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The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay	2004
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena	2009

Key points

A visually enhanced remake is included with The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		USA: 5 CDs. European: 1 DVD. SecuROM 5 DRM.

This game is not available digitally standalone, but it is included in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena which is available as digital download from Amazon.

An English demo can be downloaded here (German site).

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Content\Videos` Delete or rename `Intro.ogg`, `Sbz.ogg`, `Tigon.ogg`, `universal_ntsc.ogg`, `vug_new.ogg` and `logo_mixed.ogg`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Environment.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Content\User.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Content\Save\<user-id>\_profile^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Content\Save\^{[Note 1]} %USERPROFILE%\Starbreeze\Riddick\Content\Save\

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		HUD is stretched from 4:3 resolutions.
Multi-monitor		HUD is stretched from 4:3 resolutions.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See Anti-aliasing (AA).
High-fidelity upscaling	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate cap
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable MSAA through the in-game console^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>.
Open Environment.cfg.
Add this line GL_ADVPIXELFORMAT=1.
Launch the game.
Open console with Ctrl+Alt+~.
Type vmultisampletaps x where x is the value of AA (2, 4, or 8).

Notes

You need to enable AA through the console every time you launch the game.

Doesn't work on AMD (tested on RX 5700 XT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Minor mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		No option to disable it.
EAX support		EAX 4.0
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Fan translation, download.
Polish				Local retail only, download.
Spanish				Official translation.
Spanish				Improved fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Issues fixed

Crash on startup

There is an OpenGL-related crash after starting the program.

For those with Nvidia hardware, this can be fixed by downloading Nvidia Inspector and setting the Extension Limit to 0x00001B58. This will also allow you to choose 'Shader Model 2.0++', which is otherwise locked out. For AMD users there is no known fix right now

Alternatively, renaming SbzEngine.exe to quake3.exe also works. Tested with patch 1.1 for Nvidia hardware on win 7 x64. The exe can be found in <path-to-game>\System\Win64_AMD64. Run the game by directly executing quake3.exe.

Updating to v1.1 should allow newer video cards with openGL > 1.5 to run the game.

Texture flickering when using Eyeshine

When playing with "Shader Model 2.0++", texture flickering occurs in lit areas while using the "Eyeshine" mechanic in-game.
This can be fixed by simply changing the "Shader Model" to something else in the video settings.

Twitchy mouse movement

If you use a higher polling rate than 125 Hz you will get some twitchy mouse movement.
The only 2 known workarounds is to use 125 Hz polling rate or plug in a controller and use that to play.^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	1.5
Shader Model support	1.0, 1.1, 1.4, 2.0, 2.0 ++ with stencil soft shadows

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			The 64bit executable is located in System\Win64_AMD64

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz AMD equivalent	Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2500+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.7 GB	4.4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.5 compatible	Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 ATI Radeon 9700

