Template:Infobox game/row/osxporterWarnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
This page is for the original release. For the Definitive Edition, see Dead Island: Definitive Edition.
Key points
- The Dead Island Helper utility can be used to fix many bugs and tweak advanced graphics settings.
General information
- Dead Island Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
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Retail |
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Mac App Store |
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OS X only. Cannot play with Steam players.[1] |
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Game of the Year Edition only. |
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- All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.
- Following the release of Dead Island: Definitive Edition, the game has been pulled from most digital distribution platforms.
Version differences
- Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.[1]
- The Game of the Year edition contains all DLC.
DLC and expansion packs
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Dead Island Upgrade Pack |
Contains all DLC. Available on Amazon.com. |
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Bloodbath Arena |
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Ryder White |
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Blueprint "The Ripper" Weapon |
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Essential improvements
In-game general settings.
- Utility to apply fixes and tweaks to the game.
- Not compatible with Dead Island: Definitive Edition.[2]
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration files location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
Steam Cloud |
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Syncs save games and settings. |
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
In-game network settings.
- If you have installed mods or edited the .xml for characters, all clients need the same mods in order to play.
It should also be noted that challenges are global, so if you are close to killing for instance 1 million zombies with one characters, and you play co-op with another and hit one million total kills, this character will gain all the XP from completing the challenge
- Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.[1]
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
Issues fixed
- You can find various fixes in the FAQ on the Steam Community Discussions page for Dead Island.
- If you don't want to manually apply some of these tweaks check out tools section at end of the page.
Long Load Times
Some users are experiencing ridiculously long load times when doing things like loading the menu, game, etc. It can literally take over 5–10 minutes for some people. Oddly enough, this may relate to error logging that is done by the game.
Co-op Error Message: "The game you have tried to join is no longer available"
Loud Distorted Audio
Dead Island has a compatibility problem with 7.1 output devices, this includes Logitech USB headsets (G35, G930) and 7.1 sound devices that use 3.5 mm analog connections. This issue is typically immediately recognizable when reaching the title screen and hearing a loud, frightening, distorted noise; this issue also carries over into the gameplay. This issue was present in Dead Island: Riptide, but was corrected by Techland. Techland has yet to correct the issue with the first Dead Island game. The definitive solution is to set your device to anything below 7.1 but other options exist that may help.
This will fix the game's sound partly, because static might still occur however most of the problem is over.
If this fix does not work, there is an alternative solution to static and crackling problems.
It is recommended that you backup the Audio.scr
file before doing this, though if you don't you can always just delete the file and the game will create a new one.
Game Crashes With Message: Problem Event: BEX
Users whose player names have non-English characters experience game crashes with this error message:
Problem event name: BEX App Name: DeadIslandGame.exe App version: 1.0.0.0 App timestamp: 4f100716 Fault module name: MSVCR90.dll Fault module version: 9.0.30729.6161 Fault module timestamp: 4dace5b9 Exception offset: 00036d36 Exception code: c0000417 Exception data 00000000 OS version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional info 1: 364e Additional info 2:364ecf2f9e26d8075e002643326a0340 Additional info 3: 1f40 Additional info 4: 1f4001d1190a4d768106236129b38e30c.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
2.x |
OS X and Linux only. |
Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.9 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 9600 ATI Radeon HD 3850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.8 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 512 MB of VRAM |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04 |
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.8 GHz Dual Core
| Intel Core i7 3.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 430 ATI Radeon HD 5570 1 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References