Difference between revisions of "Silent Hill: Homecoming"

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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.

The game may crash when using Alt+Tab ↹ in fullscreen.^[1] See Windowed.

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
Steam

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.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Film grain

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Game crashes on Alt+Tab

Instructions

Issues fixed

Game crashes randomly

The game may crash in certain areas, such as entering the Shepherd House.

Instructions

Map screen is cropped

Instructions

Loading screen freezes

Instructions

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 or 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.^[1]

Instructions

Camera won't stop rotating when using controller

Instructions

Instructions

Some sounds only come out of the right speaker

Instructions

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

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista)
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

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.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 120hz not staying! :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (19000) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[refreshRate-1] 1.0 ^1.1 120hz not staying! :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions

[1]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 63: / Line 63: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= Resolutions above 1440x900 are not listed; see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Some resolutions may not be listed; see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 74: / Line 74: @@
 |windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
-|borderless windowed        = false
+|borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  =
+|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 |anisotropic                = hackable
 |anisotropic notes          = Can be forced using graphics card control panel.
@@ Line 103: / Line 103: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set in configuration file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Force windowed|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2017-11-20}}</ref>}}
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Engine\</code>.
+# Download and run [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd].
-# Open <code>vars_pc.cfg</code>.
+# Click on Edit and Add.
-# Change <code>FullScreen=true</code> to <code>FullScreen=false</code>.
+# Set the path to <code>{{p|game}}\Bin\SilentHill.exe</code>.
+# Set the desired window position and size.
-'''Notes'''
+# Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
-{{ii}} When running the game, be sure '''not''' to move the window during loading screens or else the game may crash.
+# Click on the Input tab.
-{{--}} This method significantly prolongs the loading screens.
+# Set Cursor visibility to Hide.
-}}
+# Set Cursor Clipper to On.
+# Click OK, then File and Save.
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Set in D3DWindower|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
-# If you've made changes to a configuration file, edit it to run the game in a fullscreen mode.
-# Download and configure [[D3DWindower#D3DWindower|D3DWindower]] for it.
-# Additionally in D3DWindower check - '''Use Foreground Control''', '''GetActiveWindowed''', and '''GetForegroundWindow'''.
 '''Notes'''
-{{++}} This method should not cause additional problems with loading screens.
+{{ii}} The game may become temporarily unresponsive during the intro videos.
 }}

Developers
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	Double Helix Games
Publishers
	Konami
Release dates
Windows	November 6, 2008