Difference between revisions of "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix"
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# Just below the Gamma slider, you'll find the Light Flares setting. | # Just below the Gamma slider, you'll find the Light Flares setting. | ||
# Change it to 'Simple' or 'Off'. | # Change it to 'Simple' or 'Off'. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Graphics settings are lost each time when starting multiplayer=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Graphics settings are lost each time when starting Multiplayer|ref={{cn|date=June 2018}}|fix= | ||
+ | # Go to the Game folder\base\MP. | ||
+ | # Open <code>sof2mp.cfg</code> | ||
+ | # Add these lines : | ||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | seta cg_shadows 3 | ||
+ | seta cg_shellejection 1 | ||
+ | seta cg_goredetail 2 | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | '''Notes''' | ||
+ | {{ii}} Solution to fix Texture Filter and FX Quality reset remain to be found. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 18 June 2018
Developers | |
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Raven Software | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
OS X | MacPlay |
Engines | |
id Tech 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 20, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | September 2002 |
Warnings
Soldier of Fortune | |
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Soldier of Fortune | 2000 |
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | 2002 |
Soldier of Fortune: Payback | 2007 |
General information
- Soldier of Fortune 2 Multiplayer Community - patches, mods and forum.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Original and Gold releases. |
Essential improvements
Patches
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\base\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
-
myconfig.cfg
contains single player settings. -
mp\sof2mp.cfg
contains multiplayer settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\base\save[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Running the game in widescreen resolution in single player[citation needed] |
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Notes
|
Running the game in widescreen resolution in multiplayer[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Field of view (FOV)
Changing FOV using hex editor[1] |
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Notes
|
Changing FOV using console in singleplayer[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Changing FOV using console in Multiplayer[citation needed] |
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Changing FOV in multiplayer is easier, because command
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Both Mouse Acceleration and Mouse Filtering are disabled by default. There is an option to enable Mouse Filtering under "Misc Settings". Mouse Acceleration can be activated using console command cl_mouseAccel 1
.
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 64 | |||
Online play | 64 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Dedicated servers can be made in-game or with Linux dedicated server. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Game can't be uninstalled
- Error: "Could not open INSTALL.LOG file"
Issues fixed
Weird Shadow Glitch
Weird Shadow Glitch[citation needed] |
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FPS drops on modern systems
FPS drops on modern systems[citation needed] |
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Graphics settings are lost each time when starting multiplayer
Graphics settings are lost each time when starting Multiplayer[citation needed] |
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seta cg_shadows 3 seta cg_shellejection 1 seta cg_goredetail 2 Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 450 MHz or AMD Athlon | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | 1.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible 16 MB of VRAM | OpenGL compatible 16 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).