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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Sniper Art of Victory cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Sniper Art of Victory cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|CI Games}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|City Interactive}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
|engines      =  
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|City Interactive}}
 +
|engines      =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Chrome Engine|name=Chrome Engine 2}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 16, 2008}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 7, 2007|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/52015/sniper-art-of-victory/releases/|title=Sniper: Art of Victory Releases|date=2023-12-14}}</ref>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|sniper-art-of-victory|36}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|sniper-art-of-victory|28}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{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, Shooter, Stealth }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Eastern Europe, Europe, World War II }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sniper: Ghost Warrior }}
 
|steam appid  = 271500
 
|steam appid  = 271500
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
|strategywiki =  
+
|hltb        = 15478
 +
|strategywiki = Sniper: Art of Victory
 +
|mobygames    = 52015
 
|wikipedia    = Sniper: Art of Victory
 
|wikipedia    = Sniper: Art of Victory
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/271500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/271500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | sniper-art-of-victory | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | sniper-art-of-victory | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | sniper-art-of-victory | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://4eversgames.itch.io/sniper-art-of-victory | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 271500 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 271500 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Limit FPS===
 +
[[Glossary:Frame_rate_(FPS)#Frame_rate_capping|Limiting the framerate]] to 60 FPS is recommended, otherwise problems such as "slippery / sliding" movement can arise.<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>
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|game}}\Data}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Data\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Save\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory WSGF entry].
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory WSGF entry].
|multimonitor              = false
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory WSGF entry].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory WSGF entry].
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory WSGF entry].
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sniper-art-victory WSGF entry] or [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  =
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = limited
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|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]].
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Change Field of View|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2022-12-15}}</ref>|fix=
|key remap                = unknown
+
# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\code.pak}} and extract {{file|CameraPlayer.class}}.
 +
# Open {{file|CameraPlayer.class}} with [http://dirty-joe.com/ dirtyJOE - Java Overall Editor].
 +
# Go to the '''Constant Pool''' tab and change {{code|65}} in {{code|0258: CONSTANT_Float: 65}} to the desired FOV value (horizontal).
 +
# Save the file and overwrite the original.
 +
# Add the modified {{file|CameraPlayer.class}} back to {{file|code.pak}}, overwriting the original as well.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|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                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
|eax support              =  
+
|eax support              = true
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         = 3.0
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Local Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Local Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Local Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Local Retail only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vr only                    =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created profile, requires [[DgVoodoo 2|DGVoodoo2 v 2.6]], see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/sniper-art-of-victory/ profile introdution]. <br><code>Note:</code> Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/sniper-art-of-victory/ vorpx forum].
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          =
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP
|minCPU  = 1,6 GHz CPU
+
|minCPU  = 1.6 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2 GB
|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 8500or GeForce3 class gfx card (or better recommended)
+
|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 8500
 +
|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 3 series
 
|minDX    = 9.0
 
|minDX    = 9.0
  

Revision as of 09:18, 25 January 2024

Sniper: Art of Victory
Sniper: Art of Victory cover
Developers
City Interactive
Publishers
City Interactive
Engines
Chrome Engine 2
Release dates
Windows December 7, 2007[1]
Reception
Metacritic 36
IGDB 28
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter, Stealth
Art styles Realistic
Themes Eastern Europe, Europe, World War II
Series Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Sniper: Art of Victory on HowLongToBeat
Sniper: Art of Victory on IGDB
Sniper: Art of Victory guide on StrategyWiki
Sniper: Art of Victory on MobyGames
Sniper: Art of Victory on Wikipedia
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Sniper: Art of Victory 2008
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2010
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 2013
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 2017
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2019
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 2021

Sniper: Art of Victory is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter and stealth game in the Sniper: Ghost Warrior series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
itch.io
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Limit FPS

Limiting the framerate to 60 FPS is recommended, otherwise problems such as "slippery / sliding" movement can arise.[2][3][4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Data\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271500/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271500/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor
See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
See the WSGF entry.
Field of view (FOV)
See the WSGF entry or Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
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.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
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.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

Change Field of View[5]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\code.pak and extract CameraPlayer.class.
  2. Open CameraPlayer.class with dirtyJOE - Java Overall Editor.
  3. Go to the Constant Pool tab and change 65 in 0258: CONSTANT_Float: 65 to the desired FOV value (horizontal).
  4. Save the file and overwrite the original.
  5. Add the modified CameraPlayer.class back to code.pak, overwriting the original as well.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
3.0
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Local Retail only.
German
Local Retail only.
Hungarian
Local Retail only.
Polish
Local Retail only.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution.
Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 8500
Nvidia GeForce 3 series
DirectX 9.0 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References