BioShock 2 Remastered
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Developers | |
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Original game | 2K Marin |
Remastered | Blind Squirrel Games |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2.5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 15, 2016 |
BioShock | |
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BioShock | 2007 |
BioShock 2 | 2010 |
BioShock Infinite | 2013 |
BioShock Remastered | 2016 |
BioShock 2 Remastered | 2016 |
Key points
- Remastered version of BioShock 2 and its add-on, Minerva's Den. Released as part of BioShock: The Collection, which also includes BioShock Remastered.
- Free to owners of BioShock 2 on Steam.[1] Purchasing this version likewise gives a free Steam copy of the original.
- Does not include BioShock 2's multiplayer mode.[1]
- Very few video customization settings compared to the original game.
- Game tends to crash to desktop on modern Windows 10 PCs with no known workarounds.[2][3][4]
General information
- Official website
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Discord | Included with Incorrect store feature name. See here for available options.. | |||
GOG.com | Included with BioShock 2 Classic. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | Also unlocks a copy of the original BioShock 2. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Minerva's Den Remastered | Also unlocks a copy of the original Minerva's Den. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use -nointro command line argument[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\BioshockHD\Bioshock2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/409720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\BioshockHD\Bioshock2\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/409720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Discord | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Up to 128 save files (and no more than 512 MB) can be synced. |
Video settings
Advanced graphics settings
- Settings[citation needed] are located in the configuration file location folder, named
Bioshock2SP.ini
Option | Values | Description |
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Shadows | True/False | Shadow Maps |
UseHighDetailPostProcEffects | True/False | High Detail Post Processing |
HighDetailShaders | True/False | High Details Shaders |
ForceGlobalLighting | True/False | Force Global Lighting False is a higher setting |
UseHighDetailShadowMaps UseHighDetailSoftParticles |
True/False | Use Detail Surfaces Enabling soft particles has no effect |
HighDetailActors SuperHighDetailActors |
True/False | Actor Detail Set both to false for low, only first option to true for medium, both to true for high |
TextureDetail | Low/Medium/High | Texture Detail |
Input settings
- Controllers need to be unplugged or disabled in game settings for mouse to work.
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Added in PC Patch 3.[5] | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Ported from BioShock 2. Available here. | |||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Game overwrites desktop color profile
Use the -nogamma command line argument.
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Frequent crashes
- A new fix attempt for frequent crashes on modern PCs has been proposed on Steam limiting the game to run on 4 CPU cores max, which seems to work fine for many users.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9, 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 64-bit | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz |
3.0 GHz Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 7770 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 ATI Radeon HD 7970 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
- Mobile chipsets and integrated/AGP graphics cards may be incompatible.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/409720/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (409720) 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 Remastered BioShock: The Collection Coming to PC on September 13, 2016 - last accessed on June 30, 2016
- ↑ bioshock 2 crashing - last accessed on August 25, 2017
- ↑ Bioshock 2 Remastered - random crashes - last accessed on August 25, 2017
- ↑ Bioshock 2 Remastered crash anytime - last accessed on August 25, 2017
- ↑ PC PATCH NOTES: 12/5/2017