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*Change the resolution
 
*Change the resolution
 
*Correct the FOV to widescreen
 
*Correct the FOV to widescreen
*Enable 60 FPS support (experimental)
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*Enable 60 FPS support. Has minor issues:
Known bugs:
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**Causes Henry to be unable to move in attack stance
*Causes Henry to be unable to move in attack stance
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**Cannot finish the game because of a game breaking bug during the final boss
*Cannot finish the game because of a game breaking bug during the final boss
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 
{{Image|SH4wide.png|''Silent Hill 4'' in widescreen HD.}}
 
{{Image|SH4wide.png|''Silent Hill 4'' in widescreen HD.}}
{{Image|SH4CheatEngine.png|Cheat Engine. Note the two ticked red checkboxes in the bottom left which freeze the FOV values.}}
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<!--{{Image|SH4CheatEngine.png|Cheat Engine. Note the two ticked red checkboxes in the bottom left which freeze the FOV values.}}-->
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/silent-hill-4-room/en
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/silent-hill-4-room/en
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Max resolution locked to 1280x960. Use [[#Wrapper by Nemesis|Wrapper by Nemesis]] or [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Silent-Hill-4---Tool/releases sh4tool] (run as administrator). In Cheat Engine or ArtMoney, the addresses are 005D524C and 005D5250. Change it to 4-bytes and enter your desired resolution (ex: 1920 and 1080).
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|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[#Wrapper by Nemesis|Wrapper by Nemesis]] or [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Silent-Hill-4---Tool/releases sh4tool] (run as administrator).<!--In Cheat Engine or ArtMoney, the addresses are 005D524C and 005D5250. Change it to 4-bytes and enter your desired resolution (ex: 1920 and 1080).-->
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          = Use method above.
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [[#Wrapper by Nemesis|Wrapper by Nemesis]] or [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Silent-Hill-4---Tool/releases sh4tool] (run as administrator).
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  = Use [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Silent-Hill-4---Tool/releases sh4tool]  (run as administrator). In Cheat Engine or ArtMoney, the addresses are 012E3EF4 and 012E3EF8 (depending on your version, they may also be 012E3E74 and 012E3E78). Change it to float then show as decimal. Values are 0.75 and 0.59 for 16:9. Freeze the values so that the FOV remains between Room 302 and Otherworld.
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|fov notes                  = Use [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Silent-Hill-4---Tool/releases sh4tool]  (run as administrator).<!--In Cheat Engine or ArtMoney, the addresses are 012E3EF4 and 012E3EF8 (depending on your version, they may also be 012E3E74 and 012E3E78). Change it to float then show as decimal. Values are 0.75 and 0.59 for 16:9. Freeze the values so that the FOV remains between Room 302 and Otherworld.-->
|windowed                  = false
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          = Forcing through GPU driver can cause visual glitches.
 
|anisotropic notes          = Forcing through GPU driver can cause visual glitches.
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = hackable
 
|60 fps                    = hackable
|60 fps notes              = Use [[#Wrapper by Nemesis|Wrapper by Nemesis]]. '''Note:''' Henry can no longer move while in attack stance.
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|60 fps notes              = Use [[#Wrapper by Nemesis|Wrapper by Nemesis]]. Has minor issues.
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|color blind                = false
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|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} It is highly recommended to adjust the default brightness and contrast. Brightness = 4, Contrast = 8, all gamma 1.0 looks fine.
 
{{ii}} It is highly recommended to adjust the default brightness and contrast. Brightness = 4, Contrast = 8, all gamma 1.0 looks fine.
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Set with D3D8 Wrapper}}
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# Download [https://bitbucket.org/ThirteenAG/d3d8-wrapper/downloads D3D8 Wrapper].
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# Extract to the installation folder.
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# Edit {{file|d3d8.ini}} with a text editor.
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# Set {{code|ForceWindowedMode}} to {{code|1}}.
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}}
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==

Revision as of 12:36, 7 October 2016

Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room cover
Developers
Team Silent
Publishers
Konami
Release dates
Windows September 9, 2004
Silent Hill 4: The Room on Wikipedia
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut 2002
Silent Hill 3 2003
Silent Hill 4: The Room 2004
Silent Hill: Homecoming 2008
Silent Hill 2 2024

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, cutscenes at 15 FPS. See Wrapper by Nemesis.
Widescreen resolutions are not supported. See Wrapper by Nemesis.
Only supports DirectInput for controllers, with no true analog support.
Some of the hauntings from the console version are missing.

General information

Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series
Silent Hill Memories - Informative site

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows

Essential improvements

Wrapper by Nemesis

A wrapper for the North American version which can:

  • Disable cutscene letterboxing
  • Change the 15 FPS cutscenes to 30 FPS
  • Disable the blur in cutscenes (change all values to 0)
  • Change the resolution
  • Correct the FOV to widescreen
  • Enable 60 FPS support. Has minor issues:
    • Causes Henry to be unable to move in attack stance
    • Cannot finish the game because of a game breaking bug during the final boss

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Silent Hill 4 in widescreen HD.
Silent Hill 4 in widescreen HD.

Template:Video settings

It is highly recommended to adjust the default brightness and contrast. Brightness = 4, Contrast = 8, all gamma 1.0 looks fine.

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
Only available in the European version.
Japanese
Russian
Spanish
Only available in the European version.

Issues unresolved

Poor cutscene shadows

Shadows looks poor in many cutscenes and the player may want to disable them in the options.

Issues fixed

Resolution locked to 400x300

Go to the game's folder, locate CheckSpec.dll, and rename or delete it.[citation needed]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98/ME/2000/XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium III - 1GHz
AMD Athlon - 1GHz
System memory (RAM) 256MB RAM
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 3 Ti
ATI Radeon 8500
DirectX 8.1 compatible

References