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Key points
- Can only run stably on a single core. Use Modern Compatibility Fix (if North American version) or sh2proxy (if European Director's Cut version). It is recommended to use the latter.
- The PC version adds improved flashlight lighting, the ability to save at any time during the game, swap weapons without opening the menu, and a movie gallery.
- The atmospheric fog and the shadowing are much simpler and less refined than the PlayStation 2 version.[1]
- Locked to 30 FPS. Requires .exe modification to run at 60 FPS.
General information
- Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series
- Silent Hill Memories - Informative site
Availability
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- There are two versions, the North American version and 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
A D3D8 wrapper for the European Director's Cut version which allows:
- Custom resolutions and widescreen
- Windowed and borderless windowed mode.
- Fixes anti-aliasing and processor affinity.
- Allows you to use a high resolution without slowing down transition speeds.
After installing sh2proxy, you can download this optional alternate executable which disables cut-scene letterboxing: http://www.mediafire.com/download/1mm2v1ioiob6fxb/sh2pc_letterboxfix.zip
Allows higher resolutions and easier anti aliasing application (at the cost of some glitches). Only use this for the North American version.
- Selectable resolutions do not go up all the way to 4K, enabling GeDoSaTo or Nvidia DSR does not affect the list. Selecting a higher resolution than your monitor's crashes the game.
All-in-one archive: Google Drive
- Note: "ending.bik" may need to be renamed "end.bik", or you may receive a "insert a disc" message in the ending.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore hardware-accelerated 3D sound functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
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Italian |
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Issues unresolved
Flashlight illuminates objects and monsters behind James
- There is a minor flashlight glitch where the flashlight will illuminate objects and monsters behind James - there is no known fix.
Issues fixed
Weird lines across the screen
Missing textures
- Disables depth of field, motion blur and minor lighting effects.
Windows 10 fullscreen with borders
System requirements
Windows |
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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 |
References