Difference between revisions of "The Regiment"

Revision as of 22:42, 23 December 2023

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Released as Terror Strike and Operation: Hostage Rescue in North America.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		European copies use SecuROM 7 DRM.
Retail		North American copies are DRM-free.

This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

North American copies are already v1.01.

Patch 1.01 is the latest version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\system\^{[Note 1]}

sas.ini contains general settings.

User.ini contains camera FOV, mouse, keyboard/controller bindings and other settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\^{[Note 1]}

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Vert-.
Multi-monitor		Vert-.
Ultra-widescreen		Vert-.
4K Ultra HD		Vert-.
Field of view (FOV)	70º by default. Attemping to increase `DesiredFOV=70.00000` and `DefaultFOV=70.00000` in `<path-to-game>/User.ini` leads to a lowered weapon FOV and camera FOV isn't affected by those values.^[1] To increase both camera and weapon FOV, see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Change Field of View^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>/system/.
Open SASGame.u with a hex editor like HxD.
Press Ctrl+G and type the following offset:
- For the European version (The Regiment), go to 000338C0.
- For the North American version (Terror Strike), go to 00033927.
Look for the value 00008C42.
Highlight the value and go to the Data inspector table in the right side.
Change the value in the Single (float32) row to the desired one (horizontal FOV in degrees).

Windowed

Instructions^[3]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Edit TS.ini (for North American copies).

[WinDrv.WindowsClient]
StartupFullscreen=False

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	20	Co-op, Versus North American copies are LAN only.
Online play	Co-op, Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;^[4] see GameSpy for workarounds.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Karma
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000 SP4, XP SP2	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^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).

References

↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-23
↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2022-11-21
↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-23
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[gamedir-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] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-23

[3] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2022-11-21

[4] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-23

[5] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

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@@ Line 113: / Line 113: @@
 # Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}/system/}}.
 # Open {{file|SASGame.u}} with a hex editor like [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
-# Press {{key|Ctrl+G}} and go to offset <code>000338C0</code>.
+# Press {{key|Ctrl+G}} and type the following offset:
-# Look for the value <code>00008C42</code> at the end of the offset.
+#*For the '''European version (The Regiment)''', go to <code>000338C0</code>.
-# Highlight the value and go to the '''Data inspector''' table in the right side and change the value in the '''Single (float32)''' row to the desired one (horizontal FOV in degrees).
+#*For the '''North American version (Terror Strike)''', go to <code>00033927</code>.
+# Look for the value <code>00008C42</code>.
+# Highlight the value and go to the '''Data inspector''' table in the right side.
+# Change the value in the '''Single (float32)''' row to the desired one (horizontal FOV in degrees).
 }}

Developers

	Kuju Entertainment
Publishers
	Konami
North America	Encore Software
Russia	Noviy Disk
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	February 17, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Tactical shooter
Art styles	Realistic