A complete guide for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Posted By Kurtis Simpson | On 13th, Oct. 2014 Under Article, Video Game Tips | Follow This Author @DanteandSpardaX
Check out this complete guide for Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Here you will find a complete list for all trophies/achievements, weapons, abilities, character attributes, Epic Runes and upgrades. You will also be able to find Forge Tower, Artifacts and Ithildin locations. The guide also includes fixes for crashes/errors for the PC version, bonus content, cheats and unlockables.
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is developed by Monolith Productions and being published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is available now on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. The game is scheduled to release on the PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 during the first half of November. Check out the complete game guide below and let us know if you have any questions in the comments section below.
Forge Tower Locations:
Located throughout the land of Mordor are five locations known as Forge Towers. Upon discovering these towers Celebrimbor will interact with these and reforge them to be used by the player. Talion will be able to advance the time of day, fast travel to other towers, and respawn here should he be defeated by enemies in the game.
Using the video guide below you will find all known locations of these towers. This will also unlock Memories of Eregion trophy/achievement.
Artifacts Locations:
Located in Mordor are Artifacts that contribute to Talion’s experience points and the strength of the Wraith. Below is a video guide for the locations of the first half of known artifacts. There are a total of 44 of them. This will also unlock Shadows of the Ancient Past and Paths of the Dead achievements/trophies.
Ithildin Locations:
When Celebrimbor reforges the towers in a given area, locations for Ithildin will be unlocked. Ithildin contribute towards Talion’s experience points and reveal background information on Celebrimbor’s past. This video guide below reveal the first half of Ithildin locations. There are a total of 32 of them. This will also unlock the Bearer of the Shining Lamp and Crowned with Living Light trophies/achievements.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Cheats and Bonus Unlockables:
Pre-ordering Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor grants players access to various skins and content within the game. All standard pre-orders grant players “The Dark Ranger” skin. While store specific pre-orders provide gameplay specific DLC that essentially works as cheats in giving Talion the upper hand in battle.
The Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Season Pass delivers more content in the way of story based content and challenge based arenas.
Story-based:
Challenge-based:
Miscellaneous:
Game crashes upon launch:
1) Locate My Documents/WBgames/Shadow of Mordor. In these folder create three files in notepad named render.cfg, setting.cfg, and game.ini
2) Paste each of the following lines below in the corresponding notepad files.
In game.ini:
[Game]
Build=Build 1636
In settings.cfg:
“DeviceAdapter” “0.000000”
“DeviceOutput” “0.000000”
“ScreenHeight” “1080.000000”
“ScreenWidth” “1920.000000”
“UIHeight” “0.000000”
“UIWidth” “0.000000”
“VSyncOnFlip” “0.000000”
“Windowed” “0.000000”
In render.cfg:
“Render.Setting.AmbientOcclusionQuality” “0.000000”
“Render.Setting.AspectRatioLock” “1.000000”
“Render.Setting.AutoDetectedGPURating” “4.000000”
“Render.Setting.AutoDetectionVersion” “1.000000”
“Render.Setting.DepthofFieldToggle” “1.000000”
“Render.Setting.FrameRateLimit” “2.000000”
“Render.Setting.LightingQuality” “2.000000”
“Render.Setting.MeshQuality” “3.000000”
“Render.Setting.MotionBlurQuality” “0.000000”
“Render.Setting.OITToggle” “1.000000”
“Render.Setting.ShadowQuality” “2.000000”
“Render.Setting.TessellationToggle” “1.000000”
“Render.Setting.TextureFiltering” “3.000000”
“Render.Setting.TextureQuality” “3.000000”
“Render.Setting.VegetationQuality” “4.000000”
In settings.cfg:
“DeviceAdapter” “0.000000”
“DeviceOutput” “0.000000”
“ScreenHeight” “1080.000000”
“ScreenWidth” “1920.000000”
“UIHeight” “0.000000”
“UIWidth” “0.000000”
“VSyncOnFlip” “0.000000”
“Windowed” “0.000000”
How to enable SLI profile for Nvidia graphics cards:
1) Search for the Nvidia inspector using your preferred search engine and download to your desktop.
2) After the download is complete and installation has been finished run the program and browse for Middle-Earth:Shadow of Mordor.
3) Add the game (Middle-Earth:Shadow of Mordor.exe) to the current profile.
4)Last and final select Fear 3 on SLI bits Compatibility bits(Dx1x) and than hit apply.
Download times appear to be frozen:
During the download of Middle-Earth:Shadow of Mordor the game may appear to be frozen once it reaches 99%. This is perfectly normal and although the game may remain at this number for 20 to 25 minutes, it’s just the game finalizing it’s download and installation process.
Abilities:
While journeying through Mordor Talion’s abilities will increase after earning experience and currency, from doing battle with Uruks and finding hidden collectibles. These are all known abilities, divided in to Ranger abilities and Wraith abilities.
Ranger Abilities:
Level 1 Ranger Abilities
Requirements: These are default abilities from the start of the game.
Level 2 Ranger Abilities
Requirements: You will need 160 Power for these to unlock.
Level 3 Ranger Abilities
Requirements: You will need 300 Power for these to unlock.
Level 4 Ranger Abilities
Requirements: You will need 500 Power for these to unlock.
Level 5 Ranger Abilities
Requirements: You will need 700 Power for these to unlock.
Level 2 Wraith Abilities
Requirements: You will need 160 Power for these to unlock.
Caragor Hunter
Pin in Place
Wraith Flash
Shadow Strike
Stealth Drain
Level 3 Wraith Abilities
Requirements: You will need 300 Power for these to unlock.
Level 4 Wraith Abilities
Requirements: You will need 500 Power for these to unlock.
