Difference between revisions of "BioShock 2"

Revision as of 13:16, 10 April 2013

Template:Infobox BioShock (series) Key points

Uses SecuROM DRM with unlimited activations and an available revoke tool.

General information

2K Games Forum

Steam Users' Forums - for BioShock and BioShock 2.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions have SecuROM.

All versions have Games For Windows Live, which can be disabled.

Games For Windows Live (GFWL)

Instructions

Retail v1.5 Patch

The latest patch is v1.5. The Steam version already has this patch.

The patch accidentally mutes all the Litter Sisters. This can be fixed (see #No Little Sister voice acting) but the fix requires an #Games For Windows Live (GFWL) account to be signed in. It may be advisable to avoid the patch because the interaction with the Little Sisters is a significant aspect of the gameplay.

Game data

File:BioShock 2 Saved Game Utilities.png

BioShock 2 Saved Game Utilities.

Template:Game Location Table

Because of GFWL you must back up both your Live profile and the game saves in order to transfer or restore your saves.

Save games generated when signed into GFWL are not compatible with 'offline' mode, and vice versa.

Use BioShock 2 Saved Game Utilities to easily back up the save folders needed for BioShock 2.

Video settings

Template:Video Settings

Field of view (FOV)

Any custom FOV settings will be reset automatically at various times during gameplay when control is taken away from the player; i.e. for cutscenes. Zooming down iron sights will also yield this effect.

Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Anti-aliasing (AA)

There is no native AA support in BioShock 2. AA can be forcibly enabled, however, through your graphics driver's control panel. Please consult the user guide for your particular graphics driver on how this is performed.

Input settings

There is no native controller support (Xbox 360 or otherwise) in this game.

Template:Input Settings

Instructions

Issues fixed

Menu flickering

Disable V-Sync from the in-game settings menu. Untested: Try forcing V-Sync through graphics driver settings.

Crash on startup

Instructions

Left Plasmid hand disappears

This glitch is especially likely when using the Scout-Plasmid so quicksave before using it and reload if necessary, or enable Vita-Chambers in the options (if it is deactivated) and get yourself killed; the left hand will reappear when you respawn.

Green Pepper Edition - No Product Key

The Green Pepper Edition of Bioshock 2 does not contain a Product-Key. Therefore it is not possible to create a Windows Live Account or add Bioshock 2 to an existing account. Solution: Activate the Windows Live Dialog Box again and scroll down a bit. There is an option to create a local profile that does not require a product key. Now it is possible to save the game in singleplayer but multiplayer and the DLC are still unavailable.

Crashing Windows 8

The game will periodically crash when installed on Windows 8. To remedy this you have to run the game in DirectX9 instead of the default DirectX10 version. You can do this by creating a shortcut on your desktop for the Bioshock2Launcher.exe. Then right click on the shortcut you have created select Properties add -dx9 in the target box after the quotation mark. Now launching the game from this shortcut will force the game to run in DirectX9.

No Little Sister voice acting

After installing the 1.5 Patch the Little Sisters will no longer work as they should and they become mute. To fix this download the "Protector Trials" dlc from GFWL (it's free but requires an online GFWL-account). Once downloaded and installed just load the single player the Little Sister voices will be working.

SecuROM

Error message: Too many activations on different PCs or too many reactivations on the same PC have been performed

Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements

Performance tweaks

Instructions

References

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 |cover          = Bioshock2CoverBox.jpg
 |developer      = [[Wikipedia:2k Marin|2K Marin]]<br />[[Wikipedia:2k China|2K China]]<br /><sup>Mac OS X</sup> [[Wikipedia:Feral Interactive|Feral Interactive]]
-|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:2K Games|2K Games]]<br /><sup>Mac OS X</sup> [[Wikipedia: Feral Interactive|Feral Interactive]]
+|publisher      = [[Wikipedia:2K Games|2K Games]]<br /><sup>Mac OS X</sup>[[Wikipedia: Feral Interactive|Feral Interactive]]
 |engine         = Unreal Engine 2.5<br/>[[Wikipedia:Havok (software)|Havok Physics]]
 |release dates  = <sup>Windows</sup> February 9, 2010<br/><sup>Mac OS X</sup> March 29, 2012
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 '''General information'''
 {{mm}} [http://forums.2kgames.com/forumdisplay.php?16-BioShock-Series 2K Games Forum]
-{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=304 Steam Users' Forums] - for [[BioShock]] and [[BioShock 2]].
+{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=304 Steam Users' Forums] - for [[BioShock]] and BioShock 2.
 == Availability ==
@@ Line 41: / Line 41: @@
 == Game data ==
+[[File:BioShock_2_Saved_Game_Utilities.png|290px|right|thumb|[http://www.petersouza.com/Software/BioShock2Utilities BioShock 2 Saved Game Utilities].]]
 {{Game Location Table|
 {{Game Location Table/row|Game Save Folder|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Bioshock2}}
 {{Game Location Table/row|Live Profile|%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive}}
 }}
-{{ii}} Because of [[GFWL]] you must back up both your Live profile and the game saves in order to restore your saves.
+{{ii}} Because of [[GFWL]] you must back up both your Live profile and the game saves in order to transfer or restore your saves.
+{{--}} Save games generated when signed into [[GFWL]] are not compatible with 'offline' mode, and vice versa.
 {{++}} Use [http://www.petersouza.com/Software/BioShock2Utilities BioShock 2 Saved Game Utilities] to easily back up the save folders needed for BioShock 2.