Shank 2

Shank
Shank	2010
Shank 2	2012

Key points

This game does not support cross-platform multiplayer.^[1]

General information

Official website

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

Game data[edit]

Configuration file location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Shank 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	~/.klei/shank2/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Shank 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	~/.klei/shank2/
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/6120/

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game options menu.

Graphics option	Option	Notes
Widescreen resolution		The game always runs in 16:9 when windowed.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See Run the game at screen refresh rate.

Pressing Ctrl+G on OS X and Linux releases the mouse.

Input settings[edit]

In-game key/button map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See here for controllers on Linux.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Controller vibration does not work on OS X and Linux.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
English				Fan translation can be downloaded from Zone of Games. Movies have hardsub.

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op Shared-screen.
LAN play
Online play	2	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed[edit]

Progression not saved[edit]

Level selection.

In some cases, Shank 2 on Windows will not save the player's progress.

Shank 2 game save workaround^[2]

Download a pre-existing Shank 2 savegame.sav file from here. This is not a blank file. However, you will be able to clear its contents should you wish to start a fresh game.
Go to the installation folder.
Make a folder called users
Extract the savegame.sav file in the users folder.
Start the game. To make sure that the game sees an actual save file, select Campaign Mode from the main menu.
After choosing a difficulty mode, you should see the level selection screen.
To erase the contents of the save file: select Help & Options in the main menu, then select Clear Save Data.

Run the game at screen refresh rate[edit]

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}

Download Special K.
Copy SpecialK32.dll to <path-to-game>\bin\.
Rename SpecialK32.dll to d3d9.dll.
Start the game and exit.
Open d3d9.ini in the same folder.
Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
64-bit executable

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3400+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra ATI Radeon X1950 PRO 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra ATI Radeon X1950 PRO 512 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3400+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra ATI Radeon X1950 PRO 256 MB of VRAM

References

[1] Shank 2 - Steam Beta for Linux and Mac OS! - Shank - Klei Entertainment forums

[2] Thread on the Klei forums solving the save game issue

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Developers

	Klei Entertainment
macOS (OS X)	Alternative Games
Linux	Alternative Games
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	February 7, 2012
macOS (OS X)	December 19, 2012
Linux	December 19, 2012