Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

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Splinter Cell
Subseries of Tom Clancy
Splinter Cell	2003
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow	2004
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory	2005
Splinter Cell: Double Agent	2006
Splinter Cell: Conviction	2010
Splinter Cell: Blacklist	2013

General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

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Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory's requires a CD-key to play online. However, LAN play without a CD key is also available. Players may use Tunngle or Hamachi to play LAN online. Otherwise, Versus possesses no intrusive DRM and also does not require a disc to be inserted to play.

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest patch is 1.05. Go here and select the right one for your game edition.

Map Pack

MR.MIC's Map Pack adds a number of maps (some from Pandora Tomorrow's Versus mode and some original ones) to your game. Many if not all of the Splinter Cell Versus community have this map pack installed for play.

Download the map pack!

Steam version
Retail version

By default, the map pack will install to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\

For the Steam version, install to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\splinter cell chaos theory\

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Widescreen resolution

Versus only has a handful of preset resolutions and none of them are for widescreen users. Follow the instructions below to play Versus at any resolution you please!

Keep in mind, this method does stretch the image. This fix mostly exists simply for a more comfortable playing experience without black bars on the sides of the screen and/or the flickering while switching between resolutions.

This method has only been tested on Windows 7. Other operating systems such as Windows XP may have the files we need to work with in a different folder, so you may have to search for the proper folder folder.

NOTE: You must have run the game at least once before these files appear. Also, you will have to redo all the steps if you attempt to change the resolution or graphics settings in-game, as the resolution will reset to the default one selected.

Navigate to your Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Versus System folder. The default installation folder is as follows:
```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System\
```
Open up the Default.ini file in Notepad. Scroll down (or use the Find function) to the [WinDrv.WindowsClient] category. Find the lines FullscreenViewportX and FullscreenViewportY. In my case, I want to play at a resolution of 1680x1050, so the lines should end up looking like this:
```
FullscreenViewportX=1680
```
```
FullscreenViewportY=1050
```
Save the file. Close Notepad.

Navigate to your Versus profile folder in the ProgramData folder:

%PROGRAMDATA%\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Saved Games\Versus\

Inside this folder, you should find a file called USERNAME_prf.ini. USERNAME will appear as whatever you named your player profile in Versus.
Look for the line ScreenRes=X, replace X with -1. When you're done, the line should read:
```
ScreenRes=-1
```
Save the file. Close Notepad.
Launch the game however you do it (preferably through the .BAT file you created in 3D-Analyze) and play!

There you have it! You can play Versus at whatever resolution you want! While everyone appears slightly short and fat at the resolution of 1680x1050, at least there's no wasted space on your monitor and no more annoying flickering when the game changes between resolutions (which often results in crashing). Have fun!

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Issues fixed

Missing Torchlight/Flashlight

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory's Versus mode has some problems rendering certain lighting effects on modern machines. This problem makes it very difficult to play properly. Certain shadows may not render, and mercenaries' flashlights don't work, severely impairing gameplay. Follow the steps below to fix these issues:

Download and install 3D-Analyze.
Launch 3D-Analyze.
In 3D-Analyze, click the SELECT button and select SCCT_Versus.exe in your Versus/System folder. By default, you will find it at the address below:
```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System
```
Checkmark all the boxes under Game/Demo Fixes as well as the "Force Max Pixel Shader 1.4" and "Force High Precison Shader" boxes. When you're done, your 3D-Analyze window should look like this.
Press the Save batch file! at the bottom of the 3D-Analyze window.
Close 3D-Analyze.
Right-click your newly created batch file and click Edit to edit the batch file in Notepad.
Find SCCT_Versus.exe in Notepad and rename it to SCCT_Versus.ex (yes, .ex). If this is not done, the game will not launch through 3D-Analyze. After you've done that, your batch file in Notepad should read something like this:
```
C:\Program Files (x86)\3D-Analyze\3DAnalyze.exe" /EXE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System\SCCT_Versus.ex
```
Save the file. Close Notepad.
Double-click the batch file to launch the game. If you want the lights to work properly, you will need to launch the game using this batch file every time. Make a shortcut on your desktop to the batch file for easy access.
Enjoy all the lights in Versus!

Slow Motion Gameplay on Multi-core CPUs

If you have a multi-core CPU and Versus seems to run in slow motion, fix this issue by following the instructions below.

Navigate to your Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Versus System folder. The default installation folder is as follows:
```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory\Versus\System\
```
Open up the Default.ini file in Notepad. Scroll down (or use the Find function) to the [Core.System] category. Find the lines UseAlternateTimer=false.
Change UseAlternateTimer=false to UseAlternateTimer=true.
Save the file. Close Notepad.
Launch the game and play!

Issues unresolved

Alt+Tab

There are issues when Alt+Tabbing whilst in full-screen. If used too many times, it will disconnect players connected to your server and can even crash the game. Try to refrain from Alt+Tabbing.

30 FPS Lock/Limit

Unfortunately, Ubisoft's netcode only supports a max of 30 frames per second for proper sync between players in multiplayer. Bypassing this limit results in things such as co-op actions not executing properly, and so on.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon processor or Intel Pentium IV processor 1400MHz(2GHz recommended)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

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Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2.5
Release dates
Windows	March 21, 2005