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==Availability==
 
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
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===Save game data location===
 
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==Input==
 
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|online play modes    =
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==Issues unresolved==
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==="Error code 85" or "Application load error" on startup===
 +
{{ii}} An issue which affects the Steam version specifically, caused by faulty DRM change. Some users report solving it with switching the executable to one without the DRM.
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 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Vsync not working===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|fix=
 +
# Download [[dgVoodoo 2]].
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# Extract {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} as well as {{file|D3D8.DLL}} from the {{folder|MS\x86\}} subfolder to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 
}}
 
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
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|shader model notes    =  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minRAM  =  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 13:16, 24 February 2024

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears cover
Developers
Red Storm Entertainment
Publishers
Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows May 28, 2002
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Themes Contemporary
Series Tom Clancy
The Sum of All Fears on MobyGames
The Hunt for Red October 1987
Red Storm Rising 1989
Tom Clancy's The Cardinal of the Kremlin 1990
The Hunt for Red October 1990
Tom Clancy's SSN 1996
Tom Clancy's Politika 1997
Tom Clancy's ruthless.com 1998
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (series)
Shadow Watch 2000
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (series)
The Sum of All Fears 2002
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (series)
Tom Clancy's EndWar (series)
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (series)
Tom Clancy's The Division (series)

The Sum of All Fears is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS game in the Tom Clancy series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Available only to North and South American users.
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\options.xml[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19810/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Data\Save\game\[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/19810/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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)
Enabled by default[Note 4]. If it malfunctions, use the dgVooodoo 2 workaround.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Remap file is located at <path-to-game>\Data\Save\game\defplayr.keys.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
The official Ubi.com multiplayer service was shut down.

Connection types

Issues unresolved

"Error code 85" or "Application load error" on startup

An issue which affects the Steam version specifically, caused by faulty DRM change. Some users report solving it with switching the executable to one without the DRM.

Issues fixed

Vsync not working

Use dgVoodoo 2
  1. Download dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe as well as D3D8.DLL from the MS\x86\ subfolder to <path-to-game>.

Other information

API

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

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium II 450
AMD K6 III 500
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible
Voodoo graphics cards are not supported.


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  4. Tested by d3d8to9 on Windows 10.

References