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Mirror's Edge

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Mirror's Edge
Mirror's Edge cover
Developers
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows January 13, 2009
Mirror's Edge on Wikipedia

Key points

Has NVIDIA PhysX support that uses features such as detailed debris and cloth physics.
There have been a couple of patches but the game developers have ceased support.
DLC is only available through the Origin version of the game.
Game performs well for machines that can handle most Unreal Engine 3 games such as Unreal Tournament 3.
Some issues and bugs when using NVIDIA PhysX.

General information

Official Website
Mirror's Edge Wikia - a mostly lore focused wiki.
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Steam does not have a CD key tied to the game, which means that you can not extract the CD key to activate it through Origin.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Origin
Origin
Can be played stand alone without Origin although you can register the game using the CD key to add it to your Origin account. DRM is in the form of a CD key found in the game's packaging if purchased via retail and is required for online activation.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
DRM details are not known
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Pure Time Trials Map Pack Only available from Origin; it is not compatible with the Steam version.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

At the game's first release, there were various bugs and performance problems, some if not, most, of the problems have been worked out from patches that have been released. These patches can be automatically downloaded and applied via Origin or Steam; patches can also be manually downloaded and installed. The latest release is patch Version 1.01 which fixes some PhysX problems on various configurations. (Asian versions have different patches).

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Crosshair toggle

Instructions

Adding binoculars

Instructions

Modifications

Custom Maps

Instructions

Game data

File:Mirror's Edge General.png
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17410/pfx/[Note 1]
Some details are stored in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA GAMES\Mirror's Edge

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17410/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Only NA version.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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In-game video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Flawless Widescreen supports this game.
Default FOV is 90°.
Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

High frame rate

Instructions

Input settings

File:Mirror's Edge Controls.png
In-game control settings.
File:Mirror's Edge Gamepad.png
In-game gamepad settings.
Shows 360 HUD if controller is connected even if keyboard and mouse is used.

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Mouse smoothing

Instructions

Audio settings

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In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language can be set manually if needed (see change language).
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Portuguese
Spanish
Turkish

Issues fixed

Game fails to start / Crashes without error messages

Instructions

Frame rate drops

Instructions

Change language

Instructions

No sound during cut scenes/FMVs in Windows 7

Instructions

Merc's audio cuts off before end of sentence

Instructions

Terrible PhysX performance

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 3.0 GHz or faster
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

  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>/17410/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (17410) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References