Metro Exodus

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Metro Exodus

Developers
	4A Games
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Engines
	4A Engine
Release dates
Windows	February 15, 2019

Metro

Metro 2033	2010
Metro: Last Light	2013
Metro 2033 Redux	2014
Metro: Last Light Redux	2014
Metro Exodus	2019

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Only available in certain territories. Some stores or copies might inaccurately list Steam as the platform.
Epic Games Store

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

The PC version is Epic Games Store exclusive. All existing Steam customers will receive updates and DLCs through Steam.

Steam version will be available to purchase again on February 14, 2020.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions Go to <path-to-game>. Delete or rename credits.webm and legal.webm.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\metro exodus\<user-id>\user.cfg[citation needed]
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/412020/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\metro exodus\<user-id>\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/412020/pfx/

When you start the game with the its .exe (not from Epic Store) the saves will be at %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\<user-id>\. Note that the two are not synchronized!

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video Settings Page 1

Video Settings Page 2

Graphics option	Option	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default is 60º vertical. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		x4, x16
Anti-aliasing (AA)		SSAA x0.4-4.0 controlled with "Shading Rate" option. TAA is enabled by default.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		None, Half, Full.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Change field of view[citation needed] Go to the configuration file location. Open user.cfg Change r_base_fov from the default 60 to the desired value (up to a maximum of 90). Notes Increasing the FOV will reveal unfinished player model. Blood overlay (when getting damaged) doesn't scale with FOV.

Windowed

Set windowed/borderless mode[citation needed] Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open user.cfg. Change r_fullscreen on to r_fullscreen off. Use Special K if you want to force borderless fullscreen window mode.

Motion blur

Disable motion blur[citation needed] Go to the configuration file location. Open user.cfg Change r_blur_level and r_game_mblur_scale to 0

Mouse Acceleration / Smoothing

Disable mouse acceleration / smoothing[citation needed] Go to the configuration file location. Open user.cfg Set sens_border to 2 Set mouse_curve_num and mouse_curve_coef to 0 Save file and exit.

Input settings

In-game Keyboard Settings

In-game Mouse Settings

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping		Accessibility options for QTE events: Tap, Press, Hold
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Partial. Two presets. Can also change shoulder buttons to triggers, invert y-axis, change movement stick from LS to RS.
Controller sensitivity		General, Aim, Aim Assist, Auto Aim Border.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Controller plugged in after game launch, auto detected once a button is pressed. Changes button prompts automatically.
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings

Sound Settings

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Master. Dialog added in Ranger Update. See Different Volume Configurations.
Surround sound		Dolby Atmos
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Ukrainian				Added in Ranger Update

Different Volume Configurations

Different Volume Configurations Go to the configuration file location. Open user.cfg Find the following variables: s_dialogs_volume 1.00 s_effects_volume 0.80 s_master_volume 0.50 s_music_volume 0.60 Change the values to your liking Save file and exit.

Issues fixed

Fix stuttering

Alternative solutions Download and install Rivatuner, add MetroExodus.exe and limit Framerate to 60FPS. Run the game as administrator. Enabling v-sync through the control panel whilst disabling it in-game can solve this as well.

Disable NVIDIA HairWorks

Gamma

Fix washed out colors Go to the configuration file location. Open user.cfg Set r_gamma to 1.5 Save file and exit.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	Also supports DirectX Ray tracing (DXR)
64-bit executable

System requirements

Windows 10 is required for raytracing capabilities.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 (1809)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4440	Intel Core i7-4770K
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible