[PATCH] Silent Hill Homecoming BIG Sound FIX

[xsandercage2]

Finally, I've found out how to fix all the sound bugs on all audio system types from Stereo to 7.1 in Silent Hill Homecoming!

No more wrong sound mapping on the Surround systems!

No more "80% of the sound plays from the right speaker" on the Stereo systems!

So let's begin!

First of all, this game has TWO major problems with the sound.

The Problem number UNO

This game absolutely hates non-5.1 surround systems. It has been designed to be played only on 5.1 Sound Systems.

The Problem number TWO

Ok, you can say: I have the 5.1 surround system, and I want to play like a GOD!
Suck my binary code! - This game will answer.
Even if you have 5.1 it will not save you from the troubles, because this game has wrong sound mapping.
What is this mean? E.g., when the game engine plays a cinematic video clip, all the sound is shifted to the left, so a voice (which must sound from a central channel, sounds from the left channel, the left channel sounds from a rear left channel, the rear left channel - sounds from a subwoofer! (sic) etc.
I've done a big investigation and work.
The Result - is this big patch.

Copy this link in an address bar of your browser, and add 'h' letter to the beginning
ttp:/www.mediafire.com/file/wzux85diw1e02nw/Silent_Hill_Homecoming_BIG_Sound_FIX.exe

If you play on the 5.1 sound system - your problem is solved at this stage!
But if you want to play on the stereo system, you must move on to the next chapter.

How to fix sound on the Stereo systems

When you play on the stereo, 80% of the sound is reproducing from the right speaker. This happens because the game can't perform correct downsampling from the 5.1 to Stereo (it looks like that KONAMI doesn't give a sh#t about beta testing, at all).
So the only solution is to trick the game with a special sound driver.

The Recipe is:

1. Install my BIG Sound FIX to correct the wrong mapping in the game audio files
   
2. Install a special driver, which can give an illusion of the 5.1 sound to the game and convert this sound to Stereo for your sound system at the same time (realtime operation)
   
3. Config correctly your sound settings after installing the driver
   
   Copy this link to the address bar, and add 'h' letter to the beginning
   ttp:/www.mediafire.com/file/ra64c1l437taxia/Razer_Surround_Driver_v1.05.26.exe
   Official surround sound driver from Razer.
   
   After installation, you must open your sound devices setting and choose Razer Sound Device by default.

[erikjoy86]

OK, but as??

[xsandercage2]

Soon :)

[Dollmaster]

Amazing. Looking forward.

[丂ｱ乇丂丂ひ_丂乃]

lol "soon"™

[xsandercage2]

Done!

[ven0hm]

Originally posted by xsandercage2:

Done!

So?

[xsandercage2]

Uploading to file hostings. About 500 megs. 3 mins remaining on mediafire

[ven0hm]

Originally posted by xsandercage2:

500 megs

Did U master it again?!

[xsandercage2]

Yes

[Vitolan]

Thank you! Can't wait to test it out!

[Vitolan]

Hey xsander, do you think it's possible to fix the issue with the map?

[Zeikar]

Originally posted by Vitolan:

Hey xsander, do you think it's possible to fix the issue with the map?

More than that, many onscreen elements look bad at anything higher than 1280x720 :(
Is there anyway to fix that? I'd like to play at 1080p, but the map and onscreen things are so jarring, I have to do 720p :(

It also needs an Alt-Tab fix

Excellent sound fix though, the razer driver is really cool!

[Zeikar]

Oh and another issue from the original Xbox 360 button prompts patch is that when you have a press A repeatedly situation or whatever that icon is cut off on the bottom when it moves down, you can see a square cut off :(

[Zeikar]

Another thing, is there any way to remove 30 FPS cap?

[xsandercage2]

Only this for map http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1167394134

And no chances for unlock 30 fps cap. The game is hard-coded on this fps.