Release v1.5.1700.0

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 soft shadows and self shadows
• Added support different main menu languages for 1.0 & 1.1 versions of the game
• Added support for high resolution for several full screen images
• Added UAC prompt if installed in administrator protected Folder
• Restored motion blur, depth of field and bloom effects
• Restored right stick camera functionality
• Preserve effects in room 312 when the game is paused
• Disable/enable game saving in certain spots that could cause issues
• Prevent chainsaw spawning on beginner/easy
• Updated the single core option to allow you to choose which core to use
• Fixed lying figures that spawn under cars
• Fixed light transition in Hotel suitcase room
• Fixed Options menu to display the correct resolution
• Fixed frame flicker fix that existed in some cutscenes
• Fixed flicker during Special FX
• Fixed issue with saving game on a drive larger than 2TB
• Fixed noise grain issue with the closet cutscene
• Fixed main menu alignment in version 1.1 of the game
• Fixed room 312 chair shadow
• Fixed room 312 subtitle bloom
• Fixed blood pool to better match the PS2
• Fixed vibration intensity
• Fixed pillarbox color and hide map markings
• Many other fixes

Release v1.3.1365.0

Check out the Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition Installation Guide webpage for more details.

What's New:

• Add DisableGameUX option to prevent rundll32.exe high CPU from Microsoft Game Explorer
• Add 'LoadD3d8FromScriptsFolder' option to allow loading a custom d3d8.dll file
• Add timer for SingleCoreAffinity
• Add ability to chose which core to use for SingleCoreAffinity
• Add d3d8 wrapper debug logging
• Disable loading modules from memory to fix issue on Linux
• Minor performance updates

Release v1.3.1340.0

This is a major update of the sh2-enhnce module.

Check out the Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition Installation Guide webpage for more details.

The following features and fixes have been added to this release:

• Closet Cutscene Fix - Adjusts visuals during the apartment closet cutscene to resemble the PS2 version.
• Custom Hi-Res Font - Loads custom font texture font000.tga and fontwdata.bin as width data for the first 224 chars.
• DPad Movement Fix - Allows movement with D-pad on DirectInput and XInput gamepads.
• Fix Hang On Pause - Fixes an issue where the game will hang when Esc is pressed while transition is active.
• Fog Parameter Fix - Adjusts the fog-of-war boundaries for specific areas to fix visual errors.
• Halogen Light Fix - Fixes the prison hallway halogen lights
• Hospital Chase Fix - Correctly syncs an attack animation to the rest of the cutscene that plays out during the Hospital chase.
• Hotel Water Fix - Restores lighting values for the hotel water.
• Improved Storage Support - Allows you to save the game when you have more than 2 TB of free space.
• Lighting Transition Fix - Makes lighting transition smooth from one light source to another for a few particular areas.
• Multi-Language Support - Restores the language selection in the Options menu.
• Piston Room Fix - Hides a piston behind a door that should not be seen during a cutscene.
• PS2 Flashlight Brightness - Adjusts flashlight brightness to resemble the PS2 version. Reduces flashlight intensity for environments, but keeps enemies and NPCs bright.
• Room 312 Shadow Fix - Prevents distracting shadow flickering while in Room 312 of the Hotel.
• Vibration Support - Enables force feedback vibration support for XInput and DirectInput gamepads.

Release v1.2.1289.0

This is a minor update of the sh2-enhnce module.

Check out the Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition Installation Guide webpage for more details.

What's New?

• Removed the need for WineD3D with Nvidia graphics cards
• • Fixed 2D fog issue with Nvidia graphics cards
• • Fixed white shader issue with Nvidia graphics cards
• • Fixed missing wall chunks issue with Nvidia graphics cards
• Added FullscreenWndMode feature
• Added DisableRedCross to completely disable the red cross health indicator
• Updated Widescreenfix and modupdater modules
• Enabled SteamCrashFix by default
• Reduced module load time

Release v1.2.1260.0

This is a major rewrite of the sh2-enhnce module. It is now released as d3d8.dll. It is recommended to remove all other plug-ins and updates to Silent Hill 2 before using this update.

Check out the Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition Installation Guide webpage for more details

New Features:

• ASI Loader
• Catacomb's Meat Cold Room Fix
• Cemetery Lighting Fix
• Custom mod folder support
• DisableRedCrossInCutscenes
• Increase Draw Distance
• modupdater
• Nemesis2000 Fog Fix
• PS2 Style Noise Filter
• Rowboat Animation Fix
• SFX Address Fix
• Widescreen Fix
• WndMode

Release v1.0.255.0

• Fixed crash with Silent Hill 2 when using large sddata.bin files.
• Include ini file in the release.

Release v1.0.152.0

• Added option to disable the CD check

Release v1.0.128.0

Initial release. Supports the following:

• Dynamically updates SH2 memory with correct index locations for the SFX from the sddata.bin file, required if you want to modify the sddata.bin file
• Resets the display adapter on exit to fix issue when using WineD3D casing the screen to go dark