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Heavy Rain

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Revision as of 18:15, 2 July 2019 by Anonymous (talk | contribs) (Changed to better reflect the requirements from the store page. This and Beyond: Two Souls have the same requirements (sans the storage space))
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain cover
Developers
Quantic Dream
PlayStation 4 Virtuos
Release dates
Windows June 24, 2019
Heavy Rain guide on StrategyWiki
Heavy Rain on Wikipedia

Key points

Taxidermist DLC released for PlayStation 3 is not included in the PC version.[1]

General information

Community subreddit
Community wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
 A demo is also available.
Windows
All versions require Epic Games Launcher for installation and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[2]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove the video file[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Videos\
  2. Delete or rename HR_SCREEN_US.BIK
A game update may restore the file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\user_setting.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\HeavyRainNS\

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Ultra-widescreen

Use the Heavy Rain Ultrawide and Multimonitor patcher[4]
2560x1080, 3440x1440 and 32:9 patchers are available.
  1. Download one of the patchers.
  2. Unpack the archive and point the patcher at <path-to-game>\HeavyRain.exe
Some of the UI elements will be scaled correctly, while others will be stretched.
Results in more horizontal FOV - no pillarboxing.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit the config file[5]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\user_setting.ini.
  2. Find VSync=1 and VSyncInterval=1 and set both values to 0.
  3. Save the file and launch the game.
Running above 60 FPS might cause issues with animations.
Adjusting the in-game Limit FPS setting will require closing the game and editing the file again.

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse settings.
Keyboard and mouse settings.
Xbox gamepad controls.
Xbox gamepad controls.
DualShock 4 gamepad controls.
DualShock 4 gamepad controls.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound settings.
Sound settings.

Template:Audio settings

Language settings.
Language settings.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

Issues unresolved

Stuttering on surround sound system

Set system sound to stereo[6]
  1. Go to the Control Panel, select Hardware and Sound, then Sound.
  2. Under the Playback tab, select the sound output device and click on Configure.
  3. Under Audio channels, select Stereo and go through the steps to save the selection.

Stuttering on Creative sound cards

Disable the Creative card and use the integrated sound card (if present).[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video [7]

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4300 3 GHzIntel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 39 GB[8]
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 390
4 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. ↑ 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).

References

  1. ↑ Heavy Rain PC Review - A new way to press for the same Jason - last accessed on 2019-06-27
  2. ↑ Denuvo Support Page
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-26
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-27
    Tested the 2560x1080 patcher.
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
    Editing the file as instructed resulted in over 170 FPS on my computer.
  6. ↑ Audio Causing Stuttering (PC) - last accessed on June 25, 2019
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-24
    The installation folder contains bink2w64.dll
  8. ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-06-25
    The official system requirements lack HD information. The release version takes up around 38.1 GB on my hard drive.