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− | # Configure options in {{file|Silent_Hill_4_PC_Fix.ini}}, if desired. | + | # Configure options in {{code|{{file|Silent_Hill_4_PC_Fix.ini}}}}, if desired. |
− | # Run the game from {{file|SILENT HILL 4.exe}}. | + | # Run the game from {{code|{{file|SILENT HILL 4.exe}}}}. |
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Revision as of 11:49, 11 March 2024
Developers | |
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Team Silent | |
Windows | Konami Software Shanghai[1] |
Publishers | |
Konami | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 9, 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 67 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Survival horror |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Horror, North America |
Series | Silent Hill |
Silent Hill | |
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Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut | 2002 |
Silent Hill 3 | 2003 |
Silent Hill 4: The Room | 2004 |
Silent Hill: Homecoming | 2008 |
Silent Hill: The Arcade (unofficial port) | 2014 |
Silent Hill 2 | 2024 |
Silent Hill 4: The Room is a survival horror game developed by Team Silent, and published by Konami. It is the fourth installment in the Silent Hill series.
The game was released on September 7, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, with the PC port coming out 2 days later on September 9, 2004.
The PC port included a handful of configurable visual options not available in the PlayStation 2 release, However suffered from several inconsistencies, such as a lack of soft shadows, Absence of some of the "hauntings" from the PlayStation 2 version,[2] and some missing post-processing effects.
In 2020, the game was re-released on GOG, marking the first time the game made an appearance on a digital storefront. This release had many improvements not present in the original version, such as anisotropic filtering, native widescreen support and fixed controller support. While the port did plenty to enhance the shortcomings of the title, the lack of "hauntings" and soft shadows are still present in the re-release - although some of it can be restored with mods.
Several modders over the years have made an effort to restore and correct missing and inconsistent features, as well as updating compatibility of the title with modern systems. The GOG version with Steam006's fix is recommended, due to how much it covers to fix the port.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM v5 DRM. | |||
GOG.com | Port of the European PC version with improvements.[3] |
Version differences
- The GOG Re-release comes with a plethora of improvements, including native widescreen resolutions and FOV, restored post processing effects, improved controller support, more language options, and more.
- In addition, It also includes a DirectX wrapper and configuration tool, which allows for Gamma control, Windowed Mode, Antialiasing, V-sync, and Anisotropic Filtering.
Essential improvements
Utilities
GOG DirectX Configuration tool
- Owners of the GOG version can use a configuration tool that allows users tweak various video settings.
- Allows users take advantage of GOG's wrapper to configure features not present in the Retail release.
Run the configuration tool |
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Notes
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Modifications
Silent Hill 4 PC Fix by Steam006
- Adds new features such as:
- Proper Widescreen support
- Hor+ FOV
- Cutscene FPS increased from 15 to 30 for Retail copies
- Default brightness/gamma settings more alike to the PS2 version
- Restored missing hauntings from the PS2 and/or Xbox versions
- Minor bug fixes
- Some of these features are already present in the GOG version, although this fix is still recommended to be used in order to fix missing content.
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=|fix=
- Download the archive and copy the contents to
<path-to-game>
. - Configure options in
, if desired.Silent_Hill_4_PC_Fix.ini
- Run the game from
.SILENT HILL 4.exe
Notes
- Password:
pcgw
If using this fix with the GOG version, do not overwrite the pre-existing
d3d8.dll
found in<path-to-game>
.
Rename it tod3d8R.dll
; otherwise GOGs wrapper will be overwritten, causing the GOG DirectX Configuration tool and its enhancements to be dropped.
Silent Hill 4: The Room 16:9 FMV Pack by CataBridge
- In-Game FMVs converted from the PlayStation 2 version scaled to 16:9.
- Recommended to be used with Steam006's fix.
Instructions |
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Notes
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Skip intro splash screens
Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\saves\[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Only on the GOG version. See Widescreen resolution for retail versions. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Only on the GOG version. See Widescreen resolution for retail versions. |
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Field of view (FOV) | Corrected for widescreen in the GOG version. Use sh4tool to change. |
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Windowed | Only on the GOG version through the DirectX Configuration tool. See Windowed for retail versions. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 2-16x on the GOG version. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA 2-8x on the GOG version. Minor rendering issues in specific circumstances.[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Present in the GOG version and enabled by default through the DirectX Configuration tool. | ||
60 FPS | Capped to 30 FPS in gameplay. Retail version cutscenes are capped to 15 FPS. See High frame rate to increase to 60 FPS. |
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120+ FPS |
- For a more visually faithful experience to the PS2's graphics, it's recommended to set all three gamma values to
1.0
.
