Some fans were disappointed when Silent Hill 2 Remake came out as James is glowing in the game, something that makes him feel a bit out of place. Well, good news everyone as there is a mod that removes the fake “hero” light from both James and Maria.
But let me explain what’s happening here. You see, Bloober Team has used a fake “hero” light behind James for visibility purposes. From a gameplay perspective, this is a clever move. However, as I said, this fake light makes James and Maria glow in the dark. This can break the game’s overall immersion.
So, if you’re not playing the game in the dark, I suggest staying away from the mod. While it will improve game immersion, it will make it even more difficult to see what’s happening on screen. If, on the other hand, you play the game in the dark, you should use it.
You can download the mod from this link. This mod removes the “hero” light from both James and Maria. There is also another mod that can remove or reduce the “hero” light behind James. So, if you do not care about Maria, you can use that one as it comes with minimal and mid versions of the “hero light” (which look amazing IMO).
Speaking of Silent Hill 2, Bloober Team hasn’t released any patch for it as of yet. As I’ve already said, there isn’t ANY mod that can reduce or fix the game’s traversal stutters. However, there are some cool mods that you can try. For instance, you can enable NVIDIA Ray Reconstruction for better visuals. You can also remove the 30fps cap from the in-engine cutscenes. And then we have the DLSS 3 Frame Generation Mod. Oh, and if you are not interested in a paid mod, you can force AMD FSR 3.0 Frame Generation. Just use the guide from this article to enable it. Finally, you can download two mods to improve the 3D models of Angela and Maria.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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vanilla . Dark . Dark . Dark
God forbid you might want to see a slight hint of your character
I don't want to finish the remake, I'm waiting for them to patch the mouse acceleration, it's insane that it's not disabled by default.
i never had any problem with input delay in this title, but i had tones of problem with random stuttering and low fov.
I've tried a FOV mod and believe me, it svcks! I guess that FOV was intended to give a claustrophobic effect.
I love PC gaming, awesome mod
SH2 remake arguably has the most useless list of mods
Just turn off the monitor, the mod. Or you might go hardcore and gouge your eyes out.
I hate hero light so much.
I generally find it to be a bit odd also but it does seem to serve a purpose here. Some of the environments DO get quite dark and particularly if you play without the low health screen effects you really need to be able to see James to know if he's near death. So I kinda get it in this regard. The mod to make his hair less shiny makes the hero lighting bearable for me lol
There are areas that are extremely dark. I wouldn't say James 'glows'. I can see him just enough to be able to know what I'm doing. Removing it completely is the most laughable thing I've ever heard.