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No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
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Monolith Productions |
macOS (OS X) |
MacPlay |
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Fox Interactive |
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Sierra Entertainment |
OS X |
MacPlay |
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Lithtech Jupiter |
Windows |
September 30, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) |
October 8, 2003 |
Metacritic |
91 |
Monetization |
One-time game purchase |
Modes |
Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing |
Real-time |
Perspectives |
First-person |
Controls |
Direct control |
Genres |
FPS, Action, Stealth |
Vehicles |
Off-roading |
Art styles |
Realistic |
Themes |
Cold War, Comedy, Europe, Asia, Japan, North America, Antarctica |
Series |
No One Lives Forever |
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Warnings
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- UnityHQ - A fansite for the series
Availability
- Demos are available for Single Player, A Taste of Ohio Teaser, and Multiplayer.
- Official map packs are available: Map Pack 1 and Map Pack 2.
- The game is not sold digitally due to various legality issues with several parties.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3 is the latest version.
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[1]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Delete or rename the
Movies folder.
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- Fixes some long standing bugs and updates some more outdated features of the game.
- Causes very choppy (even at 120+ FPS) camera movement on AMD RX 6600 and ?
- For Multilingual version see
- Eliminates random crashes encountered while loading.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Files are
autoexec.cfg
and display.cfg
Save game data location
Video
Use NOLF 2 Modernizer[1]
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- 4:3 cutscenes can be toggled via settings.
- FOV from 70° to 150° available via settings.
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Use a command-line parameter[1]
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- Start the game's launcher and click on Options.
- In Command-Line field type in:
+windowed 1
- Make sure Always pass command line arguments to the game is checked.
- Click on "OK" and launch the game.
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Use experimental hack[1]
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- Install NOLF 2 Modernizer.
- Open experimental settings in game.
- Turn on Unlocked Framerate.
Notes
- Weapon animation and movement speed are affected by frame rate.
- Animation pathing is slow with high frame rate.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 2 |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Retail only. link #1 |
French |
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German |
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Censored release. |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Fan translation download |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Language files from retail version, download (From Clan Dlan archives). |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
2300-2400, 7000-10000 |
UDP |
27888-27889 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues fixed
Crash on 64-bit operating systems
Stuttering when guards are alerted
- The game has problems with dynamic music transitions at frame rates higher than 100 FPS.
Use dgVoodoo wrapper[1]
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- Download dgVoodoo 2.
- Copy
dgVoodooCpl.exe and D3D8.DLL from the \MS\x86\ folder to <path-to-game> .
- Enable v-sync in video options and set the refresh rate to 60 Hz
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Too high mouse sensitivity
- The high FPS causes high mouse sensivity.
Use dgVoodoo wrapper[1]
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- Download dgVoodoo 2.
- Copy
D3D8.DLL from the MS\x86\ folder to <path-to-game> .
- Enable v-sync in video options and set the refresh rate to 60 Hz.
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Uncontrollable mouse movement
- Mouse moves in wavelike pattern when attempting y-axis movement.
V-sync broken on Windows 10
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
[4] |
Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
Shut down in 3 November 2008. |
- Ups the textures in the game as high as 8k
- Website it hosted on requires an account and has a very strict limit on how much you can download
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 |
98SE, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB 256 MB (XP) |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.4 GB |
1.7 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible
| 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
16-bit DirectX 8.1 compatible |
EAX support |
Other |
4X CD/DVD-ROM | |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.2.6 |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC G4 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB 512 MB (iMacs) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.4 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM |
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: Nvidia GeForce 4, Nvidia GeForce 3, Nvidia GeForce 2, Nvidia GeForce 256
- Supported ATI chipsets: ATI Radeon 9700, ATI Radeon 9000, ATI Radeon 8500, ATI Radeon 7500, ATI Radeon 7200, ATI Radeon
- Other supported chipsets: Matrox Parhelia 512
Notes
References