Release v2.1.2070.0

Instructions:

This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Download the SH2EEconfig.zip file.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Extract and run the SH2EEconfig.exe tool and configure any settings.
5. Click the Save & Launch Game button to start the game.

What's New?

• Add logging to memory functions to make troubleshooting easier
• Fix the crash when using module for v1.1 or vDC
• Fix for result screen skipping when user presses ESC in 60 FPS
• Fix "double" footstep sounds for player characters in 60 FPS
• Fix an issue where when you delete the quick save then try to load it you can no longer exit the game
• Fix "Game Save" location for ultrawide screens
• Fix Left-right mouse movement isn't working while on the pause screen for the DC version
• Update the fix for the wrong BGM playing in menus
• Update the fix for Quick Save text fading too quickly

Release v2.1.2050.0

Instructions:

This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Download the SH2EEconfig.zip file.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Extract and run the SH2EEconfig.exe tool and configure any settings.
5. Click the Save & Launch Game button to start the game.

What's New?

• Added support for 60 FPS mode
• Added full mouse support
• Added mouse and keyboard support for in-game menus
• Added an option to prevent key binding issues on keys 0-9
• Added toggle mode for movement
• Added CRT shaders to the game
• Added support for the full Japanese language (requires updated package with new fonts)
• Added in-game overlay for additional information and troubleshooting
• Added force feedback de-filter to support Xidi
• Added support for other high resolution font graphics (PNG, etc.)
• Added 'lang' folder support for language packs
• Added language support to the Configuration tool
• Added "Extra" tab on Configuration tool to show extra settings from the ini file
• Added support on Configuration tool for other module file names besides just d3d8
• Added option to move in-game text above the noise filter
• Added extra logging of Direct3D8 errors
• Added ability to remember game window placement
• Changed how hooking is done for custom mod folder
• Changed the custom font loading order
• Disabled single core CPU when new audio engine is being used
• Updated how texture caching is done
• Filtered out alt+enter from game
• Fixed some display issues and errors with Quick Save mode
• Fixed ending video not working in some scenarios
• Fixed issues with Command menu when more than 2 options are available
• Fix an issue where certain game resolutions will noticeably misalign the soft shadow layer
• Fixed auto update issues and updated how auto update works
• Fixed bugs with loading ASI plugins
• Fixed issues when certain combination of settings were enabled or disabled
• Fixed other stability issues and bugs

Release v2.0.2027.0

Instructions:

This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Download the SH2EEconfig.zip file.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Run the SH2EEconfig.zip and configure any settings.
5. Click the Save & Launch Game button to start the game.

What's New?

• Fixes an issue where Soft Shadows were misplaced on some resolutions
• Fixes an issue where the Ending video does not work from the sh2e folder
• Fixes an issue where Shaders would be disabled after changing resolutions
• Removed Visual Studio optimizations
• Additional logging for Direct3D8 errors and module updates
• Additional error checking and code fixes

Release v2.0.2025.0

Instructions:

This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Download the SH2EEconfig.zip file.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Run the SH2EEconfig.zip and configure any settings.
5. Click the Save & Launch Game button to start the game.

What's New?

• Updated how UseCustomModFolder hooks into the game
• Updated d3d8.res (exe_str.txt) and split it into multiple language files
• Added support for multiple font formats (png, jpg, tga, dds)
• Added language selector to Launcher
• Fixed unit display for Japanese language
• Fixed issue causing Launcher to use all the CPU time

Release v2.0.2006.0

Instructions:

This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Download the SH2EEconfig.zip file.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Run the SH2EEconfig.zip and configure any settings.
5. Click the Save & Launch Game button to start the game.

What's New?

• Added an icon for the taskbar
• Removed the requirement for external DirectX 9 SDK files (“D3DX9_43.dll” and “D3DCompiler_47.dll”) by loading them into memory
• Fixed a HDD unit display issue where two units would be displayed at the same time (example "GB KB")
• Fixed a possible crash on startup

Release v2.0.2000.0

Instructions:

This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Download the SH2EEconfig.zip file.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Run the SH2EEconfig.zip and configure any settings.
5. Click the Save & Launch Game button to start the game.

What's New?

