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Difference between revisions of "Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut"

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{{--}} Can only run on a single core. Requires patching to fix problems on modern machines.
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{{--}} Can only run stably on a single core. Requires patching to fix problems on modern machines
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{{--}} The atmospheric fog in the town is a lot simpler and less fluid than the PS2 version
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{{--}} The atmospheric fog in the town is a lot simpler and less fluid than the PS2 version<ref name ="GIFs">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41496788&postcount=6 Examples of fog on different versions], From NeoGAF user '''Lime''', we see the lower quality fog on the PC version.</ref>
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{{++}} Modding has made it higher resolution and for the most part graphically superior to other versions.
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{{--}} No soft shadows
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== Issues and Fixes ==
 
== Issues and Fixes ==
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* The PC port has a of Silent Hill 2 was built to only run on a single core. As a result, it is very unstable unless limited to one core.
 
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* No soft shadows
 
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* The volumetric fog in the PC version is more simple and less fluid than in the PlayStation 2 version.<ref name ="GIFs">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41496788&postcount=6 Examples of fog on different versions], From NeoGAF user '''Lime''', we see the lower quality fog on the PC version.</ref>
 
  
 
=== Simple Fix for Audio Bugs and Crashing ===
 
=== Simple Fix for Audio Bugs and Crashing ===

Revision as of 14:57, 13 March 2013

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Key points

Can only run stably on a single core. Requires patching to fix problems on modern machines
The atmospheric fog in the town is a lot simpler and less fluid than the PS2 version[1]
No soft shadows
Modding has made it higher resolution and for the most part graphically superior to other versions

Availability

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The first four Silent Hill games have never been released on digital distribution platforms.
The Director's Cut edition is the only version available on PC. It includes the extra scenario Born From a Wish along with new areas, an extra ending and enhanced graphical effects.

Issues and Fixes

Simple Fix for Audio Bugs and Crashing

It's better to use the fanfixes and patches, as they optimize and enhance the game a lot more than a simple fix can; but these simple fixes require no downloads and cease the buggy sound and crashing that plagues the PC version when running on more than one core.

Method 1

Starting the game through a batch file that runs the executable on one core.

  1. Create an empty text file in your game installation directory.
  2. Type into the file:
    cmd.exe /c start /affinity 1 sh2pc.exe
  3. Save the file as sh2.bat
    NOT as a .txt
  4. Start the game through this .bat file each time. The game will run on a single core and the audio bugs and crashes will be gone.

Method 2

Alternative Method. Requires no batch file, but needs to be performed EVERY time you start the game.

  1. Start the game and stay on the menu. Do not start a new game or load a save.
  2. CTRL+ALT+DEL to the Task Manager.
  3. Look up SH2.exe.
  4. Right-click on the task and choose "Set Affinity".
  5. Un-tick all but one CPU core and click OK.
  6. Return to the game and play.

Optimization and Better Fix

Silent Hill 2 running at 1080p

The game has been fixed and optimized by fans to run at higher resolutiosn and aspect ratios, with high quality FMVs.[2]

  1. Install Silent Hill 2
  2. Download Squizzy's Respatcher and use the fixed executable included in the archive. (The patcher does not work with the original .exe)
  3. Run the patcher and select the desired resolution. If the original resolution of the game was not set to 640x480, this resolution patcher will do nothing.
  4. Download the fix made by NeoGAF user Angular Graphics.[3]
    The links in the code are parts from a multi-part rar file. Download them all.
    These improve the look of the FMVs significantly as the PC port of the game uses re-encoded versions of the Xbox port, and are far worse quality than the PS2; and have been upscaled for higher resolutions and aspect ratios and touched up overall.
  5. Download this compiled executable, put it into your SH2 folder and start Silent Hill 2 through it.
  • Set Triple Buffering to OFF. Having it on will cause glitches in the game geometry.


Controls

Xpadder works with Silent Hill 2, and may fix any annoyances in the controls. A pre-made profile can be found here.


System Requirements

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References

  1. ↑ Examples of fog on different versions, From NeoGAF user Lime, we see the lower quality fog on the PC version.
  2. ↑ NeoGAF comment on fixing and optimizing Silent Hill 2 , All information regarding the fixes and optimization comes from the user Lime.
  3. ↑ Angular Graphics' profileAngular Graphics on NeoGAF, the creator of the FMV fix.