Difference between revisions of "Killer Is Dead"

Latest revision as of 05:47, 15 June 2023

Key points

Frame rate is capped at ~30 FPS. See High frame rate.

Game crashes after the Mission 3 boss if you are running a multi-core CPU.^[2] See Crash after boss fights.^[3]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Europe only; comes with 2 DVDs.
Amazon.com
(unavailable)
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Can be played without Steam by using the command-line argument `-nosteam`.^[4] Online leaderboards however will be inaccessible without a Steam log-in.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\KidGame\Movies\`. Delete or rename `CL_Deepsilver.bik`, `CL_GhM.bik`, `CL_Kadokawa.bik`, and `CL_UTech.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\KidGame\Config\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261110/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\KidGame\SaveData\KID.sav^{[Note 1]}
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\261110\remote\profile.bin
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261110/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		In game option only up to 1920x1080 and FoV scales with Vert- See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	Use Flawless Widescreen.
Windowed	Use `-windowed` parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use GeDoSaTo.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Use flag `0x080000C1` in Nvidia Profile Inspector.^[5]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS	Frame rate is capped at 31 FPS; see High frame rate.
120+ FPS	With higher frame rates can introduce some severe and noticeable issues. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Natively supports up to 1920x1080 only.

Set resolution and FOV^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `KidEngine.ini`. Change `ResX=` and `ResY=` to the desired values. Use Flawless Widescreen to fix the FOV and HUD scaling.

High frame rate

Frame rate is capped at 31 FPS by default; these steps will fix the cap and increase the QTE delay.

Raise frame rate smoothing value and QTE values^{[citation needed]}

Open <path-to-game>\KidGame\Config\KidEngine.ini
Find MaxSmoothedFrameRate and replace the value with bit over desired value (e.g. 60 FPS, put 62. For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page).
Save your changes and mark the file as Read Only to prevent game for resetting the value.
Open <path-to-game>\KidGame\Config\DefaultGame.ini and update the Mika-Revive QTE by changing mRevive values.

Default values in the file are for 31 FPS. You can simply calculate values for you desired frame rate (RecoveryRate and DownPowerMax are 1:1 values, HealtDownRate is 0.01 lower with every 15FPS higher value). Below are few for most common values:

60 FPS:

Change mRevive_MassageRecoveryRate to 2.6

Change mRevive_MassageHealtDownRate to 0.98

Change mRevive_MassageDownPowerMax to 10.0

120 FPS:

Change mRevive_MassageRecoveryRate to 5.2

Change mRevive_MassageHealtDownRate to 0.96

Change mRevive_MassageDownPowerMax to 20.0

144 FPS:

Change mRevive_MassageRecoveryRate to 6.24

Change mRevive_MassageHealtDownRate to 0.94

Change mRevive_MassageDownPowerMax to 24.0

5. Save your changes and close the file.

Notes

Menu navigation is overly sensitive at over 60fps and frame rate above 30fps speeds up menu and HUD animations.^[7]

The game may crash during on or the completion of 'Mondo Girls 3' Gigolo Mission. In this case revert the frame rate cap to 30 to complete the mission.

Input

General settings.

QWERTY keyboard bindings.

AZERTY keyboard bindings.

Controller bindings.

360 button prompts are given if controller is present. Unplug or disable controllers if playing with mouse and keyboard. Similarly, additional joysticks etc. will prevent normal controller functionality, so unplug or disable extras if you wish to use a controller.

Keyboard bindings and mouse sensitivity can be changed via KidInput.ini or DefaultInput.ini found in Steam\steamapps\common\KillerIsDead\KidGame\Config. You should be able to change controller bindings there as well. This guide uses DefaultInput.ini: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=326313177

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Two preset configurations: QWERTY and AZERTY. Can be edited in KidInput.ini.
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity		Can be edited in KidInput.ini.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can be inverted as well
Controller
Controller support		XInput only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can be inverted as well

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, Sound Effects, and Language (Voices).
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output.^[8]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Localization settings from main menu. Voices (middle) and subtitles (bottom).

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian				Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»
Spanish

Issues fixed

Crash after boss fights

Mainly affects multi-core CPU users.

