Key points
- A Ubisoft account is required to play online (uPlay client is not needed).
General information
- Ubisoft game page
- Official Forum
- Rainbow Six Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
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Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.3 updates the game to the latest version. The Steam version is already patched.
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Gift Pack
A free map pack that adds Murdertown – Dark, CQB Training – Dark, and Calypso Casino to all Versus modes and Terrorist Hunt.
It can be downloaded from here.
Also available, Comcast Event Map, a multiplayer gift map that can be downloaded from here.[1]
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
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R6GameConfig.bin
stores key bindings
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Ambient Occlusion
On Nvidia graphics cards you can turn it on through Nvidia Inspector. Use "0x00000025 (Tom Clancy's EndWar)" preset. This will result in noticeable FPS drop in certain game areas.
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Network
In-game multiplayer settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
3074, 10130 |
UDP |
3074-3174, 10140 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
Issues unresolved
Cannot connect to Ubisoft's online service
A common error for players attempting to play Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 online is the message "Failed to initialize network service."
The simplest way to bypass this issue is to use a Virtual Lan (VPN). Two programs which work well with Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 are Evolve and Tunngle
Issues fixed
Infinite gunfire loop
Xbox One Controller not detected
Quick and dirty method
Full method
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
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Physics |
PhysX |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
DemonWare, PunkBuster, Ubi.com |
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AI Behavior Modification
- Stop enemies from rushing to the player's position, make corpses stay
System requirements
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Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 3000+ Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz |
AMD Athlon 3500+ Intel Pentium IV 3.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI RADEON X1600-1950 / HD 2000 / 3000 series NVIDIA GeForce 6600-6800 / 7 / 8 series 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References