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ forums.cgsociety.org - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Enable AntiAliasing in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] rums.cgsociety.org - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Enable AntiAliasing in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - last accessed on May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Tigon Studios}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Vivendi Universal Games}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sierra Entertainment}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Vivendi Universal Games|North America}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C-SoftClub|Russia}}
 |engines      =
-{{Infobox game/row/engine|Starbreeze Engine}}
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Starbreeze Engine|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.cgsociety.org/t/chronicles-of-riddick-first-doom3-engine-game/810414|title=forums.cgsociety.org|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 3, 2004}}
@@ Line 14: / Line 16: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-chronicles-of-riddick-escape-from-butcher-bay|89}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase}}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None}}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer}}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person}}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS, Stealth}}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
@@ Line 39: / Line 41: @@
 |license      = commercial
 }}
 '''Key points'''
-{{--}} Not available digitally.
 {{ii}} A visually enhanced remake is included with [[The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena]].
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|5}}. |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Disc | USA: 5 CDs. European: 1 DVD. {{DRM|SecuROM|5}}. |  | Windows }}
 }}
-{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
+{{ii}} This game is not available digitally standalone, but it is included in [[The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena]] which is available as digital download from Amazon.
 {{ii}} An English demo can be downloaded [https://www.4players.de/4players.php/download_info/Downloads/Download/44314/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick_Escape_from_Butcher_Bay/Demo__1.html here] (German site).
@@ Line 73: / Line 73: @@
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|The Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chronicles-riddick-escape-butcher-bay
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
@@ Line 99: / Line 99: @@
 |antialiasing               = hackable
 |antialiasing notes         = See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]].
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 105: / Line 108: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              = No frame rate cap
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
@@ Line 112: / Line 115: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Enable [[MSAA]] through the in-game console|ref=<ref>[http://pueblerino117.blogspot.com/2019/01/enable-antialiasing-in-chronicles-of-riddick-escape-from-butcher-bay.html Enable AntiAliasing in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Enable [[MSAA]] through the in-game console|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://geocities.ws/pueblerino117/201901070218_Enable_AntiAliasing_in_The_Chronicles_of_Riddick_Escape_from_Butcher_Bay.html|title=Enable AntiAliasing in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Go to {{p|game}}.
 # Open <code>Environment.cfg</code>.
@@ Line 124: / Line 127: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
-|acceleration option       = false
+|acceleration option       = always on
 |acceleration option notes = Minor mouse acceleration
 |mouse sensitivity         = true
@@ Line 176: / Line 179: @@
 |haptic feedback           = false
 |haptic feedback notes     =
-|simultaneous input        = unknown
+|simultaneous input        = true
 |simultaneous input notes  =
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|The Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 194: / Line 197: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes = No option to disable it.
 |eax support              = true
-|eax support notes        = EAX 4.0
+|eax support notes         = EAX 4.0
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 208: / Line 213: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 223: / Line 236: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = German
+  |language  = Russian
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |notes     = Fan translation, [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/chronicles_of_riddick_escape_from_butcher_bay___developers_cut_the/files/1455.html download].
+ |fan       = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Local retail only, [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2470-the-chronicles-of-riddick-escape-from-butcher-bay-polish-translation download].
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 243: / Line 264: @@
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
-  |notes     = [http://academia.clandlan.net/?page=academia/view&id=386&title=Traduccion_mejorada_The_Chronicles_of_Riddick Fan translation that fixes mistranslations].
+  |notes     = Improved fan translation by ''Clan Dlan'', [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_cWHVjvajb-9P8D-KSxAoqFQxhfXeD0K/view?usp=drive_link download].
   |fan       = true
 }}
@@ Line 250: / Line 271: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===Crash on startup===
-There is an OpenGL-related crash after starting the program. For those with Nvidia hardware, this can be fixed by downloading Nvidia Inspector and setting the Extension Limit to 0x00001B58. This will also allow you to choose 'Shader Model 2.0++', which is otherwise locked out. For AMD users there is no known fix right now
+{{Fixbox|description=There is an OpenGL-related crash after starting the program.|fix=
-Alternatively, renaming SbzEngine.exe to quake3.exe also works. Tested with patch 1.1 for Nvidia hardware on win 7 x64. The exe can be found in Riddick\System\Win64_AMD64 folder. Run the game by directly executing quake3.exe instead of Riddick.exe in the game folder.
+For those with Nvidia hardware, this can be fixed by downloading Nvidia Inspector and setting the Extension Limit to 0x00001B58. This will also allow you to choose 'Shader Model 2.0++', which is otherwise locked out. For AMD users there is no known fix right now
+Alternatively, renaming {{file|SbzEngine.exe}} to {{file|quake3.exe}} also works. Tested with patch 1.1 for Nvidia hardware on win 7 x64. The exe can be found in <code>{{p|game}}\System\Win64_AMD64</code>. Run the game by directly executing {{file|quake3.exe}}.
 Updating to v1.1 should allow newer video cards with openGL > 1.5 to run the game.
+}}
 ===Texture flickering when using Eyeshine===
-When playing with "Shader Model 2.0++", texture flickering occurs in lit areas while using the "Eyeshine" mechanic in-game. This can be fixed by simply changing the "Shader Model" to something else in the video settings.
+{{Fixbox|description=When playing with "Shader Model 2.0++", texture flickering occurs in lit areas while using the "Eyeshine" mechanic in-game.|fix=
+This can be fixed by simply changing the "Shader Model" to something else in the video settings.
+}}
 ===Twitchy mouse movement===
-If you use a higher polling rate than 125&nbsp;Hz you will get some twitchy mouse movement. The only 2 known workarounds is to use 125&nbsp;Hz polling rate or plug in a controller and use that to play.{{cn|date=January 2016}}
+{{Fixbox|description=If you use a higher polling rate than 125&nbsp;Hz you will get some twitchy mouse movement.|fix=
+The only 2 known workarounds is to use 125&nbsp;Hz polling rate or plug in a controller and use that to play.{{cn|date=January 2016}}
+}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 285: / Line 313: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
-|windows exe notes      =
+|windows arm app        = unknown
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|windows exe notes      = The 64bit executable is located in System\Win64_AMD64
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Starbreeze Studios
	Tigon Studios
Publishers
	Sierra Entertainment
North America	Vivendi Universal Games
Russia	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	Starbreeze Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	December 3, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	90
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS, Stealth
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	The Chronicles of Riddick