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Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds	2005
Shadowgrounds: Survivor	2007

Key points

Game progress is only saved in-between levels. It's due to a technical limitation in the game engine.^[1]

Mouse sensitivity can't be modified.^[2]

General information

Official game site

Shadowgrounds FAQ and troubleshooting

Frozenbyte Community forums for Shadowgrounds series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

The Shadowgrounds website provides the latest patch, version 1.05.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename files^[3]
Delete or rename `logo.wmv` in `<path-to-game>\Data\Videos`.

Game data

In-game options menu.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Config\options.txt^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	~/.frozenbyte/shadowgrounds/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2500/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	~/.frozenbyte/shadowgrounds/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2500/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External options menu.

External advanced graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Set custom resolution^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open options.txt.
Change screen_height = and screen_width = to the desired resolution.

HUD is stretched.^[4]

Field of view (FOV)

Custom FOV^[5]
Go to the installation folder. Open `Data1.fbz` with 7-Zip. Go into `Data\Misc`. Extract `default_game_options.txt` to any folder. Open `default_game_options.txt`. Change `camera_default_fov = 120` to the desired FOV. Save the changes and replace the original file in the archive.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set borderless fullsreen^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `options.txt` Change the following values as noted. `maximize_window = 1` `window_titlebar = 0` `windowed = 1` Save the changes.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op Shared-screen. Other players must use controllers.
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Shadowgrounds.

Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1.3 GHz	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	384 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200 ATI Radeon 9000	Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra ATI Radeon 9500 Pro

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Mac
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible

The game cannot be run on GeForce 4 MX cards or Intel graphics solutions

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (2500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-4] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-5] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (2500) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[5] The app ID (2500) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] How the hell do I save my game? :: Shadowgrounds: Survivor General Discussions

[2] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2500/discussions/0/540736781034028358/#c540736781084072386

[3] Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2018-2

[6] ttp://www.wsgf.org/dr/shadowgrounds

[7] Helix Mod: Shadowgrounds

[8] Windowed Mode :: Shadowgrounds General Discussions

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@@ Line 170: / Line 170: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|touchscreen               = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = unknown
-|touchscreen notes         =
+|xinput controllers notes  =
-|button prompts            = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = unknown
-|button prompts notes      =
+|xbox prompts notes        =
+|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers notes    =
+|dualshock 4               = unknown
+|dualshock 4 notes         =
+|dualshock prompts         = unknown
+|dualshock prompts notes   =
+|light bar support         = unknown
+|light bar support notes   =
+|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
+|dualshock 4 modes notes   =
+|tracked motion controllers= unknown
+|tracked motion controllers notes =
+|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
+|tracked motion prompts notes =
+|other controllers         = unknown
+|other controllers notes   =
+|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts notes=
 |controller hotplug        = unknown
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 182: / Line 200: @@
 |steam input api           = unknown
 |steam input api notes     =
-|light bar support         = unknown
+|steam input presets       = unknown
-|light bar support notes   =
+|steam input presets notes =
+|steam controller prompts  = unknown
+|steam controller prompts notes =
 }}

Developers

	Frozenbyte
Engines
	Storm3D
Release dates
Windows	November 11, 2005
macOS (OS X)	April 12, 2011
Linux	September 16, 2009