Silent Hill: Origins

Silent Hill: Origins
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-21731
Release date:	March 4, 2008
CRCs:	A8D83239
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	Playable
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SLES-55147
Release date:	May 16, 2008; May 23, 2008 (Australia)
CRCs:	DC180A6B
Windows Status:	?
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SLKA-25422
Release date:	March 28, 2008 (Korea)
CRCs:	F3662F76
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Developer(s): Climax Group
Publisher(s): Konami
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 8/10, Metacritic: 70/100, Eurogamer: 7/10, GameSpot: 6/10
Game description: The renowned Silent Hill survival horror series is back with a brand new adventure that reveals many of the series' most hallowed secrets. Assuming the role of Travis Grady, a lone truck driver trapped in Silent Hill while making a routine delivery, players must escape the city's horrific inhabitants and confront the strange hallucinations that have haunted Travis since childhood.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	?	? ?	0.9.7 r1886	GSdx 1873	SPU2-X 1.2.0 LilyPad 0.10.0	BIOS: USA 1.6, HACKS: none, Hangs on loading screen, all PCSX2 versions affected. Patch exists to bypass that, but breaks other parts of the game.	217.91.5.242
NTSC-U	?	? ?	0.9.7 r3878	GSdx 3693	SPU2-X 1.4.0 LilyPad 0.10.0	BIOS: USA 1.6, HACKS: AlphaHack, Finally the game is somewhat playable it depends on you since it runs at full speed in software with that hack(activable by gsdx ini) but only with flashlight off.	200.165.169.201
NTSC-U	?	Core2Duo E7400 2.8Ghz @ 3.5Ghz NVidia GeForce 8600GT	0.9.9 r5325	GSdx 5336	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	BIOS: USA 02.00, A hundred percent playable game with Preset on 2 (Safer +) and "Allow 8-bit textures" ENABLED.	Flaviofearn
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel i5-2500K GeForce GTX570 2560MB	1.0.0 and PCSX2 1.1.0r5617	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	Ingame at full speed, The flashlight is absolutely broken (screen mostly black; colored stripes where the light is supposed to be; view the attachement) which renders the game pretty much unplayable since it is in use almost all the time.	Vkins
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5492	GSdx 5464 SSE41 [09 12 2012]	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs above full speed.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67Ghz (3.0GHz OC) AMD Radeon HD 5850 1024MB	1.3.0 Git 2014/06/14	GSdx 0.1.16 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	USA v02.00(14/06/2004), Defaults + MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1), Game works at full speed (60 fps) in Gsdx hardware mode., Status	Altomar
NTSC-K	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3 Git 28 of May	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Patch Used before test,Game its Okey.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows 7 Enterprise	AMD Phenom II x6 1090T Black Edition @ 3,72 GHz Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream 2GB @ x16 2.0	1.3.0 (GIT Compiled 7/20/14)	GSdx 0.1.16 (GIT Compiled 7/20/14) (MSVC 18.00m SSE2)	SPU2-X GIT Compiled 7/20/14) LilyPad GIT Compiled 7/20/14)	BIOS: USA 02.30, FPS: 59-60. Works almost 100% in any software mode with full FPS. Does work in hardware mode, but as soon as you come to the hospital (the first real dark room), the flashlight produces graphical glitches and is unplayable. The game runs at full speed with DX11 + 4x native + Shade Boost + FXAA + Texture Filtering (filled checkbox) + MSAA x8 + Anisotropic x16.	Messiahgov
NTSC-U	Windows 7	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40 GHz (4.20 GHz OC) AMD Radeon HD 7970 @ 3 GB	1.5.0 Dev-3311	GSdx 1.1.0 SSE4.1	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	BIOS: USA v02.30(02/20/2008), Game works at full speed (60 FPS) in both software and hardware modes. Gameplay results were mostly same as previous user with the exception of the graphical glitches related to the flashlight, which only occurs in hardware mode. There is in fact a reasonable fix for this issue to make the game playable in hardware mode. Although the flashlight affect will still not render 100% perfectly (it only displays the top half of the illuminated circle), this does eliminate the graphical glitches. The fix is under the Video(GS) plugin settings, make sure to set the Renderer to either OpenGL or Direct3D11 in Hardware mode. Then check the "Enable HW Hacks" box. In that sub menu, make sure to check the "Fast Texture Invalidation" option. This setting fixes the glitches, so leave this enabled when playing in hardware mode.	DeusDisciple
NTSC-K	Windows	Intel® Core™ i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz Nvidia GTX 750TI 2GB	Nightly - v1.7.2065	GSdx	SPU2-X LilyPad	Game works fine without any graphics glitches. Bugs: Game used to have a bug with flashlight but now it's fixed.	prafull
NTSC-U	Windows 8.1, x64	Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz PALIT GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB	Nightliy - v1.7.2083	GSdx	SPU2-X LilyPad	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Playable, Over the years, the game has had big problems with the flashlight, and now they are fixed. The game runs at 1440p (2K) 60 FPS, no freezes, bugs and brakes.	Chern40_7
NTSC-U	Windows 10 Home x64	Intel Core i5-3570k (3rd gen) @3.4GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670	1.7.2672 (SSE4)	GSdx	SPU2-X 2.0.0 Xaudio2 LilyPad 0.12.1	2 setups included because I briefly tried to run the game on my laptop (8th gen i5, MX250) in the sanatorium: some areas were very laggy (around 1/2 speed) even with all speedhacks turned on, and the game wasn't really playable. However, this wasn't a surprise, as that was mostly just to test whether I could get PCSX2 to run on my laptop. On desktop (3rd gen i5, GTX 670), the game ran well above full speed at all times, and with a patch (available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVacjLmN3I (in description)), I was able to get a pretty consistent 60fps, with drops to the native 30fps in some areas, most notably the theatre. However, I wouldn't suggest you use this patch as it seems to cause some of the loading screens to hang; this happened to me when leaving the theatre and when leaving the hospital after the motel. This also seemed to cause the map not to load one time, softlocking the game. Shadows look pixelated and sometimes flicker, but I'm not sure if this is a PCSX2 bug or just a consequence of upscaling. There are no problems with the flashlight. Fully playable.	PandoraGTX
NTSC-U	Windows 10	Intel Core i7 4790 AMD RX 570	1.7.3531	Software/Vulkan hardware, Native-3x internal resolution	Defaults	There are a few locations that cause emulation speed to drop below 100% as a result of software mode/full blending (see issue related to text), but otherwise maintains full speed and above. I did actually encounter the game hanging on a load screen leaving the hospital the final time but I could not reproduce it again afterwards and went on to complete the game with no additional issues.	Nyahello

