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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

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Revision as of 02:54, 18 April 2019 by Keith (talk | contribs) (→‎Video settings: that's normal)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice cover
Developers
From Software
Publishers
Activision
Japan From Software
Asia 方块游戏
Release dates
Windows March 22, 2019
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice on Wikipedia
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General information

ResetEra Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice PC performance thread
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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 Contains only a download code.
Windows
Official website
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use Sekiro Mod Engine
  1. Extract the contents of the mod.
  2. Copy dinput8.dll and modengine.ini to your Sekiro directory.
Use Sekiro No Logo Mod
  1. Extract the contents of the mod.
  2. Copy dinput8.dll to your Sekiro directory.

Sekiro FPS Unlocker and more

Boasts an FPS unlocker, custom resolutions, game and player speed tweaks, FOV modifications, borderless windowed mode, and more.
Works with multiple game versions.
Has to be run every time as this edits the values in RAM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Sekiro
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/814380/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Sekiro\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/814380/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Uncapped frame rate above 60fps with mod.
Uncapped frame rate above 60fps with mod.
Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Sekiro_FOV trainer
Sekiro_FOV trainer
Low FOV
Low FOV
High FOV
High FOV

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Ultra-widescreen

Ultra-widescreen screenshot with jackfuste hack showing 16:9 vignetting and effects
Ultra-widescreen screenshot with jackfuste hack showing 16:9 vignetting and effects
Replace with WSGF jackfuste exe[1]
  1. Download sekiro_v4.7z.
  2. Replace the <path-to-game>\sekiro.exe with the one inside sekiro_v4.7z (using 7zip).
Some issues with red vignetting and other effects that are in the 16:9 area. These can be fixed using another jackfuste fix that disables these textures entirely.

Field of view (FOV)

Use SekiroFpsUnlockAndMore
FOV can be set to any value between -95% and +95%.
Use WSGF jackfuste FOV trainer[2]
  1. Download Sekiro_FOV.7z.
  2. Open game.
  3. Open Sekiro_FOV.exe.
  4. Use F5 to increase FOV, F6 to decrease FOV and F7 to default FOV.
Apply hex edit (permanent FOV fix)[3]
  1. Open sekiro.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Find the bytes F3 0F 10 08 F3 0F 59 0D 0C E7 9B 02.
  3. Replace them with:
    • F3 0F 10 08 F3 0F 59 0D 10 E7 9B 02 for FOV + ~15%
    • F3 0F 10 08 F3 0F 59 0D 42 9B 9B 02 for FOV + ~25%
    • F3 0F 10 08 F3 0F 59 0D 14 E7 9B 02 for FOV + ~40%
    • F3 0F 10 08 F3 0F 59 0D 18 E7 9B 02 for FOV + ~75%
    • F3 0F 10 08 F3 0F 59 0D 1C E7 9B 02 for FOV + ~90%
  4. Save the changes.

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.
Key Config settings.
Key Config settings.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.
Camera options.
Camera options.

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Controller support

Controller support metathread.

DualShock 4

Users reporting that DualShock 4 does not work for them.
Default DualShock 4 profile may have mouse function bound to gyro, causing spinning camera.
Disable DualShock 4 gyro[4]

Audio settings

Sound settings.
Sound settings.
Voice and subtitle settings.
Voice and subtitle settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Thai

Issues fixed

Performance issues

Reports show having multiple monitors plugged in causes performance issues.
Unplug non-primary monitors[5]

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Override refresh rate set by game, with Nvidia graphics card
  1. Start the Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Go to "Manage 3D Settings" in the left pane, then "Program Settngs" in the right pane.
  3. Click "Add", locate Sekiro and add the selected program.
  4. In the Feature list, set "Preferred refresh rate" to "Highest available".
  5. In the Feature list, set "Vertical sync" to "Off".
  6. Click "Apply" in the bottom right of the window.
Override refresh rate set by game, with third party tool[6]
  1. Download 3Dmigoto (or download Disable_textures_v3.7z if you want to remove texture overlays).
  2. Extract d3d11.dll, d3dcompiler_46.dll, and d3dx.ini to the installation folder.
  3. Open d3dx.ini and go to the [Device] section.
  4. Change ;refresh_rate=60 to refresh_rate=120 or your desired refresh rate (make sure to remove the ;)
  5. Optionally you can now delete everything else in the d3dx.ini besides the 2 lines [Device] and refresh_rate=120 should anything be causing you issues
This requires the jackfuste's fix which requires Steamless

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2100
AMD FX-6300		 Intel Core i5-2500K
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 7950 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon RX 570

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/814380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (814380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References