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Revision as of 23:03, 14 February 2013
Template:Infobox Key points
- Running System Shock 2 retail unmodified on modern computers usually results in several errors and crashes. The online community has produced a number of fixes to minimize these problems.
General information
- Forum dedicated to modding and enhancing the game.
- System Shock 2 Mod Manager Essential for managing mods for the game. Also contains a few useful tools and options.
Availability
Game data
Saves are kept in individual folders inside the main game folder (save_0, save_1 and so on).
Improvements
- Official patch (ss2patch.zip) which fixes numerous gamebreaking bugs.
- Recommended to install #SS2Tool instead which includes the above patch.
SS2Tool
An unofficial patch/fix-tool released by the community. It fixes a wide range of compatibility and stability issues as well as introduces widescreen-resolutions and other enhancements to the game. It also patches the game to be mod-ready and to work with SS2 Mod Manager. Highly recommended.
Issues and fixes
Run without CD/DVD
The CD is normally required to run the game but SS2Tool removes this check.
Windows 7 compatibility
There are numerous problems with running the game under Windows Vista/Windows 7, especially in 64-bit. Most of them, however, are fixed with the SS2Tool.
In addition most modern computers use multicore processors which can cause random crashing. A way to fix random inexplicable crashes is to Alt-Tab to task manager to and under the processes tab set shock.exe's affinity to only one core.
Running the game under compatibility mode can stop the game from crashing on startup. Setting it to run in Compatibility for "Windows XP Service Pack 2" seems to work best. To do this, right click shock2.exe in your installation folder, and click the compatibility tab. There choose "Run as Administrator" and tick the "Run this program in Compatibility mode for:" box, and choose XP SP2. If that does not work, try the other modes as it can be different for certain computer setups.
Left-clicking/dragging items doesn't work/is buggy
This is a common problem that can be fixed in a number of ways, the easiest being to choose one of the default control schemes. For instance the SS2 Mod Manager has a function to correct it. Go to the Tools-menu and then click Fix Use-Mode keybind file. You can also fix it by going to the file and editing it manually: locate User2.bnd in the main game directory. Open it with Worpad and find the line
bind mouse1
Replace whatever it says with
bind mouse1 +drag_and_drop_mode
Can't activate 3D sound
If you have a Creative card and Alchemy installed try adding the following to it:
[System Shock 2] Buffers=4 Duration=25
Video settings
Windowed
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Antialiasing
The game doesn't have built in anti-aliasing but forcing it through the graphics control panel works.
Anisotropic filtering
See above. Forcing it should work.
Vertical sync
Using the SS2Tool framerate is capped at 60. To change this open ddfix.ini in the main game directory and edit the line FrameRateLimit.
;Frame rate limit in frames per second. Float. (0 = unlimited.) FrameRateLimit=60
Also, the value FlipVSync determines if V-sync is used or not.
;Use vsync. Boolean. FlipVSync=0