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.[citation needed]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All digital versions activate on Origin.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Hazard Pack |
Integrated in Update 1. |
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Martial Law Pack |
Integrated in Update 1. |
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Supernova Pack |
Integrated in Update 1. |
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Collector's Edition |
Includes: Zealot Suit and Zealot Force Gun.[Note 1] |
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Ignition Rewards |
Reward for completing console exclusive Dead Space - Ignition. Can be unofficially unlocked on PC, see Conduit rooms not accessible. |
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Refurbished Plasma Cutter |
Reward for having a Dead Space save file. |
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Preorder bonus |
Allows to use Rivet Gun both in singleplayer or multiplayer. Unavailable to purchase. |
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- 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]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\movies\ followed by your language's folder.
- Delete or rename
Trio_FrontEnd.vp6 , or replace with an empty VP6 video.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- 20 save slots available.
System |
Native |
Notes |
Origin |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Input
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]
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- 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.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Up to 5.0 output.[7] |
Subtitles |
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Fixed size, does not scale up with resolution |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
- 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]
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- Install Dead Space 2 3D Vision Fix.
- If you're playing through Steam or Origin, disable the overlay.
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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]
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- Navigate to
%LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 2\ .
- Edit the
settings.txt file.
- Look for the lines containing
Controls.AcL.X and Controls.AcL.Y , which dictate achievement progress.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Game won't boot when running CPUs with 10+ cores
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- On Systems with CPUs that 10+ cores, the game won't start and will show a black screen upon launching and then quit. Affects both AMD and Intel.
Limit Dead Space 2 to one CPU core manually by using the Task Manager[citation needed]
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- This would need to be done every time the game is launched.
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Install a DX9 wrapper[citation needed]
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- This fix uses a DX9 wrapper that has been edited by a Steam user specifically for Dead Space 2.
- Can cause graphical artifacts with shadows on the player character.
- Download DX9 wrapper and extract it to
<path-to-game> .
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Set Windows to automatically limit the game to one CPU core (for Windows 10 and 11)[8]
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- Download and install the Windows ADK.
- During installation Windows ADK gives the option to select multiple tools, the only one needed is Compatibility Administrator.
- Launch the 32-bit version and select the new database under custom databases.
- Click the database menu > Create New > Application Fix.
- Provide the full path of the DS2.exe and give it a name of choosing.
- Skip past the compatibility mode options.
- In compatibility fixes select ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU.
- Save the database from the Database menu and give it a name when prompted.
- Select File > Install. Now the fix will automatically be applied whenever the game is launched.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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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.[9]
- To reauthorize the game on a given computer, simply launch the game on that computer while being connected to the Internet.
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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.[10]
- 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 (manual method)[12]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- If you have a
DS2DAT0.DAT , you'll need to rename all existing DS2DAT#.DAT to one number higher.
- For example:
DS2DAT0.DAT → DS2DAT1.DAT , DS2DAT6.DAT → DS2DAT7.DAT , etc.
- Download Dead Space 2 Conduit for PC (PCGW mirror).
- Extract
DS2DAT0_CONDUIT4PC.DAT to the installation folder, and rename it to DS2DAT0.DAT .
- Start the game and load any save file.
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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)
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- For Steam/Origin: turn automatic game updates off.
- Download executable from EA site here.
- Make a backup copy of the currently installed executable and copy the downloaded .exe into the Dead Space 2 folder.
- Reset the keybindings to default.
Notes
- Compatibility with fixes is unknown.
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Remove the DLC (Steam)[citation needed]
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- Download the original executable here.
- Make a backup copy of the currently installed executable and copy the downloaded .exe into the Dead Space 2 folder.
- 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.
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Remove the DLC (for Origin version)
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- Make progress to first savepoint and save.
- Turn automatic game updates off in Origin.
- Download the Dead Space 2 v1.0 FairLight Fixed EXE here.
- Make a backup copy of the currently installed executable and copy the downloaded .exe into the Dead Space 2 folder.
- 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.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 4000+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ |
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 | |
Notes
- ↑ Redeem by entering online activation code in game.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References