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Dead Island: Definitive Edition

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Dead Island: Definitive Edition
Dead Island: Definitive Edition cover
Developers
Techland
Publishers
Deep Silver
Engines
Chrome Engine 6
Release dates
Windows May 31, 2016
Linux June 3, 2016
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Dead Island: Definitive Edition on Wikipedia
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Dead Island
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Dead Island: Epidemic 2016
Dead Island: Definitive Edition 2016
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition 2016
Dead Island: Retro Revenge 2016
Dead Island 2 2023

This page is for the Definitive Edition. For the original release, see Dead Island.

Key points

Updated version of Dead Island running on the latest version of Chrome Engine. Includes all DLC built-in.
Uses updated U.I. and inventory/combat system from Dead Island: Riptide.[1]

General information

Official website
Dead Island Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 Bundled with Riptide Definitive Edition and Retro Revenge.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
Linux
All the DLC released with the previous version is included with the game.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename file[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\DI\
  2. Open Data0.pak with 7-Zip.
  3. Inside Data0.pak navigate to data\menu\movies.
  4. Delete or rename intromovies.scr.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Edit default_levels.xml[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\DI\
  2. Open Data0.pak with 7-Zip.
  3. Inside Data0.pak navigate to data\skills and open default_levels.xml.
  4. Find CameraDefaultFOV and replace 62.5 with your desired FOV.
  5. Save. If 7-Zip asks if you want to update the file in the archive click Yes.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use Borderless Gaming[citation needed]
  1. Install Borderless Gaming and run it alongside the game.
  2. In the app, right-click Dead Island and select Add to Favorites by the process binary name
  3. Under Favorites, right-click DeadIslandGame and disable Auto-Maximize
  4. Turn off Fullscreen in the game options

Remove Chromatic Aberration

Has to be modded out because the setting in the Options menu doesn't fully disable Chromatic Aberration.
Use pre-modded Data0.pak[3]
  1. Backup Data0.pak in <path-to-game>\DI\.
  2. Download the fixed Data0.pak.
  3. Rename the downloaded Data0.pak.chroma to Data0.pak.
  4. Move the newly renamed Data0.pak to <path-to-game>\DI\.
Modify Data0.pak manually[citation needed]
  1. Backup Data0.pak in <path-to-game>\DI\.
  2. Download the Chromatic Aberration Removal v3 mod.
  3. Extract the data folder from the download; ignore the data3.pak.
  4. In the extracted data folder, go to scripts and delete frame_script_game.scr.
  5. Go to <path-to-game>\DI\
  6. Open Data0.pak with 7-Zip.
  7. Copy/add the modded data folder to Data0.pak.

Remove crosshair

Edit hud.xui[4]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\DI\
  2. Open Data0.pak with 7-Zip.
  3. Inside Data0.pak navigate to data\menu\hud and extract hud.xui.
  4. Right-click hud.xui, open Properties, uncheck Read-only, click OK.
  5. Open hud.xui with a text editor.
  6. Find the line <Id>HudCrosshair</Id>
  7. Below that, add this on a new line: <Opacity>0.000000</Opacity>
  8. Save the file, and drag and drop it back into the hud folder.

Input settings

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

In-game network settings.
In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
4 Co-op
Online play
4 Co-op

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

64-bit OS is required
Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2500 3.3 GHz
AMD FX-8320 3.5 GHz		 Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4 GHz
AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 6870
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon R9 290
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
Controller Windows-compatible keyboards, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
Other Broadband internet connection

References