Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
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Patches
To fix a lot of the issues, you should download the 2.0 patch, which can be found clicking here.
Issues and Fixes
Graphics issues with Nvidia/ATI cards:
Download the Metal Gear Solid 2 v2.0 MULTI5 No-DVD/GeForce/ATi Fixed EXE and extract it on your install folder.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Konami\MetalGearSolid2 Substance\bim
Using an unsupported resolution
Follow the guide on Widescreengaming on how to use resolutions that are not available on the Setup application. Link here
Invisible Textures Glitch
One of the ways to fix this issue is to go to the Setup and set your Model Quality to 1/4 or 0/4.
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Before setting the model quality
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After setting the model quality
Black-screen at startup
- To fix this issue, download a program called 'Creative ALchemy Universal'. Template:CitadelFile
- Once downloaded, install the program by running the .exe file.
- Launch the program and press the 'Add' button. Enter the game title (Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance) and the game path
C:\Program Files (x86)\KONAMI\MetalGearSolid2 Substance\bin
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Enter the title and game path in the window
Unresolved Issues
Model shadows do not appear with certain graphics cards, still trying to find a solution to that. This can be seen when Snake goes into the engine room, there should be Vulcan Raven's shadow on a short cutscene.