Hidden & Dangerous 2

Hidden & Dangerous
Hidden & Dangerous	1999
Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe	2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2	2003

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 4/5 DRM
GamersGate

GOG.com		Includes the Sabre Squadron expansion
Humble Store
Steam		Includes the Sabre Squadron expansion

A free demo version for Sabre Squadron is available from Archive.org.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Sabre Squadron

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\Gamemovie`. Delete or rename `Logo1.bik`, `Logo2.bik` and `Logo3.bik`.

Game data

Launcher settings.

Game settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Illusion Softworks\Hidden & Dangerous 2\^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\PlayersProfiles\<user-id>\Options.bin^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/703320/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\PlayersProfiles\<user-id>\*.sav^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/703320/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Hidden and Dangerous 2 Widescreen Fix.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use Hidden and Dangerous 2 Widescreen Fix.
4K Ultra HD		Use Hidden and Dangerous 2 Widescreen Fix.
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	2x/4x FSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Locked at 91 FPS.

Field of view (FOV)

Use widescreen fix^[1]
Install ThirteenAG's fix. Open `HiddenandDangerous2.WidescreenFix.ini`. Set `FOVFactor` to the desired value.

Enabling depth buffer for Reshade

Some Reshade shaders such as Marty McFly's Ambient Obscurance need a working depth buffer to function.

This method works ONLY if you have installed ThirteenAG's fix

Install newest Reshade and select `Direct3D9` for the rendering API.
Go to `<path-to-game>\Scripts`. Create a configuration file called `Global.ini` Copy and paste the lines `[GlobalSets]` and `UseD3D8to9=1`. Launch the game and open Reshade by pressing Home key. Then check `Copy depth before clearing` in the D3D9 tab.

Input

Controls settings

Remap settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX and Music
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only. Sabre Squadron lacks Czech audio. For Steam version see this guide.
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only. For Steam version see this guide.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation; download.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer settings

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		99
Online play		99	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	11011
UDP	11011

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introdution. `Note:` Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Issues fixed

Game won't start (Retail)

Install v1.12 patch and DGVoodoo2
Install v1.12 patch Run the game's setup.exe and ensure that "Fullscreen" is checked. Add dgVoodoo 2 to the game's install directory. Set Appearance to "Fullscreen" with a Scaling Mode of "Stretched, 4:3 Aspect Ratio".

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.4 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	128 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/703320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (703320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-08-05
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[HKLM-1] Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

[gamedir-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/703320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (703320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[4] Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-08-05

[5] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

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[Note 3]

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[2]

Developers

	Illusion Softworks
Publishers
	Gathering of Developers
	2K Games
Engines
	LS3D
Release dates
Windows	October 21, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Series	Hidden & Dangerous