To run the Steam version of the game, you need the following 3 patches:
- The SilentPatch to fix the memory leaks and crashes of the game
- The Autosave v2 mod to allow saving anywhere in the game (most reasons of failure in this game is failing to save when needed).
- The Widescreen Fix (Albeit it is suggested by community members to only apply it on ultra widescreen monitors as the game supports 16:9 natively, in Win 11 it will overlap if you minimize the game once or start the game the next time. With the widescreen fix, you can simply re-select a 4:3 resolution temporarily in the main menu and then switch back to your desired 16:9 resolution, without the widescreen fix, this will fail to fix the aspect ratio!).
How to fix the game:
- Download and install the game on Steam
- Download all mods
- Install the SilentPatch (there is a .txt file with installation instructions if needed)
- Install the Autosave 2 mod (do not forget to also download and install the mod loader from the same site, beforehand)
- Install the widescreen fix.
- Start the game for the first time
- Afterwards you will receive two popups, one by the modloader and one by the DirectShow filter and Video for Windows codec:
answer the prompts in the following order:
A) modupdater: select “INI files: replace all and keep settings.
Then click on “Download and Install updates now”
B) ffdshow compatibility manager
untick: Report this exe file name via internet anonymously.
untick: Don’t ask me again.
Select: use ffdshow. (always)
Click: OK
C) modupdater: Restart Now
After that you can select the resolution as you please and all the other graphic options via the main menu. take notice about my comments regarding widescreen aspect ratios above.