Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext)

Biohazard 2 (Sourcenext)

Developers
	Capcom
Windows	Sourcenext
Release dates
Windows	February 17, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Survival horror
Art styles	Pre-rendered graphics, Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Horror, North America, Zombies
Series	Resident Evil

Warnings

This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).

Key points

Port of Biohazard 2 made for Windows 2000 / XP.

Has improved compatibility for modern versions of Windows.

Allows both scenarios to be played without needing to change discs.

Has the highest quality FMVs out of any other release.

Capped at 28.97 FPS.

Death scenes are censored in Original Mode.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest version is 1.1.0. Save files from version 1.0 will not work with version 1.1.0.

Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth

Translates the game into English, adds support for higher resolutions, adds XInput and DS3/DS4 support, fixes some lag issues on Windows 10, fixes color space issues for the prerendered backgrounds, restores some missing audio tracks, restores original death scenes and allows the game to run as a portable program.

Provides extended mods support. Required for most mods.

Requires version 1.1.0.

Run the game with -config command line argument to configure options.

May require changing dpi compatibility settings to enable resolutions above 720p.

High Quality Audio

Replaces music and sound with the ones from the GameCube version and the OST.

Replaces the voice acting with the from the PSX version.

Seamless HD Project

Replaces textures with upscaled versions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Capcom\Biohazard 2

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savedata

This is the default path used by the game. The save file location can be determined by the user by editing the SavePath value in the registry.

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. May require changing dpi compatibility settings to enable resolutions above 720p.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Press F8
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Borderless Gaming or Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth can be used.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Runs incorrectly at 28.97 FPS. Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to achieve 30 FPS. Menus and door loading screens run at 60 FPS.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		No mouse support
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Only uses digital input
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add support for XInput controllers
Xbox button prompts		Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add XInput button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth via USB to add support for DS4 controllers
DualShock button prompts		Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth to add DS4 button prompts
Light bar support		Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth via USB to add DS4 light bar support
Connection modes	USB

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Available via Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		The vanilla game has only stereo and mono audio
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth for English text
German				Fan translation by Accandon. Requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth.
Japanese				FMVs have hardcoded subtitles
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation. Download.
Russian				Translation by CasperPRO. Requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth. Voice acting by Webcoll (need to unpack to game folder and run xdelta.bat). For subtitles, unzip over fix.
Spanish				Fan translation by CiTRU5. Requires Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth.

Issues fixed

Black screen when playing FMVs

This is generally caused by the incompatibility of DirectShow codecs on Windows 10 with Nvidia desktop drivers.
Versions such as Windows XP have the codecs to play FMVs with no issues.

Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth makes FMVs work again by replacing DirectShow with FFMPEG

Classic REbirth does not enable resolutions above 720p

Change high DPI compatibility settings
Right-click the game executable (bio2.exe) or desktop shortcut. Select Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab. Click Change high DPI settings. Tick Override high DPI scaling behavior. Select Application in the drop-down menu. Click OK.

Error: "Error."

Install K-Lite Codec Pack

Low frame rate

Run Windows Media Player

Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth

Wrong colors

Switch to windowed mode

Use Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.6 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	128 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other	2x speed CD-ROM	4x speed CD-ROM