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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
− | ===[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/694-silent-hill-4-wrapper-by-nemesis/ Silent Hill 4: Wrapper by Nemesis]=== | + | ===[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/694-silent-hill-4-wrapper-by-nemesis/ Silent Hill 4: The Room Wrapper by Nemesis]=== |
− | A wrapper for the North American version which can: | + | {{++}} A wrapper for the North American version which can: |
*Disable cutscene letterboxing | *Disable cutscene letterboxing | ||
*Change the 15 FPS cutscenes to 30 FPS | *Change the 15 FPS cutscenes to 30 FPS | ||
− | *Disable the blur in cutscenes (change all values to 0) | + | *Enable 60 FPS support. Has serious 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*Disable the blur in cutscenes (change all values to 0) | ||
*Change the resolution | *Change the resolution | ||
*Correct the FOV to widescreen | *Correct the FOV to widescreen | ||
− | * | + | |
− | ** | + | ===[https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#sh4 Silent Hill 4: The Room Widescreen Fix by Thirteenag]=== |
− | ** | + | {{++}} A D3D8 wrapper which adds some fixes and new features, such as: |
+ | *Widescreen support | ||
+ | *Disable cutscene letterboxing | ||
+ | *Correct the UI/ HUD width in widescreen. | ||
+ | **Enabling this option disables shader effects. | ||
+ | *Corrects the cutscenes framerate from 15 to 30 | ||
+ | *Disables hardware check before launch | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Revision as of 22:36, 7 December 2017
Developers | |
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Team Silent | |
Publishers | |
Konami | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 9, 2004 |
Silent Hill | |
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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 High frame rate.
- Widescreen resolutions are not supported. See Video settings.
- Only supports DirectInput for controllers, with no true analog support.
- Some of the hauntings from the console version are missing.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Silent Hill 4: The Room Wrapper by Nemesis
- A wrapper for the North American version which can:
- Disable cutscene letterboxing
- Change the 15 FPS cutscenes to 30 FPS
- Enable 60 FPS support. Has serious 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*Disable the blur in cutscenes (change all values to 0)
- Change the resolution
- Correct the FOV to widescreen
Silent Hill 4: The Room Widescreen Fix by Thirteenag
- A D3D8 wrapper which adds some fixes and new features, such as:
- Widescreen support
- Disable cutscene letterboxing
- Correct the UI/ HUD width in widescreen.
- Enabling this option disables shader effects.
- Corrects the cutscenes framerate from 15 to 30
- Disables hardware check before launch
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Video settings
- It is highly recommended to adjust the default brightness and contrast. Brightness = 4, Contrast = 8, all gamma 1.0 looks fine.
- It is highly recommended to set on realtime shadows in the game settings.
Windowed
Force windowed[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Enable 60 FPS support[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Disable blur in cutscenes
Disable blur[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Controller support
- A fix is required for the game to properly recognize XInput triggers and right analog stick when assigning controls.
Fix button assignment[citation needed] |
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- XInput Plus replaces the
dinput8.dll
included in the Wrapper by Nemesis.
Use XInput Plus and Wrapper by Nemesis |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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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
Game fails to run
- On some systems, even though you meet the requirements to play the game it won't run.
Bypass initial check[1] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III - 1 GHz AMD Athlon - 1 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 DirectX 8.1 compatible |
References
- ↑ dns/Silent-Hill-4-Wide-Screen-Patch: Silent Hill 4 with Wide Screen support - last accessed on 2017-01-21