Mordhau

Mordhau

Developers
	Triternion
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	April 29, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Fighting, Hack and slash
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Medieval

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Mordhau is a multiplayer first-person and third-person fighting and hack and slash game.

General information

Official forum

Official subreddit

Official Discord

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Purchase via Humble Widget. Supporter Bundle also available.
Epic Games Store		Gold, Platinum and Diamond editions also available.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store		Supporter Bundle also available.
Steam		Mordhau Bundle also available.

All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Version differences

Supporter Bundle

Includes the base game and the Supporter Pack.

Gold Edition

Includes the base game and the following DLC: Supporter Pack, Grotesque Set, Lion Set, Continental Voice Pack, Dragon Set, Continental Voice Pack 2 and the Archduke Set.

Platinum Edition

Includes the contents of the Gold Edition and the Adventurer Pack.

Diamond Edition

Includes the contents of the Platinum Edition and the Banisher Weapon Pack.

Mordhau Bundle

Includes the base game and all DLCs.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLCs contain additional voices, weapon and player cosmetics.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Supporter Pack	Included in the Gold/Platinum/Diamond editions and the Supporter/Mordhau bundles.
Grotesque Set	Included in the Gold/Platinum/Diamond editions and the Mordhau Bundle.
Lion Set	Included in the Gold/Platinum/Diamond editions and the Mordhau Bundle.
Continental Voice Pack	Included in the Gold/Platinum/Diamond editions and the Mordhau Bundle.
Dragon Set	Included in the Gold/Platinum/Diamond editions and the Mordhau Bundle.
Continental Voice Pack 2	Included in the Gold/Platinum/Diamond editions and the Mordhau Bundle.
Archduke Set	Included in the Gold/Platinum/Diamond editions and the Mordhau Bundle.
Adventurer Pack	Included in the Platinum/Diamond editions and the Mordhau Bundle.
Banisher Weapon Pack	Included in the Diamond Edition and the Mordhau Bundle.

Game data

Game settings

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Mordhau\Saved\Config\WindowsClient
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/629760/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert-
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		50 - 101°. This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA, up to 2x SSAA through Resolution Scale.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity		X and Y-axis sensitivity can be individually configured.
Mouse acceleration		Called Mouse Smoothing.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		X and Y-axis sensitivity and deadzones can be individually configured.
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Keybindings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Effects, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Subtitles are forced on in the tutorial.
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese				Mistakenly labeled on Steam as Portuguese.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		64	Co-op, Versus
Online play		80	Co-op, Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer
Crossplay		Supported platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series Official dedicated servers only.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Self-hosting and rented private servers also exist.
Self-hosting		Requires official external dedicated server application.
Direct IP		Standard Unreal 4 mechanism via command-line parameters or open command

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Single-View Depth Reprojection (3D+) Use TrueGame on Acer SpatialLabs and NewAxis to use TrueGame mods on other Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays.
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: XXX.
vorpX		Dual-View Rendering (G3D), Dual-View Rendering (Z3D) or DirectVR Game officially supported by vorpX.

Issues unresolved

Game freezes and crashes to desktop

Set framerate cap of 60 in-game

Set ragdoll cap of either 2 or 3 in-game

(Nvidia users) Force PhysX to use the CPU

Open the Nvidia Control Panel. From the window which appeared, select Select PhysX configurations on the left-side of the window. On the right of the window, click on the dropdown menu under Select a PhysX processor: From the options displayed in the dropdown, select CPU. At the bottom-right of the window, select Accept. Notes This will disable any GPU-dependent PhysX effects in games which use them.

Issues fixed

Mouse position offset in menus

Press Alt+Tab ↹ or F11
Notes This will force the game into fullscreen mode, defaulting to your monitor's native resolution.

Unable to connect to backend

Disable SHA extensions in the OpenSSL library

Open System menu in Settings with ⊞ Win+Pause. Select Advanced system settings. In the new System properties window select Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button. In the System variables section click the New button and enter these values: Variable name: OPENSSL_ia32cap Variable value: ~0x200000200000000 Launch Mordhau. Notes: See also Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4670 or AMD equivalent		Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	8 GB		16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD equivalent DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD equivalent

A 64-bit system is required.