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{{ii}} A set of widescreen, FOV, HUD and text rendering fixes for Chrome and Chrome SpecForce. Enables native support for higher resolutions and {{term|hor+}} FOV. Also includes files to disable mouse acceleration, LOD switching and increase draw distance. [https://www.moddb.com/games/chrome/downloads/chrome-and-chrome-specforce-unofficial-patch Download from Mod DB]. | {{ii}} A set of widescreen, FOV, HUD and text rendering fixes for Chrome and Chrome SpecForce. Enables native support for higher resolutions and {{term|hor+}} FOV. Also includes files to disable mouse acceleration, LOD switching and increase draw distance. [https://www.moddb.com/games/chrome/downloads/chrome-and-chrome-specforce-unofficial-patch Download from Mod DB]. | ||
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+ | You should limit the fps to 60, otherwise problems can arise.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHTe_q4PnoA&lc=UgyPN-wcW9-Sfe2X45V4AaABAg</ref> Use a tool like [https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html Rivatuner Statistics Server] for that. | ||
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Revision as of 11:39, 17 October 2021
Developers | |
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Techland | |
Publishers | |
Meridian4 | |
Engines | |
Chrome Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 16, 2003 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Chrome |
Chrome | |
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Chrome | 2003 |
Chrome SpecForce | 2005 |
Warnings
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- The game was re-released in 2004 as Advanced Battlegrounds: The Future of Combat (known in Europe as Chrome: Gold Edition).[1]
- The game includes a level editor, detailed editor tutorial and Java source code that can be recompiled to change the game logic and settings.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.com |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Install patch 1.1.3.0_v2, followed by patch 1.1.3.0_v2 to 1.2.0.0. Advanced Battlegrounds: The Future of Combat(Chrome: Gold Edition) is already patched to latest version.
Visual fidelity (unofficial patch)
- A set of widescreen, FOV, HUD and text rendering fixes for Chrome and Chrome SpecForce. Enables native support for higher resolutions and Hor+ FOV. Also includes files to disable mouse acceleration, LOD switching and increase draw distance. Download from Mod DB.
Limit FPS
You should limit the fps to 60, otherwise problems can arise.[2] Use a tool like Rivatuner Statistics Server for that.
Skip intro videos
"No Intro" fix |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46420/pfx/[Note 2] |
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AudioSettings.scr
contains audio settings. -
Controller.scr
contains mouse and controller settings. -
VideoSettings.scr
contains video settings. -
UserControls.scr
contains key mapping settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46420/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Each save uses multiple files.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Run in window mode and use Borderless Gaming. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Set in <path-to-game>\VideoSettings.scr or use unofficial patch to enable it in the options menu. Force in the graphics card control panel for highest quality. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabled by default. Must be set individually for each executable in graphics card control panel (chromesingle.exe for SP and chromenet.exe for MP). Use D3Doverrider if it can't be forced using the graphics card control panel. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. Excessively high frame rate (over 200) can result in delayed player movement responsiveness and sliding on terrain.[3] |
Widescreen resolution
Set resolution in VideoSettings.scr[4] |
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Notes
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Field of view (FOV)
Instructions[5] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | On by default. Unofficial patch includes recompiled Player.class file that disables it (put it inside <path-to-game>\code.pak and <path-to-game>\codenet.pak archives). |
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Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and FX. | |
Surround sound | 5.0 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | Disabled by default. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Hungarian | Local Retail version only, but can be downloaded from here. Also a fan translation is available. | |||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Available here. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 32 | |||
Online play | 32 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Issues fixed
Advanced Battlegrounds installation problem
- The installation process fails with "Error 2711" message.
The game refuses to install if original Chrome is already installed on the computer[6] |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode is limited to 85 Hz, even if the display refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set display refresh rate[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | PIII 800 MHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2MX ATI Radeon 7000 chipset 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 4 ATI Radeon 9000 chipset 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (46420) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.