Widescreen resolution
- Fixes specific issues with widescreen resolutions on the Retail version.
- The GOG version does not require any of these.
Use Steam006's Fix |
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Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix |
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Notes
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Use Nemesis2000's wrapper |
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Notes
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Windowed
Use the GOG DirectX configuration tool |
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Notes
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Use DxWnd |
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High frame rate
Install Silent Hill 4 Wrapper by Nemesis |
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Notes
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Disabling blur in cutscenes
- Cutscene blur used to create a depth-of-field effect is broken on Retail copies when using a widescreen fix.
- Does NOT need to be disabled in the GOG version. Users may have a potential decrease in visual quality if done on the GOG version.
Use Steam006's Fix |
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Notes
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Use Silent Hill 4 Wrapper by Nemesis |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse deceleration present in the first-person segments. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Can be adjusted with Steam006's Fix. X/Y axis sensitivity is inconsistent.[citation needed] |
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Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Can be done through Steam006's fix. Press F3 and F4 to invert the X/Y axis. |
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Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Full support in the GOG version. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | Can be adjusted with Steam006's Fix. X/Y axis sensitivity is inconsistent.[citation needed] |
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Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Fully working in the GOG version. See Controller support to fix the partial support on retail versions. |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Added in the GOG version on August 27, 2021. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | No prompts in-game. No icons for configuration. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Controller support
- Controller support was fixed in the GOG version.[4]
- Retail copies may have a problem related to specific inputs not working, such as the triggers or right stick.
Fix button assignment[citation needed] |
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Use XInput Plus and Wrapper by Nemesis |
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Notes
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Use Steam Input[5] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Separate sliders for BGM and SE | |
Surround sound | Dolby Digital 5.1. May get up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. |
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Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | Set Dolby Digital in-game and use DSOAL to get HRTF.[6] | |
Royalty free audio | An optional scene, when the player is looking through the door viewer, features a copyrighted sound effect of "Spanish or Italian Couple Yelling at Each Other, Through Thick Wall Perspective". It is part of the Hollywood Edge Sound Effects Library and gets flagged on Twitch.[7] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Fan translation, download. | |||
French | European retail and GOG only | |||
German | European retail and GOG only | |||
Italian | European retail and GOG only | |||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | Fan translation by grajpopolsku (no diacritics), download. A version with diacritics made by different authors is available here. |
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Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Spanish | European retail and GOG only | |||
Turkish | Fan translation, download. |
Issues fixed
The game closes itself immediately after launching
- White screen shows up twice, but no logos are visible when they should be. The game closes itself immediately after.
Install the game on the Local Disk (C:)[8][9] |
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The game fails to run
- Some systems may fail to launch the game despite meeting the technical requirements.
Use Steam006's Fix |
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Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix |
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Bypass initial check[10] |
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Screen flickering on Windows 8/8.1
Use d3d8to9 |
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Notes
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Audio does not correctly pan between channels on "Stereo"
- The regular stereo mode, by default, does not seem to properly pan sounds between both stereo channels.
This results in incorrect mixing between the two channels when the camera moves.
Switch audio mode to Dolby Digital in the game settings[6]
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Notes
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Error: "The game is not installed properly"
Edit Windows Registry[12] |
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\KONAMI] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\KONAMI\Silent Hill 4] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\KONAMI\Silent Hill 4\1.00.000]
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Modifications
Silent Hill 4 Randomizer
Instructions |
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Notes
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz or AMD Athlon | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1b compatible | Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Silent Hill 4 Manual - last accessed on 2024-02-18
- ↑ Hauntings - Silent Hill Memories - last accessed on 2023-02-17
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on 28 May 2023
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on 28 May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2021-08-11
- Just uploaded a community controller configuration on Steam for this game.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Silent Hill 4: The Room w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio) - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2023-10-05)
- ↑ Crash to Desktop after two flashes of white screen - last accessed on January 2024
- ↑ Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2021-08-11
- ↑ Silent Hill 4 - Widescreen Patch - last accessed on 2017-01-21
- ↑ https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1332-silent-hill-4-pc-fix-by-steam006/?do=findComment&comment=5340
- ↑ SH4 PC “The Game is Not Installed Properly” - last accessed on 2017-01-21