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Styx
Of Orcs and Men	2012
Styx: Master of Shadows	2014
Styx: Shards of Darkness	2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\StyxGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Works with GeDoSaTo.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA AA bits = 0x080100C5 or See SMAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS by default;^[1] See Frame rate (FPS).
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV^[2]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open StyxGame.ini.
Add the following binds at the bottom.

Bindings=(Name="F3",Command="FOV 120",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)
Bindings=(Name="F4",Command="FOV 125",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Press F3 or F4 in game for higher FOV.

Frame rate (FPS)

Change bSmoothFramerate^{[citation needed]}
Locate `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\StyxGame\Config\StyxEngine.ini` and open the file with a text editor. Find `bSmoothFrameRate` and change it from `TRUE` to `FALSE`.

Change MaxSmoothedFrameRate^{[citation needed]}

Locate %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Styx\StyxGame\Config\StyxEngine.ini and open the file with a text editor.
Find MaxSmoothedFrameRate and change it from 62 to the desired value.

Notes

Increasing the existing frame rate value breaks the in-game physics. Ennemies corpses may jump and fly once murdered or put on the ground. Above 142 FPS, the bodies flies. Above 62 FPS, the bodies jumps. Activating bSmoothFrameRate with a limit of 62 FPS seems to be the optimal values.

SMAA

SMAA Anti-Aliasing with SweetFX^{[citation needed]}

32-bit users should use Win32 folder. 64-bit users should use Win64 folder and DLL's from "x64" folder

Download custom SweetFX
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Styx\Binaries, extract archive contents to either Win32 or Win64

Input

Input Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two modes. Mode B swaps Roll and Crouched from the B button to Right Grip.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Touchpad opens mission menu.
PlayStation button prompts		XBOX prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	, Wired, Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Generic/other controllers

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

Controller Bindings

Audio

Audio Settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Fan Translation
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues unresolved

Replaying missions at certain points in the story will lock further progress

It is not recommended to replay missions until after finishing the game.^[3]^[4]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	4.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD
Interface	wxWidgets
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 4 support
Sound (audio device)	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>/242640/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (242640) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Removing the 62 FPS Cap :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Styx: Master of Shadows | WSGF
↑ Game Breaking Bug :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-02-10
"Earlier threads suggest that it happens if you replay Chapter 1 before playing 2, same with 5/6 and I believe 3/4. The bug can happen whenever you have a cutscene sequence in the hideout which triggers the passage to the next chapter, since replays don't trigger the cutscene the passage doesn't open."
↑ Cant go to mission 2. Game bugged after replaying mission. :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-02-10

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/242640/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (242640) 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>/242640/.

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

[5] The app ID (242640) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] Removing the 62 FPS Cap :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Styx: Master of Shadows | WSGF

[4] Game Breaking Bug :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-02-10
"Earlier threads suggest that it happens if you replay Chapter 1 before playing 2, same with 5/6 and I believe 3/4. The bug can happen whenever you have a cutscene sequence in the hideout which triggers the passage to the next chapter, since replays don't trigger the cutscene the passage doesn't open."

[5] Cant go to mission 2. Game bugged after replaying mission. :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-02-10

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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 |developers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|Cyanide}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Cyanide Studio}}
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Focus Home Interactive}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C-SoftClub|Russia}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|styx-master-of-shadows|74}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
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 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | styx_master_of_shadows | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | styx-master-of-shadows | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 242640 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 242640 | DRM-Free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. | | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 106: / Line 107: @@
 |antialiasing               = hackable
 |antialiasing notes         = MSAA AA bits = 0x080100C5 or See [[#SMAA|SMAA]].
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 111: / Line 115: @@
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = hackable
-|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS by default;<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/242640/discussions/0/613937943177528189/ Removing the 62 FPS Cap :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions]</ref> See [[#Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]].
+|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS by default;<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/242640/discussions/0/613937943177528189/|title=Removing the 62 FPS Cap :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref> See [[#Frame rate (FPS)|Frame rate (FPS)]].
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 170: / Line 174: @@
 |full controller notes     =
 |controller remap          = false
-|controller remap notes    =
+|controller remap notes    = Two modes. Mode B swaps Roll and Crouched from the B button to Right Grip.
 |controller sensitivity    = true
 |controller sensitivity notes=
 |invert controller y-axis  = true
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
 |impulse triggers          = unknown
 |impulse triggers notes    =
-|dualshock 4               = unknown
+|dualshock 4               = true
-|dualshock 4 notes         =
+|dualshock 4 notes         = Touchpad opens mission menu.
-|dualshock prompts         = unknown
+|dualshock prompts         = false
-|dualshock prompts notes   =
+|dualshock prompts notes   = XBOX prompts
-|light bar support         = unknown
+|light bar support         = false
 |light bar support notes   =
-|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
+|dualshock 4 modes         = V2, USB, wired, Bluetooth
 |dualshock 4 modes notes   =
-|tracked motion controllers= unknown
+|tracked motion controllers= false
 |tracked motion controllers notes =
-|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
+|tracked motion prompts    = n/a
 |tracked motion prompts notes =
 |other controllers         = unknown
 |other controllers notes   =
-|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts      = Xbox
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = Xbox
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 224: / Line 226: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 245: / Line 249: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Italian
+  |language  = German
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 253: / Line 257: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = German
+  |language  = Italian
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 261: / Line 265: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Spanish
+  |language  = Polish
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |notes     = [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1178609425 Fan Translation]
+ |fan       = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 269: / Line 281: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Russian
+  |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 321: / Line 333: @@
 |play area room-scale notes  =
 }}
+==Issues unresolved==
+===Replaying missions at certain points in the story will lock further progress===
+{{ii}} It is not recommended to replay missions until after finishing the game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/242640/discussions/0/451851477881475295/#c451851477882546895|title=Game Breaking Bug :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions|date=2023-02-10|snippet=Earlier threads suggest that it happens if you replay Chapter 1 before playing 2, same with 5/6 and I believe 3/4. The bug can happen whenever you have a cutscene sequence in the hideout which triggers the passage to the next chapter, since replays don't trigger the cutscene the passage doesn't open.}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/242640/discussions/0/3467235293755989550/#c3467235293756056681|title=Cant go to mission 2. Game bugged after replaying mission. :: Styx: Master of Shadows General Discussions|date=2023-02-10}}</ref>
 ==Other information==
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 347: / Line 363: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Cyanide Studio
Publishers
	Focus Home Interactive
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 7, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	68
IGDB	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Stealth
Art styles	Realistic, Stylized
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Styx