Sniper Elite
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| Developers | |
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| Rebellion Developments | |
| Engines | |
| Asura | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 18, 2005 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 23, 2013[1] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 76 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | FPS, Shooter, Stealth, TPS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Europe, Historical, World War II |
| Series | Sniper Elite |
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| Sniper Elite | |
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| Sniper Elite | 2005 |
| Sniper Elite V2 | 2012 |
| Zombie Army (series) | |
| Sniper Elite III | 2014 |
| Sniper Elite 4 | 2017 |
| Sniper Elite V2 Remastered | 2019 |
| Sniper Elite VR | 2021 |
| Sniper Elite 5 | 2022 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
StarForce 3.5.10.01 DRM[Note 1][4] | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
Game starts from .exe | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
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- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Prof\<user-id>\[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3700/pfx/[Note 3] |
- Configuration file is encrypted.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Prof\<user-id>\[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3700/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video Settings
Game Settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | Stretched. Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Stretched. Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Use the -windowed parameter. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 0 up to 16 | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, 2x, 4x. In windowed mode it must be forced externally. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | High FPS can cause erratic physics behavior. Set refresh rate to 60 to fix. | ||
Input
Input Settings
Control Settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | No acceleration. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
Audio Settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sound, Music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Takes a few seconds for sound to be muted. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation, #1, #2. | |||
| Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Network
Network Settings
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[5] see GameSpy for workarounds. | |||
Issues fixed
Game Crashing after "Rebellion" logo
| Crashing after "Rebellion" logo[citation needed] |
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Vsync (Enabled by default) not working on Windows 10
| Instructions[citation needed] |
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High FPS Issues
- This is due to the movement physics being tied to FPS .The game uses a Vsync (Enable by default) to limit itself but it does not work in Windows 10 because Windows 10 has broken Vsync in DirectX 8.
| Limit the Framerate to 60FPS[citation needed] |
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| Use dgvoodoo2 Wrapper[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 1.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3700) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.