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{{Infobox game/row/developer|City Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|City Interactive}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|City Interactive}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|CryEngine 3}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|CryEngine 3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 12, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 12, 2013}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|sniper-ghost-warrior-2|52}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|sniper-ghost-warrior-2|52}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter, Stealth }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Asia, Contemporary, Europe }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sniper: Ghost Warrior }}
 
|steam appid  = 34870
 
|steam appid  = 34870
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1574905103
−
|strategywiki =  
+
|hltb        = 8688
 +
|strategywiki = Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
 +
|mobygames    = sniper-ghost-warrior-2
 
|wikipedia    = Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
 
|wikipedia    = Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
 
|winehq      = 17248
 
|winehq      = 17248
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
|official site= http://sniperghostwarrior2.com/
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Sniper: Ghost Warrior}}
 
−
 
−
'''Key points'''
 
−
{{--}} Some users has reported that by having [http://www.asciitable.com/ ASCII] characters in Steam nickname it will give errors at launch and it will not run the game forcing the user to change the nickname to basic characters.
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://sniperghostwarrior2.com/ Official website]
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{{GOG.com links|1574905103|sniper_ghost_warrior_series|for game series}}
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/34870/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/34870/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B0076DO5A0 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Amazon | B0076DO5A0 | Steam | | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-SGW2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | sniper-ghost-warrior-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
−
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1491-1 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1491-1 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sniper_ghost_warrior_2 | DRM-free | Single-player only.<br/>Includes '''Siberian Strike''' and '''Digital Extras''' DLC. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | sniper-ghost-warrior-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GMG | sniper-ghost-warrior-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | sniper-ghost-warrior-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | sniper-ghost-warrior-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://4eversgames.itch.io/sniper-ghost-warrior-2 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 34870 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 34870 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
  
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
−
{{DLC/row| Digital Extras | | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Digital Extras | 4 multiplayer character and the game Soundtrack in WAV format. | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| World Hunter Pack |  | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| World Hunter Pack |  | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Siberian Strike |  | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Siberian Strike |  | Windows }}
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable company logos|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable company logos|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-15}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Game\_FastLoad\</code>.
+
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Game\_FastLoad\}}.
−
# Rename/move/delete <code>IntroMovies.pak</code>.
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# Rename/move/delete {{file|IntroMovies.pak}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\system.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\system.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{++}} Game data files (.pak files) are ordinary ZIP archives and can be extracted and modified.  
 
{{++}} Game data files (.pak files) are ordinary ZIP archives and can be extracted and modified.  
−
{{++}} There are many .cfg files within .pak files with configuration variables. You can experiment with different setting by placing these cvars in <code>config.cfg</code> or <code>autoexec.cfg</code> file.
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{{++}} There are many .cfg files within .pak files with configuration variables. You can experiment with different setting by placing these cvars in {{file|config.cfg}} or {{file|autoexec.cfg}}.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\SniperGhostWarrior2}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\SniperGhostWarrior2}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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               =  
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|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = true
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|sniper ghost warrior 2 settings1.jpg|Basic settings.}}
 
{{Image|sniper ghost warrior 2 settings1.jpg|Basic settings.}}
 
{{Image|sniper ghost warrior 2 settings2.jpg|Advanced settings.}}
 
{{Image|sniper ghost warrior 2 settings2.jpg|Advanced settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
−
|multimonitor notes        = UI elements on side monitors
+
|multimonitor notes        = UI elements on side monitors.
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = false
−
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
+
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = hackable
+
|anisotropic                = false
−
|anisotropic notes          = Force in the [[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)#Force anisotropic filtering|graphics card control panel]].
+
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = hackable
+
|antialiasing              = false
−
|antialiasing notes        = Can be forced through the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Forcing Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic Filtering|Nvidia Control Panel]]/AMD Control Center.
+
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
−
|60 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps notes              = Game may set refresh rate to 24&nbsp;Hz. See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]].
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
−
|120 fps notes              = CryEngine 3 may set the monitor's refresh rate to 24hz. This results in choppy gameplay even if the internal GPU render shows a high fps.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/34870/discussions/0/1319962244124146228/ Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 General Discussions :: 24 FPS?!]</ref> If your monitor has a manual refresh rate select toggle, toggling the refresh rate to reset it will fix this issue.
+
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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{{ii}} This game uses vertical FOV. See [http://themetalmuncher.github.io/fov-calc/ FOV Calculator] for help.
 
{{ii}} This game uses vertical FOV. See [http://themetalmuncher.github.io/fov-calc/ FOV Calculator] for help.
  
−
{{Fixbox|description=Field of view|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Field of view|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-15}}</ref>|fix=
−
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
−
# Open <code>system.cfg</code>
+
# Open {{file|system.cfg}}.
 
