Difference between revisions of "Silent Hill: Homecoming"
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Revision as of 03:21, 4 February 2017
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Double Helix Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Konami | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 6, 2008 |
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| 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 | 2024 |
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
- Resolutions above 1920x1080 may have major issues.
- Alt+Tab ↹ may crash the game.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series
- Silent Hill Memories - Informative site
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Remove film grain
- Can also apply Xbox/PlayStation button icons separately.
| Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game video settings.
- Video quality can be set to either Medium or High, the latter resulting in slightly better textures and shadows.
- Video quality set to High will make the film grain effect more noticeable, but it can be removed.
Widescreen resolution
| Instructions |
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Windowed
| Instructions |
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| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Game crashes randomly
- The game may crash in certain areas, such as entering the Shepherd House.
| Instructions |
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Map screen is cropped
| Instructions |
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Loading screen freezes
| Instructions |
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Camera won't stop rotating when using controller
| Instructions |
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Some sounds coming out only from the right speaker
| Instructions |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 | |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | Havok | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Other information
ENBSeries
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ |
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| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD-series NVIDIA GeForce 7800-series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 (19000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.