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Chrome SpecForce
Developers

	Techland
Publishers
Poland, Digital (GamersGate)	Techland
Russia	1C Company
Germany	Koch Media, magnussoft Deutschland
Digital (Steam)	Meridian4
Engines
	Chrome Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	August 19, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	62
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Chrome

Chrome
Chrome	2003
Chrome SpecForce	2005

Contents 1 Availability 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Visual fidelity (unofficial patch) 2.2 Limit FPS 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video 4.1 Widescreen resolution 4.2 Field of view (FOV) 5 Input 6 Audio 6.1 Localizations 7 Network 7.1 Multiplayer types 7.2 Connection types 8 Issues fixed 8.1 Steam version installs DirectX at every launch 8.2 Sliding during movement 9 Other information 9.1 API 10 System requirements 11 Notes 12 References

Chrome SpecForce is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Chrome series.

The game includes a level editor and Java source code that can be recompiled to change the game logic and settings.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3 DRM^{[Note 1]}
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)
GamersGate (unavailable)

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Visual fidelity (unofficial patch)

A set of widescreen, FOV, HUD and text rendering fixes for Chrome and Chrome SpecForce. Enables native support for higher resolutions and Hor+ FOV. Also includes files to disable mouse acceleration, LOD switching and increase draw distance. Download from Mod DB.

Limit FPS

The FPS should be limited to 60, otherwise problems can arise, like "slippery/sliding" movement.^[5]^[6]^[7] Use a tool like Rivatuner Statistics Server or the graphics driver's control panel, and apply a 60 FPS limit on ChromeSingle.exe. Alternatively, force VSync if it leads to the same outcome for the monitor.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46430/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

AudioSettings.scr contains audio settings.

Controller.scr contains mouse and controller settings.

VideoSettings.scr contains video settings.

UserControls.scr contains key mapping settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46430/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Each save uses multiple files.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Run in window mode and use Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Set in `<path-to-game>\VideoSettings.scr` or use the unofficial patch to enable it in the options menu. Force in the graphics card control panel for highest quality.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Disabled by default. Use D3Doverrider if it can't be forced using the graphics card control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	No frame rate cap. Game was designed to be played at 60~ FPS. Excessively high frame rates (over 200) result in delayed player movement responsiveness and sliding on terrain. See limit FPS.^[5]^[6]^[7]
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in VideoSettings.scr^[8]
Open `<path-to-game>\Data\VideoSettings.scr`. Change the `Resolution` values to the desired width and height values. Save the changes and close the file. Notes Unofficial patch makes the game support all available resolutions and displays them in the options menu. It also fixes stretching of some HUD elements.

Set resolution in VideoSettings.scr^[8]

Open <path-to-game>\Data\VideoSettings.scr.
Change the Resolution values to the desired width and height values.
Save the changes and close the file.

Notes

Unofficial patch makes the game support all available resolutions and displays them in the options menu. It also fixes stretching of some HUD elements.

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions^[9]
Open `<path-to-game>\code.pak` with 7-Zip or similar. Extract `CameraPlayer.class`. Open `CameraPlayer.class` using dirtyJOE(Java editor) and in the `constant pool` tab, find and replace the following values: 82 - first person perspective 60 - third person perspective 75 - vehicles, sniper, binoculars, etc Drop the edited file inside `<path-to-game>\code.pak` to replace the existing file. Notes Edited files can be downloaded from WSGF. The Unofficial patch changes the FOV from Vert- to Hor+ and gives more options to edit different FOV settings.

Instructions^[9]

Open <path-to-game>\code.pak with 7-Zip or similar.
Extract CameraPlayer.class.
Open CameraPlayer.class using dirtyJOE(Java editor) and in the constant pool tab, find and replace the following values:

82 - first person perspective
60 - third person perspective
75 - vehicles, sniper, binoculars, etc

Drop the edited file inside <path-to-game>\code.pak to replace the existing file.

Notes

Edited files can be downloaded from WSGF.

The Unofficial patch changes the FOV from Vert- to Hor+ and gives more options to edit different FOV settings.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		On by default. Unofficial patch includes a recompiled `Player.class` that disables it (put it inside `<path-to-game>\code.pak`).
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and FX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Disabled by default.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Only for retail, is censored (blood, bullet wounds and ragdoll removed).^[10]
Hungarian				Only for retail, the official patch is available.
Italian				Only for retail.
Russian				Fan translation, download.
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Steam version installs DirectX at every launch

Delete/rename 46430_install.vdf^{[citation needed]}
Delete or rename `<path-to-game>\46430_install.vdf`.

Sliding during movement

Limit FPS^[11]
Use a tool like Rivatuner Statistics Server to limit the maximum FPS in the game to 60.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.3 GHz AMD Athlon 1.3 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 9200 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible

