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Developers | |
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Double Helix Games | |
Publishers | |
Konami | |
Engines | |
Slayer | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 6, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 64 |
IGDB | 67 |
Silent Hill | |
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Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut | 2002 |
Silent Hill 3 | 2003 |
Silent Hill 4: The Room | 2004 |
Silent Hill: Homecoming | 2008 |
Silent Hill 2 | 2024 |
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. Can be fixed.
- The game has severe sound issues on all PC configurations and all sound systems types. Can be fixed.
- Resolutions above 1920x1080 may have major issues. Can be fixed.
- The game may crash when using Alt+Tab ↹ in fullscreen.[1] See Windowed.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series
- Silent Hill Memories - Informative site
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Unknownproject's Patch
- A patch that fixes the majority of the problems this game faces.
- Force disables film grain.
Instructions[2][3][4][5][6] |
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Silent Hill Homecoming PC Fix by Steam006
- A fix which adds new features and fixes some bugs
Install[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Engine\default_pc.cfg[Note 1] <path-to-game>\Engine\vars_pc.cfg[Note 1] <path-to-game>\Engine\binds_pc_mjs.cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19000/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %PUBLIC%\Public Documents\Silent Hill Homecoming\shv_save.bin |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19000/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Unknownproject's Patch to fix the map and examined inventory items.[7] | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Unknownproject's Patch. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use Unknownproject's Patch. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Silent Hill Homecoming PC Fix by Steam006. | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default. Can be forced off using graphics card control panel. | ||
60 FPS | Capped at 30 FPS. Use Unknownproject's Patch. | ||
120+ FPS | Use Unknownproject's Patch. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Set custom resolution[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Force windowed[8] |
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Edit secondary config[9] |
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Film grain
Remove film grain[10] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Key mappings are stored in the individual save game files rather than a normal configuration file. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Can be set higher than what the game menu allows with Silent Hill Homecoming PC Fix by Steam006 | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Use Silent Hill Homecoming PC Fix by Steam006 to invert x-axis | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Needs to be manually enabled from the configuration menu. Go to the controller settings in the game options and select to use the controller rather than mouse and keyboard, and then press Escape to exit the controller configuration menu. |
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Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | Use SHHPatcher. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | Use SHHPatcher. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1 only. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Portuguese | 1) Grisson's fan-translation on Github (WIP - Need unknownproject's patch). 2) TriboGamer fan-translation by danielnds (not tested with the patches mentioned above). |
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Spanish | ||||
Russian | 1) Fan translation by «ZoG team / DK team». 2) Fan voice-over by «EnclaveTeam» |
Issues fixed
Game crashes on Alt+Tab
Run the game in windowed mode[11] |
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See Windowed. |
Game crashes randomly
- The game may crash in certain areas, such as entering the Shepherd House.
Change the resolution to 1920x1080 or lower[12] |
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Map screen is cropped
Change the resolution to 1920x1080 or lower[12] |
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Loading screen freezes
Enable/disable admin mode[citation needed] |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 or 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.[1]
Set screen refresh rate[11] |
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Camera won't stop rotating when using controller
Restart your PC or log out/in[citation needed] |
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Modify file[citation needed] |
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setbind 0 COMMAND_CAMERA_X MOUSE 0 AXIS_X -1.0 1.0 1.0 setbind 0 COMMAND_CAMERA_Y MOUSE 0 AXIS_Y -1.0 1.0 -1.0 setbind 0 COMMAND_CAMERA_Z MOUSE 0 AXIS_Z -1.0 1.0 1.0
setbind 1 COMMAND_CAMERA_X CONTROLLER 0 AXIS_RX -1.0 1.0 1.0 setbind 1 COMMAND_CAMERA_Y CONTROLLER 0 AXIS_RY -1.0 1.0 1.0 setbind 1 COMMAND_CAMERA_Z CONTROLLER 0 AXIS_Z -1.0 1.0 1.0 |
Some sounds only come out of the right speaker
Change speaker settings[citation needed] |
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Alternatively, a "Headphones" setting might resolve this issue as well. If this does not work, you will have to download a sound patch for the game, see below. |
Fix sounds in the game[citation needed] |
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This game does not support any speaker configuration other than 5.1, that's to say you will need to patch the game in order for it to work if the workaround above didn't help.[13]
This should work in most cases. If you are using Stereo systems then you will need to do the following:
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Other information
ENBSeries
Install ENBSeries[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD Series Nvidia GeForce 7800 Series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (19000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 120hz not staying! :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Silent Hill: Homecoming Fixes & Troubleshooting Guide
- ↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 2.0 Update 3 [Part 1]
- ↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 2.0 - Update 2
- ↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 2.0 - Update1 [Interface]
- ↑ Verified by User:unknownproject on 2020-19-03
- ↑ Silent Hill Homecoming - Patch 1.21b - Update 2.1 - YouTube
- ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-20
- ↑ Verified by User:unknownproject on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Replace Button Icons / Remove Film Grain :: Silent Hill: Homecoming General Discussions
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-02
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Talk:Silent Hill: Homecoming
- ↑ [PATCH Silent Hill Homecoming BIG Sound FIX] - last accessed on 24.10.2017