Difference between revisions of "Chaser"
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Revision as of 08:52, 13 April 2024
Developers | |
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Cauldron | |
Publishers | |
2003-2011 | JoWood Productions |
2011-2016 | Nordic Games |
2016-present | THQ Nordic |
Engines | |
CloakNT | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 27, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 66 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Warnings
Chaser is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM and SVK Protector DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename Logos folder[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\Users\default.cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39670/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39670/pfx/[Note 2] |
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 the WSGF entry. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See the WSGF entry. Some text scales poorly. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Chaser FOV Tool. Comes with and requires the WSGF patch. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Set in Options, Video, Texture Filter. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA and SGSSAA can be forced via Nvidia Inspector with no compability bits needed | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabled by default; see Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 96 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Set in default.cfg[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Cannot map Mouse5 button. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Effects, Music and Speech. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Enabled by default; set in Options, Player Setup. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Does not mute on main menu screen. | |
EAX support | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and Steam only. | |||
German | Retail and Steam only; download for GOG.com release. | |||
Hungarian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
Japanese | Retail and Steam only. | |||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
Spanish | Retail and Steam only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 128 | |||
Online play | 128 | Usage of the alternative CGP Launcher to replace GameSpy server browser was recommended, but that launcher's server is currently down, too (checked on August 2018). Use Openspy to fix online play: http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/generic |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use -connect parameter with the IP and port. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7, 8.1 | DirectX 7 is used for cutscenes only. |
Shader Model support | 1.x |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 650 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
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 (39670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-29