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===[https://bintray.com/novik65/generic/SilentStormSteamVersion/S2 Unofficial Steam patch]=== | ===[https://bintray.com/novik65/generic/SilentStormSteamVersion/S2 Unofficial Steam patch]=== | ||
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==Game data== | ==Game data== |
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Developers | |
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Nival Interactive | |
Publishers | |
JoWooD Entertainment | |
Nordic Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 7, 2003 |
Silent Storm | |
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Silent Storm | 2003 |
Hammer & Sickle | 2005 |
Key points
- Digital releases fix issues caused by 64-bit OSs using 4+ GB RAM.[1][2]
- Retail releases have shadow and reflection issues on modern GPUs.[3][4] See Incorrect shadows and reflections.
- Make sure to run the game as an administrator. See Privilege Level.
General information
Availability
- The Gold Edition contains both Silent Storm and it's expansion Sentinels.
- Demo versions are available for Silent Storm and Sentinels.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Patches
Silent Storm
- Patches the game to version 1.2.
Silent Storm Sentinels
- Patches the game to version 1.1.
Silent Storm
Unofficial Steam patch
- Fixes some game breaking issues near the end of the game.
- Comes with an already included d3d9.dll which fixes the shadow issues.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254960/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254960/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Unsupported video card
- A cracked executable is required for these fixes.
- This is only needed for the retail versions of the game.
Simple fix
Instructions |
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Hex editing
Instructions |
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Incorrect shadows and reflections
- Huge performance hit on Nvidia videocards, even though with the fix the game runs fine on ATI cards.[5]
Unnoficial Steam patch
Instructions |
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WineD3D
- The game might simply lockup on certain setups, poor performance overall.[6]
Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 800 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
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 (254960) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Windows 7 SP1 64-bit - GOG.com Community Discussions
- ↑ It works! (8GB RAM, widescreen) - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ No Shadows and/or Refraction? Here's the fix! - GOG.com Community Discussions
- ↑ Graphical gltich - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Shadows fix - Nvidia framerate issues
- ↑ Tested by RaTcHeT302.