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Deadlight
Deadlight	2012
Deadlight: Director's Cut	2016

This page is for the original release. For the Director's Cut, see Deadlight: Director's Cut.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211400/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/211400/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use GeDoSaTo^{[citation needed]}
Install GeDoSaTo. Add LOTDGame to the user whitelist. Create a new profile for the game with this setting: `forceBorderlessFullscreen 1` Run the game in fullscreen mode.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

By default Deadlight doesn't support anti-aliasing, which can be noticeable and quite annoying on certain displays.

Enable Anti-alasing^{[citation needed]}

Download and open NVIDIA Profile Inspector.
Press the Create new profile button (shown in green below). Use a profile name like Deadlight for convenience.
Press the Add application to current profile button (shown in blue above).
Go to <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32
Select LOTDGame.exe
Modify the entry for Antialiasing compatibility to show 0x080100C5
Modify the entry for Antialiasing - Mode to show Override any application setting
Modify Antialiasing - Setting as you wish, for example to show 16xQ [16x CSAA (8 color + 8 cv samples)].
You may also modify Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling, for example to show 4x Sparse Grid Supersampling.
Click Apply changes at the top right of the application.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open LOTDEngine.ini.
Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value.
Save file.

For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Input settings

Controller buttons.

Key rebinding.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
French
Italian
Spanish
Japanese
Turkish
Russian

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Deadlight.

Issues fixed

No audio in cutscenes

Use replacement binkw32.dll^[1]
Download the newer version of binkw32.dll. Unpack the file to `<path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32\`.

Enable shader initialization on demand^[1]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `LOTDEngine.ini`. Search and change `bInitializeShadersOnDemand` to `TRUE`. Save file.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2GHz+ or better	Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ or better
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Shader model 3.0 support	512 MB of VRAM

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>/211400/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (211400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Steam Community :: Guide :: Solution: "No sound in cutscenes" problem in Deadlight

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/211400/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (211400) 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>/211400/.

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

[5] The app ID (211400) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[noSoundFix-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Steam Community :: Guide :: Solution: "No sound in cutscenes" problem in Deadlight

[Note 1]

[1]

@@ Line 87: / Line 87: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use GeDoSaTo|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use GeDoSaTo|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Install [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/897-gedosato/ GeDoSaTo].
 # Add '''LOTDGame''' to the user whitelist.
@@ Line 98: / Line 97: @@
 {{--}} By default Deadlight doesn't support anti-aliasing, which can be noticeable and quite annoying on certain displays.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Enable Anti-alasing|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Enable Anti-alasing|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Download and open [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Orbmu2k/nvidiaprofileinspector/build/artifacts NVIDIA Profile Inspector].
 # Press the '''Create new profile''' button (shown in green below). Use a profile name like '''Deadlight''' for convenience.<br>[[File:Inspector button2.jpg]]
@@ Line 113: / Line 111: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Change frame rate smoothing|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Change frame rate smoothing|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open <code>LOTDEngine.ini</code>.
@@ Line 285: / Line 282: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===No audio in cutscenes===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use replacement binkw32.dll|ref=<ref name="noSoundFix">[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=166774038 Steam Community :: Guide :: Solution: "No sound in cutscenes" problem in Deadlight]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use replacement binkw32.dll|ref=<ref name="noSoundFix">[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=166774038 Steam Community :: Guide :: Solution: "No sound in cutscenes" problem in Deadlight]</ref>}}
 # Download the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/653-dead-light-sound-fix/ newer version of binkw32.dll].
 # Unpack the file to {{code|{{p|game}}\Binaries\Win32\}}.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Enable shader initialization on demand|ref=<ref name="noSoundFix"/>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Enable shader initialization on demand|ref=<ref name="noSoundFix"/>}}
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open <code>LOTDEngine.ini</code>.

Developers

	Tequila Works
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 25, 2012