Savage 2: A Tortured Soul

Savage 2 is a FPS / RPG / RTS game designed and published by S2 Games in 2008. It is available on Steam or free of charge on it's website.

Patches

The most used ones are listed here, for a more comprehensive list see List of suggested mods on Savage2 forums

These mods increase playability by adding and relocating crucial information on your screen. Note: Beware FPS drops.

This mod increases performance for lower-end PCs by disabling smoke and particle effects.

Fixes the infamous mindwarp bug which turns your screen into a random colour disrupting gameplay. However, the fix is a little unstable.

Of mods

Windows: Extract the archive in
```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Savage 2 - A tortured soul\game\
```
- Steam: Extract the archive in
```
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul\game\
```
  then extract every resourcesXX.s2z in the same folder, just like a normal zip file.
GNU/Linux: Extract the archive in
```
/home/USERNAME/Savage 2/game/
```
Mac: Press Finder. Press Applications. Right click 'Savage 2 - A tortured soul', and press Show containing files. Open Game folder. Extract archive here.

Of game

Windows: Download the installer from the website and install the game
Mac: Download the Mac installer from the website and drag it to your applications folder
Linux:

Update failing with "error checking for updates"

Turn off your anti-virus and firewall, including Windows firewall.

Alt+Tabbing out on Windows causes you being unable to use skills

Simply press the "ALT" key once to fix this problem.

Updating properly

In order for Savage 2 to update properly on Mac, you will need to do this: