007: Quantum of Solace
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Developers | |
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Treyarch | |
Windows | Beenox |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
IW 3.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 31, 2008 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
James Bond 007 | |
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James Bond 007: A View to a Kill | 1985 |
James Bond 007: Goldfinger | 1986 |
007: Licence to Kill | 1989 |
James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair | 1990 |
The Spy Who Loved Me | 1990 |
James Bond 007: Nightfire | 2002 |
007: Quantum of Solace | 2008 |
GoldenEye: Source (unofficial mod) | 2009 |
James Bond 007: Blood Stone | 2010 |
007 Legends | 2012 |
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; use Quantum of Solace FOV and FPS unlocker.
General information
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The game is no longer available digitally, most likely due to Activision losing rights to James Bond license.[3]
- Both the Camille Map Pack DLC, and Collector's Edition was not released for PC.
- All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM[Note 2]
Essential improvements
Patches
- The 1.1 Patch updates the game to the latest version. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run
QoS_Update.exe
).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Activision\Quantum of Solace\players\<user-id>\config.cfg %PROGRAMDATA%\Activision\Quantum of Solace\[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10080/pfx/[Note 4] |
- Config file is encrypted and contains save data.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Activision\Quantum of Solace\players\<user-id>\config.cfg %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive\Content\01100001007F57F2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10080/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only. Audio only PC version | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | Wii version only. | |||
LAN play | 12 | Versus |
||
Online play | 12 | Requires an online "Games for Windows – LIVE" account. |
Issues fixed
Freeze/Black Screen During Loading
Use a local (offline) Games for Windows - LIVE profile[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Enabling SSAO for Nvidia graphics cards
- Use the Ambient Occlusion flag
0x00000004
withQuality
orHigh Quality
.
Using Ambient Occlusion flag 0x00000004 [citation needed]
|
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 - 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 3200+ |
|
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB (XP) / 1 GB (Vista) | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: activation, local profile support unknown.
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 (10080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Neowin | Activision loses rights to James Bond game license