Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Developers
	Ubisoft Shanghai
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	March 23, 2004

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Splinter Cell
Subseries of Tom Clancy
Splinter Cell	2003
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow	2004
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory	2005
Splinter Cell: Double Agent	2006
Splinter Cell: Conviction	2010
Splinter Cell: Blacklist	2013

Key points

Shadows may not render correctly (see Issues fixed).

Online multiplayer is no longer functional.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Later re-released in the Ultimate Splinter Cell Collection.

Not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

Last patch is automatically downloaded by SC:PT Updater Launcher.

HD Textures from PS3 version

Download here[citation needed]
Although in higher resolution, the HD textures often look bland (especially wood) so installing the pack is not necessarily an improvement.

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos[citation needed]
Launch the game through pandora_tomorrow.exe found in the installation folder to boot directly to the menu. You may also boot directly into the single-player with SplinterCell2.exe found in <path-to-game>\offline\system\SplinterCell2.exe.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Edit SplinterCell2User.ini
Go to the configuration files location. Open SplinterCell2User.ini. Find [Engine.PlayerController] section. Adjust the following values (91.3154482287 is advised for 16:9 displays and 85.2812718522 for 16:10 ones) DesiredFOV=75.0 DefaultFOV=75.0 Save the changes Notes Custom FoV and Hor+ work only if applied before creating a new profile/career

Windowed

Edit SplinterCell2.ini[citation needed]
Go to the configuration files location. Open SplinterCell2.ini. Find StartupFullscreen=True Change True to False and save the file.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Only required for Nvidia cards.

Modify driver profile[citation needed]

Download and run NVIDIA Profile Inspector. Select the Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow profile. Change Antialiasing compatibility to 0x08000040 Change Antialiasing - Behavior Flags to None. Change Antialiasing - Mode to Override. Change Antialiasing - Setting to 8x Multisampling or your desired setting. Change Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling to 8x Sparse Grid Supersampling (optional) Click Apply changes.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit SplinterCell2.ini[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open SplinterCell2.ini. Find a section [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]. At the bottom of the section (after OverrideOptimalRefreshRate=False), add a line: UseVsync=True Save the file.

Input settings

Mouse acceleration

Mouse acceleration is present whenever you equip/shoulder your weapon, as well as during aiming.

Edit ESetting.ini[citation needed]
Go to the installation directory <path-to-game>\offline\system\ Open ESetting.ini. Find all useAimTuning= lines and edit their value from v=1 to v=0 then Save. When in game, be sure to create a new save -- loading a previous save doesn't register the change.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Broken and missing shadows

Shadows and spotlights do not render on modern GPUs, rendering some areas of the game extremely difficult to complete.

This issue is still present in the Ultimate Splinter Cell Collection release.

Use dgVoodoo2[citation needed]

Download dgVoodoo2 from the official website. Extract the contents to the folder of your choice. Open dgVoodooSetup. Click on the DirectX tab. Under Videocard, select GeForce 4 Ti 4800 from the first drop-down menu. Select 256 MB from the VRAM drop-down menu. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the dgVoodoo2 application window. Click OK. Copy .dll files from dgVoodoo2\MS\ folder next to the game's executable <path-to-game>\offline\system. Notes Requires dgVoodoo2 2.53 or later. If everything works fine you will see dgVoodoo watermark in the lower right corner of your screen. If you will see a white flickering cross, set SplinterCell2.exe to run as Administrator. Due to the nature of emulation, this works almost flawlessly compared to the experimental fix mentioned below.

Experimental fix[citation needed]
Download this experimental fix. Drop the d3d8.dll file next to the game's executable (<path-to-game>\offline\system).

Enabling EAX Advanced HD

Users may be unable to enable EAX Advanced HD in the in-game audio options, as the selection is greyed out.

Use Creative ALchemy[citation needed]

Download and install Creative ALchemy. Select the add option and specify the executable path and game title. Move the entry from the Installed Games box to the ALchemy-enabled Games box using the arrow buttons. Close the program, and enable EAX Advanced HD in the in-game audio options. Notes The game's executable must be set to run as an administrator. The game's executable must be set to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3). Creative Alchemy is an aplication for Creative sound cards only.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon	Intel Pentium IV 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 8500 Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM	ATI Radeon 9800 Nvidia GeForce FX 128 MB of VRAM