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Shank

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Shank
Shank cover
Developers
Klei Entertainment
macOS (OS X) Ryan C. Gordon
Linux Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows October 25, 2010
macOS (OS X) December 13, 2011
Linux December 13, 2011
Shank on Wikipedia
Shank
Shank 2010
Shank 2 2012

Key points

Further updates are not being provided to the DRM-free version previously sold in Humble Indie Bundle 4.

General information

Official website
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM; the DRM-free version is no longer sold.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use no intro fix[citation needed]
  1. Download Shank - No Intro Fix.
  2. Unpack into <path-to-game>\bin\.
  3. Run NoIntro_Shank.exe
  4. Disable intro (or enable intro).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Shank/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Shank/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/6120/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game in windowed mode by using the -windowed parameter.
  3. Press Ctrl+ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  4. Expand "Window Management" and "Style and Position".
  5. Enable "Borderless" and "Fullscreen (Borderless Upscale)".

Input settings

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Template:Input settings

Play the co-op campaign alone

The co-op campaign for this game cannot be played single-player using the game's built-in settings. A work around, however, allows one player to control both characters and thus play the campaign. By using a program like JoyToKey, controls for both characters can be mapped to the same buttons. This process is detailed in the Steam Users' Forums.

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
1) Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»
2) Fan voice-over by «Mechanics VoiceOver»

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Special co-op storyline.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

The game always starts in fullscreen

Run in windowed[citation needed]

Use the -windowed command line argument.

Mouse cursor is visible during gameplay

Hide cursor automatically[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game and press Ctrl+ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  3. Expand "Input Management" and "Mouse Cursor".
  4. Enable "Hide When Not Moved" and adjust "Seconds Before Hiding" as needed.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Shank.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 1.7 GHz, with support for SSE2 instructions
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista, 7, 8)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
256 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) May require VSync to run smoothly
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 2.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 1.7 GHz, with support for SSE2 instructions
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
256 MB of VRAM

References