Difference between revisions of "Shadow Man Remastered"

Revision as of 15:11, 24 July 2022

Shadow Man
Shadow Man	1999
Shadow Man Remastered	2021

Shadow Man Remastered is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure and metroidvania game in the Shadow Man series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Includes the soundtrack as 24-bit/48 kHz FLAC files, found in <path-to-game>\ShadowManEX04.kpf (openable with any program that can open ZIP files, such as 7-Zip or WinRAR).

Essential improvements

Skip intro-videos

Use console variable^[1]
Open the console in-game with `~`. Type `g_skipintro 1`, then press `↵ Enter`.

Edit config file
Navigate to `%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Shadowman EX`. Open `kexengine.cfg` with text editor. Find the line `seta g_skipintro "0"`. Set it to `seta g_skipintro "1"`, then save the file.

Remove company logos

Go to <path-to-game>.
Delete/rename the movies folder.

Opening-cinematic will still play (skippable).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Shadowman EX\kexengine.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1413870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Shadowman EX\saves
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1413870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Supports up to 32:9 aspect ratios.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		60-120 vertical. Default value is 74. Camera distance from the character can also be set close or far for extra FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Can be set Off, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x or 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/Off only
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate cap options between 30, 60, 120, 144 and 240. Max FPS setting is capped at 1920 FPS. Make sure to leave Interpolation enabled for the game to scale from original internal 60fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Monitor selection

Input

Mouse settings

Gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		To unbind an already bound key or button from an action, press it when prompted to bind a new key.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Added in Patch 1.1. Separate toggles for freelook and swimming.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can switch between modern, classic, or custom controls
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Native support added in Patch 1.1. Separate toggles for freelook and swimming.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

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

Keyboard mapping
Controller mapping

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

By default, the game applies a low-pass filter over digital audio samples. This behavior can be disabled by setting snd_lowpassfilter to 0 in the configuration file or the console.

Localizations

Language selection

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Vulkan	1.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	XAudio2	XAudio 2.9, file version 1.0.2008.230001
Input	SDL2	2.0.9.0

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel or AMD Dual-Core 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.2 compatible DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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>/1413870/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1413870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24
↑ Q: Does it support Ultrawide? - last accessed on 2021-04-15

[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>/1413870/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1413870) 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>/1413870/.

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

[5] The app ID (1413870) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24

[3] Q: Does it support Ultrawide? - last accessed on 2021-04-15

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Developers

	Nightdive Studios
	Acclaim Studios Teesside
Publishers
	Nightdive Studios
Engines
	Kex Engine
Release dates
Windows	April 15, 2021
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Metroidvania
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Horror
Series	Shadow Man