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Revision as of 21:54, 14 December 2023
This page is for the Master Collection re-release. For the original release, see Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version is a singleplayer stealth game published by Konami. It is part of the Metal Gear series.
The original game, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami on PlayStation 2 in 2001, and chronologically takes place after the events of Metal Gear Solid (1998). The expanded re-release, Substance, was released on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC in 2002/2003, which added over 300 additional missions, along with five side story missions featuring Solid Snake.
It was later included in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, developed by Bluepoint Games and released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011. The HD Edition included in the HD Collection serves as the basis for the Master Collection Version.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
Monetization
Microtransactions
Essential improvements
- Fix that adds various features to the game:
- Custom resolutions.
- Ultra-widescreen support.
- Fixes Vert- FOV at aspect ratios narrower than 16:9.
- Windowed and borderless windowed modes.
- Adjustable anisotropic filtering.
- Option to hide mouse cursor.
- Option to skip the intro logos.
- Option to skip the launcher.
- Toggle to disable background input when the game is not on focus.
- Extended texture buffer size from the default 16 MB to 128 MB. Useful for texture mods.
- The strength of some post-processing effects is reduced at higher resolutions.
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Install MGSHDFix[1]
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- Download the latest version of MGSHDFix.
- Copy
d3d11.dll, MGSHDFix.asi and MGSHDFix.ini to <path-to-game>.
- Adjust the desired settings in
MGSHDFix.ini.
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Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Save data is shared across all languages except for Japanese.
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Button prompts settings (launcher)
Audio
Language settings (launcher)
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| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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5.1 is supported, 7.1 results in mute cutscenes and Codec.
Audio suffers from general poor quality and mixing and balance issues. See MGS2MC Better Audio. |
| Subtitles |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
- The Master Book and Screenplay Book are only available in English.
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UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
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- Audio wasn't properly ported resulting in poor sound quality, as well as mixing and balance issues. This mod fixes some of these problems by porting the audio assets from the 2011 HD Edition and the Nintendo Switch release of the Master Collection to the PC version. Only covers the English dub.
Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup after selection in launcher
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Use DXVK[2]
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To run the game through the computer's dedicated GPU instead of being forced to use its CPU's integrated graphics, DXVK can be used to fix this issue.
- If using MGSHDFix, go to
<path-to-game> and rename d3d11.dll to winmm.dll.
- Download dxvk MGS3.zip and extract its contents to
<path-to-game>.
- Press ⊞ Win+R and run
dxdiag.
- In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window, click the Display tab and take note of the computer's dedicated GPU name in the Device box.
- Open
dxvk.conf in notepad and type the dedicated GPU's name in-between the quotes, exactly as it reads in the previous step. Save and close the file.
- Run the game.
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Set the game to use an integrated GPU[3]
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- Open Windows' Settings and go to System > Display > Graphics.
- Under "Custom options for apps", select "Desktop app" from the dropdown menu and then click Browse.
- Navigate to
<path-to-game> and select METAL GEAR SOLID2.exe.
- Click the newly created entry for the executable, and then click Options and select the "Power saving" option. Click Save.
- Run the game.
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Other information
General settings (in-game)
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
11 |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
Mods
- Enables the game to properly Alt+Tab ↹ without minimizing and prohibits the game from forcibly pausing when unfocused.
- Fixes the mirrored United States flag hanging in the hostage room.
- Fixes the broken M9 laser texture.
- Restores the original blood textures from the US version of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
- Restores the licensed FHM photos from the original release of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. These photos were replaced in all versions of the game released after the original, starting with Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance.
- Increases the resolution of the low quality posters featuring several Kojima Productions games.
- Fixes Snake's gloves being the wrong color in first person view.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
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10 | |
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Intel Core i5-7500
| Intel Core i5-7600 |
| System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
17 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 |
| Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 11 compatible | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
