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(→‎Audio settings: Forgot the 2-Disc version had some other languages I missed.)
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{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          = Two remappable keyboard layouts with alternate camera controls, however, player movement and pause menu keys cannot be remapped. Key bindings resets after changing the '''Button Type''' configuration.<ref name="Remapping">{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-12-06|comment=}}</ref>
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|key remap notes          = Two alternate camera controls on keyboard, however, player movement and pause menu keys cannot be remapped. Key bindings resets after changing the '''Button Type''' configuration.<ref name="Remapping">{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-12-06|comment=}}</ref>
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse is not used in-game.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
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|controller remap notes    = Two remappable controller layouts with alternate camera controls, however, player movement and camera controls cannot be remapped. Controller mappings resets after changing '''Button Type''' configuration.<ref name="Remapping" />
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|controller remap notes    = Two alternate camera controls with controller, however, player movement and camera controls on Gamepad 2 cannot be remapped. Controller mappings resets after changing '''Button Type''' configuration.<ref name="Remapping" />
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = limited
 
|xinput controllers        = limited
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|xinput controllers notes  = Incorrect camera controls on analog triggers while the D-pad is used for camera movement on XInput controllers. See [[#Controller support|Controller support]] for a workaround.
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|xinput controllers notes  = Incorrect camera controls with XInput controllers. See [[#Controller support|Controller support]] for a workaround.
 
|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = limited
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|dualshock 4 notes        =  
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|dualshock 4 notes        = Through DirectInput.<ref name="DualShock 4 support">{{Refcheck|user=AmethystViper|date=2020-12-13|comment=}}</ref>
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes        = Wired
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  = V2 tested.<ref name="DualShock 4 support" />
 
|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
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# Go to the Key Assign tab and assign the following:
 
# Go to the Key Assign tab and assign the following:
 
#* '''Left Stick:''' Check {{code|Mutliple Key}}, then assign it to {{code|Left Stick}} and {{code|DPAD}}.
 
#* '''Left Stick:''' Check {{code|Mutliple Key}}, then assign it to {{code|Left Stick}} and {{code|DPAD}}.
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#* '''DPAD:''' Assign it to {{code|None}} to unbind the camera controls set by game and avoid conflicts.
 
#* '''A''' Button: {{code|X}}. This is to allow the A button to skip cutscenes instead of X.
 
#* '''A''' Button: {{code|X}}. This is to allow the A button to skip cutscenes instead of X.
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#* '''X''' Button: {{code|A}}.  
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#* '''X''' Button: {{code|A}}.
 
# Go to the DirectInput tab, then check {{code|Enable DirectInput Output}}, then assign the following controls under the Key Assign section in the Basic sub-tab:
 
# Go to the DirectInput tab, then check {{code|Enable DirectInput Output}}, then assign the following controls under the Key Assign section in the Basic sub-tab:
 
#* '''Right Stick:''' {{code|Z Axis/Z Rot}}
 
#* '''Right Stick:''' {{code|Z Axis/Z Rot}}

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Chaos Legion
Chaos Legion cover
Developers
Capcom
Release dates
Windows November 14, 2003
Reception
Metacritic 37
IGDB 61
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Hack and slash
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy, Supernatural
Chaos Legion on IGDB
Chaos Legion guide on StrategyWiki
Chaos Legion on MobyGames
Chaos Legion on Wikipedia

Chaos Legion is a third person fantasy hack and slash game developed and published by Capcom. It is loosely based on the light novel series by Tow Ubukata.

The game was originally released in Japan on March 6, 2003 for the PlayStation 2. The PC version is based on the later international versions, which features various difficulty and gameplay changes compared to the original Japanese release. The port was heavily criticized for the poorly implemented Disc check DRM used in earlier releases that rendered the game unplayable after installation, which prompted Capcom to recall copies of the game and re-release with the DRM issues addressed.[1][2] Other issues with the PC port of the game also includes texture corruption issues on modern video cards and frequent crashes during loading screens on Windows 7 or later.

A patch was released for the game, however, the other issues with the game requires third-party fixes to be addressed.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 Released on 2 CDs or 1 DVD in some regions.
Windows
Not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.03 for the 2 CD-ROM releases.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\CL_UDCONF2.DAT[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\CL_UDSYS.DAT[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\config.txt[Note 1]
CL_UDCONF2.DAT stores keyboard and controller configuration file. CL_UDSYS.DAT is the game's system settings. config.txt contains rendering settings.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\CL_UD##.DAT[Note 1]
CL_UD00.DAT-CL_UD05.DAT are the six save slots.

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Screen settings.
Screen settings.

