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Revision as of 18:13, 9 September 2018

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
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Developers
Access Games
Windows Rising Star Games
Publishers
Rising Star Games
Release dates
Windows October 31, 2013
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut on Wikipedia

Key points

It is recommended to save frequently and make occasional backup copies of the save file, especially before chapter 9 due to potential save corruption.
Green and purple filters present in the original release have been removed.[1][2][3][4]
Resolution is locked to 1280x720. Use DPfix to increase rendering resolution along with many other options.
This port was heavily criticized at release due to glitches and crashing. A patch was released to increase stability.
The Director's Cut suffers from an unsaturated color palette. See SweetFX for a workaround.
Lacks brightness option present in the PlayStation 3 version.[5]

General information

Welcome to Greenvale - Informative fansite
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

The game at 1920x1080 with DPfix and Color Fix.
The game at 1920x1080 with DPfix and Color Fix.

DPfix

Increases resolution above 1280x720, adds many graphics/window options and more.[6]

Improved textures

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Download DPfix.
  2. Change enableTextureOverride 0 to enableTextureOverride 1 in DPfix.ini.
  3. Download the improved files and move them to <path-to-game>\dpfix\tex_override.

Optional PlayStation buttons:

Optional font:

  • Clear font - This font is considerate of dyslexia and removes the unnecessary [ and ] for items.

Optional Post FX Mods:

SweetFX

While the outdoor scenes are typically better than the Xbox version because it removed the original purple filter, the indoor scenes are extremely bleak.[7]
The game without and with SweetFX
The game without and with SweetFX
Instructions[citation needed]
  1. If DPfix is installed rename d3d9.dll to dpfix.dll and edit SweetFX_settings.txt to ensure that this line is at the end: external_d3d9_wrapper = dpfix.dll.
  2. Put this wrapper to the installation folder.
For an easy preset, enable Lift Gamma Gain, Vibrance and Curves. To fix the cool temperature in favor of a warmer one, for the Lift Gamma Gain, you can use the values in this preset. Make Vibrance between 0.50 and 1.00 to saturate the colors. To increase contrast, make the curves mode 2, contrast .20 and formula 3.

Extra outfits for Emily

Simply dump the files in the "addon" folder:

Skip intro videos

Hex edit game exe[8]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open DP.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  3. Go to offset 0x243333 if you have the Steam version or 0x243283 if you have the GOG version.
  4. Change byte B3 to 00.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.cnf[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\configJ.cnf[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/247660/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\savedata\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/247660/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Launcher settings and input settings.
Launcher settings and input settings.
Launcher controller rebinding.
Launcher controller rebinding.
In game general settings.
In game general settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In game audio settings.
In game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian

Issues unresolved

York begins mumbling at sidequest 20

When York is talking to Lilly in the Milk Barn for the third and final storage room sidequest, York begins mumbling during the conversation.[9]

There are no known fixes for this, although this is a very minor glitch and does not prevent the player from doing the sidequest.

Cutscenes don't play

For some, cutscenes aren't shown. The player must press Esc or Enter to get past a black screen in order to get to the next section.

Game crashes after logos

Some users on Windows 7 are unable to boot the game beyond the logos. Windows Event Viewer shows a crash relating to XAudio2_7.dll unloaded.[10]

Issues fixed

Crashes

Game crashes on startup

Reinstall PhysX[citation needed]

Install the latest NVIDIA PhysX System Software.

Game crashes after intro movie

Uninstall LAV Filters[11]
Blacklist LAV[12]

Add a DWORD named DP.exe set to 1 in the windows register

  1. \Audio\Blacklist
  2. \Video\Blacklist
  3. \Formats\Blacklist

Runtime Error Crash

Launch with dp.exe instead of dplauncher.exe[citation needed]
If the game continues to crash, use CFF Explorer to make dp.exe aware of large addresses, or this 4GB patch.

Crash (dp.exe has stopped working)

Use the CFF Explorer or 4GB patch listed above[citation needed]
Restart your PC[citation needed]
Run the game in windowed mode (not even borderless fullscreen from DP Fix -- truly windowed)[citation needed]
Run the game in compatibility mode[13]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right click on dp.exe and choose Properties.
  3. In Compatibility tab check Run this program in compatibility mode and choose Windows 98 / Windows Me from the list. If Windows 98 / Me does not work, Windows XP (Service Pack 3) is also reported to make the game stable, though this may cause the character can't aim up properly issue.
  4. Check Run this program as administrator.
(Steam) Disable the Steam overlay[citation needed]
  1. Go to the Steam library.
  2. Right click on Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut and choose properties.
  3. In General tab uncheck Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game.
The Chapter 9 diner crash.
The Chapter 9 diner crash.
Smoke a (in-game) cigarette[citation needed]
  • In Chapter 9, after Olivia gives York the "Key to Back Yard" in the diner, it is common for the game to crash during the cutscene outside, right after York says, "Let's hope it's not just something for the gossip columns." Many users have reported that smoking a cigarette (in-game) in the diner for an hour or two (about 13:00) before leaving the diner will help prevent the crash.
Skip the cutscene[citation needed]

Crash during cutscene after Episode 1, Chapter 3 Hospital Level

Set the game to windowed mode, or download a gamesave after the cutscene[citation needed]

After the encounter with the shotgun enemies in the hospital level, the game will load, and as it starts to play a new cutscene, will crash. Setting the game to windowed mode in the launcher seems to fix this, but the cutscenes must be skipped, or they will freeze. Here is a savegame directly after the cutscene, and here is the cutscene that you missed.

Crash during cutscene in Chapter 3 (hospital level)

Select "Controller" as your controls in the launcher to prevent the crash[citation needed]

Crash at the beginning of Chapter 9 corrupts save file

A common occurrence is for the game to crash during the cutscenes at the start of chapter 9 (going from the art gallery to the diner) and corrupt the save file. The cutscenes should be skipped to avoid this.

A save file made right after these cutscenes is available here.

Freeze in the Side Missions menu

Side mission information can found here.
In Compatibility tab check Run this program in compatibility mode and choose Windows XP. See Run the game in compatibility mode[citation needed]
Please note that this may cause the character can't aim up properly issue.

Non-crash related

Low frame rate

Restarting your PC[14]
Try a compatibility mode[citation needed]

Character can't aim up properly

Set DP.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows 98[citation needed]
Turn off any compatibility modes, such as Windows XP[citation needed]

Save failed error

Create savedata folder in the installation folder[15]

Controller undetected in launcher

Set controller as preferred device[citation needed]
  1. Open Windows Start screen/Start menu (bottom left), type joy.cpl into search and press Enter.
  2. Click Advanced.
  3. Ensure your controller is set as the preferred device.
  4. Click OK to save your changes and close the window.

Launcher options constantly scroll up

Remove all possible Bluetooth devices, such as a Wii Remote[citation needed]

Bad audio mix and brake sound while in a car with 5.1 audio

Switch to stereo audio in Windows[citation needed]

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install DPfix.
  2. Open DPfix.ini.
  3. Change fullscreenHz 60 to the screen refresh rate (e.g. fullscreenHz 120).
  4. Set a frame rate cap of 60 FPS to avoid speedup issue.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Input WinMM

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) 16:9 monitor
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible sound card.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  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>/247660/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (247660) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References