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Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
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. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience.
Hate to be that guy, but having played Kane and Lynch, I'd consider you lucky. 'There's always money in the banana stand.' Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, original and controversial 3rd-person shooter developed by IO Interactive and release by Eidos Interactive in 2007. Unfortunately the game uses 'Games for Windows Live', which has been discontinued, and therefore prevents the game from loading on Windows 10. Co-Op gameplay information about Kane & Lynch: Dead Men on PC. Find co-op news, reviews, and more info about this game. Players take control of either Kane or Lynch as they play through the single.
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
Play as two of gaming's most disturbing and realistic criminals; Lynch – a self medicated psychopath - and Kane - a disillusioned and desperate ex-mercenary, in a gritty and brutal crime shooter from IO Interactive. Kane and Lynch face the consequences of their actions when a simple job gone wrong finds them on a desperate and frantic struggle to escape. Experience their fight to survive through the back streets and rooftops of Shanghai’s gritty underworld. They can trust no one, not even each other as the cracks begin to appear in Lynch’s sanity and Kane’s stability.
Kane & Lynch Collection Includes:
- Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
DLCs:
- Kane & Lynch 2: Alliance Weapon Pack
- Kane & Lynch 2: Multiplayer Masks Pack
- Kane & Lynch 2: The Doggie Bag
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men| Developers |
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| Japan |
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| Windows | November 13, 2007 |
- 2Essential improvements
- 3Game data
- 6Audio
- 7Network
- 8Issues fixed
- 9Other information
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Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
| Kane & Lynch |
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| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | 2007 |
| Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | 2010 |
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General information
- Square Enix Forums - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men section
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | SecuROMDRM |
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| Amazon.com |
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| Green Man Gaming |
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| Humble Store |
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| Steam |
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- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVEDRM.[Note 1]
Essential improvements[edit]
Skip intro videos[edit]
| Skip intro |
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- Go to
<path-to-game>Movies. - Delete all files starting with
M00_Intro.
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Play without Games for Windows - LIVE[edit]
| Play without GFWL[1] |
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- Download the replacement xlive.dll.
- Extract into
<path-to-game>.
Notes - Can only be used in single-player.
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%kaneandlynchmain.ini |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8080/pfx/[Note 2] |
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Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%kaneandlynch |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8080/pfx/[Note 2] |
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Save game cloud syncing[edit]
Video[edit]
Kane And Lynch Windows 10 Bootable
Video settings
Advanced video settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution |
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| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. |
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| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. |
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| 4K Ultra HD | HUD does not scale well. |
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| Field of view (FOV) |
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| Windowed | Add Window 1 line at the end of main.ini. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Launch the game in windowed mode and use Borderless Gaming. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No framerate cap without v-sync. |
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Input[edit]
Input settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Must unplug controller to use keyboard+mouse. |
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| Mouse acceleration |
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| Mouse sensitivity |
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| Mouse input in menus |
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| Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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| Controller |
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| Controller support |
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| Full controller support |
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| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Controller sensitivity |
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| Controller Y-axis inversion |
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| Additional information |
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| Button prompts |
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| Controller hotplugging |
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| Haptic feedback |
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| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
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Audio[edit]
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Effects, Speech, Music, Ambience |
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| Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output through OpenAL or DirectSound3D restoration software. |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support | EAX 3[2] |
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Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Spanish |
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| Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
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| Polish | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
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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 | Notes |
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| Local play | 2 | Co-op
Co-op version of single-player campaign. |
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| LAN play |
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| Online play | 8 |
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Issues fixed[edit]
Gamepad not recognized[edit]
| The Registry Editor allows users to edit the Windows registry. |
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- 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.
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Stuttering[edit]
| Use DirectInput FPS Fix. |
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- Download DirectInput FPS Fix.
- Extract into
<path-to-game>. - Run the game.
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| Use Windows Device Manager. |
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- 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] |
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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]
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
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Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes |
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| Audio | OpenAL, DirectSound3D | May fall back to DirectSound3D if no OpenAL32.dll is detected in c:SysWOW64. |
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System requirements[edit]
| Windows |
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| Minimum | Recommended |
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| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2, Vista |
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| Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon XP 1800+
Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz | AMD Athlon XP 2400+
Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB |
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| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1300
Nvidia GeForce 6600
128 MB of VRAM | ATI Radeon X1800
Nvidia GeForce 8300
128 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑Games for Windows - LIVEDRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
- ↑ 2.02.1File/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