Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition

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Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition
Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition cover
Developers
Capcom
Windows QLOC
Release dates
Windows February 28, 2014
 
 
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 1996
Resident Evil 2 1998
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999
Resident Evil: Survivor 2000
Resident Evil 4 2005
Resident Evil 5 2009
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City 2012
Resident Evil 6 2013
Resident Evil: Revelations 2013
Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition 2014
Resident Evil HD Remaster 2015
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 2015
Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster 2016
Umbrella Corps 2016
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017
Resident Evil 2 Remake TBA

Key points

A controller is recommended.
Features 60 FPS support and some improved textures over previous versions. An unofficial texture project is also being developed to completely revise them.
Game speed is bound to frame-rate and has no frame skipping, with some animations not optimized for 60 FPS and can sometimes cause slow down.
Some players have reported mouse aiming to be problematic, possibly to the extent of being unplayable. See Mouse aiming problems to fix potentially this issue.
Positional audio is hit-or-miss; many sound effects are mono.[citation needed]

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Modding forum

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
 
 
GamersGate
 
 
Games Republic
 
 
GameStop
 
 
Green Man Gaming
 
 
Steam
 
 
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements[edit]

Resident Evil 4 HD Texture Project[edit]

Although the mod is currently incomplete, a download is already available.

Resident Evil 4 HD Texture Project is a mod aiming to revise the textures of the game while fixing some of the environmental problems leftover in the game.

How to install HD Texture Project[1]
  1. Download the HD Texture Project here: Village.
  2. Extract the contents of the texture pack to <path-to-game>, then run the install-hd-texture-packs.bat file to install the new textures.
  3. After the texture pack have been installed, now start the game and select the HD texture option from the Video Settings menu. You should now see the new HD textures instead of the original textures.
Note: Windows 10 users may encounter problems installing the HD textures using the provided .bat file. Follow these instruction if you are having problems installing the HD textures.
  1. Run Command Prompt with Administrator privileges.
  2. In the Command Prompt, first type cd \ or cd .. and press ↵ Enter to enter the root of your hard drive.
  3. Next type cd <Steam-folder>\SteamApps\Common\Resident Evil 4\ and press ↵ Enter to enter into your Resident Evil 4 installation folder.
  4. Now type install-hd-texture-packs.bat and press ↵ Enter to run the .bat file and install the new textures.

Natural Gradient Mod[edit]

This mod is for those who dislike the default color filters. The in-game brightness options can also be raised to give the desired effect.

How to install Natural Gradient Mod[2]
Back up your original gradients folder before using this mod.
  1. Download the modified gradients here.
  2. Extract the contents of the archive to <path-to-game>\BIO4\Gradients\, replacing the original gradient files.
  3. Now run the game and change the color filters from the Video Settings menu as desired. You should now see the new gradients taking effect.
Note: filters used in Natural Gradient Mod.
  1. Contrast boost
  2. GameCube/Wii color temperature
  3. GameCube/Wii color temperature with subtle contrast boost
  4. Horror filter, uses warmer red colors for a foreboding atmosphere.

Film Grain Removal Mod[edit]

Not compatible with the DualShock button mod.

This mod removes the film grain effect present in the game.

How to use Film Grain Removal mod[3]
Back up the original 07000000.pack.lfs files before using this mod.
  1. Download the mod here.
  2. Go into <path-to-game>\BIO4\ImagePack\ (original textures) and <Steam-folder>\BIO4\ImagePackHD\ (HD textures) and delete their respective 07000000.pack.lfs file.
  3. Extract the contents of the mod and copy the modified 07000000.pack into the ImagePack and ImagePackHD folders.
  4. Now run the game. You should now be able to play the game without the film grain.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Capcom\RE4\
<path-to-game>\BIO4\input.ini

Save game data location[edit]

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\254700\remote\

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
 Use Flawless Widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Use Flawless Widescreen.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use Borderless Gaming or other software.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
16 samples by default, can be modified via config.ini files anisotropy value.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enabled by default, can be modified via config.ini files vsync value.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate must be capped at either 30 FPS or 60 FPS. Editing higher value in config file results game running in slow motion.[4]

