Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Steam

Steam version uses Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Set launch options^[2]
Use the `-nostartupmovies` command line argument.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sherlock Holmes - The Devil's Daughter\SH8GAME\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/350640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sherlock Holmes - The Devil's Daughter\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/350640/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

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High frame rate

Arrange frame rate smoothing^[2]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `SH8Engine.ini`. Change `SmoothFrameRate` under `Engine.Engine` section to `False` in order to completely disable frame rate smoothing. Change `MaxSmoothedFrameRate` under `Engine.Engine` section to to the value that is desired to cap the frame rate (e.g. `122`, `146` etc.) Save changes.

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Russian
Turkish
Ukrainian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Czech
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese				Added with December 22, 2016 patch.^[3]

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter.

Issues fixed

FPS drops due to Depth of Field effect

This will give you better FPS during scenes with heavy usage of the Depth of Field effect, but at the cost of making the DoF effect slightly uglier.

After applying this fix, you will not be able to modify the audio or video settings without having to reapply the fix.

Change DoF Mode^{[citation needed]}

Run the game and ensure the audio and video settings are set to your preference. Then exit the game.
Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sherlock Holmes - The Devil's Daughter\SH8Game\Config\
Open SH8SystemSettings.ini.
Change DoFMode=1 to DoFMode=0.
Set the file to "Read-only" mode by right clicking it and selecting "Properties".
You can launch the game and the framerate should improve.

If you want to change the audio or video settings later, you will need uncheck "Read-only" on the above file, change the settings in-game, exit the game, and reapply this fix.

Heavy stuttering in Windows 8 and above

Setting the game to Windows 7 compatibility mode may alleviate some of the stuttering issues.^{[citation needed]}

Set Windows 7 Compatibility mode^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Binaries\Win64\` To set the compatibility mode, right click `Sherlock.exe`, select properties. Go to the compatibility tab, select "Windows 7" from the drop down list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 3.6 GHz AMD FX Series 4.2 GHz Quad-Core	Intel Core i5 2100 3.1 GHz AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 460 GTX AMD Radeon HD 7790 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon R9 270X Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2 GB 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/350640/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (350640) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Support Page for Denuvo Anti-Tamper offline activation
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:JPulowski on 2016-12-26
↑ Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

[Proton_path_note-3] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/350640/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (350640) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/350640/.

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

[5] The app ID (350640) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Support Page for Denuvo Anti-Tamper offline activation

[jpulowski20161226-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:JPulowski on 2016-12-26

[4] Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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Developers

	Frogwares
Publishers
	Bigben Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	June 10, 2016