• Added a configuration tool and launcher (SH2EEconfig.exe) to the project
• Added a new CriWare audio sound engine for the game
• Added multithreading support
• Added a new option FullscreenVideos detect and auto set the correct video placement, to replace FMVWidescreenMode
• Added ability to fix end.bik and ending.bik mismatch
• Added an option to fix the game crash that occurred when loading Game Result
• Added ability to Limit noise filter vertex to FMV coordinates
• Added an option to fix in game Advanced Options menu text
• Added an option to fix the pause menu "Save Game" button sound effect
• Added the ability to drop 'd3d8.ini' and 'd3d8.res' if they don't exist
• Added a fix for the pause menu when "Resume Game"
• Added an option to enable Alternate Stomp
• Added an option to position James inside closet after cutscene
• Added an option to fix the final boss's moth attack and chainsaw sound looping issue
• Added the ability to display 'free space' in KB, MB, GB and TB
• Added a fix for the 1 pixel gap in cutscene letterboxes
• Added a fix for the crash in quick save After Meeting Maria
• Added an option to specify wrapper type
• Added an option to fix fade out bug remnant from Xbox
• Added the ability to allow custom resolution with ResX and ResY
• Added a fix for the Inventory BGM
• Added a fix for the BGM issue on loading
• Added entries to log all loaded modules
• Added the ability to always launch game window on top of all other windows
• Added detection if GDI will work for getting front buffer data
• Updated the mod updater feature to work with the SH2EEsetup tool
• Updated resolution to be stored in a local file rather than the registry
• Updated the script dll to load first
• Updated the audio clip prevention to not using threading
• Updated Anisotropic Filtering to be disabled by default
• Updated BeginScene/EndScene pair only once per frame, as documented by Microsoft
• Updated default window background to black
• Renamed the SingleCoreAffinity to SingleCoreAffinityLegacy
• Fixed some issues with delayed start
• Fixed surface lock emulation when using AntiAliasing
• Fixed issue with reading texture and video resolution
• Fixed an issue with the hooking used for the custom mod folder feature
• Fixed Windows XP compatibility

Release v1.8.1900.0

Instructions:

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Modify the d3d8.ini file as desired.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Start playing Silent Hill 2.

Note: This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

What's New?

• Added feature to restore specularity throughout the game
• Added feature to dynamically change the resolution from inside the game
• Added aspect ratio in options menu
• Added new ScreenMode option (replaces EnableWndMode and FullscreenWndMode options)
• Added support for Alt+Enter to toggle between windowed and windowed fullscreen mode
• Added support for running the game on non-primary displays
• Added feature to ensure that the correct save and load backgound texture is displayed for each campaign
• Added support for Windows 10 “Dark Mode” theme
• Updated window mode to prevent window from being resized
• Removed the "Now loading..." message
• Removed "safety" check for 'CatacombsMeatRoomFix'
• Fixed outdoor environment levels when loading back into them
• Fixed issue of top-most layer of memos not fading correctly
• Fixed screenshot to work in fullscreen exclusive mode
• Fixed shadows on TV, it should not be showing shadows on the TV
• Fixed brightness to default to 3 rather than 0
• Fixed an issue that caused the game to crash when using compatibility modes

Release v1.7.1860.0

Instructions:

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Modify the d3d8.ini file as desired.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Start playing Silent Hill 2.

Note: This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

What's New?

• Minor lighting and fog updates
• Additional error logging
• Detection and removal of unsupported compatibility mode settings
• Better handling of Windows virtual store
• Updated single CPU affinity to be more deterministic
• Includes D3DX9 tool libraries to remove the requirement for installing the DirectX9 SDK/runtime

Release v1.7.1850.0

Instructions:

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Modify the d3d8.ini file as desired.
3. Download and install other Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition packages, see the full Installation Guide.
4. Start playing Silent Hill 2.

Note: This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

What's New?

• Added memory buffer support for high resolution textures
• Added scaling support for high resolution textures
• Added fullscreen map scaling
• Added dynamic texture buffer size
• Added full shader support by integrating ReShade into the module
• Added basic screenshot support (stored in 'imgs' folder)
• Added FlashlightFlicker fix
• Added built-in AudioClipDetection
• Added new option to lock speaker config
• Added built-in AutoUpdate features
• Added full DirectInput8 wrapper
• Added full DirectSound wrapper
• Added full Direct3D9 wrapper
• Changed how d3d8, dsound and dinput is hooked
• Updated Main Menu texture scaling
• Update default fog values
• Rewrote FullscreenImages feature
• Sets SH2E to load delayed
• Caches image addresses to improve performance
• Logs video card that is being used
• Logs joystick that is being used
• Fixed multiple issues with quick save
• Fixed several lighting issues, including room 312 lighting
• Fixed speaker 5.1 and 7.1 config options
• Fixed issues when using DSR
• Fixed color flashing when loading a game
• Fixed binary checksum for release build
• Fixed image scaling when UAC window appears
• Fixed issue with CustomModFolder by adding hook for FindFirstFileA

Release v1.5.1750.0

Instructions:

1. Download the d3d8.zip file and unzip it to your Silent Hill 2 folder.
2. Modify the d3d8.ini file as desired.
3. Start playing Silent Hill 2.

Note: This module only contains some of the Silent Hill 2 enhancements. For all of the features of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition see the full Installation Guide.

What's New?

• Added High DPI Scaling fix
• Added option to disable the screensaver while in-game
• Added more natural fog movement to match PS2
• Added new options for widescreen FMV handling
• Added more logging to aid in troubleshooting
• Default to second CPU core to improve performance on systems that have other processes using the first CPU
• Rewrote Nemesis2000 fog fixes
• Fixed camera bouncing issues
• Fixed certain load issues by preventing game saves in certain locations
• Fixed issues when using Nvidia's antialiasing
• Fixed crash with 'GetModuleHandle' API hooking used for 'sh2e' CustomModFolder