Talk:BioShock 2

Someone posted that restoring a config file to the game version 1.0 fixes a few sound problems: http://steamcommunity.com/app/8850/discussions/0/540738050882368117

I can confirm that weapon sounds are closer to normal with this file.

Can this file be hosted on the wiki somewhere? The file is currently available on a one click hoster and might become unavailable in the future: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=00518012946916838602 --188.107.63.203 13:33, 3 January 2015 (EST)

The image hosting website, minus.com, is no longer online, and the two images showing the NVIDIA inspector settings are no longer reachable because of it. Does anyone have mirrors of those, or could update the links? Thanks

It's pretty easy to replicate, as forcing AA and AO through Nvidia Profile Inspector generally happens the same way each time. I'll remove the links and link to the article page instead.

The game no longer uses GFWL. Could someone that owns the game go through and update all relevant information? Also, stuff like what happens to save games after the update, a note that the DLC is free for all previous owners of the game, check if SecuROM is still used. Just a general cleanup because of the update.

I have read somewhere securom was removed, but I can't confirm it, and I'm still downloading the game.

According to the FAQ, GFWL saves will not transfer over.

All DLC except Minerva's Den is included with the game now, all Steam copies will have it.

SecuROM is gone, I determined it by running the Revoke Tool located here and ran the game, if SecuROM was active you would not be able to launch it, instead it would ask you to activate.

I've taken the liberty of doing this, some areas may still require clean up but it's sufficient for now.

I tested this sound fix that a IP-contributer added two day ago. I installed the 1.5. patch to create the bug - and the fix didn't work. Fix Set sound quality of standard sound device • Link

   Start > type "sound" > open the soundpanel.
   Right-click on your common sound device > go to the tab "advanced" > set sound quality to lowest (CD quality).
   After you made your changes, click OK.

Will take a look again at this in the next days... but did it work for others?

I don't have this game to test but do you see different results with 24 bit, 48000 Hz (Studio Quality) and/or 24 bit, 44100 Hz (Studio Quality)? When sound problems are caused by the sound quality setting (rather than something else) one or both of these will usually fix it.

No effect. I doubt that changing sound settings will do anything because it looks like the patch kind of deletes or deactivates the LS sound files at all. I don't know how the exact policy is in such cases, we can add a "Unconfirmed" or something to the Fix... or delete it at all... but sound systems are different on every system.