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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|WF Engine|ref=<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1236620800/shantae-half-genie-hero Shantae: Half-Genie Hero by WayForward — Kickstarter]</ref>}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|WF Engine|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1236620800/shantae-half-genie-hero|title=Shantae: Half-Genie Hero by WayForward — Kickstarter|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 20, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 20, 2016}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|shantae-half-genie-hero|76}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|3126/shantae-half-genie-hero|81}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|shantae-half-genie-hero|81}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Shantae }}
 
|steam appid  = 253840
 
|steam appid  = 253840
−
|steam appid side  = 639310
+
|steam appid side  = 639310, 639310, 686711, 764300
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1277886679
 +
|official site= https://wayforward.com/games/shantae-half-genie-hero/
 +
|hltb        = 14198
 +
|lutris      = shantae-half-genie-hero
 +
|mobygames    = 82063
 
|strategywiki = Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
 
|strategywiki = Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
 
|wikipedia    = Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
 
|wikipedia    = Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
 
|winehq      = 17975
 
|winehq      = 17975
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Shantae}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/253840/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{GOG.com links|1277886679|shantae_series|for game series}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/253840/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/764300/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for Ultimate Edition
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Steam | 253840 | Steam |  | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | shantae-half-genie-hero-ultimate-edition | Steam | Ultimate Edition. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 5076-1 | Steam | Ultimate Edition. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | shantae_halfgenie_hero_ultimate_edition | DRM-free | Ultimate Edition. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | shantae-half-genie-hero-ultimate-edition-pc | Steam | Ultimate Edition. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | shantae-halfgenie-hero | Steam | {{store link|Humble|shantae-half-genie-hero-ultimate-edition|Ultimate Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 253840 | Steam | {{store link|Steam|764300|Ultimate Edition}} also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Origin | shantae/shantae-half-genie-hero | Origin | Ultimate Edition also available. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/WayForward/status/801557396208242688 WayForward on Twitter: "The only PC release we have planned right now is for Steam."]</ref>
+
{{++}} Soundtrack is available for free at [https://virt.bandcamp.com/album/shantae-half-genie-hero-ost composer's Bandcamp], you can also pay what you want.
  
 +
==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
−
{{DLC/row| Shantae: Pirate Queen's Quest | | Windows }}
+
{{DLC/row| Pirate Queen's Quest | | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Friends to the End | | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Costume Pack | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Version differences===
 +
{{ii}} The '''Ultimate Edition''' includes all of the previously released DLC (including Kickstarter backer-exclusive content), additional modes, and costumes.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Wayforward\ShantaeHero\}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Wayforward\ShantaeHero\|{{p|appdata}}\Wayforward\ShantaeHeroUltimate\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Steam|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\253840\remote\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Wayforward\ShantaeHero\|{{p|appdata}}\Wayforward\ShantaeHeroUltimate\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\253840\remote\|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\764300\remote\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|gog galaxy           =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = true
+
|gog galaxy               = false
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   = true
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Image|Shantae Half-Genie Hero - General.png|General settings}}
+
{{Image|Shantae Half-Genie Hero - General.png|In-game general settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2018/05/shantae-half-genie-hero-ultimate.html 3D Vision fix] to toggle black bars in cutscenes and bloom.
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = true
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Monitor has to be running at 60 Hz and sometimes the resolution has to be changed back and forth when launching the game for it to fill the whole screen.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/253840/discussions/0/154644349175313507/ Ultrawide support? :: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero General Discussions]</ref>
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = 16:9 {{term|pillarboxed}}. See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
−
|4k ultra hd                = true
+
|4k ultra hd                = limited
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Characters Limited to 1080p in-game 3D Background appear to be running at 4k. Resolutions above 4k (e.g. 5120x2880) are available; however selecting them forces desktop (and by extension game's window resolution) to 4k with each launch. For a workaround, select desired desktop resolution after launching the game, then apply 4k resolution first and then re-apply desired resolution in-game.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Radmaxx|date=2023-09-08|comment=}}</ref>
−
|fov                        = n/a
+
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}. See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}. See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] only. On, Off and Dynamic.
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] only. On, Off and Dynamic.
−
|vsync                      = false
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                = Always enabled due to windowed mode.
+
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 +
|vsync notes                = Always enabled due to windowed mode. See [[#Low frame rate|Low frame rate]] for a fix.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
−
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|60 fps notes              = Capped at 60.0 FPS. If the game runs any lower (even 59.8) it suffers from stuttering. See [[#Low frame rate|Low frame rate]] for a fix.
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
−
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = The game can run at higher framerates, but its speed increases. There may be a game speed value that can alleviate this.
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 +
}}
 +
===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=32:9 and HUD fix by Czarman, 2560x1080 fix by RoseTheFlower|ref=<ref name="wsgf">[https://www.reddit.com/r/widescreengamingforum/comments/g3nf7d/shantae_halfgenie_hero_ultimate_edition_329_fix/ Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition 32:9 fix : widescreengamingforum]</ref>|fix=
 +
# For the Steam version:
 +
## Unpack <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code> with Steamless.
 +
## Rename the original <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code> to something else, and rename <code>ShantaeHero64.exe.unpacked.exe</code> to <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code>.
 +
# Open  <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code> with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD].
 +
# Go to offset <code>33DF90</code>, and look for <code>80 07 00 00 41 C7 47 0C 38 04</code>.
 +
## For 2560x1080, change it to <code>00 0A 00 00 41 C7 47 0C 38 04</code>.
 +
## For 32:9, change it to <code>00 0F 00 00 41 C7 47 0C 38 04</code>.
 +
# To fix HUD stretching, go to offset <code>5D77D0</code>, and look for <code>CD 3B 8E 41</code>.
 +
## For 2560x1080, change it to <code>FF FF BA 41</code>.
 +
## For 32:9, change it to <code>00 00 10 42</code>.
 +
# Save the changes and launch the 64-bit version of the game.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=FOV fix by Czarman|ref=<ref name="wsgf"/>|fix=
 +
# For the Steam version:
 +
## Unpack <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code> with Steamless.
 +
## Rename the original <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code> to something else, and rename <code>ShantaeHero64.exe.unpacked.exe</code> to <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code>.
 +
# Open  <code>ShantaeHero64.exe</code> with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD].
 +
# Go to offset <code>1DDF80</code>, look for <code>DB 0F 49 3F</code>, and change <code>49</code> to <code>89</code>.
 +
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} '''Comparison''': [https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/700238918423150622/701181779964461106/20200418110906_1.jpg Before (value 49)]; [https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/700238918423150622/701181795806478386/20200418232428_1.jpg After (value 89)]
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Image|Shantae Half-Genie Hero - in-game keyboard bindings.png|In-game keyboard bindings.}}
 +
{{Image|Shantae Half-Genie Hero - in-game gamepad bindings.png|In-game gamepad bindings.}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|button prompts           = Xbox
+
|xinput controllers        = true
−
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = true
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = false
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = false
 +
|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        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = true
+
|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|language  = Italian
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Japanese
 
