Hidden & Dangerous 2
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Developers | |
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Illusion Softworks | |
Publishers | |
2003-2005 | Gathering of Developers |
2005-present | 2K Games |
Retail (Russia) | 1C Company |
Retail (Japan) | ZOO Corporation |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
LS3D | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 23, 2003[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 75 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Vehicles | Automobile, Truck |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Africa, Asia, Historical, World War II |
Series | Hidden & Dangerous |
Hidden & Dangerous | |
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Hidden & Dangerous | 1999 |
Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe | 2003 |
Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 |
Warnings
Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Hidden & Dangerous series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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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 | |
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Sabre Squadron |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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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) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/703320/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\PlayersProfiles\<user-id>\*.sav[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/703320/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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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. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Vertical sync (Vsync) if using Windows 10 or 11. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Locked at 91 FPS. Monitors with frequencies above 90 Hz cause bugs in cutscenes. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Field of view (FOV)
Use widescreen fix[2] |
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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 ThirteenAG's fix is installed.
Install newest Reshade and select Direct3D9 for the rendering API
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Vsync does not work under Windows 10/11
Configure Hidden and Dangerous 2 Widescreen Fix[3] |
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Notes:
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Use d3d8to9[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only. Sabre Squadron lacks Czech audio. For Steam version see this guide. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only. Sabre Squadron lacks Polish audio. For Steam version see this guide. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation; download. | |||
Russian | Retail only. | |||
Slovak | Fan - 1 | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 99 | |||
Online play | 99 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 11011 |
UDP | 11011 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires dgVoodoo2 v2.55.4, see profile introduction. 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 |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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 | 512 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 | |
Other | 16X CD-ROM | 32X CD-ROM |
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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (703320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Hidden & Dangerous 2 Has Shipped! (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-10-29
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-08-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Dirt cheap on 2024-05-05
- When I started playing hidden and dangerous 2 with the widescreen fix vsync did not work, i happened to follow the guide for depth buffer for reshade as a shot in the dark and it fixed my problem. The original link and .dll for vysnc does not work the widescreen fix but with my fix there is no need for it if the user has the widescreen fix installed..
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology