Batman: Arkham City

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Batman: Arkham City

Developers
	Rocksteady Studios
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	November 22, 2011
macOS (OS X)	December 13, 2012

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Batman: Arkham
Subseries of Batman
Batman: Arkham Asylum	2009
Batman: Arkham City	2011
Batman: Arkham Origins	2013
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition	2014
Batman: Arkham Knight	2015
Batman: Arkham VR	2017
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League	2024

Key points

Games for Windows - LIVE and SecuROM have been removed from the Steam version.

General information

Batman Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Technical Issues section of the official forum.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Other DRM: SecuROM DRM
GamersGate
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Origin
Origin
Steam

All non-Steam Windows versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.

All Windows versions activate on Steam, including retail.

The non-Steam OS X version uses Feral Interactive's DRM which requires online activation on their website.

The non-GOTY version upgrades to GOTY when activated on Steam.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro movies[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\BmGame\Movies\ Delete or rename StartupNV.swf and Startup.swf

Game data

In-game general settings.

A well-written post on the Steam Users' Forums about the way the game handles save data. Note that this forum post is only relevant to the deprecated GFWL version.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/200260/pfx/

Convert GFWL savegames to Steamworks

Use GFWL-stripper

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External video settings.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open BmInput.ini. To bind a FoV value of 100 to F10, add this line at the end of [Engine.PlayerInput]: Bindings=(Name="F10",Command="fov 100"). The result: Default FOV FOV 100 Notes The game might revert this change when graphic or control settings are altered, especially when using the separate configuration tool. In case of multiple edits to an .ini file, it is useful to make a copy of the customized file and copy it over the reverted one when necessary, in order to avoid repeated manual editing.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Anisotropic filtering (AF)[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open UserEngine.ini. Under the [SystemSettings] section, add line MaxAnisotropy=16.

High frame rate

Raise frame rate smoothing[citation needed]

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open BMEngine.ini. Search MaxSmoothedFrameRate. Best value should be your monitor refresh rate +2 so e.g. with 144hz monitor value should be 146. Change configs value to this. There may be multiple instances so change them all. Save file and make it "read only". For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page. A second fix for the GOTY Edition: If the method above does not work, try this one: Go to <path-to-game>\BmGame\Config\. Open DefaultEngine.ini. Search MaxSmoothedFrameRate. Best value should be your monitor refresh rate +2 so e.g. with 144hz monitor value should be 146. Change configs value to this. There may be multiple instances so change them all. Search for bSmoothFrameRate and change it to FALSE Save file and make it "read only". For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Input settings

External key map settings.

The gamepad layout for Batman: Arkham City

Disable mouse smoothing

Disable Mouse Smoothing[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open BmInput.ini. Under the [Engine.PlayerInput] section, change the value of bEnableMouseSmoothing to false

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish				Includes localization for Spain and Latin America, but it depends on Windows Language preferences (for Latin America, Windows language must be on Español (México), for Spain must be on any configuration of Spanish). Spanish translation is dubbed meanwhile Latin America translation is only subbed. For configure through UserEngine.ini, change ESN to ESM.
Turkish

Change language

By default the Windows system language takes over other preferences.

Change game language
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open UserEngine.ini. Change the language to the code of your desired language Notes Menu texts preference can be simply overridden with -LANGUAGEFORCOOK=XXX parameter Dialogues preference can be simply overridden with -LANGUAGE=XXX parameter Language codes (XXX) and available localizations can be checked in the <path-to-game>\BmGame\Localization\ folder

Change launcher language[citation needed]
Every time you start the launcher, the game takes over the launcher's language settings, so you should consider changing this, too. Open <path-to-game>\BmGame\Config\Launcher.ini Search for '[Launcher.CultureMap]'. Put a semi-colon in front of each line except 'default=Int' and your desired language.

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D			DirectX 9 only.
iZ3D

Issues unresolved

When using a controller, entering menus (such as the map) un-hides the mouse cursor and positions it in the center of the screen.

Issues fixed

Low FPS

Turn off PhysX and DX11, as both of these features are resource-intensive.

Ensure you have the latest DirectX End-User Runtimes.

Game crashes

Force 2-core affinity[citation needed]

Gray screen after fight with Joker

Gray screen after fight with Joker[citation needed]

After beating Joker in the Steel Mill, you may encounter a gray screen that looks to be a cutscene that refuses to load. It tells you you can skip it by clicking the left-mouse button, but doing so will have no effect. If you encounter this problem and you have the game on Steam, try validating your cache. Right click on Batman: Arkham City in your Steam library Select Properties Select Local Files Select "Check integrity of game cache files". Notes The process might complete too fast (less than three seconds for a game of several gigabytes). If that's the case, launch the game and load up the menu. Press Alt+F4 and GfWL will helpfully inform you that you might lose unsaved progress. Click Yes to continue. Try validating your game's cache again. If validating your cache did not work or you do not have a version of the game on Steam, delete the game's local files (Steam -> Batman: Arkham City -> Remove local files), reinstall the game and try again. Luckily your saves are stored in the Steam Cloud.

