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System Shock 2

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GOG.com is simply the retail version patched with an outdated version of SS2Tool.[1][2][3] Follow the SS2Tool steps to update to the latest version correctly and fix a number of bugs.
Highly recommended to install the game outside of C:\Program Files (x86)\ folder to avoid problems.

General information

TTLG Forums - System Shock Series
systemshock.org Forum - dedicated to modding System Shock series.

Availability

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Game data

Save game location

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Save games are

Configuration file location

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Improvements

SS2Tool

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Unofficial patch/fix-tool released by the community, fixing compatibility and stability issues, introducing widescreen resolutions and other enhancements to the game, and allows the game to work with SS2 Mod Manager.

System Shock 2 Mod Manager

Essential for managing mods for the game. Also contains a few useful tools and options.

SHTUP

'Shock Texture Upgrade Project' enhances object texture quality.

Issues fixed

Random crashing

Instructions
Instructions

Left-clicking or dragging does not work

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Instructions

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

Small game window or black screen

Some machines using Intel GPUs may have a game launch in a tiny window in the top left corner (or present a black screen once you enter gameplay). It's possible to fix this (assuming you've installed SS2Tool) by disabling multisampling: open cam_ext.cfg and add a ; to the start of the multisampletype 8 line

Video settings

General settings.

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Windowed

Instructions

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


References