Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
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Developers | |
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IO Interactive | |
Windows | Nixxes Software |
Publishers | |
Eidos Interactive | |
Engines | |
Glacier | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 17, 2010 |
Kane & Lynch | |
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Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | 2007 |
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | 2010 |
Key points
- Lacks the splitscreen cooperative multiplayer found in the PC version of the first game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Alliance Weapon Pack | ||
The Doggie Bag | ||
Multiplayer Masks Pack |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IO Interactive\Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/28000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\<user-id>\28000\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\Kane & Lynch 2 - Dog Days\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/28000/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
- The game only runs in exclusive fullscreen mode by default (other screens will be blacked out).
Force windowed / remove black window[1] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Voice language cannot be changed to English without this patcher. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Follow this guide. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Console versions only | ||
LAN play | 12 | Versus |
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Online play | 12 | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Secondary screens are blacked out
- The game uses a second window, making other screens appear black.
Remove black window with DxWnd[1] |
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See Windowed for instructions. |
Crashes at Start-Up
The game tries to connect to a dead link depending on your region (kl2-pc-game-content.eidos.co.uk).[2] |
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Disable any anti-cheat tools like UAC that you have installed |
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AL Fix |
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Story Mode 42% crashes
- Game crashes in Story Mode on any chapter on any difficulty at exactly 42%.
Lower the Texture Resolution from High to Medium |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2000 SP4, XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 3.0 GHz AMD 2.5 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (28000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.