Shadow Warrior (1997)

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]

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
Retail
Official website		Pre-packaged with DOSBox
GOG.com		Includes both expansion packs. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.^[5]
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
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.

300px

Graphics settings (GOG.com version)

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Input settings

In-game mouse settings.

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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 work 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, it causes its own inconvenience 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.

Instructions

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play		Versus, Co-op
Online play		Versus, Co-op Via DOSBox IPX tunneling (the GOG.com version is pre-configured).

Issues fixed

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). It also cause issue at using DOS32A with the binding method as any modification to the executables will be reverted with next run.

Instructions

Instructions

Keep Music enabled in Twin Dragon

Because of financial issues, developer decided to disable the music completely.

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Glide
Software renderer
DOS video modes	VGA, SVGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
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

The game is run with DOSBox for both Windows and OSX.

Windows
	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)
	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

[Proton_path_note-6] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (358400) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Shadow Warrior - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters

[2] News - Shadow Warrior Update Released

[3] Shadow Warrior Classic Complete is free on GOG - last accessed on October 7, 2016

[4] s-games/vanilla-shadow_warrior: Official source release for Shadow Warrior - last accessed on 2016-6-6

[5] List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

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Developers

	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]