Silent Hill: Homecoming

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	TBA

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Silent Hill Memories - Informative site

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Not available in many regions [1].

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential Improvements

Unknownproject's Patch

A patch that enables 60FPS+, Native Controller button prompts, reworks QTE (to deal with broken QTE due to game engine), 21:9 support, crash fixes, and more.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Changes save game location data. See Save game data location.

Instructions^[4]

Download Unknownproject's Patch, specifically the EXE.
Run the downloaded EXE.
When prompted to extract files, extract them to <path-to-game>. If installed correctly, a new folder will be added to the game directory. (eg. 'Silent Hill Homecoming\Bin_v3.0')
Once extracted, open <path-to-game>, and copy all the files from "Bin_v3.0" into "Bin", (overwrite files if prompted)
Next open the "Engine\pack" folder, and make a new folder named "extras". (Silent Hill Homecoming\Engine\pak\extras
Copy "GLOBAL.PAK" from "Silent Hill Homecoming\Engine\pak\pc" to the newly created 'extras' folder.
Run the game through Steam, (or directly from the main exe: <path-to-game>\Bin\SilentHill.exe), then press the [home] key. if a version number is shown, the patch is working properly.

Notes:

Consult Unknownproject's official Discord server for more detailed or updated instructions.

Users with GSync displays may need to disable GSync and force Fixed Refresh in NVidia Control Panel.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Engine\default_pc.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Engine\vars_pc.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Engine\binds_pc_mjs.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19000/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%PUBLIC%\Public Documents\Silent Hill Homecoming\shv_save.bin
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19000/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Unknownproject's Patch changes save game data location to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\KONAMI\Silent Hill Homecoming\Engine\savegame\shv_save.bin.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings. Video quality can be set to either Medium or High, the latter resulting in slightly better textures and shadows.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Unknownproject's Patch to fix the map and examined inventory items.^[5]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use Unknownproject's Patch.
4K Ultra HD		Use Unknownproject's Patch.
Field of view (FOV)		Use Silent Hill Homecoming PC Fix by Steam006.
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Enabled by default. Can be forced off using graphics card control panel.
60 FPS		Capped at 30 FPS. Use Unknownproject's Patch.
120+ FPS		Use Unknownproject's Patch.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set custom resolution^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Engine\`. Open `vars_pc.cfg`. Change `ScreenResHeight=` and `ScreenResWidth=` to the desired resolution.

Windowed

Force windowed^[6]

Download and run DxWnd.
Click on Options and enable Expert mode.
Click on Edit and Add.
Set the path to <path-to-game>\Bin\SilentHill.exe.
Set the desired window position and size.
Set Desktop if you want borderless fullscreen windowed.
Click on the Hook tab, and change the injection mode to Debugger mode.
Click on the Input tab.
Set Cursor visibility to Hide.
Set Cursor Clipper to On.
Click OK, then File and Save.

Edit secondary config^[7]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Engine\`. Open `vars_pc.cfg`. Change `FullScreen=true` to `FullScreen=false`.

Film grain

Remove film grain^[8]
Download and run SHHPatcher. Select the Remove Film Grain option.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Key mappings are stored in the individual save game files rather than a normal configuration file.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Can be set higher than what the game menu allows with Silent Hill Homecoming PC Fix by Steam006
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Use Silent Hill Homecoming PC Fix by Steam006 to invert x-axis
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Needs to be manually enabled from the configuration menu. Go to the controller settings in the game options and select to use the controller rather than mouse and keyboard, and then press Escape to exit the controller configuration menu.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Use SHHPatcher.
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts		Use SHHPatcher.
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers		Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		5.1 only.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Fan translation, Download
Brazilian Portuguese				Unofficial translation; for retail or Steam version. Gamevício. 1) Grisson's fan-translation (Needs unknownproject's patch). 2) TriboGamer fan-translation by danielnds (not tested with the patches mentioned above)
Russian				1) Fan translation by «ZoG team / DK team». 2) Fan voice-over by «EnclaveTeam»
Spanish
Polish				Steam guide

Issues fixed

Game crashes on Alt+Tab

Run the game in windowed mode.^[9]

Fullscreen solution^[4]
Use Unknownproject's Patch with bonus executables [v.3.0] that using the WDDM driver model and converting the game from D3D9 to D3D9EX to fix focus management without losing original system requirements.

