Key points
- A straight conversion of the PlayStation version, with none of the enhancements of the Dreamcast port.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- GOG.com Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.2 is the latest version
- Fan patch created by Wrace that improves compatibility with modern versions of Windows, fixing various bugs, adding new sound engine and subtitles, native support of all gamepads and mouse, support of vibration for XInput gamepads, widescreen support and unlocking 60 frames per second, in-game map and in-game achievements, fix for storing/loading current level for the saves, additional menu item 'New Game+' to start it with already solved block-puzzles, and the possibility to skip logo movies.
Installation of Wrace's SR1 Patch
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- Download Wrace's SR1 Patch.
- Extract
SR1_Patch.zip .
- Move all of the files to
<path-to-game> , overwriting already existing files if needed.
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Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Delete or rename
crylogo.bik and publogo.bik .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- This fix causes disappearing textures on the sides of the screen, which becomes progressively worse with wider aspect ratios.
Hor+ widescreen support[3]
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- Open
kain2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
- Press Ctrl+F and change the Datatype option to Hex-Values.
- Type
0000203F in the text field.
- Replace the
0000203F value with:
ABAA2A3F to set 5:4 aspect ratio
8988083F to set 25:16 aspect ratio
5555053F to set 16:10 aspect ratio
0000003F to set 15:9 aspect ratio
0000F03E to set 16:9 aspect ratio
0000B43E to set 21:9 aspect ratio
- Save the changes.
- Download dgVoodoo 2.
- Copy the contents of the
MS folder to the installation folder.
- Run dgVoodoo Setup and add the installation folder to the list.
- Go to the DirectX tab and set the desired resolution.
- Uncheck the dgVoodoo Watermark option.
- Apply the changes.
- Set any 4:3 resolution in the game config.
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Input
Audio
Localizations
VR support
Issues fixed
Crash when the game starts
Crashes with resolutions larger than 640x480
Use Winplay DLL Patch
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- Download Winplay DLL Patch.
- Copy the DLL file to the game directory.
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Raziel runs in circles if a gamepad is connected
Hardware acceleration not available for AMD GPUs
Delete atiumdag.dll
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- Go to the installation folder and delete or rename
atiumdag.dll .
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Game crashes when reaching Melchiah gates after loading a game
- After doing all the puzzles before Melchiah, if you load the game again and try to reach the gates before the boss battle, it'll crash.
Audio issues
- On modern computers, audio may have issues such as dialogue skipping at some points.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 200 MHz
| Intel Pentium 266 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
320 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 6 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ 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).
References