|language  = Japanese
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Fan translation. [https://grajpopolsku.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3200 Download.]
 +
|fan       = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes     = [https://www.centraldetraducoes.net.br/2019/08/traducao-do-shantae-half-genie-hero-ultimate-pc.html Translation (Ultimate Edition).]
 +
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  = unknown
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2018/05/shantae-half-genie-hero-ultimate.html Helix Mod: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition &#91;DX9 + DX11&#93;].
 +
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        = unknown
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vr only                    =
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Low frame rate===
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{{Fixbox|description=Force {{code|60.00}} FPS using Special K|ref=<ref name="Radmaxx">{{Refcheck|user=Radmaxx|date=2023-09-08|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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# Use graphics card control panel to enable low latency mode for the game and limit its render queue to 1 frame (e.g. for Nvidia, set low latency mode to 'Ultra').
 +
# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide].
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# While in-game, open special K interface.
 +
# Under "Direct3D 11 Settings" tab, set "Presentation Interval" to {{code|0}} for refresh rates higher than 60.00 Hz; Otherwise, use the v-sync rate FPS cap.
 +
# Under "Framerate Limiter" tab, click "Advanced", Set Both "Sleepless Render Thread" and "Sleepless Window Thread" to enabled.
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# if available, set "Latency Management" to "Low Latency + Boost".
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Run the game at 60 fps|ref={{cn|date=March 2023}}|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
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# Open {{file|wfEngine.ini}}.
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# Change <code>vsync=false</code> to <code>vsync=true</code>. (this will let the game run at your monitor's refresh rate)
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# ('''Optional''') When using a high refresh rate monitor set its refresh rate to 60 Hz.
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{{ii}} While it is possible to lock the framerate at 60 fps using your GPU control panel or [https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS)], some scenes ignore the lock and run at the monitor's refresh rate at increased speed.
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 26 December 2023

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero cover
Developers
WayForward Technologies
Engines
WF Engine[1]
Release dates
Windows December 20, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Art styles Anime
Themes Fantasy
Series Shantae
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on HowLongToBeat
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on IGDB
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero guide on StrategyWiki
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on MobyGames
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on Wikipedia
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Shantae
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut 2014
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse 2015
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero 2016
Shantae and the Seven Sirens 2020
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution 2024

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is a singleplayer scrolling and side view platform game in the Shantae series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Community Discussions for Ultimate Edition

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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 Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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 Ultimate Edition.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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 Ultimate Edition.
Windows
Humble Store
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 Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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 Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
 Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Soundtrack is available for free at composer's Bandcamp, you can also pay what you want.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Pirate Queen's Quest
Windows
Friends to the End
Windows
Costume Pack
Windows

Version differences

The Ultimate Edition includes all of the previously released DLC (including Kickstarter backer-exclusive content), additional modes, and costumes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Wayforward\ShantaeHero\
%APPDATA%\Wayforward\ShantaeHeroUltimate\
Steam
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253840/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Wayforward\ShantaeHero\
%APPDATA%\Wayforward\ShantaeHeroUltimate\
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\253840\remote\
<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\764300\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253840/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use 3D Vision fix to toggle black bars in cutscenes and bloom.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
16:9 pillarboxed. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Characters Limited to 1080p in-game 3D Background appear to be running at 4k. Resolutions above 4k (e.g. 5120x2880) are available; however selecting them forces desktop (and by extension game's window resolution) to 4k with each launch. For a workaround, select desired desktop resolution after launching the game, then apply 4k resolution first and then re-apply desired resolution in-game.[2]
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fullscreen is always borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA only. On, Off and Dynamic.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Always enabled due to windowed mode. See Low frame rate for a fix.
60 FPS
Capped at 60.0 FPS. If the game runs any lower (even 59.8) it suffers from stuttering. See Low frame rate for a fix.
120+ FPS
The game can run at higher framerates, but its speed increases. There may be a game speed value that can alleviate this.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Ultra-widescreen

32:9 and HUD fix by Czarman, 2560x1080 fix by RoseTheFlower[3]
  1. For the Steam version:
    1. Unpack ShantaeHero64.exe with Steamless.
    2. Rename the original ShantaeHero64.exe to something else, and rename ShantaeHero64.exe.unpacked.exe to ShantaeHero64.exe.
  2. Open ShantaeHero64.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  3. Go to offset 33DF90, and look for 80 07 00 00 41 C7 47 0C 38 04.
    1. For 2560x1080, change it to 00 0A 00 00 41 C7 47 0C 38 04.
    2. For 32:9, change it to 00 0F 00 00 41 C7 47 0C 38 04.
  4. To fix HUD stretching, go to offset 5D77D0, and look for CD 3B 8E 41.
    1. For 2560x1080, change it to FF FF BA 41.
    2. For 32:9, change it to 00 00 10 42.
  5. Save the changes and launch the 64-bit version of the game.

Field of view (FOV)

FOV fix by Czarman[3]
  1. For the Steam version:
    1. Unpack ShantaeHero64.exe with Steamless.
    2. Rename the original ShantaeHero64.exe to something else, and rename ShantaeHero64.exe.unpacked.exe to ShantaeHero64.exe.
  2. Open ShantaeHero64.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  3. Go to offset 1DDF80, look for DB 0F 49 3F, and change 49 to 89.

Notes

Comparison: Before (value 49); After (value 89)

Windowed

Start game in window[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open wfEngine.ini.
  3. Change windowed=false to windowed=true.

Input

In-game keyboard bindings.
In-game keyboard bindings.
In-game gamepad bindings.
In-game gamepad bindings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Fan translation. Download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Translation (Ultimate Edition).
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition [DX9 + DX11].

Issues fixed

Low frame rate

Force 60.00 FPS using Special K[4]
  1. Use graphics card control panel to enable low latency mode for the game and limit its render queue to 1 frame (e.g. for Nvidia, set low latency mode to 'Ultra').
  2. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  3. While in-game, open special K interface.
  4. Under "Direct3D 11 Settings" tab, set "Presentation Interval" to 0 for refresh rates higher than 60.00 Hz; Otherwise, use the v-sync rate FPS cap.
  5. Under "Framerate Limiter" tab, click "Advanced", Set Both "Sleepless Render Thread" and "Sleepless Window Thread" to enabled.
  6. if available, set "Latency Management" to "Low Latency + Boost".
Run the game at 60 fps[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open wfEngine.ini.
  3. Change vsync=false to vsync=true. (this will let the game run at your monitor's refresh rate)
  4. (Optional) When using a high refresh rate monitor set its refresh rate to 60 Hz.
While it is possible to lock the framerate at 60 fps using your GPU control panel or RivaTuner Statistics Server (RTSS), some scenes ignore the lock and run at the monitor's refresh rate at increased speed.


Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1 10
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual-Core CPU with Hyper Threading AMD Phenom II X6 1035T @ 2.6 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 310 or equivalent
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support		 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or higher
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
DirectX 11 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References