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Even though Flawless Widescreen claims it supports Resident Evil 4, it does not currently work past patch 1.0.2 so use Cheat Engine instead.
Default FOV is 50° horizontal and 45° while aiming.
Change FOV with Cheat Engine[5]
  1. Download and install Cheat Engine, but be warned during installation: Cheat Engine is one of those types of programs where if you just install it blindly, you'll also install other unnecessary programs, so be sure to deselect checkboxes.
  2. Download the cheat table.
  3. Open the cheat table to load it in Cheat Engine.
  4. Start the game and Alt+Tab ↹ out.
  5. In Cheat Engine, click the flashing button in the top left corner.
  6. Select bio4.exe and click Open, then click Yes.
  7. At the bottom part of Cheat Engine, check the boxes on the left beside the character to show the values below.
  8. Check the boxes beside the camera views you wish to modify to freeze the values (e.g. FOV, Gun, Knife, etc).
  9. Select one or more of them, then press ↵ Enter and type in a new FOV value.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Can't be disabled.
Negative mouse acceleration by default.
Acceleration if "Aiming Mode" turned to "Modern".
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Also affects controller Y-axis.
Controller
Controller support
XInput and DirectInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
For DirectInput only, some menu related keys can't be rebound. For XInput, three presets to choose from.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Additional information
Button prompts
Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg		 Mainly main menus display keyboard buttons only. Some Xbox buttons are displayed mixed with generic ones when using DirectInput device. For DualShock Prompts see DualShock Button Prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
For XInput only.

  • Input settings with Xbox 360 and DualShock 4 controllers connected.

  • Mouse settings.

  • Keyboard rebinding.

  • XInput controller settings.

  • XInput controller buttons.

  • DirectInput controller rebinding.

DualShock Button Prompts[edit]

This mod adds PlayStation buttons. Cannot be used alongside with the film grain removal mod. Original post here.
Even though game does support DirectInput and button rebinding, game will show wrong buttons mixed with generic button prompts with DualShock 4. Use of XInput wrapper is required.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output; Some SFX are positional, some are mono. Poor positional audio implementation.[6]
Subtitles
Not for English.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English
Only certain parts have subtitles that can't be turned off.
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed[edit]

Random slow downs[edit]

If you're playing the game and it suddenly slows down, load the map and exit.[citation needed]

Mouse aiming problems[edit]

Some players have reported problems using the mouse to aim their weapon. This can potentially be improved by changing the aim mode to "Modern" and adjusting the sensitivity level.

Can't pass QTE[edit]

For some QTEs, such as when Leon is hanging on a ledge in Chapter 4, mashing the button as fast as you can still doesn't pass the QTE and he falls off anyway. This is because of botched 60 FPS support, requiring QTEs to be mashed faster. Try changing it to 30FPS, or use Cheat Engine, attach the process, Speed Hack it to 0.5, thus giving you more time to press the button. After the QTE, simply exit Cheat Engine and continue the game. Another tip is to mash the button even before the prompt appears.

Crashes around 15 minutes of gameplay in Windows 8 or 10[edit]

If the game keeps crashing after 15 minutes (more or less).

Stop Windows Service "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service".

  1. Open Task Manager.
  2. Go to Services.
  3. Identify "Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service" (TabletInputService).
  4. Stop the service.
  5. Launch RE4.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
64-bit executable

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8 Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz		 AMD Phenom II X4 3 GHz
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS
AMD Radeon HD 4850 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 560

References

  1. ↑ Instructions for Automated Installation - Resident Evil 4 HD Texture Project - last accessed on October 1, 2016
  2. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on October 1, 2016
  3. ↑ Remove Film Grain Effect - Resident Evil Modding Forum - last accessed on October 1, 2016
  4. ↑ Tested by Marioysikax
  5. ↑ FOV Fixed Again! :: resident evil 4 / biohazard 4 General Discussions
  6. ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up