The Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Version (opens in new tab) fan patch (to not be confused with the disastrous HD version (opens in new tab) of the sport on consoles) simply bought a 2.0 launch that, amongst different modifications, addresses a persistent crashing problem on multi-core processors that has plagued the sport since its PC launch 20 years in the past.
Silent Hill 2 suffered equally to different PC ports of the PS2 period, with a slate of graphical glitches and stability points which have solely gotten worse on newer {hardware}. The workforce behind the Enhanced Version has been engaged on getting the sport to as polished and playable a state as attainable on fashionable programs. We have coated their work beforehand, most not too long ago on the finish of 2020 (opens in new tab).
Within the preliminary launch of Silent Hill 2, some quirk of the sport’s streaming audio engine brought on it to play havoc with multi-core CPUs—virtually each shopper processor made after the mid-2000s. Throughout common play, Silent Hill 2’s audio would ultimately begin skipping, precipitating a crash. Up until now, taking part in Silent Hill 2 on PC required disabling all however one processor core in BIOS earlier than taking part in, a cumbersome repair at finest.
The Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Version workforce rebuilt the sport’s streaming audio engine from scratch to make sure stability on multi-core CPUs, a particularly spectacular technical achievement. This practice audio engine additionally cleans up a few of Silent Hill 2’s different hitches and stuttering, and the two.0 replace moreover introduces a bunch of different graphical changes and bug fixes.
The Enhanced Version workforce put out some phenomenal work right here, however you will have a tough time having fun with it if you happen to do not have already got a bodily copy of Silent Hill 2 on PC—the sport isn’t accessible on any digital storefronts, and sellers are asking for upwards of $700 for bodily copies on eBay.
