Shaun White Snowboarding

Shaun White
Shaun White Snowboarding	2008
Shaun White Skateboarding	2010

Shaun White Snowboarding is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person sports and tricks game in the Shaun White series.

On systems with 8 or more logical processor cores, the game requires an unofficial executable to run.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Serial key only required for online multiplayer. For singleplayer and possibly LAN, the game has no DRM.
Retail		Serial key only required for online multiplayer.
Steam (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.01 is the latest official version of the game.

Launching with 8 or more logical cores

Download the patched executable
Download and apply the official 1.01 patch (see above). Download this fixed executable and overwrite the existing one in the game directory.

Skip intro video

Delete or rename containing folder
Go to `<path-to-game>\Videos`. Delete or rename the `Startup` folder.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Ubisoft\ShaunWhiteSnowboarding\1.0\Engine HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Ubisoft\ShaunWhiteSnowboarding\1.0\Launcher
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19990/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ubisoft\SWSnow\saves\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19990/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Settings menu in external application / launcher

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Some resolutions not listed; see the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Graphics menu
Interface menu

Input

Input settings (labeled as "gameplay")

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Controls menu only clarifies the preset controls without an option to change them.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Both X- and Y-axes can be inverted, but tied to the camera instead of the input method
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Controls menu only clarifies the preset controls without an option to change them.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Both X- and Y-axes can be inverted, but tied to the camera instead of the input method

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)		Addition and button mapping for select controllers handled in `DeviceMapper.exe` in the game directory.
Additional button prompts

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

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, speech, sound effects, ambience, interface
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only - 1
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Online servers were shut down on November 11, 2017.^[3]

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Interface	Menus Master
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	DemonWare

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0 compatible	DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 compatible	DirectX 10 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	7.24 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (19990) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Prince of Persia, Shaun White Snowboarding heading to Mac - Macworld - last accessed on 2017-12-31
↑ Prince of Persia, Shaun White Snowboarding Now Available for Mac – The Mac Observer - last accessed on 2017-12-31
↑ Multiplayer and Online Services availability in Ubisoft games - Ubisoft Help - last accessed on 2022-11-12

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (19990) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (19990) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Prince of Persia, Shaun White Snowboarding heading to Mac - Macworld - last accessed on 2017-12-31

[2] Prince of Persia, Shaun White Snowboarding Now Available for Mac – The Mac Observer - last accessed on 2017-12-31

[SWSnowOnlineShutdown-4] Multiplayer and Online Services availability in Ubisoft games - Ubisoft Help - last accessed on 2022-11-12

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[Note 1]

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Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
macOS (OS X)	TransGaming^[1]^[2]
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Scimitar
Release dates
Windows	November 28, 2008
macOS (OS X) (Cider)	March 24, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	60
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Sports, Tricks
Sports	Snowboarding or skiing
Themes	Asia, Europe, North America, Contemporary
Series	Shaun White