0.2.1

What's Changed

✨ New Features:

MGS4 Specific Features:

• Option to enable raw mouse input / disable mouse acceleration.

• Option to increase the resolution of the game's shadows.

• Option to disable the game's pause on focus loss (e.g. alt-tabbing pausing the game).

Peace Walker Specific Features:

• Users who have monitors smaller than 1080p/1440p can now use the Skip Launcher option to force the game's higher resolutions. (Ie playing at 1440p on a 1080p monitor).

🐛 MGSPatriotFix Bug Fixes:

• MGS4: Fixed mouse/keyboard inputs not working when using a DualShock 3 controller.

• Peace Walker: Fixed skip launcher not correctly setting the game's resolution settings. They can now be set directly in the Config Tool. ♥

Full Changelog: 0.2.0...0.2.1

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Installation

Steps

1. Download the latest MGSPatriotFix release from the Assets section below.
   • There are two separate ZIP files per release, one for each game:
     • MGS4_MGSPatriotFix_<version>.zip for Metal Gear Solid 4
     • PW_MGSPatriotFix_<version>.zip for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2. Extract the contents of the ZIP into the matching game's root folder.
   • MGS4: steamapps\common\METAL GEAR SOLID 4
   • Peace Walker: steamapps\common\MGS_PW
3. Launch the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool in the game's root folder to generate a settings file if you're installing the mod for the first time.

Steam Deck/Linux Additional Instructions

Note

🚩 These steps are only needed if you’re on Steam Deck/Linux. Skip if you’re using Windows.

• Open up the game properties of either MGS4/MGSPW in Steam and add the following line to the launch options:

  WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm=n,b" %command%
  

• MGSPatriotFix's Config Tool requires ProtonTricks to be installed via Linux's Discover software store.

• When opening the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool on Steam Deck/Linux, a ProtonTricks Wine Prefix window will pop up. Select any game and hit "OK" to open the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool.

  • If you do not have any games in the list, or the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool fails to launch, add it as a non-Steam game and launch it once through Steam to generate a new ProtonTricks Wine Prefix entry.
  • You can remove the Config Tool from your Steam game list and launch it directly after generating this prefix.

Configuration

• See MGSPatriotFix Config Tool.exe in the game's root folder to adjust settings for the fix.

DualShock 2/3 Setup

https://github.com/ShizCalev/MGSPatriotFix#dualshock-3-setup

Feedback & Support

If you encounter bugs, need help, or want to suggest improvements, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

0.2.0

What's Changed

✨ New Features:

Shared Features:

• Added an option to skip the game launchers.
• Added an option to skip the game launcher's splashscreens.

MGS4 Specific Features:

• DualShock 2 / 3 support has been added (pressure-sensitive / analog controller face buttons)

  • This option (general tab -> controller settings) restores full analog/pressure sensitive controller functionality to the game, allowing you to raise / lower weapons with the weapon button, etc.
  • Setup instructions: https://github.com/ShizCalev/MGSPatriotFix#dualshock-3-setup

• Option to skip the in-game splashscreens / intro logos.

• Option to disable motion blur.

New Contributors

• @gibletto made their first contribution in #16
• @cipherxof made their first contribution in #24

Full Changelog: 0.1.0...0.2.0

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Installation

Steps

1. Download the latest MGSPatriotFix release from the Assets section below.
   • There are two separate ZIP files per release, one for each game:
     • MGS4_MGSPatriotFix_<version>.zip for Metal Gear Solid 4
     • PW_MGSPatriotFix_<version>.zip for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2. Extract the contents of the ZIP into the matching game's root folder.
   • MGS4: steamapps\common\METAL GEAR SOLID 4
   • Peace Walker: steamapps\common\MGS_PW
3. Launch the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool in the game's root folder to generate a settings file if you're installing the mod for the first time.

Steam Deck/Linux Additional Instructions

Note

🚩 These steps are only needed if you’re on Steam Deck/Linux. Skip if you’re using Windows.

• Open up the game properties of either MGS4/MGSPW in Steam and add the following line to the launch options:

  WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm=n,b" %command%
  

• MGSPatriotFix's Config Tool requires ProtonTricks to be installed via Linux's Discover software store.

• When opening the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool on Steam Deck/Linux, a ProtonTricks Wine Prefix window will pop up. Select any game and hit "OK" to open the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool.

  • If you do not have any games in the list, or the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool fails to launch, add it as a non-Steam game and launch it once through Steam to generate a new ProtonTricks Wine Prefix entry.
  • You can remove the Config Tool from your Steam game list and launch it directly after generating this prefix.

Configuration

• See MGSPatriotFix Config Tool.exe in the game's root folder to adjust settings for the fix.

DualShock 2/3 Setup

https://github.com/ShizCalev/MGSPatriotFix#dualshock-3-setup

Feedback & Support

If you encounter bugs, need help, or want to suggest improvements, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

MGSPatriotFix Nightly Builds

Nightly builds of the latest MGSPatriotFix commit.

These builds are to be considered an Alpha test of upcoming fixes and features. Please report any issues on Discord or our Github issue tracker.

Crashing and instability may occur when using nightly builds.

For a stable experience, use the latest proper release instead. :)

0.1.0

What's Changed

Initial release! Some minor fixes to start, I've been busy rewriting stuff for the new folder layouts.

🐛 New Bugfixes:

Shared Bugs:

• Fixed monitors going to sleep during long cutscenes (Windows only, Linux needs to be fixed by Valve.)

MGS4 Bugs:

• Fixed the MGS1 flashback sometimes defaulting to integrated graphics processors on systems with multiple GPUs.
• Fixed performance issues with the MGS1 flashback on some hardware configurations. (Windows fullscreen optimization issue.)

Peace Walker Bugs:

• Fixed Peace Walker sometimes defaulting to integrated graphics processors on systems with multiple GPUs.

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Installation

Steps

1. Download the latest MGSPatriotFix release from the Assets section below.
   • There are two separate ZIP files per release, one for each game:
     • MGS4_MGSPatriotFix_<version>.zip for Metal Gear Solid 4
     • PW_MGSPatriotFix_<version>.zip for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2. Extract the contents of the ZIP into the matching game's root folder.
   • MGS4: steamapps\common\METAL GEAR SOLID 4
   • Peace Walker: steamapps\common\MGS_PW
3. Launch the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool in the game's root folder to generate a settings file if you're installing the mod for the first time.

Steam Deck/Linux Additional Instructions

Note

🚩 These steps are only needed if you’re on Steam Deck/Linux. Skip if you’re using Windows.

• Open up the game properties of either MGS4/MGSPW in Steam and add the following line to the launch options:

  WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm=n,b" %command%
  

• MGSPatriotFix's Config Tool requires ProtonTricks to be installed via Linux's Discover software store.

• When opening the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool on Steam Deck/Linux, a ProtonTricks Wine Prefix window will pop up. Select any game and hit "OK" to open the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool.

  • If you do not have any games in the list, or the MGSPatriotFix Config Tool fails to launch, add it as a non-Steam game and launch it once through Steam to generate a new ProtonTricks Wine Prefix entry.
  • You can remove the Config Tool from your Steam game list and launch it directly after generating this prefix.

Configuration

• See MGSPatriotFix Config Tool.exe in the game's root folder to adjust settings for the fix.

Feedback & Support

If you encounter bugs, need help, or want to suggest improvements, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.