Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Key points
- Steam version DRM switched from Games for Windows Live to Steamworks.[2]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1][Note 2].
- Retail product keys activate on Steam (Games for Windows Marketplace game and DLC cannot be transferred).[2]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Ninja Skills Pack |
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Psychopath Skills Pack |
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Soldier of Fortune Pack |
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Sports Fan Skills Pack |
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- Case Zero and Case West standalone DLCs are only available for Xbox 360.
Essential improvements
Patches
HD Frontend
- UndeadFrankie's HD frontend Fixes many compression artifacts on hud, menus, loading screens & map
- Does not work with the Off the Record version
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- Download [1].
- Extract the "data" folder into your Dead Rising 2 directory folder
- Accept replacements
- Start up the game and you should now see the changes in effect.
- For the Russian version use Russian patch 1.0.0.1.
- A title update is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run
setup.exe
).[7]
- DR2Hookary will allow you to do quite a few things that make the overall experience better like: Skipping the intro logos, Allowing you to play in Windowed or Borderless fullscreen windowed & Enabling Debug options.
Instructions
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- Download DR2Hookary.
- Place the files:
DR2Hookary.asi & DR2Hookary.ini into the root of your Dead Rising 2 installation folder.
- Download the 32-bit version of Ultimate ASI Loader.
- Place the file:
dinput8.dll into the root of your Dead Rising 2 installation folder.
- Open file:
DR2Hookary.ini and set the options to your liking and save the file once you have done so.
- Start up the game and you should now see the changes in effect.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Use Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools[8][9]
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- Download Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools and extract it somewhere.
- Go to the Dead Rising 2 installation folder, and open the
data folder.
- Drag
datafile.big and place it onto Gibbed.DeadRising2.Unpack.exe .
- When it's finished unpacking, open the
datafile_big folder that was created in the data folder.
- Open
camera.txt with Notepad, and click Edit → Replace.
- Type
FOV = "43" in the Find, and FOV = "63" in the Replace (change 63 to desired FOV) and click Replace All.
- Some other cameras use
FOV = "45" which can also be replaced, such as in the cVehicleBehaviorCam PushableCam section.
- Save the file.
- Drag the
datafile_big folder and place it onto Gibbed.DeadRising2.Pack.exe . This will create a new file called datafile_big.big .
- Backup the original
datafile.big by renaming it to something else.
- Rename
datafile_big.big to datafile.big .
Notes
- Vehicles have a modifier that decreases FOV by -7 when moving at full speed. Changing this to 0 in each entry will stabilize the FOV.
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Disable Depth of Field
Hex-edit the game executable
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- Open
deadrising2.exe using the hex editor of your choice.
- Find and replace
gDOF with xDOF .
- Save your changes
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Disable Screen Vignette
Hex-edit the game executable
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- Open
deadrising2.exe using the hex editor of your choice.
- Find and replace
gVignette with xVignette
- Save your changes
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Disable Fog
Hex-edit the game executable
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- Open
deadrising2.exe using the hex editor of your choice.
- Find and replace
mFogMax with xFogMax .
- Find and replace
mFogEnd with xFogEnd .
- Find and replace
mFogStart with xFogStart .
- Find and replace
mFogColour with xFogColour .
- Save your changes.
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Disable Luminance Variation
Hex-edit the game executable
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- Open
deadrising2.exe using the hex editor of your choice.
- Find and replace
mDesiredLuminance with xDesiredLuminance .
- Save your changes
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Disable Blur
Hex-edit the game executable
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- Open
deadrising2.exe using the hex editor of your choice.
- Find and replace
gCombinedDOFBlurParameters with xCombinedDOFBlurParameters .
- Find and replace
gCombinedCameraBlurParameters with xCombinedCameraBlurParameters .
- Find and replace
gCombinedVelocityBlurWeights with xCombinedVelocityBlurWeights .
- Find and replace
gCombinedVelocityBlurOffsets with xCombinedVelocityBlurOffsets .
- Save your changes
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Input
Use Dead Rising 2 Key Remapper
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- Go to Dead Rising 2 Key Remapper.
- Download the .exe file and run it.
- Use the GUI to change your keybindings, and then hit "Save".
Notes
- Keybindings must be written as text. Click the "?" Button for exactly what you need to type for special keys like Enter, Numpad, etc.
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Editing input text files manually[10]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\controls\
- Edit the desired text file:
- Edit
keymap.txt for keyboard bindings
- Edit
mousemap.txt for mouse bindings
- Edit
padmap.txt for Xbox 360 Controller bindings
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Volume sliders for music and sound effects. |
Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1 output[11] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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See Mute on focus lost. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Local retail only. For digital versions use this patch. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, download. |
Russian |
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Local retail only; Russian localization is stored on Disc 2 and requires a separate install. A patch for digital versions is available here. |
Spanish |
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Mute on focus lost
Set mute in background[citation needed]
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- Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
- Start the game and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
- Expand "Window Management" and "Input/Output Behavior"
- Enable "Mute Game" under "Background Behavior" and close the Control Panel.
- Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+O to toggle Special K's On-Screen Display.
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Network
- Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Game crashes to desktop on launch after spawning windowed mode then fullscreen
Install to C drive or install first to C then move files and make a junction point to C location
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Game crashes to desktop on launch
- This issue was resolved in the 20 May 2015 patch released for the Steam version.
Game doesn't launch
- The game is not launching after successful release date check on Windows 8 and later.
Update Games for Windows - LIVE Redistributable[citation needed]
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- Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows – LIVE Redistributable.
- Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace.
- Install the Games for Windows Marketplace Client.
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Item cycle buttons are reversed
Swap cycle buttons[citation needed]
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- Edit
<path-to-game>\data\controls\padmap.txt .
- Change
COMMAND_PLAYER_MAIN_ITEMS_CYCLE_LEFT from BUTTON_L1 to BUTTON_R1 .
- Change
COMMAND_PLAYER_MAIN_ITEMS_CYCLE_RIGHT from BUTTON_R1 to BUTTON_L1 .
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Quiet audio
Set sample format/sample rate to 24 bit 48000Hz (Studio Quality) and set 5.1 surround audio
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- Right click the speaker icon in the bottom right (closest icon to the left of the clock and date) and click on Playback Devices
- Click on Speakers and then click Properties, then go to the Advanced tab.
- Switch your default format/sample rate to 24 bit 48000Hz (Studio Quality) to start with if it isn't.
- Go back to the Playback Devices screen, click Speakers, and then hit Configure.
- Change the speaker configuration to 5.1 surround.
- Go through the screens as prompted while disabling any speakers you don't have (so if you have Stereo Speakers, enable 5.1 Surround audio and uncheck everything but Front Right and Front Left speakers in the prompts), then apply your changes.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS ATI Radeon HD 3850 DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
References