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# Run '''[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/733-d3dwindower-english/ D3DWindower]''' as administrator.
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# Click on '''Add Program''' and add {{file|kain2.exe}} to the list.
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# Under the '''Common''' tab, Tick '''Use Windowed Mode'''.
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# In the '''DLL''' field, click {{key|...}} and add {{file|D3dHook.dll}} from the source folder.
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# Under the '''Foreground Control''' tab, tick {{key|Foreground Control}} and {{key|GetActiveWindow}}.
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# Click OK.
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==Input==
 
==Input==

Revision as of 03:35, 14 January 2022

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver cover
Developers
Crystal Dynamics
Publishers
Retail Eidos Interactive
Digital Square Enix
Engines
Gex Engine
Release dates
Windows September 8, 1999
Taxonomy
Series Legacy of Kain
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on HowLongToBeat
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on IGDB
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on MobyGames
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on Wikipedia
Legacy of Kain
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain 1997
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1999
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 2001
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 2002
Legacy of Kain: Defiance 2003
Nosgoth Cancelled

Key points

A straight conversion of the PlayStation version, with none of the enhancements of the Dreamcast port.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
GOG.com Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]
Windows
Publisher website
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Includes Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2, Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 and Legacy of Kain: Defiance.
Windows
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Temporarily removed by Square Enix to work on important updates.
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Temporarily removed by Square Enix to work on important updates.
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.2 is the latest version. Digital distribution versions are already patched.

Bink-support for SR1 (Video-Patch)

A fan-made patch for the retail version that makes it playable on modern versions of Windows and replaces RPL video files with higher quality BINK video files. Not required for digital distribution versions.
Instructions
  1. Install the game.
  2. Copy all RPL video files from the CD to the game directory.
  3. Download and install Bink-support for SR1 (Video-Patch).

Wrace's SR1 Patch

Improves compatibility with modern versions of Windows, fixes various bugs, adds new sound engine and subtitles, native support of all gamepads and mouse, support of vibration for XInput gamepads, widescreen support, unlocks 60 frames per second, in-game map and in-game achievements, fix for storing/loading current level for the saves, additional menu items, "New Game+" to start with already solved puzzles and the possibility to skip intro movies.
Instructions
  1. Download Wrace's SR1 Patch (SR1_Patch.zip).
  2. Extract all files to the game directory by overwriting existing files.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Delete/rename crylogo.bik and publogo.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Soul Reaver\kain2.txt
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224920/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\savegame.her[Note 3]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/224920/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Widescreen resolution

This fix causes disappearing textures on the sides of the screen, which becomes progressively worse with wider aspect ratios.
Hor+ widescreen support[3]
  1. Open kain2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Press Ctrl+F and change the Datatype option to Hex-Values.
  3. Type 0000203F in the text field.
  4. Replace the 0000203F value with:
    • ABAA2A3F to set 5:4 aspect ratio
    • 8988083F to set 25:16 aspect ratio
    • 5555053F to set 16:10 aspect ratio
    • 0000003F to set 15:9 aspect ratio
    • 0000F03E to set 16:9 aspect ratio
    • 0000B43E to set 21:9 aspect ratio
  5. Save the changes.
  6. Download dgVoodoo 2.
  7. Copy the contents of the MS folder to the installation folder.
  8. Run dgVoodoo Setup and add the installation folder to the list.
  9. Go to the DirectX tab and set the desired resolution.
  10. Uncheck the dgVoodoo Watermark option.
  11. Apply the changes.
  12. Set any 4:3 resolution in the game config.

Windowed

Use D3DWindower
  1. Run D3DWindower as administrator.
  2. Click on Add Program and add kain2.exe to the list.
  3. Select the game and click on Program options.
  4. Under the Common tab, Tick Use Windowed Mode.
  5. In the DLL field, click ... and add D3dHook.dll from the source folder.
  6. Under the Foreground Control tab, tick Foreground Control and GetActiveWindow.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Run the game by clicking on Run Program or by double-clicking on it.
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music and Speech.
Surround sound
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch
Subtitles
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch
German
Hungarian
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch
Italian
Retail only. Download.
Japanese
Retail only
Brazilian Portuguese
Retail only (GreenLeaf). Download.
Russian
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch
Spanish
Retail only. Download.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.
vorpX
Z3D
User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution.
Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Issues fixed

Crash when the game starts

Use Wrace's SR1 Patch

Crashes with resolutions larger than 640x480

Use Winplay DLL Patch
  1. Download Winplay DLL Patch.
  2. Copy the DLL file to the game directory by overwriting the existing one.

Raziel runs in circles if a gamepad is connected

Use Wrace's SR1 Patch

Hardware acceleration not available for AMD GPUs

Delete atiumdag.dll
  • Go to the installation folder and delete/rename atiumdag.dll.

Game crashes when reaching Melchiah gates after loading a game

After doing all the puzzles before Melchiah, if you load the game again and try to reach the gates before the boss battle, it'll crash.
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch[5]

Audio issues

On modern computers, audio may have issues such as dialogue skipping at certain points.
Use Wrace's SR1 Patch
Set a lower sampling rate

Notes

44.1 kHz or 48 kHz should be fine.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 320 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 6 compatible


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  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>/224920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (224920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  3. 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