Issues arising from high resolution

Game may crash in certain areas, such as entering the Shepherd House.

Change the resolution to 1920x1080 or lower^[10]

Map screen may be improperly cropped.

Change the resolution to 1920x1080 or lower^[10]

Loading screen freezes

Enable/disable admin mode^{[citation needed]}

Loading screen crashes

Use Unknownproject's Patch

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 or 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.^[11]

Set screen refresh rate^[9]
Install Special K by following the Unofficial Special K Guide. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\Bin\d3d9.ini` or `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\SilentHill.exe\SpecialK.ini` depending on the installation method you used. Change `RefreshRate=-1` to `RefreshRate=0` under `[Render.FrameRate]`.

Camera won't stop rotating when using controller

Restart your PC or log out/in^{[citation needed]}

Modify file^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\Engine\
Open binds_pc_mjs.cfg.
Change:

setbind 0 COMMAND_CAMERA_X       MOUSE      0 AXIS_X          -1.0 1.0 1.0
setbind 0 COMMAND_CAMERA_Y       MOUSE      0 AXIS_Y          -1.0 1.0 -1.0
setbind 0 COMMAND_CAMERA_Z       MOUSE      0 AXIS_Z          -1.0 1.0 1.0

to:

setbind 1 COMMAND_CAMERA_X       CONTROLLER 0 AXIS_RX         -1.0 1.0 1.0
setbind 1 COMMAND_CAMERA_Y       CONTROLLER 0 AXIS_RY         -1.0 1.0 1.0
setbind 1 COMMAND_CAMERA_Z       CONTROLLER 0 AXIS_Z          -1.0 1.0 1.0

Some sounds only come out of the right speaker

Game does not support any speaker configuration other than 5.1.^[12]

Change speaker settings^{[citation needed]}
Go into audio manager. Change speaker settings to surround sound 5.1.

Choose a "Headphones" setting

Enable Mono Audio in Windows 10 settings

Download and install this sound patch^{[citation needed]}

If you are using a Stereo system, perform these additional steps:

Install this special sound driver or Realtek driver so that the game thinks it is running 5.1.
Configure the sound settings for your PC to 5.1 after the install.

Notes

The audio may crackle with the Razor sound driver installed. Download and run 'DPC latency checker' to fix this.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c	Unknownproject's Patch uses 9Ex.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Cutscenes	Bink

Mods

4K Remastered Pre-Rendered Cutscenes

Remasters the Pre-Rendered Cutscenes of SHH to 4K.

ENBSeries

Improves the graphics of the game.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 series ATI Radeon HD series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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>/19000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (19000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 2.0 Update 3 [Part 1]
↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Special Effects Control - Feature Presentation - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 2.0 - Update1 [Interface] - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:unknownproject on 2020-22-10
↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 1.21b - Update 2.1 - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-20
↑ Verified by User:unknownproject on 2018-02-16
↑ Replace Button Icons / Remove Film Grain :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-02
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Talk:Silent Hill: Homecoming
↑ 120hz not staying! :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions
↑ [PATCH Silent Hill Homecoming BIG Sound FIX] - last accessed on 24.10.2017

[gamedir-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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-6] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/19000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (19000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Silent Hill Homecoming - Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 2.0 Update 3 [Part 1]

[2] Silent Hill Homecoming - Special Effects Control - Feature Presentation - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 2.0 - Update1 [Interface] - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[ReferenceA-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:unknownproject on 2020-22-10

[7] Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 1.21b - Update 2.1 - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023

[8] Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-20

[9] Verified by User:unknownproject on 2018-02-16

[10] Replace Button Icons / Remove Film Grain :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[2017-11-02-11] 9.0 ^9.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-02

[Talk-12] 10.0 ^10.1 Talk:Silent Hill: Homecoming

[refreshRate-13] 120hz not staying! :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions

[14] [PATCH Silent Hill Homecoming BIG Sound FIX] - last accessed on 24.10.2017

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Developers

	Double Helix Games
Publishers
	Konami
Engines
	Slayer
Release dates
Windows	November 6, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	64
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Horror
Series	Silent Hill