Kane And Lynch Dead Men

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Developers
Publishers
Japan
Engines
Release dates
Windows	November 13, 2007

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Kane And Lynch Dead Men System Requirements
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2Essential improvements
3Game data
6Audio
7Network
8Issues fixed
9Other information

Warnings

Hitman developer Io Interactive departs the world of stealth-based action for in-your-face crime drama with KANE & LYNCH: DEAD MEN, a very violent and unoriginal escapade. You control Kane, a lifelong criminal accused of betraying a mercenary group called The 7. This game supports English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. A flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath forced together on a violent and chaotic path seeking redemption and revenge. Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men – a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath – and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a third-person shooter game. The game revolves around two prosecuted criminals who were meant to be on death row; Adam 'Kane' Marcus and James Seth Lynch, it tells their.

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Kane & Lynch
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men	2007
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days	2010

General information

Square Enix Forums - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men section

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail	SecuROMDRM
Amazon.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVEDRM.^{[Note 1]}

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Skip intro
Go to `<path-to-game>Movies`. Delete all files starting with `M00_Intro`.

Play without Games for Windows - LIVE[edit]

Play without GFWL^[1]
Download the replacement xlive.dll. Extract into `<path-to-game>`. Notes Can only be used in single-player.

Play without GFWL^[1]

Download the replacement xlive.dll.
Extract into <path-to-game>.

Notes

Can only be used in single-player.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%kaneandlynchmain.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8080/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Configuration options[edit]

DefaultScene=KaneAndLynch.gms

God Mode & Infinite ammo

DefaultScene=Locations/M09_A/M09A_Main.gms
DefaultScene=KaneAndLynch.gms
showdebugtext 1
show_debuggeoms
showdebug 1
InfAmmo 1
God 1

enable game controller

UseGameController
GamePadMode 1

DisableAltF4
ExpandVertexBuffers
Resolution 1920x1080
PixelAspect 1

untested options

ShowFrameRate 1
ShowBlood 1
BlackFilter
FlashbackFilter
TeargasFilter
PsychoFilter
FlashFilter
PsychoFlashFilter
PsychoFlashFilter_Out
AgonyFilter
MenuFilter
StartWithGunInHand
StartWithRifleInHand
StartWithGranadeInHand
NoFadeOut
EnableCheats
M_fgravity

Kane and lynch dead men system requirements

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%kaneandlynch
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8080/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video[edit]

Video settings

Advanced video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor	See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen	See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD	HUD does not scale well.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Add `Window 1` line at the end of `main.ini`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Launch the game in windowed mode and use Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No framerate cap without v-sync.

Input[edit]

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping	Must unplug controller to use keyboard+mouse.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio[edit]

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls	Effects, Speech, Music, Ambience
Surround sound	Up to 7.0 output through OpenAL or DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support	EAX 3^[2]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian	Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Polish	Retail only. Patch for digital release here.

Network[edit]

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Co-op component is available in local play (split screen) only.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players
Local play	2	Co-op Co-op version of single-player campaign.
LAN play
Online play	8

Issues fixed[edit]

Gamepad not recognized[edit]

The Registry Editor allows users to edit the Windows registry.

The Registry Editor allows users to edit the Windows registry.
Push `⊞ Win`+`R`, type regedit, then click OK. Push `⊞ Win`+`F3` And search `OEMNAME`. Replace `OEMNAME` with `XBOX 360 Controller for Windows`. Notes If using a DualShock 4 Controller, try using DS4Windows instead.

Push ⊞ Win+R, type regedit, then click OK.
Push ⊞ Win+F3 And search OEMNAME.
Replace OEMNAME with XBOX 360 Controller for Windows.

Notes

If using a DualShock 4 Controller, try using DS4Windows instead.

Stuttering[edit]

Use DirectInput FPS Fix.
Download DirectInput FPS Fix. Extract into `<path-to-game>`. Run the game.

Use DInput8Wrapper
Download DInput8Wrapper. Extract into `<path-to-game>`. Run the game.

Use Windows Device Manager.

Use Windows Device Manager.
Push `⊞ Win`+`R`, type devmgmt.msc, then click OK. Find `Human Interface Devices` in the list and double click on it. Right-click and disable the ones on the list with `HID-compliant device` in their name. (Optional) Try disabling `HID-compliant consumer control device` as well, if this doesn't work. Run the game. Notes Reverse the changes, when done playing. Features such as side buttons or special keys, might not work during the game.

Push ⊞ Win+R, type devmgmt.msc, then click OK.
Find Human Interface Devices in the list and double click on it.
Right-click and disable the ones on the list with HID-compliant device in their name.
(Optional) Try disabling HID-compliant consumer control device as well, if this doesn't work.
Run the game.

Notes

Reverse the changes, when done playing.

Features such as side buttons or special keys, might not work during the game.

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Crash on startup[edit]

Update GFWL client^{[citation needed]}

Crash to desktop after the first campaign loading screen[edit]

Head into the main menu audio options and change the Sound Render from OpenAL to DIRECTSOUND^[3]

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Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Middleware[edit]

Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL, DirectSound3D	May fall back to DirectSound3D if no OpenAL32.dll is detected in c:SysWOW64.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz	AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1300 Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM	ATI Radeon X1800 Nvidia GeForce 8300 128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑Games for Windows - LIVEDRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
↑ ^2.0^2.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8080/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8080) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑Steam Community :: Bizargh :: Review for Bulletstorm
↑Techgage - Creative EAX vs Asus ds3d GX 2.0
↑Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Steam forums