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Revision as of 05:39, 29 July 2017
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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
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. | |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Twin Dragon | Freeware | |
| Wanton Destruction | Freeware | |
- The game's third addon, "Deadly Kiss", was never released.
Essential improvements
DOSBox
Patches
v1.2 is the latest version. Several unofficial fixes:
- Wanton Destruction can be found here.
- Twin Dragon level outpost can be found here and level refinery can be found here.
bMouse
bMouse is a DOS extension which improves mouse looking by removing the mouse filter which causes issues related to both axis not updating properly.
- bMouse will cause the vertical aiming to be inverted. To fix this, go to the Setup Advanced Control Options from Control Setup, then at Advanced Mouse Setup change the Mouse Y Scale to negative number.
DOS32A
- DOS32A is a more advanced extender and open source replacement to DOS4GW. It can improve both performance and stability of Shadow Warrior.
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 |
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| 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.
Use mouse wheel to change weapons
| Instructions |
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Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| 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
Twin Dragon uses its own private copy of SW.CFG (GOG only)
Twin Dragon installs its 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. GOG worked around this issue by distributing two instances of Shadow Warrior with their version, one already "patched" with Twin Dragon located in the \dragon directory, the other "vanilla" version with Wanton Destruction in the root folder. However, this causes its own inconveniences as it requires its own private copy of the SW.CFG settings file. Settings usually have to be changed twice, once for vanilla, once for Twin Dragon. You could however make the game refresh Twin Dragon's .CFG from the main .CFG every time on start up to avoid this inconvenience and make both instances share the file in a sense by simply tweaking the autoexec.
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Shadow Warrior keeps unbinding its self (GOG only)
- GOG decided to make both the vanilla executable and Wanton Destruction refresh new copies of themselves with each run (Twin Dragon is unaffected by this issue). This imitates the functionality of the Wanton.exe utility included with the DLC but unfortunately causes an issue with using DOS32A's binding method as any modification to the executables will be reverted with next run.
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Keep Music enabled in Twin Dragon
- Because of financial issues, developer decided to ship Twin Dragon without it's music track. Unfortunately they also disabled the music completely in the process.
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Issues unresolved
Can't turn off slope-tilting
- Slope-tilting if a feature of many build games in which the game will automatically rise or lower the camera when going up or down a slope. Though helpful for those whom use arrow keys to move, it can be very annoying for those who are used to WASD + Mouse for look & movement. Unlike earlier build title, Blood, Shadow Warrior does not provide an option to turn this feature off (not even in source ports).[6]
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Glide | An unfinished beta patch for 3DFX can be found on Shadow Warrior's official 3D Realms download page. It is based on the version used by sister build game Blood, though with additional fixes. | |
| Software renderer | ||
| DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
| DOS | ||
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| 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 |
- The game is run with DOSBox for both Windows and OSX.
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| 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 | |
| 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://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13518
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