This page is for the original release. For the Definitive Edition, see Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Key points
- Dead Island: Riptide Helper utility is highly recommended for editing hidden settings.
- Reports of poor frame rates[1] and problems connecting to multiplayer/cooperative games.
General information
- Port Report: Dead Island: Riptide
- Steam fixes thread - well-maintained and up to date.
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
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Amazon.com |
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Complete Edition only. |
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Amazon.co.uk |
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Complete Edition only. |
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Complete Edition only. |
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GamersGate |
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Complete Edition only. |
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Incorrect store name. See here for available options. |
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Complete Edition only. |
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Incorrect store name. See here for available options. |
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Green Man Gaming |
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Complete Edition only. |
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Humble Store |
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Complete Edition only. |
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Origin |
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Steam |
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Incorrect store name. See here for available options. |
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Complete Edition only. |
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Incorrect store name. See here for available options. |
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Complete Edition only. |
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- All versions require Steam.
DLC and expansion packs
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Notes |
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Fashion Victim |
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Survivor Pack |
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Essential improvements
- Allows you to tweak a variety of normally inaccessible game settings to disable certain visual effects, modify key binds and much more.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- Affects gun physics.[2] Refer to Dead Island: Riptide Helper.
Change maximum refresh rate
- Refresh rate is limited to 60 Hz.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
Issues unresolved
Audio problems
- Some dialogue cannot be heard.[3]
Audio recording and many conversations do not have sound when playing in Spanish.
Audio disappears when leaving a vehicle and a crackling sounds appears when entering a vehicle.
Crash to desktop
- Reports of crashing to desktop on startup[4]
To prevent game from crashing to desktop, go to Options -> Online and select Single Player as Game Type.
Issues fixed
Cannot connect to multiplayer games
- Error message "Connection to game session is unavailable at this moment." is a catch-all for any form of failed connection.
System requirements
Windows |
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XP, Vista, 7 |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI 2600XT 512 MB VRAM (GeForce 8600GT)
| Nvidia GeForce 9600 (1G) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/216250/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (216250) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References