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Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut	2002
Silent Hill 3	2003
Silent Hill 4: The Room	2004
Silent Hill: Homecoming	2008
Silent Hill 2	2024

Key points

Silent Hill 2 PC comes with improved flashlight lighting, a quick-save function, real-time weapon swapping and a movie gallery.

General information

Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series

Silent Hill Memories - Informative site

Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition Installation Guide

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 4 DRM. Patch 1.1 removes the DRM. Released on 3 CDs.

There are two versions: the North American version and the European Director's Cut version. If the title screen lacks "Director's Cut" on it, it's the North American version. Both versions include the extra scenario Born from a Wish along with an extra UFO ending.

Essential improvements

Silent Hill 2 running at 1920x1080

Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition

Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition is a collection of unofficial mods which implement widescreen resolution support, add PlayStation 2 quality audio and fog that were missing from the PC version, improve controller support and much more.^[1]

Silent Hill 2 Audio Enhancement Pack

The PC version's audio is compressed and lacks detail in comparison to the PlayStation 2 version.^[2]

The Audio Enhancement Pack replaces the PC version's audio files with the original, higher quality PlayStation 2 ones.

Silent Hill 2 FMV Enhancement Pack

The PC version's FMV videos were re-encoded in Bink format and run at 30FPS instead of 60 on PlayStation 2.^[3]

The FMV Enhancement Pack improves the quality and upscales the resolution of the FMVs.

Silent Hill 2 PC Fix by Steam006

A fix which adds new features and fixes some bugs.

Do not use this fix if you plan to follow the Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition installation method.

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Copy all the files to `<path-to-game>` Configure the width and height and other options in `Silent_Hill_2_PC_Fix.ini`. Start the game with `DLLInjector.exe`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}

keyconf.dat stores input bindings.

language.ini stores language settings.

options.ini stores gameplay and volume settings.

settings.ini stores video and audio settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\save\^{[Note 1]}

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Change noise effect resolution

Change IncreaseNoiseEffectRes^[4]
Install Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition. Open `d3d8.ini`. Set `IncreaseNoiseEffectRes` to any value between `128` and `4096` to adjust the resolution.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Controller support

Analog triggers and vibration on XInput controllers won't function without workarounds.

Fix triggers and vibration^[5]
Install Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition to restore vibration for XInput-based controllers. Download and run XInput Plus. Set the Target Program to `sh2pc.exe`. Go to DirectInput and check Enable DirectInput Output. Assign LT/RT to Button 11/12. Click Apply and OK.

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore hardware-accelerated 3D sound functionality on Windows Vista and later.

Localizations

Use Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition to restore the language selection in the options menu.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Fan translation, download.
Simplified Chinese				Fan translation, download.
French
German
Italian
Polish				Fan translation, download. Includes a widescreen patch.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Fan translation by «HomeTown.ru / Ashigaru».
Spanish
Indonesian				Fan translation, download.

Issues unresolved

Issues when playing the game at 60 FPS

The bullet casing sound effects for the handgun and shotgun wig out.^[6]
Camera speed movement fix (PS2CameraSpeed) moves twice as fast.
Animation for James transcribing notes onto his map is twice as fast.
James' inner monologue (immediately upon exiting the hospital) may run twice as fast now.
The lake water (when James is rowing) moves twice as fast now.
The flames in Angela's staircase move twice as fast now.
The flashlight dies out very quickly in the prison bug room.
The water animates/moves quicker and drains twice as fast during the RPT Apartment boss fight. The animation part also goes for the water in the hallways during the labyrinth parts.
The "Ritual" prison monster's footsteps go crazy fast.

Issues fixed

Music fades randomly and sound loops

The game can only run stably on a single core.

Limit the game to one CPU core^{[citation needed]}
Install Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition. Open `d3d8.ini` and ensure `SingleCoreAffinity = 1` is set.

Game hangs at startup

On Windows 7, having single core affinity enabled through Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition may prevent the game from running.

Disable SingleCoreAffinity on Windows 7^[7]
Go to the installation folder. Open `d3d8.ini`. Change `SingleCoreAffinity = 1` to `SingleCoreAffinity = 0`. Doing this will require manually changing the single core affinity from Task Manager every time you run the game.

Clicking or popping sound effects

Use IndirectSound^[8]
Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86). Download IndirectSound. Copy `dsound.dll` and `dsound.ini` to the installation folder. Open `dsound.ini`. Change `earlyStopFadeOutTime = 0` to `earlyStopFadeOutTime = 0.002`. Verify Software 3D sound is set to Hardware 3D Used in the advanced options menu.

Textures appear as solid white surfaces

Use WhiteShaderFix^[9]
Install Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition. Ensure `WhiteShaderFix` is set to `1`.

"Insert a disc" message in the ending

Rename ending.bik^[10]
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\movie\`. Rename `ending.bik` to `end.bik`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Make James run without slowing down

Apply unlimited stamina hack^[11]
Open `sh2pc.exe` with a hex editor such as HxD. Press `Ctrl`+`G` and go to the address `001356D1`. Change the value `CF` to `C8` and save the changes.

Disable background fog

Disable fogging^[12]
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the path to `<path-to-game>\sh2pc.exe` Disable Run in Window. Click on the Direct3D tab and enable Disable Fogging. Click OK, File, Save, and start the game with DxWnd running.

Add icon to executable file

sh2pc.exe may have no icon set by default.

