The most prominent user-facing addition was the integration of a new in-game collectible: Jill Valentine’s letter. This update added a fresh achievement/trophy titled "Chasing Jill." Finding the letter bridged the narrative gap between Resident Evil 2 and the impending Resident Evil 3 Remake, rewarding long-time players with a canonical narrative link. 2. Removal of Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM
Many iconic community mods—ranging from visual overhauls and classic camera angles to custom character models—were built specifically around the late-2019 executable. Later patches changed the file architecture, breaking many of these mods.
The removal of the DRM layer yielded immediate technical benefits for the PC community: The most prominent user-facing addition was the integration
It ensures that the files on the user's hard drive match the official CODEX release down to the individual bit.
This update laid the groundwork for the upcoming Resident Evil 3 remake. Capcom added a hidden achievement and a letter from Jill Valentine inside the Raccoon City Police Department (RPD), bridging the narrative gap between the two games. Removal of Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM Many iconic community
This specific update (Update 5) addressed several technical and visual issues present in earlier versions:
The 20191218 CODEX build is now . It lacks: This update laid the groundwork for the upcoming
Resident Evil 2 Remake Update 20191218 CODEX FitGirl Verified: The Definitive Horror Experience
: 'Noir' (with cinematic monochrome screen filter), 'Arklay Sheriff', 'Military', and 'Elza Walker'. Bonus Weapon : The Albert Model 'Samurai Edge' handgun.
For legitimate Steam users, this was a minor, automatic 1.2GB patch. For users of the scene release, however, it represented a fragmentation of existing cracks.
Allows users to opt-out of language files or extra videos to save space.