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Revision as of 18:04, 16 July 2020
For the enhanced version, containing all DLC rebalanced and properly integrated into the game's story, updated graphics and various additional enhancements, see Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition.
Developers | |
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United Front Games | |
Publishers | |
Square Enix | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 14, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 80 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Open world |
Vehicles | Automobile, Motorcycle |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | China, Contemporary |
Series | Sleeping Dogs |
Sleeping Dogs | |
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Sleeping Dogs | 2012 |
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition | 2014 |
Triad Wars | Cancelled |
Key points
- Great PC port, featuring DX11 support, a high-res texture pack, and others.[1]
- German version is heavily censored, outdated and has no DLCs.[2]
General information
- Sleeping Dogs General Discussion - Square Enix Forums
- Sleeping Dogs Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
Publisher website |
- All versions require Steam DRM; digital versions do not contain serial keys, instead registering directly onto the Steam ID.[3]
- Steam version is no longer directly available for purchase, although the publisher still distributes keys and existing owners can still purchase the DLCs.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Valve T-Shirt Pack | Available for free | |
Deep Undercover Pack | Included in the Dragon Master Pack | |
Drunken Fist Pack | ||
Gangland Style Pack | ||
Ghost Pig | Available for free | |
GSP Pack | Included in the Dragon Master Pack | |
The High Roller Pack | ||
High Resolution Texture Pack | Available for free. Requires 4 GB of HD space. See the DLC Steam page for a download link. | |
Law Enforcer Pack | ||
Martial Arts Pack | Included in the Dragon Master Pack | |
Monkey King Pack | This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. | |
Movie Masters Pack | This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. | |
Nightmare in North Point | ||
Police Protection Pack | Included in the Dragon Master Pack | |
The Red Envelope Pack | ||
Retro Triad Pack | ||
Screen Legends Pack | ||
Square Enix Character Pack | ||
Street Racer Pack | ||
The SWAT Pack | ||
Tactical Soldier Pack | ||
Top Dog Gold Pack | ||
Top Dog Silver Pack | ||
Triad Enforcer Pack | Included in the Dragon Master Pack | |
Wheels of Fury | ||
Year of the Snake | This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. | |
Zodiac Tournament | This DLC will not be loaded if the current language is set to Russian. |
Version differences
- The Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition contains all DLC rebalanced and properly integrated into the game's story, updated graphics and various additional enhancements.[4]
- Sleeping Dogs Collection is a complete edition with all DLC.[5] The free High Resolution Texture Pack is a separate download.
- The Japanese version is a Low Violence Version and only includes Japanese and English languages. Japanese is not available for purchases in other countries.
- The German version is a Low Violence Version and only includes the German language.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202170/pfx/[Note 2] |
-
DisplaySettings.xml
andHK Options
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/202170/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save file information:
- Main story save files:
HK Autosave Slot
andHK GameSlot #
(# is 1 - 4) - Nightmare in North Point DLC save files:
HK AutosaveG Slot
andHK GameSlotG #
(# is 1 - 2) - The Year of the Snake DLC save files:
HK AutosaveN Slot
andHK GameSlotN #
(# is 1 - 2)
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | HUD is positioned for 16:9.[6] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Can be adjusted via Racer_S Camera Control | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Locked on FXAA and optional SSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[7] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- All graphics changing requires a restart, otherwise visual elements will be missing from the game.[8]
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Under Controller Layout. Not all keys can be rebound. | |
Mouse acceleration | No option. Mouse acceleration not present. Some mouse smoothing - turning on Raw Input should reduce it. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput only. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 5.1 output[9] | |
Subtitles | Can also be turned on only for when Cantonese is spoken. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support |
{{L10n|content=
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Japan region purchases only. Polish
Russian
Spanish
Unrecognized language
Unrecognized language 'Mongolia', see here for available options.
Issues unresolved
HkShip.exe has stopped working
To be resolved issue.[10]
Run the game in compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Run the game in a lower quality[citation needed] |
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Can't choose custom refresh rate
- When selecting resolution in video options, only pre-made presets are available, user can't choose to change refresh rate, which often force players to play in windowed mode.
Can't force game into fullscreen
- The game starts in windowed mode and no matter what you do it just stays in windowed mode. Alt+↵ Enter doesn't work and neither does setting the video option to fullscreen.
Close TeamViewer if installed[citation needed] |
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Disable TeamViewer's QuickConnect[citation needed] |
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Close (or stop) Actual Multiple Monitors, or other multi-monitor software if installed[citation needed] |
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Change monitor's refresh rate to the native one[citation needed] |
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Issues fixed
Constantly scrolling up
- Caused by controller drivers.
Disable Human Interface Devices[11] |
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FPS issues and/or stuttering
- The game may lag or stutter on high-end systems, particularly during day time.[12]
Run the game in windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Black screen during cutscenes
Reinstall the game[13] |
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Disable 'Cheat' DLC
- DLC can be selectively disabled from the game's properties in the Steam client.[14]
- Game features DLC that give unbalanced bonuses for player. Some people may not realize this when buying DLC packs.
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Can't remap to arrow keys
- Can be remapped to number pad arrow keys, but not standard arrow keys.[15]
Enable arrow key movement[citation needed] |
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up::w down::s left::a right::d Numpad8::up Numpad5::down Numpad4::left Numpad6::right NumpadAdd::Enter NumpadEnter::Backspace
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Low performance on Nvidia cards
- The game is optimized for AMD cards, and thus Nvidia cards can post low FPS for the auto detected settings.
Improve frame rate[citation needed] |
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Setting "Enable Quality Anti-Aliasing" and "Screen Space Ambient Occlusion" to Normal should noticeably improve FPS. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 | Only supports DirectX 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2 | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Althon X2 2.7 GHz Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
Quad-core Intel |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 3870 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT DirectX 10 compatible | ATI Radeon 6950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 DirectX 11 compatible |
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 (202170) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ The PA Report - Sleeping Dogs proves that an unlikely champion of modern PC games is… Square Enix? | The Penny Arcade Report
- ↑ Sleeping Dogs forums • German Customers! Only Patch 1.1 and no DLC´s!
- ↑ Sleeping Dogs forums • Where is the serial key when purchased through Steam.
- ↑ Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition confirmed! | SQUARE ENIX
- ↑ Sleeping Dogs Collection :: Sleeping Dogs™ General Discussions
- ↑ Sleeping Dogs | WSGF
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ World disappearing on gfx change - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ HkShip.exe has stopped working.. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Game receiving phantom "up" input, unplayable. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ http://forums.sleepingdogs.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3664
- ↑ http://forums.sleepingdogs.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2210
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/1694787904868150933
- ↑ Sleeping Dogs forums• Can't map movement to arrow keys