General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM; the DRM-free version is no longer sold.
Version differences
- The DRM-free version previously sold in Humble Indie Bundle 4 has not received any further updates released later.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video
In-game general settings.
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Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed]
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- Install Special K. Manual local installation may work better.
- Start the game in windowed mode by using the
-windowed parameter.
- Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
- Expand "Window Management" and "Style and Position".
- Enable "Borderless" and "Fullscreen (Borderless Upscale)".
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Input
In-game control settings.
Play the co-op campaign alone
The co-op campaign for this game cannot be played single-player using the game's built-in settings. A work around, however, allows one player to control both characters and thus play the campaign. By using a program like JoyToKey, controls for both characters can be mapped to the same buttons. This process is detailed in the Steam Users' Forums.
Audio
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| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
The game always starts in fullscreen
Mouse cursor is visible during gameplay
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Hide cursor automatically[citation needed]
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- Install Special K. Manual local installation may work better.
- Start the game and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
- Expand "Input Management" and "Mouse Cursor".
- Enable "Hide When Not Moved" and adjust "Seconds Before Hiding" as needed.
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
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Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
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- Install Special K. Manual local installation may work better.
- Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
- Open
<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Shank.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
- Change
RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| OpenGL |
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Linux version |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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| macOS (OS X) |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 1.7 GHz, with support for SSE2 instructions |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP)
1.5 GB (Vista, 7, 8) |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
256 MB of VRAM |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.6.3 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
May require VSync to run smoothly |
| Linux |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
2.6 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 1.7 GHz, with support for SSE2 instructions |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) |
2 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon X1800 GTO
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
256 MB of VRAM |
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