Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
General information
- Square Enix Forums - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men section
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM[Note 1]
- Steam version has been temporarily delisted.[1]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Movies .
- Delete all files starting with
M00_Intro .
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Play without Games for Windows - LIVE
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Unofficial translation; TriboGamer. |
Spanish |
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Russian |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Polish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Network
- Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).
- Co-op component is available in local play (split screen) only.
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Gamepad not recognized
The Registry Editor allows users to edit the Windows registry.
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- Push ⊞ Win+R, type regedit, then click OK.
- Push ⊞ Win+F3 And search
OEMNAME .
- Replace
OEMNAME with XBOX 360 Controller for Windows .
Notes
- If using a DualShock 4 Controller, try using DS4Windows instead.
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Stuttering
Use Windows Device Manager.
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- Push ⊞ Win+R, type devmgmt.msc, then click OK.
- Find
Human Interface Devices in the list and double click on it.
- Right-click and disable the ones on the list with
HID-compliant device in their name.
- (Optional) Try disabling
HID-compliant consumer control device as well, if this doesn't work.
- Run the game.
This solution is more time consuming but for somee people it works when the first two fixes do not work
Notes
- Reverse the changes, when done playing.
- Features such as side buttons or special keys, might not work during the game.
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Crash on startup
Crash to desktop after the first campaign loading screen
Head into the main menu audio options and change the Sound Render from OpenAL to DIRECTSOUND[4]
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Also,
Go into the save game location and edit the main.ini file, set the resolution to your monitors native resolution, set the correct aspect ratio for your native resolution. DSR may not work
Change Use EAX from 1 to 0.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Audio |
OpenAL, DirectSound3D |
May fall back to DirectSound3D if no OpenAL32.dll is detected in c:\SysWOW64. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz |
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon X1300 Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM
| ATI Radeon X1800 Nvidia GeForce 8300 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References