Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2	2010
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record	2011
Dead Rising 3	2014
Dead Rising	2016
Dead Rising 4	2016

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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.^[3]
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[4]

Retail product keys activate on Steam (Games for Windows Marketplace game and DLC cannot be transferred).^[2]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Ninja Skills Pack
Psychopath Skills Pack
Soldier of Fortune Pack
Sports Fan Skills Pack

Case Zero and Case West standalone DLCs are only available for Xbox 360.

Essential improvements

Patches

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).^[5]

DR2Hookary

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

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.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dead Rising 2\rendersettings.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45740/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dead Rising 2\saves\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\45740\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45740/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

PC Settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen		Use Flawless Widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Use DR2Hookary.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use DR2Hookary.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Game is locked to 120 fps
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Use Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools^[6]^[7]

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.

Disable Depth of Field

Hex-edit the game executable
Open `deadrising2.exe` using the hex editor of your choice. Find and replace `gDOF` with `xDOF`. Save your changes

Disable Screen Vignette

Hex-edit the game executable
Open `deadrising2.exe` using the hex editor of your choice. Find and replace `gVignette` with `xVignette` Save your changes

Disable Fog

Hex-edit the game executable
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.

Disable Luminance Variation

Hex-edit the game executable
Open `deadrising2.exe` using the hex editor of your choice. Find and replace `mDesiredLuminance` with `xDesiredLuminance`. Save your changes

Disable Blur

Hex-edit the game executable

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

Input

Controls

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See Remapping.
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration is active.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Only if controller is disabled.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Official Xbox 360 controllers only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See Remapping.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		for dualshock prompts use this mod Ps3 botton mod for DR2
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Remapping

Use Dead Rising 2 Key Remapper

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.

Editing input text files manually^[8]
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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Volume sliders for music and sound effects.
Surround sound		Up to 5.1 output^[9]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		See Mute on focus lost.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Polish				Local retail only. For digital versions use this patch.
Russian				Local retail only.^[10]

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background^{[citation needed]}
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.

Network

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op, Versus Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op, Versus Co-op: Co-op campaign (2 players). Versus: Terror Is Reality mode.

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

Game crashes to desktop on launch

This issue was resolved in the 20 May 2015 patch released for the Steam version.

Set sound quality to 24 bit, 48000 Hz^{[citation needed]}
See Sound problems (cracking, delays, missing music/effects, etc.)

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]}
Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows – LIVE Redistributable. Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace. Install the Games for Windows Marketplace Client.

Item cycle buttons are reversed

Swap cycle buttons^{[citation needed]}
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`.

Quiet audio

Set sample format/sample rate to 24 bit 48000Hz (Studio Quality) and set 5.1 surround audio

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.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/45740/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (45740) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Dead Rising 2 Developer Interview and Hands-On Preview
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record Steamworks transition imminent - GregaMan > Manage Blog
↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-09-17
Tested with a retail, GFWL-enabled copy. After installing the game, launching the game without the disc, a SecuROM prompt appears, asking to re-insert the disc.
↑ Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
↑ UPDATES & TITLE UPDATES Support Start Here Technical Support - Xbox.com Forums
↑ Dead Rising 2 - PC - How to Edit datafile.big & change Field of View (FOV) - YouTube
↑ (TOOLS) Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools (latest revision) | Dead Rising Console & PC Modding
↑ PC key mapping possible - Steam Game Discussions (retrieved)
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
↑ [1]

[Proton_path_note-6] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/45740/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (45740) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/45740/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (45740) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Dead Rising 2 Developer Interview and Hands-On Preview

[Steamworks-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record Steamworks transition imminent - GregaMan > Manage Blog

[3] Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-09-17
Tested with a retail, GFWL-enabled copy. After installing the game, launching the game without the disc, a SecuROM prompt appears, asking to re-insert the disc.

[4] Welcome to Games for Windows Marketplace - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[5] UPDATES & TITLE UPDATES Support Start Here Technical Support - Xbox.com Forums

[7] Dead Rising 2 - PC - How to Edit datafile.big & change Field of View (FOV) - YouTube

[8] (TOOLS) Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools (latest revision) | Dead Rising Console & PC Modding

[9] PC key mapping possible - Steam Game Discussions (retrieved)

[10] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

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Developers

	Capcom Vancouver
Windows	Mercenary Technology
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	Forge^[1]
Release dates
Windows	September 28, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	78
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Finite spend, Unlock
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	North America, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies
Series	Dead Rising