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===[[Glossary:SMAA|SMAA]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=SMAA Anti-Aliasing with ReShade|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}|fix=
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{{ii}} This injected form gives a clearer picture than game's own AA, but will introduce more shimmering.
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# Download [https://www.mediafire.com/file/79tu6j3r84olb74/Styx_SOD_SMAA_Reshade.rar/file custom ReShade]
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# Extract archive contents to <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Styx Shards of Darkness\Styx2\Binaries\Win64</code>
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Cap framerate|Cap framerate]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Set a custom FPS limit.|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}|fix=
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{{ii}} Can reduce system heat and workload
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Copy and paste the following into Engine.ini
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[/script/engine.engine]
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MinDesiredFrameRate=0
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bSmoothFrameRate=true
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SmoothedFrameRateRange=(LowerBound=(Type=Inclusive,Value=5),UpperBound=(Type=Exclusive,Value=75))
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Set 75 to your desired limit.
 
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Revision as of 03:36, 30 December 2018

Styx: Shards of Darkness
Styx: Shards of Darkness cover
Developers
Cyanide
Publishers
Focus Home Interactive
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows March 14, 2017
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Styx: Shards of Darkness on Wikipedia
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Styx
Of Orcs and Men 2012
Styx: Master of Shadows 2014
Styx: Shards of Darkness 2017

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.
A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip company logos[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Styx2\Content\Movies\
  2. Delete, move or rename splashscreen-all.mp4 and UE4_Logo.mp4.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Styx2\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/355790/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Styx2\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/355790/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game Video Settings
In-game Video Settings
In-game HUD Options
In-game HUD Options

Template:Video settings

SMAA

SMAA Anti-Aliasing with ReShade[citation needed]
This injected form gives a clearer picture than game's own AA, but will introduce more shimmering.
  1. Download custom ReShade
  2. Extract archive contents to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Styx Shards of Darkness\Styx2\Binaries\Win64

Cap framerate

Set a custom FPS limit.[citation needed]
Can reduce system heat and workload

Copy and paste the following into Engine.ini

[/script/engine.engine] MinDesiredFrameRate=0 bSmoothFrameRate=true SmoothedFrameRateRange=(LowerBound=(Type=Inclusive,Value=5),UpperBound=(Type=Exclusive,Value=75))

Set 75 to your desired limit.

Input settings

In-game Keyboard Remapping
In-game Keyboard Remapping
In-game Controller Layout
In-game Controller Layout

Template:Input settings


Change Mouse Sensitivity

Change Mouse Sensitivity
  1. Go to configuration file(s) location
  2. Open Input.ini.
  3. Search for LookUp and Turn values, then for each value replace Scale=1.000000 with Scale=3.000000 or what number you wish. (The higher the number, the higher the sensitivity).
  4. Save the file and close it.

Audio settings

In-game Sound Settings
In-game Sound Settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Styx Shards of Darkness (DX11).

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 8, 10
Processor (CPU) AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz)
Intel Core i5-2500 (3.3 GHz)		 AMD FX-8350 X8 (4.0 GHz)
Intel Core i7-4790 (3.6 GHz)
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 11 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
AMD Radeon R7 260X
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 390
4 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Waschbär on 2017-03-19