SWAT 4
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Developers | |
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Irrational Games | |
Publishers | |
Vivendi Universal Games | |
Sierra Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 5, 2005 |
Warnings
Key points
- Small but active community.
- GameSpy online server browser has been shut down. See GameSpy Alternative below for a fix.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check.[1] | |||
GOG.com | Includes The Stetchkov Syndicate expansion |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Stetchkov Syndicate |
Essential improvements
Patches
Skip intro videos
Launch the game with -nointro parameter[citation needed] |
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GameSpy Alternative
Due to GameSpy Server shutting down, it is highly recommended to use SWAT 4 Stats Master server patch or Swat 4 Server Browser Alternative[2] |
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SWAT: Elite Force
- Improves SWAT 4 experience by adding cut content, better AI, more equipment, multiplayer features, general bugfixes, QOL improvements and much more.
Install SWAT: Elite Forces[3] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Content\System\Swat4.ini[Note 1] <path-to-game>\ContentExpansion\System\Swat4X.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Content\System\Campaign.ini[Note 1] <path-to-game>\ContentExpansion\System\Campaign.ini[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
- Make sure game is running with admin rights[citation needed]
Widescreen resolution
- Can cause text chat to have hidden/invisible text.
Edit INI files[4] |
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WindowedViewportX= WindowedViewportY= FullscreenViewportX= FullscreenViewportY= |
- The following prevents resolution being reset. No need to make your configuration file read-only.
Edit INI files[5] |
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ScreenResolutionChoices=800x600 ScreenResolutionChoices=1024x576 ScreenResolutionChoices=1024x768 ScreenResolutionChoices=1280x720 ScreenResolutionChoices=1280x1024 ScreenResolutionChoices=1366x768 ScreenResolutionChoices=1600x1200 ScreenResolutionChoices=1920x1080 ScreenResolutionChoices=2560x1440 ScreenResolutionChoices=3840x2160
ScreenResolutionChoices=("800x600","1024x576","1024x768","1280x720","1280x1024","1366x768","1600x1200","1920x1080","2560x1440","3840x2160") |
Field of view (FOV)
- Only affects weapon viewmodel.
- Editing SWATPawn.ini may not allow people to join your server.
Edit ini file[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Windowed
Edit Swat4.ini file[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Edit ini file[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Edit ini file[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Edit User.ini[citation needed] |
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[Engine.PlayerInput] bInvertMouse=False MouseSmoothingMode=0 MouseSmoothingStrength=0.000000 MouseSensitivity=1.00000 MouseSamplingTime=0.001 MouseAccelThreshold=0.000000 DoubleClickTime=0.200000
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Mouse sensitivity
Edit User.ini[citation needed] |
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[Engine.Input] MouseX=Count bXAxis | Axis aMouseX Speed=2.0 MouseY=Count bYAxis | Axis aMouseY Speed=2.0 [Engine.PlayerInput] MouseSensitivity=1.00000
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Audio settings
Surround sound
OpenAL Soft method by Editing ini file[citation needed] |
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or
Using Direcsound 3D restoration software[citation needed] |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Czech | Retail version only | |||
English | ||||
French | Retail version only | |||
German | Retail version only | |||
Italian | Retail version only | |||
Polish | Retail version only | |||
Russian | Retail version only | |||
Spanish | Retail version only |
Switching language to English (due some widescreen issues with Czech language for example) |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy server browser has been shut down. See GameSpy Alternative |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Windows dedicated server software included in the installation folder.[6] | |
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Screens flickering
Screens flickering[citation needed] |
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Some users with multiple monitors have issues with their screens flickering.
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy | GameSpy services are offline. See GameSpy Alternative |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz |
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | 2.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce2 MX400 ATI Radeon 8500 32 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce4 Ti ATI Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ SecuROM™ Support Website - SWAT 4
- ↑ SWAT 4 Multiplayer Tutorial - Mod DB
- ↑ http://www.moddb.com/mods/swat-elite-force/tutorials/how-to-install-swat-elite-force
- ↑ Widescreen Gaming Forum, SWAT 4 article
- ↑ moddb, SWAT 4 Widescreen Mod (Gold Edition)
- ↑ Team Element - Forums :: SWAT4
- ↑ GAZCHAP - SWAT4 Dual Monitor Fix