Set icon with Rcedit^[13]

Download Rcedit depending on your OS bitness, and copy it to <path-to-game>.
Download sh2_newicon.zip and extract sh2_new.ico to <path-to-game>.
Open a Command Prompt.
Type in and enter cd <path-to-game>.
- Replace <path-to-game> with the actual path; e.g. cd C:\Games\Silent Hill 2.
Type in and enter rcedit-x64.exe sh2pc.exe --set-icon sh2_new.ico.
- If you use the 32-bit version, replace rcedit-x64.exe with rcedit-x86.exe above.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon - 700 MHz Intel Pentium - 700 MHz	AMD Athlon - 1 GHz Intel Pentium - 1 GHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.8 GB	2.3 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	64 MB of VRAM

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).

References

[gamedir-4] 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).

[1] Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Installation Guide

[2] Silent Hill 2 Sound Comparison (PC vs PS2) - YouTube

[3] DF Retro: Silent Hill 2 - Horror Perfected on PS2/Xbox/PC/PS3

[5] Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Configuration Examples

[6] Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Update Video #3 - YouTube

[7] Side effects playing the game at 60 FPS · Issue #28 · elishacloud/Silent-Hill-2-Enhancements

[8] Troubleshooting · AeroWidescreen/NFS-SH-WidescreenFixWiki Wiki

[9] Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Installation Guide

[10] Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Installation Guide

[11] Silent Hill 2 Director's Cut PC Ending Troubles : silenthill

[12] Silent Hill 2 stamina fix · Issue #344 · ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack

[13] DxWnd / Discussion / General Discussion:Silent Hill 2: no sound on alt-tab

[14] SH2 Options/Inventory Font Resolution · Issue #375 · ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack

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@@ Line 80: / Line 80: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 |4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+|windowed notes             = Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 |anisotropic                = hackable
-|anisotropic notes          = Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+|anisotropic notes          = Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 |antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         = Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]] and force in GPU control panel.
+|antialiasing notes         = Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]] and force in GPU control panel.
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = hackable
-|60 fps notes               = Capped at 30 FPS. Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]] to unlock the frame rate.
+|60 fps notes               = 30 FPS cap. Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]] to remove it. [[#Issues when playing the game at 60 FPS|Not recommended]].
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              =
@@ Line 111: / Line 111: @@
 ===Change noise effect resolution===
 {{Fixbox|description=Change IncreaseNoiseEffectRes|ref=<ref>[http://enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/config.htm#IncreaseNoiseEffectRes Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Configuration Examples]</ref>|fix=
-# Install [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+# Install [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 # Open <code>d3d8.ini</code>.
 # Set <code>IncreaseNoiseEffectRes</code> to any value between <code>128</code> and <code>4096</code> to adjust the resolution.
@@ Line 135: / Line 135: @@
 |full controller notes     =
 |controller remap          = true
-|controller remap notes    = Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]] to assign multiple actions to any button.
+|controller remap notes    = Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]] to assign multiple actions to any button.
 |controller sensitivity    = false
 |controller sensitivity notes=
@@ Line 167: / Line 167: @@
 |controller hotplug notes  =
 |haptic feedback           = true
-|haptic feedback notes     = DirectInput only. Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]] to restore vibration for XInput-based controllers.
+|haptic feedback notes     = DirectInput only. Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]] to restore vibration for XInput controllers.
 |simultaneous input        = unknown
 |simultaneous input notes  =
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 {{Fixbox|description=Fix triggers and vibration|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=377H3K9jAGA Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Update Video #3 - YouTube]</ref>|fix=
-# Install [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]] to restore vibration for XInput-based controllers.
+# Install [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]] to restore vibration for XInput-based controllers.
 # Download and run [https://sites.google.com/site/0dd14lab/xinput-plus XInput Plus].
 # Set the Target Program to <code>sh2pc.exe</code>.
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 {{L10n|content=
-{{ii}} Use [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]] to restore the language selection in the options menu.
+{{ii}} Use [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]] to restore the language selection in the options menu.
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
@@ Line 310: / Line 310: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Limit the game to one CPU core|ref={{cn|date=August 2018}}|fix=
-# Install [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+# Install [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 # Open <code>d3d8.ini</code> and ensure <code>SingleCoreAffinity = 1</code> is set.
 }}
 ===Game hangs at startup===
-{{ii}} On Windows 7, having single core affinity enabled through [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]] may prevent the game from running.
+{{ii}} On Windows 7, having single core affinity enabled through [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]] may prevent the game from running.
 {{Fixbox|description=Disable SingleCoreAffinity on Windows 7|ref=<ref>[https://github.com/AeroWidescreen/NFS-SH-WidescreenFixWiki/wiki/3.-Troubleshooting#silent-hill-2 Troubleshooting · AeroWidescreen/NFS-SH-WidescreenFixWiki Wiki]</ref>|fix=
@@ Line 336: / Line 336: @@
 ===Textures appear as solid white surfaces===
 {{Fixbox|description=Use WhiteShaderFix|ref=<ref>[http://www.enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/config.htm#WhiteShaderFix Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition - Installation Guide]</ref>|fix=
-# Install [[#Silent Hill 2 Enhancements|Silent Hill 2 Enhancements]].
+# Install [[#Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition|Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition]].
 # Ensure <code>WhiteShaderFix</code> is set to <code>1</code>.
 }}

Developers

	Team Silent
Windows	Creature Labs
Publishers
	Konami
Release dates
Windows	December 2, 2002