No sound or weak sound

No sound or weak sound[citation needed]

Update your sound card drivers. If problems persist, ensure sure you have volume set to max for Batman Arkham City in the volume mixer (click on the little speaker icon in the bottom-right of your screen in the system tray). If you're in-game, just Alt+Tab ↹ out of the game and check if Batman Arkham City is set to max in the volume mixer. Notes Another tip you could try is to go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Communications Tab then select the "Do Nothing" radio button to permanently fix this issue.

Game crashes right after launch

Game crashes right after launch[citation needed]

The Windows 7 event log may show entries like this: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: BatmanAC.exe Application Version: 1.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 00000000 Fault Module Name: BatmanAC.exe Fault Module Version: 1.0.0.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000 Exception Code: c000001d Exception Offset: 0348d7d2 OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: b1da Additional Information 2: b1dad02de602a574f3e3edfa7bc260e4 Additional Information 3: 3984 Additional Information 4: 3984b60a0d265364fe265f881509cbd0 If you are using EMET and set SEHOP to opt-out, Batman Arkham City needs to be added to the opt-out list. To do this: 1) Create an empty text file 2) Add theses lines: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\BatmanAC.exe] "DisableExceptionChainValidation"=dword:00000001 3) Save it as batman.reg (name doesn't matter, just the .reg extension is important) 4) Double click it 5) Run Arkham City If that doesn't work, you may have to try disabling SEHOP globally: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\kernel] "DisableExceptionChainValidation"=dword:00000001

Game crashes during introductory cutscene

Install PhysX or disable it[citation needed]

Fix for missing Catwoman controls

While able to do the "quickfire disarm" for Catwoman while using a gamepad, this move is unusable with a keyboard, as it has no button associated with it.

Edit UserInput.ini[citation needed]

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open UserInput.ini. Find the line IniVersion=6.9 Under this line add Bindings=(Name="KEY1",Command="HoldToZoom | QuickGadgetY", Shift=false, Control=false, Alt=false, bIgnoreShift=false, bIgnoreCtrl=false, bIgnoreAlt=false):META:COM_QUICK_GADGET1,1,-1,-1,"",false,true,CI_QuickWhip Replace KEY1 with the desired key for batclaw/whipdisarm, - note that if a key is already used for another function it can't be associated with this action Under this line add Bindings=(Name="KEY2",Command="HoldToZoom | QuickGadgetB", Shift=false, Control=false, Alt=false, bIgnoreShift=false, bIgnoreCtrl=false, bIgnoreAlt=false):META:COM_QUICK_GADGET3,1,-1,-1,"",false,true,CI_QuickCaktrops Replace KEY2 with the desired key for pulse/caltrops - note that if a key is already used for another function it can't be associated with this action Find the line .Bindings=(Name="KEY3",Command="PCQuickGadget 1", Shift=false, Control=false, Alt=false, bIgnoreShift=false, bIgnoreCtrl=false, bIgnoreAlt=false):META:COM_QUICK_GADGET1,1,-1,-1,"",false,true,CI_QuickBatClaw,CI_QuickCaltrops (KEY3 is your set batclaw/whipdisarm binding) Find the line .Bindings=(Name="KEY4",Command="PCQuickGadget 3", Shift=false, Control=false, Alt=false, bIgnoreShift=false, bIgnoreCtrl=false, bIgnoreAlt=false):META:COM_QUICK_GADGET3,1,-1,-1,"",false,true,CI_QuickMagBlast (KEY4 is your set pulse/caltrops binding) Replace both KEY3 and KEY4 with "Unbound" Save the file

Missing Penguin Statues

Sometimes Penguin statues may become invisible, and cannot be destroyed, but can be locked on with a batarang.

Missing Penguin Statues[citation needed]
Verify the game cache or reinstall the game.

MSI Afterburner OSD does not show

MSI Afterburner OSD does not show[citation needed]
Open RivaTuner (the tool that comes together with MSI Afterburner), add the game file BatmanAC.exe, and activate or deactivate Custom Direct3D support depending on the global setting.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11
OpenGL		OS X only.
Shader Model support	3, 5

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon X2 4800+ Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	17 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 3850 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM	AMD Radeon HD 6970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 570

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7.5	10.8.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.0 GHz	Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM	512 MB of VRAM