Difference between revisions of "Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut"
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{{--}} Tons of problems on modern systems. Can only run stably on a single core. See [[#Modern Compatibility Fix|Modern Compatibility Fix]]. | {{--}} Tons of problems on modern systems. Can only run stably on a single core. See [[#Modern Compatibility Fix|Modern Compatibility Fix]]. | ||
{{--}} The atmospheric fog and the shadowing are a lot simpler and less refined than the PS2 version.<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41496788&postcount=6 Differences between the original PS2 versions and the ported PC versions - NeoGAF]</ref> | {{--}} The atmospheric fog and the shadowing are a lot simpler and less refined than the PS2 version.<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41496788&postcount=6 Differences between the original PS2 versions and the ported PC versions - NeoGAF]</ref> | ||
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Developers | |
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Team Silent | |
Publishers | |
Konami | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 2, 2002 |
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 2 | 2024 |
Key points
- Tons of problems on modern systems. Can only run stably on a single core. See Modern Compatibility Fix.
- The atmospheric fog and the shadowing are a lot simpler and less refined than the PS2 version.[1]
- Sluggish and clunky mouse/keyboard controls
- Supports only 4:3 resolutions. Use the Modern Compatibility Fix to enable other aspect ratios.
- Locked to 30 FPS.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
- The Director's Cut edition is the only version available on PC and includes the extra scenario Born from a Wish along with an extra UFO ending.
Essential improvements
Modern Compatibility Fix
Instructions |
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Remastered corrected widescreen FMVs
- All-in-one archive: Google Drive
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Save game data location
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Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Input settings
Controller support
- Xpadder works with Silent Hill 2, and may fix any annoyances in the controls. A pre-made profile can be found here.
Audio settings
- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore hardware-accelerated 3D sound functionality on Vista and newer Windows operating systems.
Issues fixed
- A general collection of game fixes and stuff can be found on NeoGAF forums
Weird lines across the screen
Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon - 700 MHz Intel Pentium - 700 MHz |
AMD Athlon - 1 GHz Intel Pentium - 1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.8 GB | 2.3 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
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