# Add these lines and change xx for your desired FoV value:
 
# Add these lines and change xx for your desired FoV value:
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
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===Disable motion blur===
 
===Disable motion blur===
−
{{Fixbox|description=Disable motion blur|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable motion blur|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-15}}</ref>|fix=
−
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>
+
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
−
# Open <code>autoexec.cfg</code>. Create it if necessary.
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# Open {{file|autoexec.cfg}} (Create it if necessary).
 
# Add line <code>r_MotionBlur = 0</code> and save.
 
# Add line <code>r_MotionBlur = 0</code> and save.
 
}}
 
}}
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{{++}} This will disable screen space ambient occlusion effect (shadows around object) and gain 20% frame rate boost.
 
{{++}} This will disable screen space ambient occlusion effect (shadows around object) and gain 20% frame rate boost.
  
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable SSAO|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable SSAO|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-15}}</ref>|fix=
−
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
−
# Open <code>autoexec.cfg</code>. Create it if necessary.
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# Open {{file|autoexec.cfg}} (Create it if necessary).
 
# Add line <code>r_SSAO = 0</code> and save.
 
# Add line <code>r_SSAO = 0</code> and save.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = {{key|Enter}} cannot be bound to any commands.
 
|key remap notes          = {{key|Enter}} cannot be bound to any commands.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|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          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|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
 +
|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
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Czech
 
|language  = Czech
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
−
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|language  = Italian
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
−
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
−
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Polish
 
|language  = Polish
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
−
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|audio    = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|subtitles = unknown
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==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                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/sniper-ghost-warrior-1-2-3/#post-188236 here].
 +
|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  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Errors at launch===
 +
{{ii}} Some users have reported that having [http://www.asciitable.com/ ASCII] characters in your Steam nickname will cause errors at launch.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change your nickname to one with basic characters only|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/34870/discussions/0/828933455509155837/|title=Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 :: Steam General Discussions :: "Invalid parameter detected in CRT function" WHAT IS THIS?|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Game doesn't save vsync settings===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Activate Vsync and change your native resolution to another resolution and then back to your native resolution.|fix=
 +
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} The resolution must be changed every time the game is opened, otherwise the game will not accept vsync even if it is activated.
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===Low/inconsistent framerate with V-Sync enabled===
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{{ii}} Updates to Windows 10 have resulted in incompatibility with older CryEngine games, which may result in a capped frame rate.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Crysis/comments/j1dt15/crysis_2_and_3_locked_at_65fps/|title=Reddit|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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{{Fixbox|description=Set Low Latency Mode to Ultra<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/why-does-ultra-low-latency-mode-fix-stuttering-in-some-games-ryse-son-of-rome-for-example.432504/|title=forums.guru3d.com|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>||fix=
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#Go to the Nvidia control panel, set Low Latency Mode to Ultra for Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Set max frame rate to 1000 in Nvidia control panel<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Crysis/comments/j1dt15/crysis_2_and_3_locked_at_65fps/|title=Reddit|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>||fix=
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#Go to the Nvidia control panel, set max frame rate to 1000 for Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Apply RTSS framerate limiter<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Crysis/comments/j1dt15/crysis_2_and_3_locked_at_65fps/gr10x0z/|title=Crysis 2 and 3 locked at 65fps|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Vlad 54rus|date=2021-03-23}}</ref>||fix=
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# Download and install [https://www.guru3d.com/files_details/rtss_rivatuner_statistics_server_download.html RivaTuner Statistics Server].
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# Run it.
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# Click the "add" button and navigate to where you installed Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 and add SniperGhostWarrior2.exe.
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# Set framerate limiter to any number (e.g. 200).
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# Minimize (don't close) the program.
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}}
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===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
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{{ii}} CryEngine 3 may set the monitor's refresh rate to the lowest supported refresh rate, resulting in choppy gameplay even if the internal GPU render shows a high FPS.
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{{Fixbox|description=Override refresh rate set by game|ref=<ref name="Keith">{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2020-04-29|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [https://github.com/bo3b/3Dmigoto/releases 3Dmigoto].
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# Copy the files in {{folder|x32}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Bin32\}}.
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# Open {{file|d3dx.ini}}.
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# Change <code>;refresh_rate=60</code> to the desired value, and remove the semicolon (e.g. <code>refresh_rate=144</code>).
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# Change <code>hunting=1</code> to <code>;hunting=1</code>.
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# Save the changes and close the file.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Play the game in DirectX 9|ref=<ref name="Keith"/>|fix=
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Workaround with a deprecated fullscreen setting|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Gymon|date=2022-05-10|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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# Open {{folder|{{p|game}}\system.cfg}}.
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# Set <code>Fullscreen</code> to 0.
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 15 December 2023

