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Revision as of 19:18, 1 December 2022

Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 cover
Developers
Visceral Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Visceral Engine
Release dates
Windows January 25, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 87
IGDB 90
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter, Survival horror
Art styles Realistic
Themes Horror, Sci-fi, Space
Series Dead Space
Dead Space 2 on HowLongToBeat
Dead Space 2 on IGDB
Dead Space 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Dead Space 2 on MobyGames
Dead Space 2 on Wikipedia
Dead Space
Dead Space 2008
Dead Space 2 2011
Dead Space 3 2013
Dead Space (2023) 2023

Key points

In-game Vsync option caps frame rate at 30 FPS.[1]
Suffers from poor mouse input. See Raw mouse input fix.
Game may crash at start-up if CPU has Logical Processors above 8. Disable SMT Mode / Hyper-Threading in BIOS.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Origin
Released on 2 DVDs. TAGES Solidshield v2.0.3.0 DRM.
All retail versions require signing into an EA account in-game. This unlocks a copy of the game on Origin for that EA account.
Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Included with EA Play (Steam). TAGES Solidshield DRM.
EA account sign-in can be skipped in the Steam version for singleplayer but is still required for multiplayer.
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Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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[2]
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
All digital versions activate on Origin.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Hazard Pack Integrated in Update 1.
Windows
Martial Law Pack Integrated in Update 1.
Windows
Supernova Pack Integrated in Update 1.
Windows
Collector's Edition Includes: Zealot Suit and Zealot Force Gun.[Note 1]
Windows
Ignition Rewards Reward for completing console exclusive Dead Space - Ignition. Can be unofficially unlocked on PC, see Conduit rooms not accessible.
Windows
Refurbished Plasma Cutter Reward for having a Dead Space save file.
Windows
Preorder bonus Allows to use Rivet Gun both in singleplayer or multiplayer. Unavailable to purchase.
Windows
Buying this Zealot Suit would cause the Elite Security Suit to disappear from the Safe (Can not retain 2 suits together). See Save game editor
The Dead Space 2: Severed story and Outbreak multiplayer maps package DLC are not available on the PC.[3]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

May cause the main menu to become glitched and unusable.[4]
Delete/rename video[5]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies\ followed by your language's folder.
  2. Delete or rename Trio_FrontEnd.vp6, or replace with an empty VP6 video.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 2\settings.txt
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47780/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Dead Space 2\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47780/pfx/[Note 2]
20 save slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Visuals settings.
Visuals settings.
Custom Render Settings
Custom Render Settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[6]
4K Ultra HD
Subtitles do not scale. Untested Cheat Engine table for subtitle scaling.
Field of view (FOV)
Use Widescreen Fixer. Changing FOV inhibits selecting things in menus.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/off toggle.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
In-game Vsync limits frame rate to 30 FPS for all refresh rates.[1]
See the glossary page for proper Vsync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Very high frame-rate (+30 FPS)potentially causes problems with QTEs, physics (specifically ragdoll), and animations.[citation needed]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control settings.
Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Unable to assign "Aim Mode (Toggle)" function to any mouse button.
Mouse acceleration
See Raw mouse input fix to disable negative mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
See Raw mouse input fix to fix multiple issues.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Rapidly changes button prompts

Raw mouse input fix

Dead Space 2 suffers from negative mouse acceleration by default.
Mouse sensitivity is dependent on the frame rate, which can lead to inconsistent movement when the performance is not stable. Horizontal sensitivity is also much higher than vertical sensitivity.
Use Dead Space 2 Mouse Fix[citation needed]
This fix will cause the game to crash when playing as a Necromorph in multiplayer.
This fix disables the right analog stick when using a controller.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 5.0 output.[7]
Subtitles
Fixed size, does not scale up with resolution
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Fan translation, donwload
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation.
Italian
Polish
Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation: download (GGames)
Russian
Retail only. Patch for digital release here. Fan (audio) localization by CGInfo
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
8 Versus
4v4

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Very poor native support; see Nvidia 3D Vision to fix.
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Nvidia 3D Vision

Dead Space 2 has mediocre Nvidia 3D Vision support out of the box.
It has however been modded by HeliX to the point where it can be considered a 3D Vision showcase game. You can play with any convergence and depth.
Use Helix Mod[citation needed]
  1. Install Dead Space 2 3D Vision Fix.
  2. If you're playing through Steam or Origin, disable the overlay.

