Difference between revisions of "Silent Hill 3"

Revision as of 22:39, 24 November 2016

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.

Frame rate may fluctuate between 30 and 60 FPS. See Issues fixed for a solution.

Depth of Field effect has a low resolution. See Issues fixed for a solution.

Heather has a pixelated real-time shadow. See Issues fixed for a solution.

Fourteen of Heather's outfits from the PlayStation 2 version were removed.

General information

Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series

Silent Hill Memories - Informative site

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.co.uk		Retail copy.
Amazon.com		Retail copy.

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.

Not available in digital distribution.

Essential improvements

Silent Hill 3 with corrected FoV

Silent Hill 3 Widescreen Fix

Simple widescreen fix with proper FOV for wide resolutions.

sh3proxy

A D3D8 wrapper which adds some fixes and new features.

Skip intro videos

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

Template:Video settings

Rendering resolution is actually internal framebuffer resolution. Use Widescreen Fix to customize.

It is highly recommended to set the Brightness Level in-game to 5 to get the most contrast.

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Controller support

A fix is required for the game to recognize XInput LT/RT and LS/RS buttons when assigning controls.

Force feedback emulation can also be enabled for XInput controllers.

Instructions

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

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

Issues unresolved

Forcing anti-aliasing

If using anti-aliasing (MSAA, at least), the Depth of Field effect becomes corrupted (halos around objects).^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed

Frame rate fluctuation

Frame rate may fluctuate between 30 and 60 FPS.

Both solutions won't work properly with a low FPS. Minimal FPS must be at least 50+.^[1]

Instructions

Low resolution Depth of Field

Instructions

Low resolution Shadows

Instructions

Windows 10 white border

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

↑ New features · Issue #1 · 07151129/sh3proxy

[1] New features · Issue #1 · 07151129/sh3proxy

[1]

@@ Line 95: / Line 95: @@
 |vsync notes                = Disabled by default. See [[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)#Force Vsync|Force Vsync]].
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = Game struggles to maintain 60 FPS. See [[#Frame rate fluctuation|Issues fixed]].
+|60 fps notes               = Frame rate may fluctuate between 30 and 60 FPS. See [[#Frame rate fluctuation|Issues fixed]].
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. Increases the game speed when uncapped.
@@ Line 265: / Line 265: @@
 ===Frame rate fluctuation===
 {{--}} Frame rate may fluctuate between 30 and 60 FPS.
-{{ii}} Both solutions won't work properly with a low FPS. Minimal FPS must be at least 50+.
+{{ii}} Both solutions won't work properly with a low FPS. Minimal FPS must be at least 50+.<ref>[https://github.com/07151129/sh3proxy/issues/1 New features · Issue #1 · 07151129/sh3proxy]</ref>
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Option #1: FPS fluctation fix|ref=<ref name="killer-m fixes">[https://github.com/07151129/sh3proxy/issues/1 New features · Issue #1 · 07151129/sh3proxy]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|FPS fluctuation fix|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
-# Install and run [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD Hex Editor].
+* Install [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#sh3 Widescreen Fix] or [https://github.com/07151129/sh3proxy sh3proxy].
-# Open {{file|sh3.exe}} and press {{key|Ctrl|F}}.
-# Set Datatype to Hex-values, and search for {{code|E8 69 9C E2 FF}}
-# Replace the selected values with {{code|E8 A9 0D E1 FF}}
-# Save the file.
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Option #2: FPS Unlock|ref=<ref name="killer-m fixes"/>}}
-# Install and run [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD Hex Editor].
-# Open {{file|sh3.exe}} and press {{key|Ctrl|F}}.
-# Set Datatype to Hex-values, and search for {{code|E8 8E 19 00 00}}
-# Replace the selected values with {{code|E8 BA 1C 00 00}}
-# Save the file.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Disabling FPS limiter is the better way to avoid FPS fluctuation.
-{{ii}} Should be used only with Vsync 60Hz, or [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|external FPS limiter]] to 60 FPS, since game speed is designed for 60 FPS.
 }}

Developers

	Team Silent
Publishers
	Konami
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 2003