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
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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- 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
- Fixes some game breaking issues near the end of the game.
- Comes with an already included d3d9.dll which fixes the shadow issues.
Patches
- Patches the game to version 1.2.
- Patches the game to version 1.1.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
The expansion's video settings.
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Input settings
The expansion's control settings.
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Audio settings
The expansion's audio settings.
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Issues fixed
Unsupported video card
- A cracked executable is required for these fixes.
- These fixes are only needed for the retail versions of the game. Digital versions are already patched and fully working.
Simple fix
Hex editing
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
WineD3D
- The game might simply lockup on certain setups, poor performance overall.[6]
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References