Template:Video settings

Increase rendering resolution

Fixes some rendering issues that d3d8to9 misses such as shading on crest pick-ups.
Does not fix the distant pixelation caused by the low-resolution depth of field (Focus Blur) effects.
Use dgVoodoo 2[3]
  1. Download the latest stable release of dgVoodoo from its official website or Github, then extract the contents of dgVoodoo2_*.zip to its own folder in a convenient location on your computer (e.g. Documents).
  2. Run the dgVoodooCpl.exe, then configure the following settings from the General tab:
    • Adapter(s) to use/enable: <your video card>
    • Scaling mode: Stretched, keep Aspect Ratio
    • Miscellaneous: Check Keep window aspect ratio and Capture mouse
  3. Now go to the DirectX tab and configure the following settings:
    • Videocard: dgVoodoo 3D Accelerated Card
    • Filtering: App driven or Force anisotropic (2x-16x)
    • Resolution: Unforced (uses the game's default resolution options) or Max (use your system's highest native resolution)
    • Behavior: Check Disable Alt+Enter to toggle screen state (does nothing for the game regardless)
    • Antialiasing (MSAA): Off (forcing traditional anti-aliasing methods causes glitches with shadows)
    • Miscellaneous: Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark and Force vSync (the game already uses Vsync by default)
  4. Click Apply dgVoodoo 2 should save the configuration file to where you have it installed by default, then copy the dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>. Alternatively, click the Add button and point the program to where you have the game installed to save it there.
  5. Go into the MS/x86 folder from your dgVoodoo 2 installation folder, then copy the D3D8.dll, D3DImm.dll, and DDraw.dll files into <path-to-game>.
  6. Launch the game. It should now render in DirectX 11 in higher resolutions than the stock in-game settings.

Input settings

Control settings.
Control settings.

Template:Input settings

Controller support

Right stick camera controls are incorrectly mapped to the analog triggers, which cannot be re-configured in-game without a workaround.
Use XInput Plus[4]
  1. Download and run XInput Plus.
  2. Set Target Program to ChaosLegion.exe.
  3. Go to the Key Assign tab and assign the following:
    • Left Stick: Check Mutliple Key, then assign it to Left Stick and DPAD.
    • DPAD: Assign it to None to unbind the camera controls set by game and avoid conflicts.
    • A Button: X. This is to allow the A button to skip cutscenes instead of X.
    • X Button: A.
  4. Go to the DirectInput tab, then check Enable DirectInput Output, then assign the following controls under the Key Assign section in the Basic sub-tab:
    • Right Stick: Z Axis/Z Rot
    • LT/RT: Button 11/12
    • Guide: Button 13
  5. Go to the Setting tab and go to its Dll Files sub-tab, and check XInput1_1.dll and XInput1_3.dll files. Then go to the Others sub-tab and uncheck Enable Init Beep to disable XInput Plus' confirmation beep sound.
  6. Click Apply to save settings and install the *.dll files into the game's installation folder. You should be able to control the camera with the right stick and use analog triggers.

Control layout

  • Keyboard 1

  • Keyboard 2

  • Gamepad 1

  • Gamepad 2

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
Subtitle settings.
Subtitle settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Lacks dual-audio support (i.e. cannot be played with Japanese voices and English subtitles) as it does not include the unlockable Japanese audio track option from the PlayStation 2 version and vice-versa.
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Issues fixed

Texture Corruption

The game displays texture corruption on modern systems, causing textures to appear warped, shifted and completely out of place (e.g. trees being plastered with a window or wall texture). It has something to do with the game improper manipulation of non-power of 2 textures as explained in this thread.
Use dege's modified executable[5]

Crashes

The PC version of Chaos Legion is prune to frequent crashes during loading screens on modern versions of Windows.
Force single core affinity[6]

Patching the game's executable with ImageCFG to run on CPU 1 is recommended as a permanent solution.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8.1 Use crosire's d3d8to9 for Direct3D 9 support or dgVoodoo 2 for Direct3D 11 support.
Shader Model support 1.4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1 GHz Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.2 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		128 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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).

References

  1. ↑ Chaos Legion (Windows) - The Cutting Room Floor - last accessed on 2020-12-06
  2. ↑ GameSpy: Chaos Legion, Page 1 - last accessed on 2020-12-06
    "In porting the game to the PC, the addition of copy protection caused a major problem: While many games require a disc in the drive to load or run, Chaos Legion repeatedly asked for a disc no matter which of its two discs we used, and simply wouldn't run. Sadly, a Capcom spokesperson indicated that this problem didn't just affect a handful of people — "it resulted in 100% defective goods.""
  3. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-12-06
    Used v2.71.3 as of writing.
  4. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-12-06
  5. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-12-06
  6. ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-12-06
    Experienced frequent crashes with the game on Windows 10 Home 64-bit in between loading screens prior to forcing single core affinity. After patching Dege's texture corruption fix executable with ImageCFG to force the game to use CPU 1 instead of using all available CPU cores on current setup, I was able to play the game for extended periods without it crashing.