Entropy: Zero 2

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Entropy: Zero
Entropy: Zero	2017
Entropy: Zero 2	2022

Entropy: Zero 2 is a singleplayer game in the Entropy: Zero and Half-Life mods and fangames series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Requires Half-Life 2 (installation not necessary).

Monetization

Type	Notes
Freeware	The game is completely free.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game has no microtransactions.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use `-novid` command line argument^[1]

Enabling the console

A list of console commands can be found here.

Options menu^[1]
Go to Options, select the Keyboard tab and click on Advanced. Check Enable the developer console and open the console by using `~`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Steam	<path-to-game>\entropyzero2\cfg\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1583720/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	<path-to-game>\entropyzero2\save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1583720/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Some UI elements are not scaled properly and become smaller on higher resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)		From 75° to 90°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use `-windowed -noborder` Command line argument
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

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		There are "Game" and "Music" sliders, but "Game" slider affects overall volume (example: having both sliders at 50% results in actual music volume being 25%).
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok	Heavily modified variant.
Audio	Miles Sound System
Input	SDL
Cutscenes	Bink Video	Used for startup videos and in-game movies.

Launch options

A list of command lines can be found here and here.

Enabling a launch parameter^[1]
Find the game in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select `Properties` Select `Set Launch Options...` Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space Press `OK` Launch the game

Mods

For popular mods, see Steam Workshop for Entropy : Zero 2.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	1.7 GHz	Intel Core I5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 8.1 compatible	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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1583720/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1583720) 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 Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 11, 2016

[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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1583720/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1583720) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1583720/.

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

[5] The app ID (1583720) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[Sui-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 11, 2016

[1]

[Note 1]

Developers

	Breadmen
Engines
	Source
Release dates
Windows	August 20, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Singleplayer
Series	Entropy: Zero, Half-Life mods and fangames