Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2.5 | |
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 |
General information
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory's requires a CD-key to play online. However, LAN play without a CD key is also available. Players may use Tunngle or Hamachi to play LAN online. Otherwise, Versus possesses no intrusive DRM and also does not require a disc to be inserted to play.
Improvements
Map Pack
MR.MIC's Map Pack adds a number of maps (some from Pandora Tomorrow's Versus mode and some original ones) to your game. Many if not all of the Splinter Cell Versus community have this map pack installed for play.
By default, the map pack will install to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\
For the Steam version, install to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\splinter cell chaos theory\
Game data
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues and Fixes
Missing Torchlight/Flashlight
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory's Versus mode has some problems rendering certain lighting effects on modern machines. This problem makes it very difficult to play properly. Certain shadows may not render, and mercenaries' flashlights don't work, severely impairing gameplay. Follow the steps below to fix these issues:
- Download and install 3D-Analyze.
- Launch 3D-Analyze.
- In 3D-Analyze, click the SELECT button and select
SCCT_Versus.exe
in your Versus/System directory. By default, you will find it at the address below:C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System
- Checkmark all the boxes under Game/Demo Fixes as well as the "Force Max Pixel Shader 1.4" and "Force High Precison Shader" boxes. When you're done, your 3D-Analyze window should look like this.
- Press the Save batch file! at the bottom of the 3D-Analyze window.
- Close 3D-Analyze.
- Right-click your newly created batch file and click Edit to edit the batch file in Notepad.
- Find
SCCT_Versus.exe
in Notepad and rename it toSCCT_Versus.ex
(yes, .ex). If this is not done, the game will not launch through 3D-Analyze. After you've done that, your batch file in Notepad should read something like this:C:\Program Files (x86)\3D-Analyze\3DAnalyze.exe" /EXE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System\SCCT_Versus.ex
- Save the file. Close Notepad.
- Double-click the batch file to launch the game. If you want the lights to work properly, you will need to launch the game using this batch file every time. Make a shortcut on your desktop to the batch file for easy access.
- Enjoy all the lights in Versus!
Slow Motion Gameplay on Multi-core CPUs
If you have a multi-core CPU and Versus seems to run in slow motion, fix this issue by following the instructions below.
- Navigate to your Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Versus System folder. The default installation directory is as follows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System\
- Open up the
Default.ini
file in Notepad. Scroll down (or use the Find function) to the[Core.System]
category. Find the linesUseAlternateTimer=false
. - Change
UseAlternateTimer=false
toUseAlternateTimer=true
. - Save the file. Close Notepad.
- Launch the game and play!
Graphical Tweaks
Widescreen and Custom Resolutions
Versus only has a handful of preset resolutions and none of them are for widescreen users. Follow the instructions below to play Versus at any resolution you please!
Keep in mind, this method does stretch the image. This fix mostly exists simply for a more comfortable playing experience without black bars on the sides of the screen and/or the flickering while switching between resolutions.
This method has only been tested on Windows 7. Other operating systems such as Windows XP may have the files we need to work with in a different folder, so you may have to search for the proper folder directory.
NOTE: You must have run the game at least once before these files appear. Also, you will have to redo all the steps if you attempt to change the resolution or graphics settings in-game, as the resolution will reset to the default one selected.
- Navigate to your Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Versus System folder. The default installation directory is as follows:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System\
- Open up the
Default.ini
file in Notepad. Scroll down (or use the Find function) to the[WinDrv.WindowsClient]
category. Find the linesFullscreenViewportX
andFullscreenViewportY
. In my case, I want to play at a resolution of 1680x1050, so the lines should end up looking like this:FullscreenViewportX=1680
FullscreenViewportY=1050
- Save the file. Close Notepad.
- Navigate to your Versus profile folder in the ProgramData directory:
C:\ProgramData\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Saved Games\Versus\
- Inside this folder, you should find a file called
USERNAME_prf.ini
.USERNAME
will appear as whatever you named your player profile in Versus. - Look for the line
ScreenRes=X
, replaceX
with-1
. When you're done, the line should read:ScreenRes=-1
- Save the file. Close Notepad.
- Launch the game however you do it (preferably through the .BAT file you created in 3D-Analyze) and play!
There you have it! You can play Versus at whatever resolution you want! While everyone appears slightly short and fat at the resolution of 1680x1050, at least there's no wasted space on your monitor and no more annoying flickering when the game changes between resolutions (which often results in crashing). Have fun!
Issues unresolved
Alt+Tab
There are issues when Alt+Tabbing whilst in full-screen. If used too many times, it will disconnect players connected to your server and can even crash the game. Try to refrain from Alt+Tabbing.
30 FPS Lock/Limit
Unfortunately, Ubisoft's netcode only supports a max of 30 frames per second for proper sync between players in multiplayer. Bypassing this limit results in things such as co-op actions not executing properly, and so on.