Resident Evil 2 (2019)

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Resident Evil 2

Developers
	Capcom
Engines
	RE Engine
Release dates
Windows	January 25, 2019

This page is for the remake of Resident Evil 2. For the original game, see Resident Evil 2.

Key points

There is a free demo. It is limited to 30 minutes and once expired you can't play again unless you use another Steam account or use a trainer.

Default brightness gives the game a washed out blue hazy look. Here is a guide to adjust the brightness for true black levels.

Features a lot of graphical options.

A bit glitchier than the console version. Many players report issues such as the game darkening, stuttering, crashes, mouse/keyboard disabling, etc.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Resident Evil Modding Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Version differences

The pre-order bonuses includes 2 exclusive weapons (Chris and Jill Samurai Edge handgun models) and a wallpaper pack.

The deluxe edition includes all the DLCs minus those that came with the pre-order bonus.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>/re2_config.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/883710/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/961440/remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/883710/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Disable vignette

Resident Evil 2 has a very strong vignette. While some may feel being unable to see the left and right sides of the screen adds to the horror, others may feel it is annoyingly dark and like looking through a telescope. This is the game with vignette on and this is vignette off.

NOTE: The hex editing method still works for the final game, but the trainer does not.

Disable vignette
Open Program HxD > Click File and Open re2.exe Ctrl+F > Click "Hex Values" > Click Search Direction "All" > Write 8B 87 3C 01 00 00 89 83 DC 00 00 00 Replace Value With 31 C0 90 90 90 90 89 83 DC 00 00 00 The trainer R2RDEMO_VignetteRemoval is meant for the demo.

Disable sharpening

Disable sharpening to reduce shimmering
Open Program HxD > Click File and Open re2.exe Ctrl+F > Click "Hex Values" > Click Search Direction "All" > Write 80 BB FD 00 00 00 00 48 8B F8 74 05 (for the 1-Shot Demo), or 80 BB FD 00 00 00 00 48 89 C7 74 05 (for the full game) Replace Value With 80 BB FD 00 00 00 00 48 8B F8 74 00 (for the 1-Shot Demo), or 80 BB FD 00 00 00 00 48 89 C7 74 00 (for the full game)

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game randomly becomes dark

Sometimes, the game may randomly become very dark, such as when standing near the stairs in the main hall.

Try installing latest video drivers and turn off screen space reflections in options.

Another possible fix may be to cap the framerate at 30 or 60, not variable.

Main hall computer freeze

The computer in the main hall may cause the game to either freeze, or caused the screen to become grey, making it unplayable.

In the game's folder, find the file called re2_config.ini. Change the value for UseVendorExtention=Enabled to Disabled. However, this will also disable HDR.

Changing DirectX from 11 to 12 may also work, but this may cause microstutters and lower FPS for some.

Microstutter/framerate drops

Try increasing the texture quality to use 2GB or more of vram. It is set to .5GB by default.

Also try changing to fullscreen mode, not borderless fullscreen.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-9590
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	26 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 3 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit system is required.