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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Nina - Agent Chronicles Cover.jpg
+
|cover        = Nina Agent Chronicles (PC Cover).png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Detalion}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Detalion}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Lemon Interactive}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Lemon Interactive|Europe}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|ValuSoft Cosmi{{!}}ValuSoft|North America}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|ValuSoft|North America}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|CI Games|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|LithTech|name=Lithtech Talon}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|LithTech|name=Lithtech Talon}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 8, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 8, 2003}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Puzzle, Shooter }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Middle East }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20041205154439/http://www.city-interactive.com/index.php?page=nina
 +
|hltb        = 21412
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = codename-nina-global-terrorism-strike-force
 +
|igdb        = nina-agent-chronicles
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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}}
 
}}
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Also known as '''Codename: Nina - Global Terrorism Strike Force''' in North America.
+
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  = It's also known as '''Codename: Nina - Global Terrorism Strike Force''' in North America.
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20041205154439/http://www.city-interactive.com/index.php?page=nina Official site] - retrieved with Wayback machine from December 5, 2004.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-NAC | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | nina-agent-chronicles | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\autoexec.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Save\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Nina Agent Chronicles - Video Settings.png|Video Settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/nina-agent-chronicles/en
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/nina-agent-chronicles/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
|widescreen resolution      = false
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[Widescreen resolution]].
|multimonitor              = false
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See [[Widescreen resolution]].
|ultrawidescreen            = false
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[Widescreen resolution]].
|4k ultra hd                = false
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[Widescreen resolution]].
|fov                        = false
+
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = Follow the '''Instructions for other aspect ratios''' section of the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2847-nina-agent-chronicles-fov-fix/ FOV fix] to change the horizontal FOV.
|windowed                  = false
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Run the game with <code>+windowed 1</code> commandline argument.
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = true
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|upscaling                  = false
|vsync notes                = Enable by Default
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|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 +
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Some game-breaking bugs related to physics and engine timing might appear during gameplay, and so it's recommended to cap the game at 60 FPS.
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Demon272481|date=2023-03-31|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|{{p|game}}/autoexec.cfg}}.
 +
# Find the lines <code>SCREENWIDTH</code> and <code>GameScreenWidth</code>, and set to the desired value, e.g. <code>1920</code>.
 +
# Find the lines <code>SCREENHEIGHT</code> and <code>GameScreenHeight</code>, and set to the desired value, e.g. <code>1080</code>.
 +
# Save the file.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Non-4:3 resolutions are {{term|stretched}} by default. For an unstretched {{term|Hor+}} image, use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2847-nina-agent-chronicles-fov-fix/ FOV fix].
 +
{{ii}} For resolution heights greater than 2048 or resolution widths greater than 1536, use a DirectX wrapper like [[dgVoodoo 2]].
 +
{{ii}} HUD and menus are {{term|pixel-based}}.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Nina Agent Chronicles - Control Settings.png|Control Settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Nina Agent Chronicles - Control Settings(2).png|Keyboard Settings.}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Nina Agent Chronicles - Audio Settings.png|Audio Settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = limited
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Only non-English versions are subtitled.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = true
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
}}
 
}}
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  |language  = Polish
 
  |language  = Polish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Mouse's Y-axis moving in a wavelike pattern===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set the mouse's polling rate to 125 Hz.}}
 +
 +
===Corrupted sky===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [[dgVoodoo 2]].}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 7
|direct3d notes        =  
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|direct3d notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-04-05|comment=According to System Informer, the game loads d3dim700.dll. dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 7 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice7").}}</ref>
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          =
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = 98, 2000, ME, XP
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 64 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 500 MB
|minGPU  =  
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|minGPU  = 3D accelerator
|minVRAM  =  
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|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 +
|minDX    = 8
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 04:20, 7 April 2024

Nina: Agent Chronicles
Nina: Agent Chronicles cover
Developers
Detalion
Publishers
Europe Lemon Interactive
North America ValuSoft
Digital CI Games
Engines
Lithtech Talon
Release dates
Windows April 8, 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Puzzle, Shooter
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, Middle East
Nina: Agent Chronicles on HowLongToBeat
Nina: Agent Chronicles on IGDB
Nina: Agent Chronicles on MobyGames

Nina: Agent Chronicles is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS, puzzle and shooter game.

It's also known as Codename: Nina - Global Terrorism Strike Force in North America.

General information

Official site - retrieved with Wayback machine from December 5, 2004.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 1]

Video

Video Settings.
Video Settings.

Graphics feature State 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)
Follow the Instructions for other aspect ratios section of the FOV fix to change the horizontal FOV.
Windowed
Run the game with +windowed 1 commandline argument.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Some game-breaking bugs related to physics and engine timing might appear during gameplay, and so it's recommended to cap the game at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Edit config file[1]
  1. Open <path-to-game>/autoexec.cfg.
  2. Find the lines SCREENWIDTH and GameScreenWidth, and set to the desired value, e.g. 1920.
  3. Find the lines SCREENHEIGHT and GameScreenHeight, and set to the desired value, e.g. 1080.
  4. Save the file.

Notes

Non-4:3 resolutions are stretched by default. For an unstretched Hor+ image, use the FOV fix.
For resolution heights greater than 2048 or resolution widths greater than 1536, use a DirectX wrapper like dgVoodoo 2.
HUD and menus are pixel-based.

Input

Control Settings.
Control Settings.
Keyboard Settings.
Keyboard Settings.

Audio

Audio Settings.
Audio Settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Only non-English versions are subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
Polish

Issues fixed

Mouse's Y-axis moving in a wavelike pattern

Set the mouse's polling rate to 125 Hz.

Corrupted sky

Use dgVoodoo 2.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7 [2]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) 3D accelerator
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).

References

  1. Verified by User:Demon272481 on 2023-03-31
  2. Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-05
    According to System Informer, the game loads d3dim700.dll. dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 7 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice7").