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+ | ===Unable to join or host an online multiplayer game (server did not respond)=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description= Install OpenRVS | ||
+ | |fix= | ||
+ | # Ensure ports 80, 6667, 7777-7787, 8777-8787, 9777, and 40000-42000 are open, and if the server host is behind a router, that these ports are properly port forwarded to the host device. | ||
+ | # Download [https://www.moddb.com/games/tom-clancys-rainbow-six-3-raven-shield/downloads/raven-shield-openrvs-patch-v15 OpenRVS]. | ||
+ | # Copy the files OpenRVS.u, R6ClassDefines.ini, openrvs.ini, and Servers.list from the zip archive to the \system\ folder in the game install directory. This should be enough for clients to join servers. The steps after this are for those hosting the game server. | ||
+ | # For server hosts, open [game install directory]\Mods\RavenShield.mod and add <code>ServerActors=OpenRVS.OpenServer</code> to the bottom of the file. | ||
+ | # If you do not have N4Admin installed for your server, in [game install directory]\Mods\RavenShield.mod, find <code>ServerActors=IpDrv.UdpBeacon</code> and change it to <code>ServerActors=OpenRVS.OpenBeacon</code>. | ||
+ | # Open [game install directory]\system\RavenShield.ini, and under <code>[URL]</code>, set ensure the port is set to 7777 with <code>Port=7777</code>. (This number can be changed, but the default is 7777.) Then, under <code>[IpDrv.UdpBeacon]</code> set the server beacon port with <code>ServerBeaconPort=8777</code> and the beacon port with <code>BeaconPort=9777</code>. | ||
+ | # If the host is behind a router, open [game install directory]\system\Server.ini and add the line <code>ServerBehindNAT=True</code> under <code>Engine.R6ServerInfo</code>. | ||
+ | # To ensure clients with widescreen displays and a high field of view will render the first person gun correctly, copy <code>OpenRenderFix.utx</code> from the OpenRVS zip archive to [game install directory]\textures. Then add the lines <code>ServerPackages=OpenRenderFix</code> and <code>ServerActors=OpenRenderFix.OpenFix</code> to the bottom of Ravenshield.mod. | ||
+ | # Have hosts join through the "Join IP" button. Currently, new servers must be added manually to the master server by the operators of RVS Gaming. | ||
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+ | {{ii}} It's recommended to install the patched R6GameService.dll to prevent freezing or stuttering while hosting. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Further information can be found in the readme.html for OpenRVS. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ===Clients unable to see in-game HUD in multiplayer game=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description= Use the dedicated server option instead of the in-game server | ||
+ | |fix= | ||
+ | # In the "Create Server" menu, under "Options", check "Dedicated Server". When you launch the server, a Command Prompt window will open, and the main game will close. The host can relaunch the main game and join by entering their own IP into the "Join IP" dialog box. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 08:21, 20 January 2022
Developers | |
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Red Storm Entertainment | |
Ubisoft Montreal | |
macOS (OS X) | i5works[1] |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 18, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | December 19, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Rainbow Six |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Subseries of Tom Clancy | |
Rainbow Six | 1998 |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | 1999 |
Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials | 2000 |
Rainbow Six: Take-Down | 2001 |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn | 2001 |
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 |
Rainbow Six: Lockdown | 2006 |
Rainbow Six: Vegas | 2006 |
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 2008 |
Rainbow Six Siege | 2015 |
Rainbow Six Extraction | 2022 |
Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Key points
- The official multiplayer service is no longer available,[2] see this thread or RVSGaming for a solution.
General information
- ALLR6 All Rainbow Six Community
- HOW TO PLAY ONLINE 2017+
- Ubisoft game page
- Official Forum
- Rainbow Six Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. | |||
Steam | Gold Edition. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Gold Edition, included with Ubisoft+. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Gold Edition comes with the base game and the Athena Sword expansion
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword | ||
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath | US version UK version Manual installation |
Essential improvements
Install Iron Wrath on a non-US/UK version
Edit RavenShield.ini |
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[Engine.Engine] Language=int
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Skip intro videos
Raven Shield[citation needed] |
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Videos\Logos.bik Videos\int\RS_Intro.bik Notes
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Athena Sword[citation needed] |
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Videos\int\RS_Intro.bik |
Patches
Latest version for the vanilla game is 1.60. Patch for different regions can be found here. If your region isn't in the previous folder (like Czech, Polish and Japanese editions) check here.
If you have the Athena Sword expansion, then look here and choose the right version for your game. For other languages check here again.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\system\*.ini[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19830/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19830/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | [5] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Menus render in 640x480 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Image is Vert-. FOV can be increased to compensate, see Field of View below. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Default is 90 although widescreen resolutions effectively reduce it. Can be further adjusted after installing OpenRVS unofficial patch. | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Screen flickering. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | NVIDIA users can force SGSSAA using 0x080000C1 compatibility bits in NVIDIA Inspector. If this doesn't work use dgvoodoo2 Instead. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Enabling Windows 10 HDR will also affect the game. |
Windowed
Instructions[citation needed] |
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StartupFullscreen=False |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | See Mouse sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Mouse smoothing
Edit User.ini[citation needed] |
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[Engine.PlayerInput] MouseSmoothingMode=0 |
Mouse sensitivity
Edit User.ini[citation needed] |
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[Engine.Input] W=MoveForward | setsensitivity 0.123456 In game console command: setsensitivity 0.43 |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | On by default. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support |
Restore 3D audio and EAX
Use dsoal |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only. | |||
Traditional Chinese | Athena Sword also has Traditional Chinese. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | Official server browser has been shut down;[2] see this thread or RVSGaming. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 80, 6667, 7777-7787, 8777-8787, 40000-42000 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
Issues fixed
Screen flickering
Use ENBSeries DX8 to DX9 Convertor[citation needed] |
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Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper |
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Windowed Mode[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Crashing when turning on MSI Afterburner's overlay
In RivaTuner Statistics Server, set "On-Screen Display rendering mode" to "Vector 2D" |
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Run the game via dgVoodoo2 |
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Vsync (Enable by default) not working on Windows 10
Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper |
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Game freezing or stuttering when hosting an online multiplayer game
Use a patched version of R6GameService.dll |
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Unable to join or host an online multiplayer game (server did not respond)
Install OpenRVS |
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Clients unable to see in-game HUD in multiplayer game
Use the dedicated server option instead of the in-game server |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 | |
OpenGL | OS X only. | |
Shader Model support | 1.4 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Karma | |
Audio | OpenAL | 0.951 (Wraps to DirectSound3D) |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.5r |
Multiplayer | Ubi.com | |
Anti-cheat | PunkBuster |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz AMD Athlon 1.3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB (98, ME, 2000) 256 MB (XP) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.2.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | 733 MHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz AMD Athlon 1.3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] 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.[4]
- ↑ 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 (19830) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Aspyr gets ready to ship four new games - Macworld - last accessed on 2016-7-23
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Discontinued Online Multiplayer Server List - Ubisoft Support
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-09-18