CVLOS2 | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| GameStop | castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2/113799 | Steam |}}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | castlevania-lords-shadow-2 | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 239250 | Steam |}}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 239250 | Steam |}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
 
{{ii}} All versions require [[Steam]].
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 +
{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Armored Dracula Costume | | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Dark Dracula Costume | | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Relic Rune Pack | | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Revelations | | Windows}}
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}}
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==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Delete/rename video files}}
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\bik\</code>
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# Delete or rename <code>28409563.bik</code>, <code>138243771.bik</code>, and <code>226441803.bik</code>.
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}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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[[File:Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 - general settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]]
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\MercurySteam\Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2\{{p|uid}}\game.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\MercurySteam\Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\MercurySteam\Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2\{{p|uid}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|uplay                =  
 
|uplay                =  
 
|uplay notes          =  
 
|uplay notes          =  
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|gamesave manager      =  
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|gamesave manager      = true
 
|gamesave manager notes=  
 
|gamesave manager notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
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[[File:Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 - video settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General video settings.]]
 +
[[File:Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 - advanced video settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Advanced video settings.]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/castlevania-lords-shadow-2/en
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/castlevania-lords-shadow-2/en
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use any [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Windows|third-party application]].
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
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|anisotropic notes          = Labeled as "Texture Filter".
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|anisotropic notes          = Labeled as '''Texture Filter''', up to 4 samples. Force 16 samples [[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)#Force anisotropic filtering|externally]].
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Off, low (1x), and high (2x).
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{ii}} Most on-screen prompts are shown as Xbox buttons.
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = Can't assign Mouse 5 button.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Seems to use negative mouse acceleration.
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|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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}}
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===Adjust mouse sensitivity===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit game.cfg}}
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# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\MercurySteam\Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2\{{p|uid}}\game.cfg</code>
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# Change the values for <code>MouseSensitivityV</code> and <code>MouseSensitivityH</code>, which are set to <code>1.000000</code> by default.
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}}
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===Adjust controller dead zone===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Edit game.cfg}}
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# Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\MercurySteam\Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2\{{p|uid}}\game.cfg</code>
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# Change the value for <code>PCPadDeadZone</code>, which is set to <code>0.200000</code> by default.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
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[[File:Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 - audio settings.png|290px|right|thumb|Audio settings.]]
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Effects, music, and voices.
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    = Auto configures up to 7.1 output<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
 
|surround sound notes    = Auto configures up to 7.1 output<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Option is located under '''Video''' settings.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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  |fan notes = A Polish fan patch is available [http://gamesub.pl/spolszczenie-castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2/ here].
 
  |fan notes = A Polish fan patch is available [http://gamesub.pl/spolszczenie-castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2/ here].
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  = 3
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|shader model notes    =
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|64-bit executable      = false
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|64-bit executable notes=
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          = PhysX
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = FMOD Ex Sound System
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 11:09, 4 March 2015

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
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Developers
MercurySteam
Publishers
Konami
Engines
Mercury Engine 2|Mercury Engine|Mercury Engine 2
Release dates
Windows February 25, 2014
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 on Wikipedia
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Castlevania
Castlevania 1990
Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra 2002
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2013
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 2014
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD 2014
Castlevania Anniversary Collection 2019
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls 2021
Castlevania Advance Collection 2021

Key points

It is recommended to play the game with an Xbox 360 Controller

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
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GamersGate
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Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Green Man Gaming
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Steam
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All versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Armored Dracula Costume
Windows
Dark Dracula Costume
Windows
Relic Rune Pack
Windows
Revelations
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/239250/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/239250/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General video settings.
Advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Most on-screen prompts are shown as Xbox buttons.

Template:Input settings

Adjust mouse sensitivity

Instructions

Adjust controller dead zone

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Polish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD Ex Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 7 or higher
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent 2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible 		1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References