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Revision as of 04:09, 23 March 2014

Dead Island: Riptide
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Developers
Techland
Publishers
Deep Silver
Engines
Chrome Engine 5
Release dates
Windows April 22, 2013
Dead Island: Riptide on Wikipedia
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Key points

Dead Island: Riptide Helper utility is highly recommended for editing hidden settings.
Reports of poor frame rates[1], audio problems[2] and problems connecting to multiplayer/cooperative games.

General information

Port Report: Dead Island: Riptide
Steam fixes thread - well-maintained and up to date.
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Dead Island: Riptide Helper

Includes options such as:

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216250/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216250/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Affects gun physics.[3] Refer to Dead Island: Riptide Helper
Instructions

Change maximum refresh rate

Refresh rate is limited to 60Hz.
Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Supports public and private lobbies.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting



Issues unresolved

Audio problems

Some dialogue cannot be heard.[4]

Audio recording and many conversations do not have sound when playing in Spanish.

Crash to desktop

Reports of crashing to desktop on startup[5]

To prevent game from crashing to desktop, go to Options -> Online and select Single Player as Game Type.

Issues fixed

Audio screeching or stopping completely

Using 7.1 sound will cause a screeching noise.
All sound can randomly stop until the game is restarted
Instructions
Instructions

Cannot connect to multiplayer games

Error message "Connection to game session is unavailable at this moment." is a catch-all for any form of failed connection.
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI 2600XT 512 MB VRAM (GeForce 8600GT)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References