General information
- Silent Hill Memories - Informative site
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Essential improvements
- Adds new features such as:
- Proper Widescreen Resolutions
- HOR+ Scaled FOV
- Cutscene FPS increased from 15 to 30
- Default brightness/gamma settings closer to PS2
- Restored the six missing hauntings from the PS2/Xbox versions
- Minor bug fixes
Instructions
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- Download the ZIP file and copy the contents to
<path-to-game> .
- Configure options in
Silent_Hill_4_PC_Fix.ini (Optional).
- Run the game from
SILENT HILL 4.exe .
Notes
- Password:
pcgw
- It should be noted that when using this fix with the GOG version, the pre-existing
d3d8.dll found in the files should be renamed to d3d8R.dll in order to properly use GOGs DirectX configuration tool alongside the fix.
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Silent Hill 4: The Room 16:9 FMV Pack by CataBridge
- A modified in-game video pack that lets you watch the FMVs in 16:9 Widescreen without the 2Dfix option of the ThirteenAG patch.
- Without the 2Dfix option you can now view the FMVs in 16:9 Widescreen without losing any effects.
- Recommended to be used with Steam006's Fix.
Instructions
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- Download the archive here.
- Copy the contents to the game directory and overwrite files when prompted.
Notes
- Compatible with the GOG version.
- Converted from the PS2 version.
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Skip intro splash screens
- Should not be combined with Steam006's Fix.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- Recommended in-game settings: Brightness =
4
, Contrast = 8
and all gamma to 1.0
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- Most of these fixes are included in Steam006's Fix.
- A D3D8 wrapper which adds some fixes and new features, such as:
- Widescreen support.
- Disabling cutscenes letterboxing.
- Cutscenes at 30 FPS instead of 15 FPS.
- Disabling hardware check before launching.
- UI/HUD width correction in widescreen.
- When enabling this latter option, shader effects are disabled and makes some UI elements look strange.
- A wrapper for the North American version which adds some fixes and new features, such as:
- Ability to change the resolution.
- FOV correction in widescreen.
- Disabling cutscenes letterboxing.
- Cutscenes at 30 FPS instead of 15 FPS.
- Disabling blur in cutscenes (change all values to 0).
- Pause background will render at native resolution.
- 60 FPS support. Experimental; Has serious issues.
- Not compatible with the GOG release.
Use DxWnd
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- Download and run DxWnd as administrator.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set name and executable path.
- Set Acquire admin caps.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on Mouse tab, set Mouse Clipper to On.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
- Run the game directly from DxWnd.
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Enable 60 FPS support
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- Download Silent Hill 4 Wrapper by Nemesis.
- Open the 7z file and go to
Nemesis 60FPS .
- Copy the contents to the game directory.
Notes
- Causes Henry to be unable to move in attack stance.
- Cannot finish the game because of a game-breaking bug during the final boss.
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Disable blur in cutscenes
Input
- Controller support was fixed in the GOG version.[3]
- For retail copies, a fix is required for the game to properly recognize XInput triggers and right analog stick when assigning controls.
Fix button assignment[citation needed]
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- Download and run XInput Plus.
- Set Target Program to
SILENT HILL 4.exe .
- Go to the DirectInput tab and check Enable DirectInput Output.
- Assign LT/RT to
Button11/12 .
- Assign Right Stick to
Z Rot/Z Axis .
- Click Apply and a DLL file will be added to the game directory.
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Use XInput Plus and Wrapper by Nemesis
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- Go to the game directory and delete all DLLs besides
checkdx.dll ,drc.dll and dsetup.dll .
- Download the Wrapper by Nemesis.
- Extract the
Nemesis 60FPS or Nemesis Wrapper folder to the game directory and rename it to scripts .
- In the
scripts folder, delete dinput8.dll and rename sh4w.dll to sh4w.asi .
- Download the latest Ultimate ASI Loader.
- Extract
dinput8.dll , then rename it to d3d8.dll and move it to the game directory.
- Install and use XInput Plus as described above in "Fix button assignment".
Notes
- XInput Plus replaces the
dinput8.dll included in the Wrapper by Nemesis.
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Use Steam Input[4]
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- Add the game to Steam as a non-Steam game. Path to executable is
<path-to-game>\SILENT HILL 4.exe .
- Launch through Big Picture mode.
- Check the community-made configurations for an applicable set of bindings.
Notes
- Alternatively, the GOG version can be launched through Steam as a non-Steam game.
Thereafter, Steam Input's community controller configurations can be used.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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BGM and SE |
Surround sound |
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Dolby Digital 5.1. May get up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Set Dolby Digital in-game and use DSOAL to get HRTF.[5] |
Royalty free audio |
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An optional scene, when the player is looking through the door viewer, features a copyrighted sound effect of "Spanish or Italian Couple Yelling at Each Other, Through Thick Wall Perspective". It is part of the Hollywood Edge Sound Effects Library and gets flagged on Twitch.[6] |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Fan translation. Download. |
French |
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European retail and GOG only |
German |
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European retail and GOG only |
Italian |
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European retail and GOG only |
Japanese |
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Polish |
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Fan translation by grajpopolsku (no diacritics). Download. A version with diacritics made by different authors is available here. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation. Download. |
Russian |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Spanish |
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European retail and GOG only |
Turkish |
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Fan translation. Download. |
Turkish |
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Newest Fan translation. Download. |
Issues fixed
The game closes itself immediately after launching
- White screen shows up twice, but no logos are visible when they should be. The game closes itself immediately after.
Install the game on the Local Disk (C:)[7][8]
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The game fails to run
- Some systems that meet the technical requirements may still fail to run the game.
Bypass initial check[9]
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- Go to the game directory.
- Delete or rename
CheckSpec.dll .
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Screen flickering on Windows 8/8.1
Use d3d8to9
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- Download d3d8to9.
- Copy
d3d8.dll to the game directory.
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Audio Does not correctly pan between channels on "Stereo"
Template:The regular stereo mode by default does not seem to properly pan sounds between both stereo channels, leading to audio that will not properly mix between both channels.
Switch audio mode to "Dolby Digital"
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- The option for "Dolby Digital" seems to be mislabeled. When enabled, both channels properly pan between both channels, as well as having properly filtered audio when looking up or down.
- The overall sound volume does seem to be lowered when this option is enabled.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Modifications
Silent Hill 4 Randomizer
Instructions
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- Download Ultimate ASI Loader and extract its contents.
- Rename
dinput8.dll to dsound.dll and move it to the game directory.
- Download Silent Hill 4 randomizer and extract its contents.
- Move
data and scripts folders to the game directory.
- Go to the
scripts folder, open randomizer.ini and set RestoreHauntings to 0 if using Steam006's fix.
Notes
- Not compatible with retail copies.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz or AMD Athlon
| Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1b compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX compatible | |
Notes
References