Difference between revisions of "Silent Hill 3"

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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

The PC version adds improved flashlight lighting and the ability to save at any time during the game.

It is highly recommended to set the Brightness Level in-game to 5 to get the most contrast. Brightness Level 6 and 7 overexposure the white level, while 4 and below are unnecessarily dim.

Heather has a pixelated real-time shadow. No option to increase shadow resolution, but it can be disabled in-game.

Bad depth-of-field; use Nemesis Widescreen Fix to tweak or disable.

FPS may fluctuate between 30 FPS and 60 FPS. There are no known solutions to this.

Only supports DirectInput for controllers and default bindings are awkward. Controls should be adjusted.

14 of Heather's outfits in the PlayStation 2 version are removed.

General information

Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series

Silent Hill Memories - Informative site

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

The North American physical release had 5 CDs, while the European PC physical release features just one DVD. The European version requires a disc check each time you want to play.

Essential improvements

Unlock Silent Hill 2 references

Instructions

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location

Video settings

Silent Hill 3 with corrected FoV

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Japanese

Issues unresolved

Silent Hill 3 is usually considered the best PC port out of the Silent Hill PlayStation 2 releases. Still, it is not a perfect port by any means.

Low resolution Depth of Field effect. Use Nemesis Widescreen Fix to tweak.
If using anti aliasing (MSAA, at least), Depth of Field effect becomes corrupted (halos around objects).
Rendering resolution (usually found under Inventory > Options > Configuration) is actually internal framebuffer resolution. Use it to match your display resolution.
By default, the game creates savegames in its own folder. This can cause issues for users with non-elevated privileges. The workaround is to change the default save location by modifying the registry.

Issues fixed

Windows 10 fullscreen with borders

Instructions

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Pentium III or Athlon 1GHz	Pentium 4 or Athlon 1.4GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4.7 GB	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	GeForce3 Ti Radeon 8500	GeForce4 Ti GeForce FX
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible sound card

References

@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 ===Unlock Silent Hill 2 references===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use wrapper}}
+# Install [https://github.com/07151129/sh3proxy sh3proxy].
+# Start a new game.
+}}
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Make necessary changes}}
@@ Line 71: / Line 77: @@
 |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = Remember to tweak [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].<ref>http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=141283#p141283</ref>
+|multimonitor notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=141283#p141283 View topic - Silent Hill 3 | WSGF]</ref>
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
@@ Line 98: / Line 104: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use Nemesis' Widescreen Fix (Recommended)}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use wrapper}}
+# Install [https://github.com/07151129/sh3proxy sh3proxy].
+# Open {{file|sh3proxy.ini}} and adjust the {{code|SizeX}} and {{code|SizeY}} values to your liking.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use Nemesis' Widescreen Fix}}
 # Download [http://ps2wide.net/pc.html#sh3 Nemesis Widescreen Fix].
 # Drag and drop all files to the root folder (password is sh3)
@@ Line 109: / Line 121: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit disp.ini|ref=<ref name="neogaf">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41496607&postcount=3 Neogaf thread on Silent Hill PC ports], All information regarding the fixes and optimization comes from the user '''Lime'''.</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Edit configuration file|ref=<ref name="neogaf">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41496607&postcount=3 Neogaf thread on Silent Hill PC ports], All information regarding the fixes and optimization comes from the user '''Lime'''.</ref>}}
 # Open the game and set up the graphics and the rest of the settings as you like.
-# Exit the game and open <code>disp.ini</code> file with notepad, located into the "savedata" folder where you have installed the game. If you can't edit it due to an access error, drag the file out to your desktop, edit it there, then drag it back in.
+# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\savadata\disp.ini}} with Notepad.
-# Edit <code>Size</code> value according to the resolution you want to play with. For example: "size=1920x1080"
+# Edit <code>Size</code> value according to the resolution you want to play with. For example: {{code|1="size=1920x1080"}}
-# Save and, if needed, change the [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]
+# Save the file. If you can't save it due to an access error, drag the file out to your desktop, edit it there, then drag it back in.
 '''Notes'''
 {{ii}} The rendering resolution set in the game options menu is the size of the textures that the game will use. 2048 x 2048 should be fine for HD.
 {{ii}} FMVs are stretched, although there are not many FMVs in the game anyway.
-{{--}} If you go back into the Options menu in the game after you have set your resolution the game will revert back to default resolution and you will have to edit <code>disp.ini</code> again.
+{{--}} Opening the options menu will undo the custom resolution.
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen] (Recommended)}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use wrapper}}
+# Install [https://github.com/07151129/sh3proxy sh3proxy].
+# Open {{file|sh3proxy.ini}} and adjust the {{code|FovX}} value to your liking.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use Flawless Widescreen}}
+# Install and run [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
+# Install the Silent Hill 3 plugin and adjust the FOV slider.
 '''Notes'''
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 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use FOV tool|ref=<ref>http://www.wsgf.org/dr/silent-hill-3</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use FOV tool}}
-#Download [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4lfqq0DpUo-eXVZQnl5OVprUzg/edit Racer_S FoV hack] and run it alongside the game
+# Download [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4lfqq0DpUo-eXVZQnl5OVprUzg/edit Racer_S FOV hack] and run it alongside the game.
-#Press <code>Numpad *</code> in-game
+# Adjust the FOV sliders to your liking. Suggested values can be found on the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/silent-hill-3 WSGF entry].
+# Press {{key|Numpad *}} in-game to set the FOV.
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Suggested values (0.85, 1.2, for 16:9) can be found on the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/silent-hill-3 WSGF entry]
+{{ii}} If the FOV tool crashes, try downloading [https://support.microsoft.com/kb/192461 Visual Basic Runtime].
-{{ii}} If the entered values aren't correct, you should probably experiment with them to make the game not appear stretched or cropped.
-{{ii}} If the FoV tool crashes, try downloading [https://support.microsoft.com/kb/192461 Visual Basic Runtime]
 }}

Developers

	Team Silent
Publishers
	Konami
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 2003