Notes

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
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 (46430) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Meridian4}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Techland|Poland, Digital (GamersGate)}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Koch Media, magnussoft Deutschland|Germany}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Meridian4|Digital (Steam)}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Chrome Engine|name=Chrome Engine 2}}
@@ Line 17: / Line 20: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
@@ Line 27: / Line 30: @@
 |gogcom id    =
 |strategywiki =
+|lutris       = chrome-specforce
 |mobygames    = chrome-specforce
 |wikipedia    =
-|winehq       = 6548
+|winehq       = 10001
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{++}} The game includes a level editor and Java source code that can be recompiled to change the game logic and settings.
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     = The game includes a level editor and Java source code that can be recompiled to change the game logic and settings.
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 44: / Line 53: @@
 {{Availability/row| Amazon | B008ELN00O | unknown | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 46430 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | chrome-specforce | DRM-free |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
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 ===Limit FPS===
-You should '''limit the FPS to 60''', otherwise problems can arise, like "slippery / sliding" movement.<ref name="fps_1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHTe_q4PnoA&lc=UgyPN-wcW9-Sfe2X45V4AaABAg</ref><ref name="fps_2">https://steamcommunity.com/app/46420/discussions/0/846944689665842962/</ref><ref name="fps_3">https://steamcommunity.com/app/46420/discussions/0/133261370013840532/</ref> Use a tool like [https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html Rivatuner Statistics Server] or your GPU tool for that and apply a 60 FPS limit on ''ChromeSingle.exe''. Alternatively, force VSync if it leads to the same outcome for your monitor.
+The FPS should be limited to 60, otherwise problems can arise, like "slippery/sliding" movement.<ref name="fps_1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHTe_q4PnoA&lc=UgyPN-wcW9-Sfe2X45V4AaABAg</ref><ref name="fps_2">https://steamcommunity.com/app/46420/discussions/0/846944689665842962/</ref><ref name="fps_3">https://steamcommunity.com/app/46420/discussions/0/133261370013840532/</ref> Use a tool like [https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html Rivatuner Statistics Server] or the graphics driver's control panel, and apply a 60 FPS limit on {{file|ChromeSingle.exe}}. Alternatively, force VSync if it leads to the same outcome for the monitor.
 ==Game data==
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 |borderless windowed notes  = Run in window mode and use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
 |anisotropic                = hackable
-|anisotropic notes          = Set in {{folder|{{p|game}}\{{file|VideoSettings.scr}}}} or use the [[#Visual fidelity (unofficial patch)|unofficial patch]] to enable it in the options menu. Force in the graphics card control panel for highest quality.
+|anisotropic notes          = Set in {{file|{{p|game}}\VideoSettings.scr}} or use the [[#Visual fidelity (unofficial patch)|unofficial patch]] to enable it in the options menu. Force in the graphics card control panel for highest quality.
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
@@ Line 121: / Line 131: @@
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = limited
-|120 fps notes              = No frame rate cap. Game was designed to be played at 60~ FPS. Excessively high frame rate (over 200) results in delayed player movement responsiveness and sliding on terrain. See [[#Limit FPS|limit FPS]].<ref name="fps_1"/><ref name="fps_2"/><ref name="fps_3"/>
+|120 fps notes              = No frame rate cap. Game was designed to be played at 60~ FPS. Excessively high frame rates (over 200) result in delayed player movement responsiveness and sliding on terrain. See [[#Limit FPS|limit FPS]].<ref name="fps_1"/><ref name="fps_2"/><ref name="fps_3"/>
 |hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 130: / Line 140: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Set resolution in VideoSettings.scr|ref=<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chrome-specforce/en Chrome SpecForce| WSGF]</ref>|fix=
-# Go to the installation folder.
+# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\Data\VideoSettings.scr}}.
-# Edit {{file|VideoSettings.scr}}.
+# Change the <code>Resolution</code> values to the desired width and height values.
-# Change the <code>Resolution</code> values to the width and height of the resolution you want.
+# Save the changes and close the file.
-# Save your changes and close the file.
 '''Notes'''
@@ Line 141: / Line 150: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=25759&start=10 Chrome SpecForce FOV fix | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
-# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\code.pak}} with [https://www.7-zip.org 7-Zip] or similar.
+<ol>
-# Extract {{file|CameraPlayer.class}}.
+<li>Open {{file|{{p|game}}\code.pak}} with [https://www.7-zip.org 7-Zip] or similar.</li>
-# Open {{file|CameraPlayer.class}} using [http://dirty-joe.com/ dirtyJOE(Java editor)] and in the <code>constant pool</code> tab, find and replace the following values:
+<li>Extract {{file|CameraPlayer.class}}.</li>
-## 82 - first person perspective
+<li>Open {{file|CameraPlayer.class}} using [http://dirty-joe.com/ dirtyJOE(Java editor)] and in the <code>constant pool</code> tab, find and replace the following values:</li>
-## 60 - third person perspective
+<ul>
-## 75 - vehicles, sniper, binoculars...
+<li>82 - first person perspective</li>
-# Drop the edited file inside {{file|{{p|game}}\code.pak}} to replace the existing file.
+<li>60 - third person perspective</li>
+<li>75 - vehicles, sniper, binoculars, etc</li>
+</ul>
+<li>Drop the edited file inside {{file|{{p|game}}\code.pak}} to replace the existing file.</li>
+</ol>
 '''Notes'''
@@ Line 326: / Line 339: @@
 ===Steam version installs DirectX at every launch===
 {{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename 46430_install.vdf|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Go to the installation folder.
+# Delete or rename {{file|{{p|game}}\46430_install.vdf}}.
-# Delete or rename {{file|46430_install.vdf}}.
 }}
 ===Sliding during movement===
 {{Fixbox|description=Limit FPS|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/46430/discussions/0/1333474229073231057/|title=Steam Community|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
-Use a tool like [https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html Rivatuner Statistics Server] to limit the maximum FPS in the game to 60.
+* Use a tool like [https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html Rivatuner Statistics Server] to limit the maximum FPS in the game to 60.
 }}