Difference between revisions of "SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle"
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===Version differences=== | ===Version differences=== | ||
{{ii}} The '''Elite Edition''' (v1.6) introduced new missions, multiplayer capabilities and a mission editor. | {{ii}} The '''Elite Edition''' (v1.6) introduced new missions, multiplayer capabilities and a mission editor. | ||
− | {{ii}} The '''Tactical Game of the Year Edition''' (v2.0 and v2.1) introduced additional missions. The retail version also included an additional disc with training footage | + | {{ii}} The '''Tactical Game of the Year Edition''' (v2.0 and v2.1) introduced additional missions. The retail version also included an additional disc with training footage of real-life SWAT officers. |
{{++}} Retail releases of any version can be upgraded for free up to TGOTY v2.1. | {{++}} Retail releases of any version can be upgraded for free up to TGOTY v2.1. | ||
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|borderless windowed notes = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | |borderless windowed notes = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | ||
|anisotropic = hackable | |anisotropic = hackable | ||
− | |anisotropic notes = | + | |anisotropic notes = Force through graphics driver. |
|antialiasing = hackable | |antialiasing = hackable | ||
|antialiasing notes = Use [[#Performance improvement|dgVoodoo 2]]. | |antialiasing notes = Use [[#Performance improvement|dgVoodoo 2]]. | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = hackable | |vsync = hackable | ||
|vsync notes = On by default. Can be forced off through graphics driver. | |vsync notes = On by default. Can be forced off through graphics driver. | ||
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|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
|eax support notes = | |eax support notes = | ||
+ | |royalty free audio = always on | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Japanese |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
− | |audio = | + | |audio = unknown |
|subtitles = false | |subtitles = false | ||
|notes = Retail only. | |notes = Retail only. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Polish |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = true | |audio = true | ||
|subtitles = false | |subtitles = false | ||
|notes = Retail only. | |notes = Retail only. | ||
− | |fan = | + | |fan = |
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
− | |language = | + | |language = Russian |
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
− | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
|subtitles = false | |subtitles = false | ||
|notes = Retail only. | |notes = Retail only. | ||
− | |fan = | + | |fan = |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|lan play modes = Versus, Co-op | |lan play modes = Versus, Co-op | ||
|lan play notes = | |lan play notes = | ||
− | |online play = | + | |online play = false |
|online play players = | |online play players = | ||
|online play modes = Versus, Co-op | |online play modes = Versus, Co-op | ||
− | |online play notes = | + | |online play notes = The official WON service has been shut down. |
|asynchronous = | |asynchronous = | ||
|asynchronous notes = | |asynchronous notes = | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = true | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = false | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 09:37, 29 October 2022
Developers | |
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Sierra Northwest | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sierra Entertainment |
Digital | Activision |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 23, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
Genres | Action, FPS, Tactical shooter |
Themes | Contemporary, North America |
Series | Police Quest |
Key points
- Game is unlikely to launch or run on modern systems "as is", requires significant tweaking to run.
- The official multiplayer servers were shut down in 2008.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | Tactical Game of the Year Edition | |||
Steam | Tactical Game of the Year Edition |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo is available from SierraHelp and GameWatcher. The Japanese version is available from 4gamer.
Version differences
- The Elite Edition (v1.6) introduced new missions, multiplayer capabilities and a mission editor.
- The Tactical Game of the Year Edition (v2.0 and v2.1) introduced additional missions. The retail version also included an additional disc with training footage of real-life SWAT officers.
- Retail releases of any version can be upgraded for free up to TGOTY v2.1.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Official patches are available from SierraHelp.
Skip intro videos
- SWAT 3 may crash immediately after launching on Windows 7 and newer because the codecs for the FMV videos are not supported on modern versions of Windows. Skipping the intro video is a good way of testing whether this issue is the cause of a crash on launch issue.
-nointro command line argument[3] |
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Performance improvement
- Performance is very low on modern operating systems.[citation needed]
Method 1: Use dgVoodoo2[4] |
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- dgVoodoo 2 may not work well with certain graphics cards. AMD cards in particular may show a snow white texture when displaying certain colors.
Method 2: Use WineD3D (AMD Graphics Card) |
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Enhance AI
- The amount of time the AI has to determine its actions can be safely increased on modern computers beyond the normal 20ms maximum for much-improved AI.
- Note: This fix actually doesn't work because the maximum behaviour of the AI is hardcoded at 20ms. Everytime you open the game, the text files changes back to 20.
Increase AI determination time[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Swat.cfg[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/560370/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\game\careers[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/560370/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+, use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Hor+, use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | 80° at 4:3 aspect ratio | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Force through graphics driver. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. Can be forced off through graphics driver. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No FPS cap. |
Widescreen resolution
Edit config file[5] |
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Notes
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Windowed
- Windowed mode requires 16-bit color mode.
- Available only in 800x600.
- DxWnd and Windowed Borderless Gaming can be used together to force borderless window mode.
-window command line argument[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Use DxWnd and Windowed Borderless Gaming for borderless window mode[citation needed] |
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Notes
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(Optional) Use dxwnd for 16-bit color mode[citation needed] |
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DxWnd can be used to simplify transition between 16-bit and 32-bit color mode.
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
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 | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail only. | |||
German | Retail only; download for digital versions. | |||
Japanese | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | Versus, Co-op The official WON service has been shut down. |
Issues fixed
Game crashes immediately after launching
- For Windows 7 and newer, the game will crash if display scaling on high DPI settings is enabled.
- For Windows 7 and newer, the FMV movies will cause the game to crash due to the codec no longer being supported. This usually gives a "DDERR_Generic" error message but sometimes the game just shuts down without warning.
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings[6] |
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Manually download the FMV codecs[7] |
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Issues unresolved
Low performance on Windows 8/10
- Low performance on Windows 8/10 systems is commonly reported. This partially caused by the fact that 16-bit color mode is emulated in 32-bits. Launching the game in windowed mode may solve the problem, at the cost of the game running in 800x600 window. A better way to deal with this is to use DgVooodoo2
- See the Windowed section in this article for information specific to this game.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | [8] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | World Opponent Network | Shut down in 2008. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, 2000, ME | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 233 MHz (original, Elite Editions) Intel Pentium II 266 MHz (Tactical GOTY Edition) |
Intel Pentium II 300 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB (original, Elite Editions) 64 MB (Tactical GOTY Edition) |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 800x600 SVGA high color (16 bit) 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | DirectX 8.0a compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (560370) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2021-11-05
- Tested using GOG.com release.
- ↑ Verified by User:Hhtv on 2016-05-16
- ↑ WSGF article
- ↑ SWAT 3 is not working with Windows 7 PRO SP 1 :: SWAT Series Community Discussions
- ↑ SWAT 3 is not working with Windows 7 PRO SP 1 :: SWAT Series Community Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Eddmanx on 2022-09-19
- Checked with dgvoodoo