Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2

Developers
	Capcom Vancouver
Windows	Mercenary Technology
Publishers
	Capcom
Engines
	Forge
Release dates
Windows	September 28, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	78
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	Finite spend, Unlock
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	North America, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies
Series	Dead Rising

Dead Rising
Dead Rising 2	2010
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record	2011
Dead Rising 3	2014
Dead Rising	2016
Dead Rising 4	2016

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Key points

Steam version DRM switched from Games for Windows Live to Steamworks.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.

Retail product keys activate on Steam (Games for Windows Marketplace game and DLC cannot be transferred).

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Ninja Skills Pack
Psychopath Skills Pack
Soldier of Fortune Pack
Sports Fan Skills Pack

Case Zero and Case West standalone DLCs are only available for Xbox 360.

Essential improvements

Patches

For the Russian version use Russian patch 1.0.0.1.

A title update is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run setup.exe).

Skip intro videos

Replace fecmn.big[citation needed]
Download a modded fecmn.big. Place it in <path-to-game>\data\frontend and replace the original file.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dead Rising 2\rendersettings.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45740/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dead Rising 2\saves\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\45740\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45740/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

PC Settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Use Flawless Widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen			Use Flawless Widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Game is locked to 120 fps

Field of view (FOV)

Use Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools

Download Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools and extract it somewhere. Go to the Dead Rising 2 installation folder, and open the data folder. Drag datafile.big and place it onto Gibbed.DeadRising2.Unpack.exe. When it's finished unpacking, open the datafile_big folder that was created in the data folder. Open camera.txt with Notepad, and click Edit -> Replace. Type FOV = "43" in the Find, and FOV = "63" in the Replace (change 63 to desired FOV) and click Replace All. Some other cameras use FOV = "45" which can also be replaced, such as in the cVehicleBehaviorCam PushableCam section. Save the file. Drag the datafile_big folder and place it onto Gibbed.DeadRising2.Pack.exe. This will create a new file called datafile_big.big. Backup the original datafile.big by renaming it to something else. Rename datafile_big.big to datafile.big. Notes Vehicles have a modifier that decreases FOV by -7 when moving at full speed. Changing this to 0 in each entry will stabilize the FOV.

Windowed

Force borderless fullscreen[citation needed]
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the Path to <path-to-game>\deadrising2.exe. Set the desired window position and size. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input

Controls

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See Remapping.
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration is active.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Only if controller is disabled.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Only Microsoft brand Xbox 360 controllers work, third party controllers are unrecognized by the game and the option to enable a controller will be grayed out.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See Remapping.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Remapping

Use Dead Rising 2 Key Remapper
Go to Dead Rising 2 Key Remapper. Download the .exe file and run it. Use the GUI to change your keybindings, and then hit "Save". Notes Keybindings must be written as text. Click the "?" Button for exactly what you need to type for special keys like Enter, Numpad, etc.

Editing input text files manually
Go to <path-to-game>\data\controls\ Edit the desired text file: Edit keymap.txt for keyboard bindings Edit mousemap.txt for mouse bindings Edit padmap.txt for Xbox 360 Controller bindings

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Volume sliders for music and sound effects.
Surround sound		Up to 5.1 output
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		See Mute on focus lost.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Polish				Only available in Polish retail release

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background[citation needed]
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Start the game and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel. Expand "Window Management" and "Input/Output Behavior" Enable "Mute Game" under "Background Behavior" and close the Control Panel. Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+O to toggle Special K's On-Screen Display.

Network

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Co-op, Versus Use Nucleus Coop & Unofficial mod.
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op, Versus Co-op: Co-op campaign (2 players). Versus: Terror Is Reality mode.

Issues fixed

Game crashes to desktop on launch after spawning windowed mode then fullscreen

Install to C drive or install first to C then move files and make a junction point to C location

Game crashes to desktop on launch

This issue was resolved in the 20 May 2015 patch released for the Steam version.

Set sound quality to 24 bit, 48000 Hz[citation needed]
See Sound problems (cracking, delays, missing music/effects, etc.)

"Games for Windows – LIVE has encountered a corrupted file." error

The game may show the following error after start: Games for Windows - LIVE has encountered a corrupted file. Please reinstall the game fix. This error is related to "Game for Windows – Live! Zero Day Piracy Protection".

This issue happened when trying to launch game from Steam under Windows 8.1 64-bit. It is unknown if it happens under different OS versions or retail version.

Manually run zdp.exe[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Zdp\ Run zdp.exe. The game should launch successfully. From that point, the game should work fine when launching through Steam normally.

Game doesn't launch

The game is not launching after successful release date check on Windows 8 and later.

Update Games for Windows - LIVE Redistributable[citation needed]
Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows – LIVE Redistributable. Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace. Install the Games for Windows Marketplace Client.

Item cycle buttons are reversed

Swap cycle buttons[citation needed]
Edit <path-to-game>\data\controls\padmap.txt. Change COMMAND_PLAYER_MAIN_ITEMS_CYCLE_LEFT from BUTTON_L1 to BUTTON_R1. Change COMMAND_PLAYER_MAIN_ITEMS_CYCLE_RIGHT from BUTTON_R1 to BUTTON_L1.

Game cannot connect to the internet to verify release date for GFWL version

During initial activation of the game, you may receive an error stating that you are not connected to the internet and therefore are unable to activate the game.

Manually install the title update[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS ATI Radeon HD 3850 DirectX 9.0c compatible