Issues fixed

No suit unlocks for higher difficulty completion

Riot Police Security Suit is unlocked after beating the game at any difficulty.
Normally upon completing the game on Hardcore or Zealot difficulty, you would unlock Soldier Suit(Hardcore) and Arctic Security Suit(Zealot). These unlocks do not work properly unless you happen to complete the game in a single playthrough.
This fix can also be used to unlock Hardcore difficulty early without beating the game once prior, by modifying Controls.AcL.X.
Unlock suits and Hardcore difficulty[1]
  1. Navigate to %LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 2\.
  2. Edit the settings.txt file.
  3. Look for the lines containing Controls.AcL.X and Controls.AcL.Y, which dictate achievement progress.
  4. These values are shown in hexadecimal. Temporarily convert them into binary (a string of length 32 containing 1s and 0s) to start working on them.
  5. Flip bit 17 of Controls.AcL.X to 1 to unlock the Mission Impossible achievement (beat the game on Zealot) and the Arctic Security Suit.
  6. Flip bit 14 of Controls.AcL.Y to 1 to unlock the Hard to the Core achievement (beat the game on Hardcore), Soldier Suit, and Hand Cannon.
  7. Don't forget to convert the binary back into hexadecimal before saving the settings file.
There is no need to apply this fix to the "Made Us Whole" achievement since that one works as intended.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio RwAudioCore [7]

Activation limits

EA limits Dead Space 2 to being authorized on a maximum of five computers at a time. The games must be authorized on a computer before you can play it. De-authorizing the game on a computer does not uninstall it.[8]
To reauthorize the game on a given computer, simply launch the game on that computer while being connected to the Internet.
Uninstall the game[citation needed]
De-authorize game (Windows Vista and later)[9][citation needed]
  1. Click on the Windows button on the Windows Taskbar.
  2. Select All Programs.
  3. Click on Games.
  4. Click on Games Explorer.
  5. Right-click on the Dead Space 2 icon.
  6. Click on Dead Space 2 - Deauthorize this machine.
De-authorize game (Windows XP)[9]
  1. Click on the Start menu on the Windows Taskbar.
  2. Select All Programs
  3. Find the EA Games folder.
  4. Roll over the Dead Space 2 folder.
  5. Click on the Dead Space 2 - Deauthorize this machine option.

Save game editor

A tool by VakhtinAndrey that allows players to modify their Dead Space 2 game save data. Backing up the original save files is recommended before using this tool. Can be downloaded here.
Can unlock access to items in the PC version that were previously exclusive to the console versions, which are the Hacker Suit and Hacker Contact Beam (required a save file from Dead Space: Ignition, which is not on PC), the Zealot Suit and Zealot Force Gun (exclusive to Collector's Edition owners), Rivet Gun (Pre-order bonus).[10]

Conduit rooms not accessible

There are four special rooms in the game that are unlocked by completing the Dead Space Ignition tie-in, which is not available for Windows.[11]
In order to make this workaround effective, you must have beaten the game at least once.[citation needed]
Buying this Hacker Suit would cause the Elite Advanced Suit to disappear from the Safe (cannot retain 2 suits together).
If need to intall any fanmade translation patchs which modify DS2DAT3.DAT packed file, replace before installing localization.
Use unlocker (batch method)[12]
  1. Download Dead Space 2 Conduit for PC (PCGW mirror)
  2. Extract the contents to the installation folder.
  3. Run DS2Patcher.bat to apply the fix.
Use unlocker (manual method)[13]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. If you have a DS2DAT0.DAT, you'll need to rename all existing DS2DAT#.DAT to one number higher.
    • For example: DS2DAT0.DATDS2DAT1.DAT, DS2DAT6.DATDS2DAT7.DAT, etc.
  3. Download Dead Space 2 Conduit for PC (PCGW mirror).
  4. Extract DS2DAT0_CONDUIT4PC.DAT to the installation folder, and rename it to DS2DAT0.DAT.
  5. Start the game and load any save file.