Level 5 Wraith Abilities
Requirements: You will need 700 Power for these to unlock.
Character Attributes:
Attributes allow Talion to increase his amount of HP, quantity of weapon runes, and Elf-shots. Attributes are unlocked by earning an in-game currency known as Mirian.
Health Attributes:
Elf-Shot Attributes:
Focus Attributes:
Weapon Attributes:
A total of four runes are available for each weapon Talion holds. Each with a cost in the form of Mirian.
Weapon Runes Talion’s Bow:
Aura of Dismay
Broken Mind
Howling Storm
Keen Eyed
River of Arrows
Sylvan Arrow
Unbreakable Bond
Weapon Runes Talion’s Dagger:
Bare as Bones
Breath of Light
Chill Soul
Choking Horror
Favor of the Lady
Harbinger of Doom
Rule through Fear
Sylvan Doom
To the Death
Worm’s Tooth
Weapon Runes Talion’s Sword:
Betrayer
For Vengeance
Grim Resolve
Blade Master
Know no Pain
Power of Earth
Quick to Anger
Savage Onslaught
Smite
Strength from Courage
Achievements and Trophies Guide:
In Middle-Earth:Shadow of Mordor there are 51 known achievements. Below is a list of all achievements and explanation for some of them on how to achieve them.
Master of Mordor (Platinum) — One has walked in Mordor.
You Will Obey (Bronze) — Make an uruk yours.
Height of Despair (Bronze) — Use Strike From Above while at least 60 feet above your target.
Burning Vengeance (Bronze) — Perform an Execution on a flaming Berserker.
And it Burns, Burns, Burns (Bronze) — Use the Detonate ability to burn 50 uruks.
Legend of the Maker (Bronze) — Complete a Bow Mission and begin growing the legend of Azkâr.
Iron of Death (Bronze) — Issue a Death Threat, and then successfully kill the target.
A New Master (Bronze) — Brand a Captain while in combat.
No Power in Numbers (Bronze) — Help a Captain survive a Recruitment Power Struggle, and then kill him and all his new recruits.
Bearer of the Shining Lamp (Bronze) — Collect 100% of the Ithildin.
Black Celebration (Bronze) — Poison a Captain at his own Feast.
Shadows of the Ancient Past (Silver) — Collect 100% of the Artifacts and listen to their memories.
Stinking Rebels (Bronze) — Brand 5 Bodyguards of a Warchief, turning them against him in combat.
A Graug’s Heel (Bronze) — Capitalize on a Warchief’s Fear.
Divide and Conquer (Bronze) — Eliminate the bodyguards of two Warchiefs, then draw them out and kill them.
Lord and Master (Bronze) — Brand all 5 Warchiefs.
Power Vacuum (Bronze) — Kill all 5 Warchiefs before any uruk can rise to their place.
Rise and Fall (Bronze) — After an uruk kills you to become a Captain, help him become a Warchief, then kill him.
The Spirit of Mordor (Bronze) — Start a Riot by commanding a Warchief to attack another Warchief.
The White Rider (Bronze) — Liberate 30 slaves in 180 seconds while riding a caragor.
Unleashed (Bronze) — Release five caragors from their cages.
Legend of Shadow (Bronze) — Complete a Dagger Mission and begin growing the legend of Acharn.
Jaws of Death (Bronze) — Attract caragors with bait 5 times.
Fly you fools! (Bronze) — Make 20 uruks flee by dropping Morgai Fly nests
Repaid in Blood (Bronze) — Complete a Vendetta Mission.
Legend of Vengeance (Bronze) — Complete a Sword Mission and begin growing the legend of Urfael.
Fire of Justice (Bronze) — Complete all Urfael Legend Missions.
The Last Shadow (Silver) — Complete all Acharn Legend Missions.
The Maker’s Bow (Silver) — Complete all Azkâr Legend Missions.
The Cold Light (Bronze) — Unlock 3 Sword Rune slots.
Paid in Blood (Bronze) — Unlock 4 Dagger Rune slots.
Strike True (Bronze) — Unlock 2 Bow Rune slots.
A Mighty Doom (Bronze) — Acquire a level 25 Rune.
Crowned with Living Light (Bronze) — Collect 50% of the Ithildin.
Paths of the Dead (Bronze) — Collect 25% of the Artifacts.
Scout of the Morannon (Bronze) — Successfully complete a Survivalist Challenge.
Ranger of Ithilien (Silver) — Complete all Survivalist Challenges.
The Free Folk (Bronze) — Complete an Outcast Rescue Mission.
Liberator (Silver) — Complete all Outcast Rescue Missions.
Thrill of the Hunt (Bronze) — Successfully complete 4 Hunting Challenges.
Master of the Wilds (Silver) — Complete all Hunting Challenges.
Memories of Eregion (Bronze) — Activate all Forge Towers.
Hidden Trophies:
Ratbag the Great and Powerful (Silver) — Get Ratbag promoted to Warchief.
The Bright Master (Bronze) — Discover some of the Wraith’s past.
Gorthaur the Cruel (Silver) — Destroy the Monument Gate and topple the statue of Sauron.
The Hammer Falls (Silver) — Kill The Hammer.
Beyond Hope (Silver) — Save Lithariel’s life.
The White Wizard (Silver) — Lift Lady Marwen’s curse.
For My Brother (Silver) — Kill the Great White Graug.
The Tower Crumbles (Silver) — Kill The Tower.
The Hand is Severed (Gold) — Kill The Black Hand.
To Rule them All (Silver) — Witness the creation of The Rings of Power.
Note: This guide will updated once we have more information about the game.
Note: This guide will updated once we have more information about the game. You can also check out the complete video walk-through of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor here.
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