Method 1: Replace KidGame^{[citation needed]}
Download EXE for GOG or Steam. Go to `<path-to-game>\KillerIsDead\Binaries\Win32\` Replace `KidGame.exe` with the crashfix.

Method 2: Modify game executable^{[citation needed]}
Make sure the game is closed. Make a backup of `KidGame.exe` to revert the changes if the fix does not work. Open `KidGame.exe` with a hexadecimal editor like HxD. Search for the offset `0x213E6F1` or `0x213E6F0`. Change the byte `7D` to `EB`. Save the file.

Method 3: Edit KidEngine.ini^[9]

Open <path-to-game>\KidGame\Config\KidEngine.ini
Replace the [XAudio2.XAudio2Device] section with the following:

[XAudio2.XAudio2Device]
MaxChannels=64
CommonAudioPoolSize=320
MinCompressedDurationGame=0.3
MinCompressedDurationEditor=500
LowPassFilterResonance=0.9
WorkAroundXDKRegression=FALSE

Japanese voice language plays some sounds in English

Edit language setting^{[citation needed]}
Open `<path-to-game>\KidGame\Config\KidEngine.ini` Change `Language` from `INT` to `JPN`

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX, APEX
Audio	OGG Vorbis
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.3 GHz AMD Phenom X4 2.3 GHz	Quad Core 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 10 compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 AMD Radeon HD 2900 DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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>/261110/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (261110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ [1] - last accessed on 2023-06-15
↑ Steam Discussion on mission 3 loading crash
↑ Steam Discussion Dual Core Fix
↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-12-17
↑ Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Killer is Dead | WSGF
↑ Frame rate above 30fps speeds up menu and HUD animations
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Possible hangs/crashes fix - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-5] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-6] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/261110/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (261110) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/261110/.

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

[6] The app ID (261110) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] [1] - last accessed on 2023-06-15

[Steam_Discussion_on_mission_3_loading_crash-2] Steam Discussion on mission 3 loading crash

