Dead Space

Dead Space

Developers
	EA Redwood Shores
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	October 20, 2008

Dead Space
Dead Space	2008
Dead Space 2	2011
Dead Space 3	2013
Dead Space (2023)	2023

Key points

In-game V-Sync limits framerate to half the monitor's refresh rate.

A glitch in the game causes the difficulty to change itself when multiple save files are present. See Issues fixed.

Very poor mouse input due to aggressive acceleration and lowered speed when running above 60 FPS. Use Dead Space Mouse Fix.

General information

Dead Space Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM PA DRM. Unknown machine limit. A De-Authorization Tool is available.
Amazon.com
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Origin		SecuROM DRM
Steam		Automatically unlocks on Origin if Origin is installed

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Electronic Arts\Dead Space\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17470/pfx/

The file for key-bindings controls.rmp is in a binary format and requires hex editing.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\Dead Space\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17470/pfx/

20 save slots available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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In-game general video settings.

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In-game advanced video settings.

WSGF multi-monitor screenshot.

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  In-game AA, no AF.

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  In-game AA, 16xAF (driver).

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  4xAA (driver), 16xAF (driver).

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Only required for Nvidia cards.

Modify driver profile

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Select the Dead Space profile. Change Antialiasing compatibility to 0x004010C0. Change Antialiasing - Behavior Flags to None. Change Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting. Change Antialiasing - Setting to 8x Multisampling or your desired setting. Change Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling to 8x Sparse Grid Supersampling. Click Apply changes.

Input settings

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In-game control settings.

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In-game key map settings.

Game uses controller HUD if controller is present. Simply unplug/disable controller when playing with keyboard and mouse.

Remapping

Hex editing example

Hex edit controls.rmp

Before proceeding change at least one of the default game key bindings in order to generate the required file Go to the configuration files location. Open controls.rmp with a hex editor such as HxD. To simplify things, adjust the program so that you have 20 bytes per row (14 in hex) Each keyboard or alternate key is stored in the 0C and 0D column By comparing the codes in the default file with those here you can understand what every lines control You'll be able to arrange the controls with a little patience and the codes below Notes Codes for every keyboard key can be found in one of these website: 1 - "Make" scan code 2 - In the "Keyboard Scan Code" section, the "Make" code of the set 1 column

Audio settings

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In-game audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian				Retail version, download.
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision			See Helix Mod: Dead Space 3D Vision fix update.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues fixed

Mouse acceleration, lag, and random sensitivity

Mouse view becomes messier the more the framerate exceeds 60 FPS.

Use raw mouse input fix
Install Dead Space Mouse Fix. This fix may disable controller input.

Invisible door

With a high frame rate, the first door after getting the Plasma Cutter may be impassable.

Limit frame rate to 60 FPS or lower[citation needed]
See Frame rate capping.

Large deadzone

The game inserts massive deadzones onto the analog sticks, making precise control very difficult, especially on gamepads like the Logitech Gamepad F310, which have their own deadzones.

Make deadzones smaller
Download Durazno XInput Wrapper. Extract the contents and run Durazno.exe. Set the AntiDeadzone option to 40%, close the program. Copy Durazno.ini and xinput1_3.dll to the installation folder. Open the game and disable vsync. Force it through your driver control panel if you want vsync.

Game crashes at launch

Fix settings.txt
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open settings.txt (if it isn't present create it manually). Eventually change both Window.Fullscreen and Window.VSync to false.

Try unplugging or disabling controllers
Open Device Manager. Disable all HID compliant game controller under Human Interface Devices [HID].

Audio stutter

This must be done every time you launch the game.

Make Dead Space a high priority task in Task Manager
Launch Dead Space. Press Alt+Tab ↹ to return to the Desktop. Click the Processes tab. Right click Dead Space and click "Go to details." This selects Dead Space in the Details tab. Right click it, and change priority to "High".

Windows mouse cursor visible

If this cursor is visible, it may cause problems on multi-monitor systems.^{[citation needed]}

See Disable Origin in game or Toggle the Steam overlay per game

Spinning camera

These will also fix the camera/reticule being pulled to the top left during turret sequences, like the tentacle grab or asteroid defense sequences.

Create an empty joypad profile
Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\Dead Space\. Create an empty text file called joypad.txt.

Unplug any extra input device except mouse and keyboard[citation needed]

Disable Logitech G13 Joystick[citation needed]
Open Device Manager. Under Human Interface Devices [HID] disable the Logitech G13 Joystick. Notes This will only disable the Joystick meaning the G13 can still be used to play the game.

Difficulty changes itself when multiple save files are present

Always select "load game" instead of "continue game" on main menu
Alternatively, delete all save files except the one you are using.

Doctor Challus Mercer doesn't appear in Chapter 5: Lethal Devotion

Momentarily enable Vsync
Enter Cryo Chamber with the in-game Vsync enabled.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	RwAudioCore

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz	AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ Intel Core 2 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible