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You still need your own disc image of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 for Xbox 360 (USA/Europe). This download contains no game files.
Changes since v0.4.0
- New: Native renderer (beta). A new launcher setting, Renderer, chooses how the game is drawn. Classic is the renderer from earlier versions and stays the default. Native draws the game directly with Vulkan, without emulating the Xbox 360 graphics chip. It gives sharper distant textures and uses less GPU time, and it is the basis for future improvements.
- Native is still in testing. If something looks wrong, switch Renderer back to Classic. Your saves are not affected. If Native cannot start on your PC, the game uses Classic automatically and the launcher tells you.
- Native starts faster. With Native, the game skips preparing Classic's shaders at startup. On a fresh install that saves about 10 seconds before the game appears.
- The 1× resolution option is now called Original (previously Native), so it is not confused with the new renderer.
What works
Classic works as in v0.4.0: exhibition matches, entrances, finishers, cutscenes, menus, backstage brawls, Create a Superstar, Superstar Threads and the Paint Tool.
Native has been tested on menus, character select, the practice ring, entrances and One on One matches, at 1× and 3×. Not yet checked with Native: finishers in every match type, titantron videos, Superstar Threads attires, and several matches in a row. Please report anything that looks different from Classic, with the newest folder from Logs.
Road to WrestleMania has not been tested with either renderer. It can crash at any point, so save often if you try it. Other create modes, Universe and online are untested as well.
Tested on Windows 11 with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.
Install
Extract the zip to a normal folder such as C:\Games\SVR2011, open SVR 2011.exe, choose your .iso, then Set up game files. After a few minutes, choose Play.
Coming from an earlier version: copy your userdata folder (your saves) into the new folder. You can move gamedata across as well to skip the disc setup. Your launcher settings carry over; Renderer starts on Classic.