Dead Man's Hand
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Developers | |
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Human Head Studios | |
Publishers | |
Atari | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 16, 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 63 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | North America, Western |
Warnings
Availability
- Not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Retail patch 1 updates the game to the latest version. Includes bug fixes and 6 additional multiplayer maps.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\System\*.ini[Note 1] |
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DMH.ini
contains general settings. -
User.ini
contains camera FOV, mouse, keyboard/controller bindings and other settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\SaveDMH\[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | 80° by default. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | See Run the game at screen refresh rate. Game lacks an FPS limiter or Vsync and causes clipping bugs on stairs with frame rates higher than 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Widescreen resolution
Edit ini file |
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[WinDrv.WindowsClient] FullscreenViewportX=800 FullscreenViewportY=600 MenuViewportX=640 MenuViewportY=480 |
Field of view (FOV)
Edit ini file[1] |
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Notes
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Windowed
Edit ini file[2] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Edit ini file[3] |
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Use dgVoodoo2.[4] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Edit ini file[5] |
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Use dgVoodoo2.[6] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Enbaled by default. To disable it, see Mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | Max of 10. For higher, see Mouse sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Enable by setting UseJoystick=True in DMH.ini . Auto aim from the Xbox version can be re-enabled. See Enable aim assist and Steam Input for button mapping. This Original Xbox layout page can be used for reference. |
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Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Edit bindings in User.ini . |
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Controller sensitivity | Edit in User.ini . |
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Controller Y-axis inversion | Edit bindings in User.ini . |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse acceleration
Edit ini file[7] |
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Mouse sensitivity
Edit ini file[8] |
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Enable aim assist
Edit ini file[9] |
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Jerky/Uneven mouse movement
Edit User.ini[10] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effects. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 3. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | Direct IP connect possible. Alternatively, see GameSpy for alternative master servers. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Open the console with ~ and type in open [ip address:port] . |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 7777 |
UDP | 7777 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues unresolved
Clipping problems when climbing stairs
- At high frame rates (+150fps), there will be clipping problems on some stairs.
Issues fixed
Poor performance on Windows 8/8.1/10/11
Install dgVoodoo2. |
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Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Maximum selectable refresh rate is 60 Hz. This does not limit FPS, but may set your monitor's refresh rate to 100 Hz, which may result in screen tearing on a 120 Hz or 144 Hz monitor.
Set fullscreen refresh rate[11] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
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Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0 compatible | |
Other | 8X CD-ROM |
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
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-07
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-07
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-07
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-06-07
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-07-03