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 cover
Developers
City Interactive
Publishers
City Interactive
Engines
CryEngine 3
Release dates
Windows March 12, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 52
IGDB 52
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter, Stealth
Art styles Realistic
Themes Asia, Contemporary, Europe
Series Sniper: Ghost Warrior
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 on HowLongToBeat
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 on IGDB
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 on MobyGames
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 on Wikipedia
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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

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Single-player only.
Includes Siberian Strike and Digital Extras DLC.
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

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Digital Extras 4 multiplayer character and the game Soundtrack in WAV format.
Windows
World Hunter Pack
Windows
Siberian Strike
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Disable company logos[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Game\_FastLoad\.
  2. Rename/move/delete IntroMovies.pak.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\system.cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34870/pfx/[Note 2]
Game data files (.pak files) are ordinary ZIP archives and can be extracted and modified.
There are many .cfg files within .pak files with configuration variables. You can experiment with different setting by placing these cvars in config.cfg or autoexec.cfg.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\SniperGhostWarrior2
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34870/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Basic settings.
Basic settings.
Advanced settings.
Advanced settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
UI elements on side monitors.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
See 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)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Game may set refresh rate to 24 Hz. See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Crossfire

Use the Crysis2 crossfire profile.

Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
Field of view[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open system.cfg.
  3. Add these lines and change xx for your desired FoV value:
cl_fov = xx
r_drawnearfov = xx
pl_movement.power_sprint_targetfov = xx

Disable motion blur

Disable motion blur[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open autoexec.cfg (Create it if necessary).
  3. Add line r_MotionBlur = 0 and save.

Disable SSAO

This will disable screen space ambient occlusion effect (shadows around object) and gain 20% frame rate boost.
Disable SSAO[4]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Open autoexec.cfg (Create it if necessary).
  3. Add line r_SSAO = 0 and save.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
↵ Enter cannot be bound to any commands.
Mouse acceleration
Acceleration seems to be off by default, can't be turned on.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish


Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
12
Online play
12

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created profile, see here.

Issues fixed

Errors at launch

Some users have reported that having ASCII characters in your Steam nickname will cause errors at launch.
Change your nickname to one with basic characters only[5]

Game doesn't save vsync settings

Activate Vsync and change your native resolution to another resolution and then back to your native resolution.

Notes

The resolution must be changed every time the game is opened, otherwise the game will not accept vsync even if it is activated.

Low/inconsistent framerate with V-Sync enabled

Updates to Windows 10 have resulted in incompatibility with older CryEngine games, which may result in a capped frame rate.[6]
Set Low Latency Mode to Ultra[7]
  1. Go to the Nvidia control panel, set Low Latency Mode to Ultra for Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.
Set max frame rate to 1000 in Nvidia control panel[8]
  1. Go to the Nvidia control panel, set max frame rate to 1000 for Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 in the "Manage 3D Settings" tab and press Apply.
Apply RTSS framerate limiter[9][10]
  1. Download and install RivaTuner Statistics Server.
  2. Run it.
  3. Click the "add" button and navigate to where you installed Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 and add SniperGhostWarrior2.exe.
  4. Set framerate limiter to any number (e.g. 200).
  5. Minimize (don't close) the program.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

CryEngine 3 may set the monitor's refresh rate to the lowest supported refresh rate, resulting in choppy gameplay even if the internal GPU render shows a high FPS.
Override refresh rate set by game[11]
  1. Download 3Dmigoto.
  2. Copy the files in x32 to <path-to-game>\Bin32\.
  3. Open d3dx.ini.
  4. Change ;refresh_rate=60 to the desired value, and remove the semicolon (e.g. refresh_rate=144).
  5. Change hunting=1 to ;hunting=1.
  6. Save the changes and close the file.
Play the game in DirectX 9[11]
Workaround with a deprecated fullscreen setting[12]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\system.cfg.
  2. Set Fullscreen to 0.

Notes

If the in-game fullscreen setting is set to on, the game will return to fullscreen with unlocked framerate upon reaching the menu.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista, 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 x2 2 GHz		 Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz
AMD Phenom X4
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
AMD Radeon 3850
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
AMD 6850
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible


Notes

  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

  1. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-15
  2. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-15
  3. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-15
  4. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-15
  5. ↑ Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 :: Steam General Discussions :: "Invalid parameter detected in CRT function" WHAT IS THIS? - last accessed on May 2023
  6. ↑ Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
  7. ↑ forums.guru3d.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  8. ↑ Reddit - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  9. ↑ Crysis 2 and 3 locked at 65fps - last accessed on May 2023
  10. ↑ Verified by User:Vlad 54rus on 2021-03-23
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2020-04-29
  12. ↑ Verified by User:Gymon on 2022-05-10