Weapons/Armor unlocked at start

In the latest Dead Space 2 version most of DLC items are available for free in the shop, thereby negating the need to find schematics and decreasing the difficulty. The simplest workaround is either to ignore them, or buy all and store in safe. The methods below remove them entirely.
The Elite Engineering Suit will not unlock for subsequent play-throughs, Save games will not be recorded, and deducted, properly when playing the Single Player Campaign in Hardcore mode.
Remove the DLC (universal)
  1. For Steam/Origin: turn automatic game updates off.
  2. Download executable from EA site here.
  3. Make a backup copy of the currently installed executable and copy the downloaded .exe into the Dead Space 2 folder.
  4. Reset the keybindings to default.

Notes

Compatibility with fixes is unknown.
Remove the DLC (Steam)[citation needed]
  1. Download the original executable here.
  2. Make a backup copy of the currently installed executable and copy the downloaded .exe into the Dead Space 2 folder.
  3. Reset the keybindings to default.

Notes

It recommended that you use the newer .exe for subsequent play-throughs, as it properly unlocks some bonus items that you normally get for completing the game.
The Origin version includes the DLC, and the above fix no longer works.
This exe is not compatible with Dead Space 2 Mouse Fix and Widescreen Fixer.
Remove the DLC (for Origin version)
  1. Make progress to first savepoint and save.
  2. Turn automatic game updates off in Origin.
  3. Download the Dead Space 2 v1.0 FairLight Fixed EXE here.
  4. Make a backup copy of the currently installed executable and copy the downloaded .exe into the Dead Space 2 folder.
  5. Delete AppData\Local\EA Games\Dead Space 2\controls.rmp or reset keybindings to default.

Notes

If you are experiencing "Solar Array Elevator Glitch", just exit to main menu and then hit continue.
It recommended that you use the newer .exe for subsequent play-throughs, as it properly unlocks some bonus items that you normally get for completing the game.
Works with Dead Space 2 Mouse Fix.
Makes the game crash when having WidescreenFixer running and engaging its hotkey.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 4000+
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1600 Pro
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Nvidia GeForce 7300, 7600 GS, 8500 and ATI Radeon X1300, X1300 Pro, HD2400 are below minimum system requirements.


Notes

  1. Redeem by entering online activation code in game.
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/47780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (47780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 New 120Hz Games Report
  2. Games for Windows Marketplace y Xbox.com se fusionan - last accessed on 19 August 2022
  3. Dead Space 2: Severed - Dead Space Wiki - last accessed on 2019-04-01
    "Dead Space 2: Severed is a two-chapter downloadable content pack for Dead Space 2. The game takes place on Titan Station and follows the story of Gabe Weller and Lexine Weller. The DLC was released on March 1 in the U.S. and March 2 in Europe on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network for 560 Microsoft points (Now $6.99) and $6.99/€5.40 respectively."
  4. Verified by User:Keith on 2020-05-10
  5. How to launch Dead Space 2 into the main-menu (skip intro etc) - Arqade
  6. Dead Space 2 21:9 Gameplay (2560x1080) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube
  7. 7.0 7.1 PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
  8. WARNING: Dead Space 2 DRM Install limit - Page 8
  9. 9.0 9.1 Dead Space 2 - Deauthorizing Dead Space 2 on PC
  10. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-04-03
  11. Conduit rooms | Dead Space Wiki | Fandom
  12. Unlocked conduit rooms in DS2 PC version? Hell Yeah!! - Steam Users' Forums (archived)
  13. Verified by User:Keith on 2022-01-02