Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Windows | Ubisoft Ukraine |
macOS (OS X) | Ubisoft Ukraine |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Russia | Russobit-M |
Engines | |
LEAD Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 27, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | February 17, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Stealth |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary, North America, Europe, Middle East |
Series | Splinter Cell |
Splinter Cell | |
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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
- Heavily unoptimized, very poor performance and frequent crashes/freezing even with modern PC configurations.[1]
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS in co-op mode. See High frame rate for a workaround.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Deluxe Edition | |||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [2] |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
- Windows version requires an internet connection to launch (no longer requires a constant connection).[3]
- Ubisoft Connect version contains the Third Echelon Map for the Deniable Ops game mode & the SPAS-12 Shotgun, both of which are not included in the Steam version.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Insurgency Pack | Still for sale on Steam and Ubisoft Connect despite it being impossible to redeem the content in-game due to server closure. |
- See Issues fixed for a workaround on inaccessible additional content and DLC.
Essential improvements
Patches
- All versions of the game update automatically to the latest patch. Previous patches can be found here.
Splinter Cell Conviction Fusion Mod
- Skips intro.
- Skips system detection errors on startup which cause problems on modern systems.
- Enables enhanced sonar vision.
- Provides windowed and borderless windowed support through .ini file.
- Disables depth of field effect and the black and white filter.
Skip intro videos
Use Splinter Cell Conviction Fusion Mod |
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Delete or rename video files[4] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %PROGRAMDATA%\Ubisoft\Conviction\ConvictionUserPC.ini[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33229/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>/savegames/<user-id>/2/ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33229/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | NA | |
Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Open <path-to-game>\src\system\Conviction.ini with a text editor and set FovAngleDegrees to the desired FOV value.[citation needed] |
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Windowed | Use Splinter Cell Conviction Fusion Mod. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Splinter Cell Conviction Fusion Mod. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. May not work on modern graphics cards.[citation needed] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA and up to 16x QCSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 30 FPS in co-op mode. See High frame rate for a workaround. Capped at 120 FPS in single-player mode, some environmental objects such as flags stop moving at 120 FPS. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
High frame rate
- The frame rate is capped at 30 FPS in co-op mode.
Use ConvictionCoopFpsUnlocker |
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Depth of field
Use Splinter Cell Conviction Fusion Mod |
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Turn depth of field off |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Frame rate dependent negative mouse acceleration always present.[citation needed] | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Shares the same option with mouse. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Only keyboard input is recognized; no mouse input is detected. |
Change aim down sights behaviour from toggle to hold
AutoHotkey script for hold to aim[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Options only for 5.1 sound. | |
Subtitles | Under Gameplay Options. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Local retail only, download | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Translation. | |||
Russian | Local retail only. Patch for digital release is available here. Unofficial dub by presumably «7Wolf» is available here. |
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Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Use Nucleus Co-op | ||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | The official multiplayer service was shut down on June 1, 2021 for Windows and September 24, 2016 for OS X.[5] |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 80,3081,3105,22350-22380 |
UDP | 9100,9103,10196 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Splinter Cell Conviction - 3D Vision Fix. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D |
Issues fixed
Game stutters heavily on high core modern CPUs
- The game will be unplayable and have heavy stutters on high core count modern CPUs (Intel 10th Gen+, AMD Ryzen 2000 Gen+)
Go to the game's process "conviction_game" in task manager while game is running, set the affinity to "All Cores", this will reset after every game boot and cutscenes play, just go back and repeat the process.[citation needed] |
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Additional content is inaccessible
- As of Summer 2021, content from the Limited Collector's Edition, Gamestop pre-orders, Deluxe Edition, and the Uplay Rewards is no longer accessible due to server closure and will not show up in-game even if the code for it has been redeemed previously.
Install this mod[citation needed] |
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Insurgency Pack DLC is inaccessible
- As of Summer 2021, the Insurgency Pack DLC is no longer accessible due to server closure and the added maps will not show up in-game even if the code for it has been redeemed previously.
Install this mod[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Loads indefinitely when installed on a drive other than the main C: drive
- The game will be stuck on the trifocal loading screen indefinitely after the intro videos when installed on a non-C: drive.
Move the game install to the C: drive[citation needed] |
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Crash when installed in a Storage Space
- The game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Storage Space on Windows 8 and later.
Install the game on a standard drive[citation needed] |
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Game locks up
- The game will hang on some computers and although audio will still play, the frame will occasionally be frozen for a very long time.
Disable hyperthreading from your computer's BIOS setup[citation needed] |
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Flags don't move
- When running at 120 FPS some environmental objects such as flags stop moving, this can be seen on the Iraq level.
Enable V-Sync with the refresh rate set to anything lower than 120 Hz or use an external tool to limit the frame rate to any amount below 120 FPS[citation needed] |
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Black borders with certain aspect ratios
Edit config[6] |
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[Engine.Display] MinTripleDispRatio=3.9 |
Unable to connect with a friend in Coop
Follow this guide[citation needed] |
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Wireless controller not working
Use RealRufoo fix[citation needed] |
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These approaches are wrong, fiddly and cumbersome. Conviction doesn't actually use XInput properly and only uses it to enumerate X360 controllers.
Q: Why do I need to overwrite the ProfileDefaultsPC.ini? A: Because there are entries for LOGITECH and SAITEK controllers which have been removed. When Conviction doesn't detect an X360 controller it falls back to the LOGITECH type. Hence the removal of those entries. |
Stuttering and low FPS
Use dxvk-async |
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dxvk.enableAsync = true d3d9.maxFrameLatency = 1 dxvk.numAsyncThreads = 6 Notes |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | XAudio2 | [9] |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Modifications
Disable Black and White Filter in shadows
Instructions |
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Notes
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Toggle HUD and Last Known Position silhouette
Instructions |
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Notes
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7) | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX series ATI Radeon HD 5000 series 512 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5, 10.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core i7 |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 |
- Notebook graphics cards may work but are not officially supported.
Notes
- ↑ 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 (33229) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 2020-11-03
- ↑ Splinter Cell Conviction - Games for Windows - last accessed on 20 August 2022
- ↑ You no longer need an active connection to play Ubisoft PC titles. : gaming - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Skip all the intro videos. - last accessed on 2020-11-05
- ↑ Multiplayer and Online Services availability in Ubisoft games - Ubisoft Help - last accessed on 2022-11-12
- ↑ WSGF - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Topic:Vx7589f4103ozxnt&topic_showPostId=wo6z1y142e6v4f5l#flow-post-wo6z1y142e6v4f5l
- ↑ GitHub - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Imgur - last accessed on May 2023