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Revision as of 01:08, 28 February 2012
Issues & Fixes
The PC version of Dead Space is afflicted by a few glaring defects that, if not corrected, can be detrimental to the enjoyment of the game.
Mouse Lag and Random Sensitivity
Enabling V-sync in the game options will induce a very noticeable mouse lag, and also has the problem of capping the FPS at 30 rather than the standard 60. Disabling in-game V sync removes this problem but also creates the problem of random sensitivity and screen tearing. Follow these steps to force 60HZ vertical sync with minimal mouse latency.
- Download RivaTuner from guru3D.
- Once installed, find D3DOverrider in
[install path]\Tools\D3DOverrider\D3DOverrider.exe
- Click the + icon at the bottom of the interface and add Dead Space.exe
- Select Dead Space.exe and specify Triple Buffering OFF and V Sync ON. Set Application Detection Level to High.
Changing the FOV
There is no in-game option to modify the FOV value, and a config edit method doesn't seem to be available either. Dead Space supports multiscreen however, which means that using an appropriate custom resolution on a single monitor will result in a FOV change.
This will allow the player to regain some sense of peripheral vision. The artistic intent of the game makers will be somewhat preserved as well: the main character will still occupy a sizeable portion of the display area.
The disadvantage of this method is that black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
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default resolution (1920*1200)
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custom resolution (1920*817)
Other Image Quality Adjustments
Out of the box, Dead Space doesn't offer anisotropic filtering. Should a system's GPU comfortably exceed the recommended requirements listed above, forcing anisotropic filtering via the video driver will yield substantial image quality improvements.
Regarding antialiasing, even though the method provided by the game seems adequate, it can have a tendency to blur the image. Disabling it and forcing antialiasing in the video driver should improve image quality.
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in-game AA, no AF
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in-game AA, 16xAF (driver)
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4xAA (driver), 16xAF (driver)
Save File Location
%user%\Documents\Electronic Arts\Dead Space
System Requirements
Useful Links
- Dead Space Series Steam Forum
- Dead Space Wikipedia article
- Dead Space Wiki
- Dead Space report on widescreengamingforum.com