Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Fix By Eincrou
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Created using game version: steam 1.08
Description
This game is the sequel to Shadowgrounds.  It's sort of a standalone expansion pack with some nice improvements over the original game.  The game engine is the same, so it renders pretty much identically to the first game.  The stereoscopic rendering anomalies Shadowgrounds suffered are still present in Shadowgrounds: Survivor.
This fix solves:
1.	Incorrectly rendering dynamic shadows removed.  Using the Helix Mod to target only the bad shadows allows you to enjoy the game's functional dynamic shadows.
2.	Shadowgrounds has no 3D Vison profile, so convergence settings will not save with Ctrl+F7.  Three presets for depth/convergence are available with hotkeys.
Problems not fixed:
1.	Ground textures for exteriors appear below ground level.  Fixing them would require modifying pixel shaders and I have no idea how to do that.
2.	2D crosshair and world markers.
Change log:
•	v1: (7/30/2014) Initial fix.
How To Get It Working
Shadowgrounds: Survivor incorrectly activates NVIDIA's profile for a game called "Survivor" and 3D is completely broken.  The instructions below will tell you how to fix this.
1.	Extract the .zip file to the same location as survivor.exe.
2.	Install PhysX drivers as instructed by the developer..
3.	Use NVIDIA Inspector to remove survivor.exe from the "Survivor" profile and add it to the "Shadowgrounds" profile.
4.	Try to run the game.  If the game crashes, ensure that you installed both drivers from step 2. If it still crashes, you might have a problem with the Steam overlay.  As of August 2014, un-checking it in the Steam settings does not fully disable it.  You must rename GameOverlayRenderer.dll in your Steam installation folder while Steam is running.  After playing Shadowgrounds, rename it back to normal.
5.	Use F1, F2 and F3 to set your desired depth and convergence values.  (See below)
More information about Steam overlay issue: GeForce Forums: steam-update-breaks-helixmod-on-some-games
Preset Hotkeys:
Pressing F7 saves your current depth and convergence values to the last preset key you pressed.  The default hotkeys can be changed in DX9Settings.ini.  Reference the linked chart for keycodes.  Use the number from the second column: Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values
•	Preset Key 1: F1 
•	Preset Key 2: F2
•	Preset Key 3: F3
Download
•	HelixMod-ShadowgroundsSurvivor_v1.zip
Posted by Eincrou
