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
- Silent Hill Wiki - A wiki for the series
- Silent Hill Memories - Informative site
Availability
Essential improvements
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
Save game data location
Video settings
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.
- It is highly recommended to set on realtime shadows in the game settings.
Force windowed[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set the name and executable path.
- Set the window position and size.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on Input tab, set Cursor Clipper to On.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Enable 60 FPS support[citation needed]
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- Download Silent Hill 4 Wrapper by Nemesis.
- Copy
Nemesis 60FPS contents to the installation folder.
Notes
- Causes Henry to be unable to move in attack stance.
- Cannot finish the game because of a game breaking bug during the final boss.
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Disable blur in cutscenes
Input settings
Template:Input settings
- 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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- Download and run XInput Plus
- Set the Target Program to
SILENT HILL 4.exe
- Go to DirectInput and check Enable DirectInput Output
- Assign LT/RT to Button 11/12
- Assign right stick to Z Axis/Z Rot
- Click Apply, this will install a DLL file in the installation folder
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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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- Clean up the game installation folder to its initial state: delete all DLLs besides
checkdx.dll , drc.dll and dsetup.dll
- Open the Wrapper by Nemesis archive, extract
Nemesis 60FPS or Nemesis Wrapper folder to the game installation folder (based on your preferable framerate) and rename it to scripts
- Delete the
dinput8.dll and rename sh4w.dll to sh4w.asi in the scripts folder
- Download the latest Ultimate ASI Loader, extract
dinput8.dll , rename it to d3d8.dll and place it to the game installation folder
- Now you can install XInput Plus
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Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Italian |
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Only available in the European version. |
Japanese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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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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- Open the folder where the game is installed.
- Rename
CheckSpec.dll to something else or delete the file.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III - 1GHz AMD Athlon - 1GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 DirectX 8.1 compatible |
References