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Dead Space 2

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Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 cover
Developers
Visceral Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows January 25, 2011
Dead Space 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Dead Space 2 on Wikipedia
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Key points

In-game V-Sync option caps frame rate at 30 FPS.[1]

General information

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Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
All retail versions require signing into your EA account ingame. This unlocks a copy of the game on Origin for that EA account.
Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
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Origin
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
The Origin version requires signing into your EA account in-game.
Windows
Steam
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The Steam version does not require signing into your EA account in-game. It will ask you to sign in, but you can simply decline the agreement and enjoy playing the singleplayer perfectly fine. The multiplayer however, does require signing in.
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Windows
All versions activate on Origin.

Activation limits

EA limits Dead Space 2 to being authorized on a maximum of 5 computers at a time. The games must be authorized on a computer before you can play it. De-authorizing the game on a computer does not uninstall it.[2]
To de-authorize the games on a computer, simply uninstall it, or follow these instructions:
Instructions
Instructions
To reauthorize the game on a given computer, simply launch the game on that computer while being connected to the Internet.[3]

Activation Problems (Lucid Virtu conflict)

Some versions of Dead Space 2 may conflict with LucidLogix Virtu graphics switching software which may appear to be an activation error. Removing the lucid virtu software or disabling it when running Deadspace 2 can resolve the issue.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47780/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47780/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Visuals settings.
Visuals settings.
Custom Render Settings
Custom Render Settings

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Input settings

Control settings.
Control settings.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
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VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Very poor native support; see Nvidia 3D Vision to fix.
Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Nvidia 3D Vision

Dead Space 2 has mediocre Nvidia 3D Vision support out of the box.
It has however been modded by HeliX to the point where it can be considered a 3D Vision showcase game. You can play with any convergence and depth.
Instructions

Issues fixed

Weapons/Armor Unlocked At Start

The latest updates of Dead Space 2 includes a piece of DLC that unlocks better armor and all the weapons at the start, thereby negating the need to find schematics and decreasing the difficulty. It's recommended to play through the first run without this DLC.
Instructions
The Origin version includes the DLC, and the above fix no longer works.
Instructions

Unlock Conduit Rooms

There are four special rooms in the game that are unlocked by completing the Dead Space Ignition tie-in which is not available for Windows. With a few files these rooms can be made available.
Instructions

No Suit Unlocks for Higher Difficulty Completion

Normally upon completing the game on Hardcore or Zealot difficulty, you would unlock a special suit. Unfortunately these suits don't unlock properly, unless you happen to complete the game in a single play through. Details on unlocking each suit can be found here.

Mouse Flings to Side of Screen

Instructions

Could not initialize display hardware

Instructions

BSOD on some AMD Radeon cards

Game falls into BSOD on different occasions, either randomly or at some particular point in the game.
Instructions

Game minimizes at launch

Instructions

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP (SP2), Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz or equivalent, any Pentium 4 2.8 GHz, Athlon64 3000+ or better
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI X1600 Pro or better

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/47780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (47780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References