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| Developers | |
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| 3D Realms | |
| Wanton Destruction | Sunstorm Interactive |
| Publishers | |
| GT Interactive | |
| Devolver Digital | |
| Engines | |
| Build | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | May 13, 1997[1] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | October 1, 1997 |
| Windows | November 15, 2012 |
| macOS (OS X) | November 15, 2012 |
| Linux | September 4, 2013[2] |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).
| Shadow Warrior | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Warrior (1997) | 1997 |
| Shadow Warrior Classic Redux | 2013 |
| Shadow Warrior (2013) | 2013 |
| Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior | 2013 |
| Shadow Warrior 2 | 2016 |
| Shadow Warrior 3 | 2022 |
For the enhanced version, see Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. For the reboot, see Shadow Warrior (2013).
Key points
- The game is free to download on GOG.com and Steam.[3]
- The game was made open source in 2005[4]
- Both of the game's official add ons are freeware.
General information
- Shadow Warrior Central
- Official game site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Community Discussions (free)
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Official website | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox | |
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| GOG.com | |
Includes both expansion packs. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[5] | |
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| Steam | |
Available as part of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux too. | |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Twin Dragon | |
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| Wanton Destruction | |
Essential improvements
DOSBox
Patches
v1.2 is the latest version.
bMouse
- bMouse will cause the vertical aiming to be inverted. To fix this just go to the Setup Advanced Control Options from Control Setup, then at Advanced Mouse Setup change the Mouse Y Scale to negative number.
bMouse is a DOS extension which improves mouse looking by removing the mouse filter which causes issues related to both axis not updating properly.
DOS32A [6]
- DOS32A is a more advanced extender and open source replacement to DOS4GW. It can improve both performance and stability of Shadow Warrior.
| Instructions |
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Source Code, etc.
All downloads for the game can be found on the official game site.
Source ports
- SWP - Offers limited widescreen support (16:10 aspect ratio only), anisotropic filtering, vsync.
- JFSW - Allows for OpenGL rendering. Support high resolution textures.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358400/pfx/[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game video settings.
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
In-game mouse settings.
Twin Dragon uses it's own private copy of SW.CFG (GOG only)
- Unlike Wanton Destruction, which uses a .grp file to store it's data, Twin Dragon installs it's self to Shadow Warrior by overwriting the original second episode, Code of Honor. The only way to get the original episode back would be to uninstall Twin Dragon, an inconvenient task for something small. GOG got around this issue by distributing two instances of Shadow Warrior with their version, one already "patched" with Twin Dragon located in the
/dragondirectory, the other "vanilla" version with Wanton Destruction in the root folder. Though a clever design on GOG's part, it causes it's own inconvenience as it requires it's own private copy of the SW.CFG settings file. Settings usually have to be changed twice, once for vanilla, once for Twin Dragon.
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- Additionally you can keep saves between the two synced by adding
COPY C:\*.SAV C:\dragon\to the autoexec before starting SW.EXE andCOPY C:\dragon\*.SAV C:\after.
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | Versus, Co-op |
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| Online play | Versus, Co-op Via DOSBox IPX tunneling (the GOG.com version is pre-configured). |
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Issues fixed
Keep Music enabled in Twin Dragon [7]
- Twin Dragon was originally going to have it's own music track back when it was still planned on being released commercially. When financial issues arose and they just decided to release it as freeware, rather then leave it with the vanilla music, they decided to disable the music completely. Some users find this disturbing. You can patch it's included SW.EXE with this to enable the music again.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Glide | ||
| Software renderer | ||
| DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||||
| macOS (OS X) | |||||
| Linux | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 6.2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 66 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 MB | 400 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | SVGA |
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista (runs in DOSBox) | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 or later (runs in DOSBox) | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (358400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Shadow Warrior - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters
- ↑ News - Shadow Warrior Update Released
- ↑ Shadow Warrior Classic Complete is free on GOG - last accessed on October 7, 2016
- ↑ dos-games/vanilla-shadow_warrior: Official source release for Shadow Warrior - last accessed on 2016-6-6
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/shadow_warrior_series/stability_issues
- ↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/shadow_warrior_series/solution_keeping_music_enabled_in_twin_dragon
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