Difference between revisions of "Dead Man's Hand"

Revision as of 12:25, 9 March 2023

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Game lacks an FPS limiter or Vsync and causes clipping bugs on stairs with frame rates higher than 60 FPS.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 5 DRM.

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
Windows	<path-to-game>\System\*.ini^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\SaveDMH\^{[Note 1]}

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		80°, Vert-.
Windowed		You can toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`. To start in windowed set `StartupFullscreen` in `DMH.ini` to `StartupFullscreen=False`.
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.
High-fidelity upscaling		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.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Edit INI files

Uses correct aspect ratio but reduces vertical FOV.

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open DMH.ini.
Adjust the following lines accordingly to your resolution

[WinDrv.WindowsClient]
WindowedViewportX=640
WindowedViewportY=480
FullscreenViewportX=800
FullscreenViewportY=600
MenuViewportX=640
MenuViewportY=480

Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper

Aspect ratio will appear slightly stretched, but vertical FOV is maintained.

Download newest dgVoodoo2.
Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe, dgVoodoo.conf, MS\x86\d3d8.dll into <path-to-game>\System\
Start dgVoodooCpl.exe and set the desired resolution in the DirectX tab, under Resolution.
Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark in the DirectX tab, under Miscellaneous.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit ini file^{[citation needed]}
Open `DMH.ini` within configuration file(s) location with a text editor (make sure you have run the game at least once) Go to class `[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]`. In this section adjust line `LevelOfAnisotropy=1` (maximum is 16).

Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper
Download newest dgVoodoo2. Extract `dgVoodooCpl.exe`, `dgVoodoo.conf`, `MS\x86\d3d8.dll` into <path-to-game>\System\ Start dgVoodooCpl.exe and set Filtering to the desired value in the DirectX tab, under Texturing. Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark in the DirectX tab, under Miscellaneous.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper
Download newest dgVoodoo2. Extract `dgVoodooCpl.exe`, `dgVoodoo.conf`, `MS\x86\d3d8.dll` into <path-to-game>\System\ Start dgVoodooCpl.exe and check Force vSync in the DirectX tab. Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark in the DirectX tab, under Miscellaneous.

Edit ini file^{[citation needed]}
Open `DMH.ini` within configuration file(s) location with a text editor (make sure you have run the game at least once) Go to class `[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]`. In this section find `UseVSync=False` which can be set to true to enable v-sync

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse acceleration and smoothing enabled by default
Mouse sensitivity		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. Original Xbox layout can be used for reference.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Edit bindings in `User.ini`.
Controller sensitivity		Edit in `User.ini`.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Edit bindings in `User.ini`.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse acceleration

Edit User.ini^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open User.ini (make sure you have run the game at least once)
Add the following lines at the bottom:

[Engine.PlayerInput]
bInvertMouse=False
MouseSmoothingMode=0
MouseSmoothingStrength=0.000000
MouseSensitivity=1.00000
MouseSamplingTime=0.001
MouseAccelThreshold=0.000000
DoubleClickTime=0.200000

[Engine.PlayerInput] entries are created upon inverting mouse y-axis or adjusting sensitivity

Mouse sensitivity

Edit User.ini^{[citation needed]}

Calculate your sensitivity for UT2004 on mouse-sensitivity.com
Edit your User.ini with a text editor:

[Engine.Input]
MouseX=Count bXAxis | Axis aMouseX Speed=2.0
MouseY=Count bYAxis | Axis aMouseY Speed=2.0

[Engine.PlayerInput]
MouseSensitivity=1.00000

[Engine.PlayerInput] entries are created upon inverting mouse y-axis or adjusting sensitivity

Enable aim assist

Edit DMH.ini
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `DMH.ini` (make sure you have run the game at least once) Find `AutoAim` under `[Engine.GameInfo]` Change the value from `0.000000` to `1.000000`

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		UseEAX=True in DMH.ini doesn't seem to alter the sound.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		Direct IP connect possible. Alternatively, see GameSpy for alternative master servers.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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)
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

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^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\system.
Open DMH.ini.
Find this line: DesiredRefreshRate=60.
Change the value to set your monitors refresh rate. For example 120 or 144.

Notes

Modifying any video options will undo the custom refresh rate.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 3 - 800 MHz AMD Athlon - 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 compatible

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

[gamedir-1] 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).

[Note 1]

@@ Line 259: / Line 259: @@
 ==Network==
 {{Network/Multiplayer
-|local play           =
+|local play           = false
 |local play players   =
 |local play modes     =
@@ Line 267: / Line 267: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = false
+|online play          = true
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    =
+|online play notes    = Direct IP connect possible. Alternatively, see [[GameSpy]] for alternative master servers.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 278: / Line 278: @@
 |p2p                =
 |p2p notes          =
-|dedicated          =
+|dedicated          = true
 |dedicated notes    =
-|self-hosting       =
+|self-hosting       = true
 |self-hosting notes =
-|direct ip          =
+|direct ip          = true
-|direct ip notes    =
+|direct ip notes    = Open the console with <code>~</code> and type in <code>open [ip address:port]</code>.
 }}{{Network/Ports
-|tcp  =
+|tcp  = 7777
-|udp  =
+|udp  = 7777
 |upnp =
 }}

Developers

	Human Head Studios
Publishers
	Atari
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	March 16, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	63