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Deus Ex
Deus Ex	2000
Deus Ex: Invisible War	2003
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	2011
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut	2013
Deus Ex: The Fall	2014
Deus Ex: Revision (unofficial mod)	2015
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	2016
Deus Ex: Breach	2017
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - VR Experience	2017
Deus Ex GO	2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM disc check.
Publisher website
Amazon.com
GOG.com		Includes: Manual, 2 wallpapers, soundtrack, developer's commentary, 2 avatars, and 24 artworks.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

The v1.2 Patch updates North American retail versions to the latest version. Digital distribution and European retail versions already have this patch.

Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2

Requires v1.2 Patch to be installed for North American retail version

Fixes many issues encountered on modern systems

Additional tweaks available such as HUD options, custom aspect ratios and other display tweaks

Full version includes John P's Deus Ex Unified Texture Pack as option during installation. VisibleTweaker.exe offers a way to toggle on/off certain parts of the mod.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Improve textures

John P's Deus Ex Unified Texture Pack improves textures and models for most of the game's assets and is a compilation of a variety of mods into a single installer.

The GOG.com version of Invisible War is treated as the UK version. The Unified Texture Pack's installer will need to be set to UK to work.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian				Italian language is only available for the retail version.

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision

Issues fixed

Temporary switch to desktop or black screen when loading

Invisible War temporarily shows the desktop or a black screen prior to the loading screen. The game still works despite this.

Instructions

Game hangs when loading

Instructions

Instructions

Crash when installed in a Storage Space

The game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed as a storage space on Windows 8 and later.

Instructions

Mouse does not move in menu, inventory, etc.

Windows 10 (and earlier?) desktop scaling prevents mouse from moving.

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 1.3 GHz AMD Athlon XP	Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 1.1 support	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/6920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]] and set No Intro Movies via {{file|VisibleTweaker.exe}} in Tweaks section|}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|disable ShortIntroMovies in Default.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-# Go to the installation folder.
-# Go to the <code>System</code> folder and open <code>Default.ini</code>.
-# Find the line <code>ShortIntroMovies</code> and put a semicolon <code>;</code> in front of it.
-# Save your changes.
 }}
@@ Line 91: / Line 83: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/deus-ex-invisible-war WSGF entry].
+|multimonitor notes         = Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]].
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/deus-ex-invisible-war WSGF entry].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]].
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
+|fov notes                  = Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]].
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
+|windowed notes             = Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]].
 |borderless windowed        = unknown
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 116: / Line 108: @@
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
-}}
-===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]] and set desired resolution in-game or via {{file|VisibleTweaker.exe}}|}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use Deus Ex Widescreen Utility|ref=<ref name="WSGF">[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/deus-ex-invisible-war Deus Ex: Invisible War | WSGF]</ref><ref>[https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/deus-ex-widescreen-utility-june-2012-major-new-release-v2-2.2088245/ Deus Ex Widescreen Utility - AnandTech Forums]</ref>}}
-# Run Invisible War once to generate the necessary files.
-# Download and extract [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/deus-ex-invisible-war Deus Ex Widescreen Utility].
-# Copy <code>Engine.d2u</code> as instructed then click OK.
-# Select Invisible War and choose the installation folder.
-# The desktop resolution is detected, or you can set a different one.
-# Click Apply.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Videos are still stretched; this can be fixed using the steps on the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/deus-ex-invisible-war WSGF entry].
-{{ii}} Changing some in-game settings may reset the resolution; if this happens simply repeat these steps.
-}}
-===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]] and set the desired FoV factor via {{file|VisibleTweaker.exe}} in Display section|}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set FOV by hex editing|ref=<ref name="WSGF"/>}}
-# Edit the <code>{{P|game}}\system\Engine.d2u</code> file with a hex editor.
-# Search for every <code>AA42</code> and replace the AA, which is the hex version of the FOV multiplied by 2, with the number of your choice. Put the number in for every occurrence.
-}}
-===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]] and set the windowed mode via {{file|VisibleTweaker.exe}} in Display section|}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set windowed mode|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-# Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Deus Ex - Invisible War\user.ini</code>
-# Find the <code>[WinDrv.WindowsClient]</code> section.
-# Start a new line below it and enter <code>StartupFullscreen=False</code>
-# Save your changes.
-{{ii}} To go back to fullscreen mode simply remove this line again or change it to <code>StartupFullscreen=True</code>.
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set larger windowed size|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-# Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Deus Ex - Invisible War\user.ini</code>
-# Change the <code>WindowedViewportX=</code> and <code>WindowedViewportY=</code> values to the resolution you want.
 }}
@@ Line 286: / Line 228: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Use [[#Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2|Visible Upgrade: Unofficial patch for Deus Ex 2]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Blackbird|date=2017-01-19|comment=Tested on W10 1607}}</ref>}}
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Run the game without [[Windows Compatibility Mode#Disable desktop composition|desktop composition]]|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
-{{--}} This workaround is not available on Windows 8 and later.
 }}

Developers

	Ion Storm
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	December 2, 2003