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Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
General information
- Square Enix Forums - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men section
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1]
Version differences
- The Kane & Lynch Collection includes Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, and all DLC.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Movies\ .
- Delete all files starting with
M00_Intro .
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Play without Games for Windows - LIVE
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- 16:9 resolutions have a narrow FOV compared to 4:3 resolutions.
Use the Kane & Lynch 16:9 FOV Fix.[4]
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- Download the fix from here along with ThirteenAG's Universal ASI Loader, and optionally Zolika1351's GFWL Protection Disabler if using GFWL.
- Drag
eASIer.asi and eASIer.txt to <path-to-game> alongside the Universal ASI Loader's dinput8.dll and GFWL Protection Disabler's GFWLProtectionDisabler2019.asi (if using GFWL Protection Disabler).
- Run the game.
Notes
- The number 246 in
eASIer.txt can be changed up or down to a max of 255 to increase or decrease FOV accordingly.
- This is only tested on the Steam release.
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Modify main.ini [5]
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- Open
%LOCALAPPDATA%\kaneandlynch\main.ini with a text editor.
- Add the line
Window 1 at the end of the file.
- Save the changes.
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Input
Audio
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Unofficial translation; TriboGamer. |
Russian |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Spanish |
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Network
- Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).
- Co-op component is available in local play (split screen) only.
Multiplayer types
Issues unresolved
Chapter 9: Incorrect crew voices
- Crew members have incorrect voices during the Retomoto Tower chapter.
Issues fixed
Chapter 4: police car kills Lynch inside the van
- In chapter 4 of the police chase, a patrol car seems to consistently spawn inside the van, causing Lynch to be injured. Eventually Lynch will bleed out as you cannot revive him and the mission will fail.[7]
Gamepad not recognized
Edit the Windows registry
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- Open the Registry Editor and search for
OEMNAME .
- Replace
OEMNAME with XBOX 360 Controller for Windows .
Notes
- If using a DualShock 4 controller, try using DS4Windows instead.
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Micro stuttering
Use Windows Device Manager
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- Open the Windows Device Manager.
- Find
Human Interface Devices in the list and double click on it.
- Right-click and disable the ones on the list with
HID-compliant device in their name.
- (Optional) Try disabling
HID-compliant consumer control device as well, if this does not work.
- Run the game.
Notes
- Reverse the changes when done playing.
- Features such as side buttons or special keys might not work during the game.
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Crash on startup
Crash to desktop after the first campaign loading screen
Head into the main menu audio options and change the Sound Render from OpenAL to DirectSound[8]
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Open the configuration file and ensure the correct aspect ratio is set for the monitor's native resolution, and that Use EAX is set to 0
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
OpenAL, DirectSound3D |
May fall back to DirectSound3D if no OpenAL32.dll is detected in %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\ . |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.6a. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz |
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon X1300 Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM
| ATI Radeon X1800 Nvidia GeForce 8300 |
Notes
References