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	?	? ?	SVN R5381	ZZ OGL PG 0.4	SPU2-X 2.0.0 OnePAD 1.1.0	auto	Sixsixfive

Test configurations on macOS:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
?	?	? ?	?	?	?	There are no test results for this game on macOS. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here.	?

Trivia

Original names: 사일런트 힐 오리진 (SLKA-25422)

Cheats/Patches

NTSC-U

60FPS patch and misc fixes for A8D83239 (NTSC-U):

gametitle=Silent Hill Origins Game CRC = 0xA8D83239

[Progressive scan]
author=felixthecat1970, asasega, Szalay, CMX, Azagthoth, GodShin
patch=0,EE,2029445C,extended,3C050000
patch=0,EE,20294464,extended,3C060050
patch=0,EE,2029446C,extended,3C070001

[60FPS]
author=felixthecat1970, asasega, Szalay, CMX, Azagthoth, GodShin
comment=Requires "Cycle Rate" set to 180% or 300%
patch=1,EE,E0010000,extended,006BFA48
patch=1,EE,006B3474,extended,01
patch=1,EE,E0010001,extended,006BFA48 //workaround videos
patch=1,EE,006B3474,extended,02

[Noise Filter Toggle]
author=felixthecat1970, asasega, Szalay, CMX, Azagthoth, GodShin
patch=1,EE,00338998,word,00000000
patch=1,EE,0033E700,word,00000000

[Infinite Stamina]
author=felixthecat1970, asasega, Szalay, CMX, Azagthoth, GodShin
patch=1,EE,00137988,word,00000000

Known Issues

Glitchy shadows

Type: Not an issue
Description: Shadows look pixelated, especially when upscaling, and some shadows flicker.
Workaround: None/play at native resolution.

Hangs on loading screens

Status: Active
Type: Major
Description: The loading screens when leaving the theater, and leaving the hospital after the motel, can hang and eventually cause PCSX2 to crash. Difficult to reproduce issue so the exact cause is unknown. Some users have reported not using save states or cheats\patches prevents the issue.
Workaround: Close and restart the game, then load from save in the main menu.

FMV stutter/ending prematurely

Status: Active
Type: Minor
Description: The FMV that plays after leaving the hospital for the final time may run at sporadic frame rates (internally) and cut out early. Seems to be a result of long running save states.
Workaround: Save the game normally before leaving the hospital, close and restart the game, then load the save from the main menu, save states created from this point on should be fine.

Z-fighting

Status: Active
Type: Minor
Description: Both the Software and Hardware renderers show flickering surfaces caused by z-fighting. Observable on the theater stage when setting props and scenery, and on Lisa's name tag when you find her in the theater.
Workaround: Software rendering minimizes the issue but doesn't solve it completely.

Darker text in Hardware renderer

Status: Active
Type: Minor
Description: Some text is slightly darker in the Hardware renderers compared to Software renderer.
Workaround: Set blending accuracy to full in OpenGL or Vulkan (DX11/12 not sufficient at the time of posting this). This will lower performance in some locations like the hole inside the apartment room and backstage at the theater.

Fixed Issues

Flashlight graphical glitches

Status: Fixed
Type: Major
Description: As soon as you come to the hospital (the first real dark room), the flashlight, instead of doing its intended job of showing light, instead produces graphical glitches and the game is rendered unplayable. This issue only applies to the hardware renderers, the flashlight works correctly in the software renderer.
Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.

Audio glitches

Status: Fixed
Type: Minor
Description: As soon as you enter the second room in the burning house, audio cuts off after a while and only resumes playing after you re-enter the room.
Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.

Broken inventory screen

Status: Fixed
Type: Minor
Description: The status image becomes corrupted after a short period of time when examining items, going to the notes screen, going into the options menu, or checking the map. Additionally, changing graphics settings or renderer will cause the windows containing item icons to turn completely green. Exiting and re-opening the inventory will clear the issue until it happens again. Only happens in Hardware renderers.
Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.