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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Stretches from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Stretched}} from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          = Stretches from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|4k ultra hd notes          = {{term|Stretched}} from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|fov                        = false
 
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|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
|anisotropic notes          = Use dgVoodoo.
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|anisotropic notes          = Use [[dgVoodoo 2|dgVoodoo]].
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        = Use dgVoodoo.
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|antialiasing notes        = Even though there are Registry entries and an in-game option to change antialiasing, they do not do anything.{{cn|date=2022-09-18}}
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Use [[dgVoodoo 2|dgVoodoo]].
 
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|vsync                      = always on
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{{ii}} Even though there are registry entries and an ingame option to change Anti-Aliasing, they do not do anything.
 
  
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
{{--}} Using a non 4:3 resolution will cause stretching.
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{{--}} Aspect ratios other than 4:3 resolution will be {{term|stretched}}.
{{ii}} Widescreen resolutions cannot be set in-game. You must do it through the Registry.
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{{ii}} Widescreen resolutions cannot be set in-game. They must be set via the the Windows Registry.
{{ii}} Make sure you use decimal numbers in Registry instead of hexadecimal ones when changing values.
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# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\City Interactive\tt_en\V4D Direct3D Renderer</code>.
 
# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\City Interactive\tt_en\V4D Direct3D Renderer</code>.
 
# Change <code>Width</code> and <code>Height</code> to the desired resolution, <code>ColorBits</code> to the bit depth to use, and <code>Frequency</code> to use a custom refresh frequency (<code>0</code> for default).  
 
# Change <code>Width</code> and <code>Height</code> to the desired resolution, <code>ColorBits</code> to the bit depth to use, and <code>Frequency</code> to use a custom refresh frequency (<code>0</code> for default).  

Revision as of 02:24, 18 September 2022

Terrorist Takedown
Terrorist Takedown cover
Developers
City Interactive
Publishers
North America Merscom[1]
Russia Noviy Disk[2]
Germany City Interactive[3]
Engines
Impact 2
Release dates
Windows November 11, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 39
IGDB 40
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Shooter, FPS, TPS, Rail shooter
Vehicles Automobile, Helicopter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Middle East, Contemporary
Series Terrorist Takedown
Terrorist Takedown on HowLongToBeat
Terrorist Takedown on IGDB
Terrorist Takedown on MobyGames
Terrorist Takedown
Terrorist Takedown 2004
Terrorist Takedown: Payback 2005
Terrorist Takedown: Conflict in Mogadishu 2005
Terrorist Takedown: War in Colombia 2006
Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations 2006
Terrorist Takedown 2 2007
Terrorist Takedown 3 2010

Key points

Potential performance issues on modern machines. See Issues fixed.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1].
Windows
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) Playfire Client
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demo

A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies\
  2. Delete or rename ati.mpg, cs000.mpg, and merscom.mpg.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\City Interactive\tt_en

Save game data location

System Location

Video

Options and Controls.
Options and Controls.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Stretched from 4:3. See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Stretched from 4:3. See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Use dgVoodoo.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Even though there are Registry entries and an in-game option to change antialiasing, they do not do anything.[citation needed] Use dgVoodoo.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Aspect ratios other than 4:3 resolution will be stretched.
Widescreen resolutions cannot be set in-game. They must be set via the the Windows Registry.
Use decimal numbers instead of hexadecimal when changing values in the Registry.
Set video mode via Windows Registry
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\City Interactive\tt_en\V4D Direct3D Renderer.
  2. Change Width and Height to the desired resolution, ColorBits to the bit depth to use, and Frequency to use a custom refresh frequency (0 for default).

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Effects sliders available.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Always on.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
The game uses Aureal A3D 2.0 (not EAX).

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish
German
Russian

Issues fixed

Slow performance on Windows 10

Use dgVoodoo

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 2
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Tokamak
Audio Aureal 3D

Display frame rate

The frame rate can be displayed in-game by enabling cheats (type "TIPS" at any time; don't mind the pause menu popping up) and pressing F.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon X600 Series or NVIDIA GeForce 210
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9 compatible


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[4] 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.[5]

References