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General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- Game was sold on Steam at one point,[1] however was taken down most likely due to Activision losing the license for the IP.
- Not available for sale on GOG in Germany.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 fixes crashing, as well as a number of issues with the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Main configuration file is not saved in text form for the most part.
Save game data location
Video
- Though most modern resolutions are natively supported, on some systems it may be limited to 1600x1050 and will have to be set manually with a hex editor.
Hex edit the config file[2]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Save .
- Open
profile.dat with a hex editor such as HxD.
- Find a string which displays the current resolution, e.g.
1280x720x60 .
- Replace it with the desired resolution.
Notes
- If the resolution's height does not have enough characters - close the hex editor, open the game, choose 1600x1050, apply new settings and quit. Then edit the config file.
- Image is Vert-. For ultra-wide resolutions, FOV will need to be increased to compensate.
- Changing any in-game options will revert the changes.
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Use modified DLL files[2]
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- Download modified DLL files and extract them.
- Copy CloakNTEngine.dll with a preferred FOV value to the installation folder overriding already existing file.
Notes
- This fix requires Patch 1.1 installed.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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No option to disable it. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Lacking sounds / loud noise when playing the game
Enemies not taking any damage when you shoot them
Cap frame rate to 85 FPS via Nvidia Control Panel
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- Open Nvidia Control Panel and navigate to Manage 3D settings.
- Under the Program Settings tab, select sof3.exe.
- Set the max frame rate to 85 FPS and save.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
2 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Enable a developer console
Start a game with -console parameter[citation needed]
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Mods
- No HUD mod - Put the Gui2 directory from that zip file into your SOF3 game installation directory. This mod only works correctly with widescreen.
- Kifs Blood Mod - Improves the blood texture.
- Functional Iron Sights - Adds actual iron sights when aiming.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz
| Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7900 ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References