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Raptor: Call of the Shadows
Raptor: Call of the Shadows	1994
Raptor: Call of the Shadows 2010 Edition	2010

Raptor: Call of the Shadows 2010 Edition (re-released on Steam as the 2015 Edition) is an enhanced port of the 1994 shooter Raptor: Call of the Shadows.

Movement is slower than the original DOS release.^[1]^[2]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
GOG.com (unavailable)		Not available since May 10, 2022.^[3]

Essential improvements

Skip launcher (Windows)

rapwin.exe runs the game directly but uses default settings unless parameters are specified.

Set rapwin.exe command-line arguments^[4]
Run `rapwin.exe` with one or more of the command line arguments below: `-2x`: 640x400 resolution (default, not needed) `-3x`: 960x600 resolution `-4x`: 1280x800 resolution `-mouse`: use mouse controls `-keyboard`: use keyboard controls (default, not needed) `-joystick`: use controller `-hq`: enable hqx filter `-fullscreen`: enable fullscreen mode

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saveoptions.dat^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\336060\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/336060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\CHAR****.FIL^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\336060\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/336060/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Syncs both saves and settings.

Video

Windows general settings.

Windows launcher.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		640x400, 960x600 and 1280x800 only. Upscaled from 320x200.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Set in launcher.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 24 FPS.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		The 2015 Edition only supports XInput controllers.^[5]
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can't change axis mappings or use axes as buttons.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Effect.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7.0 compatible	DirectX 9.0 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.0
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10.8 MB

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^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>/336060/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (336060) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam review - last accessed on 2022-06-30
↑ GOG page (scroll down for reviews) - last accessed on 2022-06-30
↑ Raptor: Call of the Shadows 2010 Edition Delisting, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on June 2023
↑ Starting without Config-Screen, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ controllers dont work in this game :: Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-5] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-6] 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>/336060/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (336060) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/336060/.

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

[6] The app ID (336060) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Steam review - last accessed on 2022-06-30

[2] GOG page (scroll down for reviews) - last accessed on 2022-06-30

[3] Raptor: Call of the Shadows 2010 Edition Delisting, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on June 2023

[4] Starting without Config-Screen, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[7] trollers dont work in this game :: Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Shooter }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Flight }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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 |gogcom id    = 1207658879
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = raptor-call-of-the-shadows
+|mobygames    = 511
 |wikipedia    = Raptor: Call of the Shadows
 |winehq       = 4766
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 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} Enhanced port of [[Raptor: Call of the Shadows]].
+|introduction      = '''''Raptor: Call of the Shadows 2010 Edition''''' (re-released on Steam as the '''''2015 Edition''''') is an enhanced port of the 1994 shooter ''[[Raptor: Call of the Shadows]]''.
-{{ii}} Released on Steam as '''Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition'''.
-{{ii}} Movement is slower than the original DOS release.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/Psojed/recommended/336060/|title=Steam review|date=2022-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/game/raptor_call_of_the_shadows_2010_edition|title=GOG page (scroll down for reviews)|date=2022-06-30}}</ref>
+|release history   =
+|current state     = Movement is slower than the original DOS release.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/Psojed/recommended/336060/|title=Steam review|date=2022-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/game/raptor_call_of_the_shadows_2010_edition|title=GOG page (scroll down for reviews)|date=2022-06-30}}</ref>
+}}
 '''General information'''
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 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Amazon | B008EMXQPM | unknown | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | raptor-call-of-the-shadows-2010-edition | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG.com | raptor_call_of_the_shadows_2010_edition | DRM-free  | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | raptor-call-of-the-shadows | Playfire  | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Humble | raptor-call-of-the-shadows-2010-edition | DRM-free  | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| MacApp | id406972401 | MacApp  | | | OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 336060 | Steam  | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon | B008EMXQPM | unknown | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | raptor-call-of-the-shadows | Playfire  | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG.com | raptor_call_of_the_shadows_2010_edition | DRM-free  | Not available since May 10, 2022.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/raptor_call_of_the_shadows/raptor_call_of_the_shadows_2010_edition_delisting | title=Raptor: Call of the Shadows 2010 Edition Delisting, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=June 2023}} </ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Skip launcher (Windows)===
-{{ii}} <code>rapwin.exe</code> runs the game directly but uses default settings unless parameters are specified.
+{{ii}} {{file|rapwin.exe}} runs the game directly but uses default settings unless parameters are specified.
-{{Fixbox|description=Set rapwin.exe parameters|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/raptor_call_of_the_shadows/starting_without_configscreen/post2|title=Starting without Config-Screen, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set rapwin.exe command-line arguments|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/raptor_call_of_the_shadows/starting_without_configscreen/post2|title=Starting without Config-Screen, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
-# Make a shortcut to <code>rapwin.exe</code>.
+# Run {{file|rapwin.exe}} with one or more of the [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]] below:
-# Right-click and choose Properties.
-# Add one or more of the parameters below to the end of the Target with a space between each:
 #* <code>-2x</code>: 640x400 resolution (default, not needed)
 #* <code>-3x</code>: 960x600 resolution
@@ Line 68: / Line 69: @@
 #* <code>-hq</code>: enable hqx filter
 #* <code>-fullscreen</code>: enable fullscreen mode
-# Click OK to save your changes. This shortcut will now launch the game with those settings.
 }}

Developers

	Cygnus Studios
Windows	DotEmu
macOS (OS X)	DotEmu
Publishers
	DotEmu
Release dates
Windows	August 10, 2010
macOS (OS X)	January 20, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Vehicles	Flight
Series	Raptor: Call of the Shadows