[Steam_Discussion_on_Dual_core_fix-3] Steam Discussion Dual Core Fix

[4] Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2019-12-17

[7] Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023

[8] Killer is Dead | WSGF

[9] Frame rate above 30fps speeds up menu and HUD animations

[10] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023

[11] Possible hangs/crashes fix - last accessed on May 2023

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 |cover        = KillerIsDeadcover.jpg
 |developers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|Kadokawa Games}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Dragami Games}}
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Grasshopper Manufacture}}
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Deep Silver}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Buka Entertainment|Russia|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://piper.old-games.ru/view-2.php?id=10533|title=|date=2023-06-15}}</ref>}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 23, 2014}}
+|reception    =
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions |  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Brawler, Hack and Slash, Shooter }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            |  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          |  }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Supernatural }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            |  }}
 |steam appid  = 261110
 |gogcom id    = 1408399958
-|strategywiki =
+|mobygames    = killer-is-dead
+|strategywiki = Killer is Dead
 |wikipedia    = Killer Is Dead
-|winehq       =
+|winehq       = 18389
 |license      = commercial
+|official site= http://www.loveandkill.com/
 }}
 '''Key points'''
 {{ii}} Frame rate is capped at ~30 FPS. See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
-{{ii}} Game crashes after the Mission 3 boss if you are running a dual-core CPU.<ref name="Steam Discussion on mission 3 loading crash">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/261110/discussions/0/37470847704719805/ Steam Discussion on mission 3 loading crash]</ref> See [[#Cannot pass the third boss|Cannot pass the third boss]].<ref name="Steam Discussion on Dual core fix">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/261110/discussions/0/610574394234879652/ Steam Discussion Dual Core Fix]</ref>
+{{ii}} Game crashes after the Mission 3 boss if you are running a multi-core CPU.<ref name="Steam Discussion on mission 3 loading crash">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/261110/discussions/0/37470847704719805/ Steam Discussion on mission 3 loading crash]</ref> See [[#Crash after boss fights|Crash after boss fights]].<ref name="Steam Discussion on Dual core fix">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/261110/discussions/0/610574394234879652/ Steam Discussion Dual Core Fix]</ref>
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.loveandkill.com/ Official site]
 {{GOG.com links|1408399958|killer_is_dead_nightmare_edition}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/261110/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 29: / Line 45: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | Europe only; comes with 2 DVDs. | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Amazon | B00K5VVXJ6 | Steam | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2596-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2596-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows | Unavailable }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | killer_is_dead_nightmare_edition | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | killer-is-dead-nightmare-edition | Steam | | | Windows }}
@@ Line 58: / Line 75: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = unknown
+|gog galaxy                = true
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Killer Is Dead - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/killer-dead/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
@@ Line 99: / Line 116: @@
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         = Use flag <code>0x080000C1</code> in [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]].<ref>[http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=357956 Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums]</ref>
+|antialiasing notes         = Use flag <code>0x080000C1</code> in [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=357956|title=Nvidia Anti-Aliasing Guide - Guru3D.com Forums|date=May 2023}}</ref>
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 160: / Line 180: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Killer Is Dead - General.png|General settings.}}
 {{Image|Killer Is Dead - Keyboard.png|QWERTY keyboard bindings.}}
@@ Line 169: / Line 189: @@
 Keyboard bindings and mouse sensitivity can be changed via KidInput.ini or DefaultInput.ini found in Steam\steamapps\common\KillerIsDead\KidGame\Config. You should be able to change controller bindings there as well. This guide uses DefaultInput.ini: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=326313177
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           = Two preset configurations: QWERTY and AZERTY. Can be edited in KidInput.ini.
@@ Line 192: / Line 212: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = true
 |invert controller y-axis notes= X-axis can be inverted as well
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
 |impulse triggers          = unknown
@@ Line 214: / Line 234: @@
 |other button prompts      = unknown
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = Xbox
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 224: / Line 242: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Killer Is Dead - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = BGM, Sound Effects, and Language (Voices).
 |surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output.<ref>[http://satsun.org/audio/ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up]</ref>
+|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.0 output.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
@@ Line 238: / Line 256: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 289: / Line 309: @@
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     = [http://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/killer_is_dead/files/5127.html Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»]
+  |notes     = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/killer_is_dead/files/5127.html Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»]
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 302: / Line 322: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Cannot pass the third boss===
+===Crash after boss fights===
-{{ii}} Mainly affects dual-core CPU users.
+{{ii}} Mainly affects multi-core CPU users.
 {{Fixbox|description=Method 1: Replace KidGame|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/608-killer-is-dead-crash-fix/ this file].
+# Download EXE for [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2054-killer-is-dead-crash-fix-gogcom/ GOG] or [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/608-killer-is-dead-crash-fix/ Steam].
-# go to <code>{{p|game}}\KillerIsDead\Binaries\Win32\</code>
+# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\KillerIsDead\Binaries\Win32\</code>
 # Replace <code>KidGame.exe</code> with the crashfix.
 }}
@@ Line 318: / Line 338: @@
 # Change the byte <code>7D</code> to <code>EB</code>.
 # Save the file.
-# You can now get past the third Boss.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Method 3: Edit KidEngine.ini|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/261110/discussions/0/522728813811121054|title=Possible hangs/crashes fix|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
+# Open <code>{{p|game}}\KidGame\Config\KidEngine.ini</code>
+# Replace the <code>[XAudio2.XAudio2Device]</code> section with the following:
+<pre>
+[XAudio2.XAudio2Device]
+MaxChannels=64
+CommonAudioPoolSize=320
+MinCompressedDurationGame=0.3
+MinCompressedDurationEditor=500
+LowPassFilterResonance=0.9
+WorkAroundXDKRegression=FALSE
+</pre>
 }}
@@ Line 350: / Line 383: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 363: / Line 399: @@
 |physics          = PhysX, APEX
 |physics notes    =
-|audio            =
+|audio            = OGG Vorbis
 |audio notes      =
 |interface        =
@@ Line 369: / Line 405: @@
 |input            =
 |input notes      =
-|cutscenes        = Bink
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 |cutscenes notes  =
 |multiplayer      =

Developers

	Dragami Games
	Grasshopper Manufacture
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Russia	Buka Entertainment^[1]
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	May 23, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Brawler, Hack and slash, Shooter
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Supernatural