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Vietcong
Vietcong	2003
Vietcong 2	2005

Vietcong 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Vietcong series.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

Unofficial Patch 1.20

Fixes bugs and implements widescreen support.

Vietcong 2 Revive 1.00

Requires unpatched and unmodified base version of the game.

Uses the OpenSpy service as an alternative to GameSpy for multiplayer + widescreen support.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\profiles\<user-id>\cfg\^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\profiles\<user-id>\saves\^{[Note 1]}

Video

Launcher settings

In-game video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Install Unofficial Patch 1.20 and enable "16:9/16:10 mode" in the launcher.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Install Patch 1.20. FMVs are stretched, visual glitches in cut-scenes may occur.
4K Ultra HD		Install Patch 1.20 for correct aspect ratio.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Uncheck "Fullscreen" in the launcher and use SRWE.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Forcing via graphics card control panel may cause issues with main and pause menu. Use SweetFX Shader Suite to inject post-process AA.
High-fidelity upscaling	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Only triple buffering, Vsync can't be forced via graphics card control panel. Play in windowed or borderless fullscreen instead.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

In-game controls settings

In-game basic remapping

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

Controller types

In-game advanced remapping (actions)
In-game advanced remapping (commands)
In-game advanced remapping (movement)
In-game advanced remapping (multiplayer)
In-game advanced remapping (weapons)

Audio

In-game audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, speech, music, movie
Surround sound		Use IndirectSound and enable "Hardware acceleration" in the in-game audio settings.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		^[1] Uses EAX Unified.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
Polish				Fan translation, download.
French
German
Italian
Russian				Russian retail copy
Spanish

Network

In-game general settings

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		64	Co-op, Versus
Online play		64	Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Only with command line argument "-join IP Port"

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.6c
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.5 GB	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 ATI Radeon 9800 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra ATI Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible	Sound Blaster X-Fi

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

↑ EAX Featured Game: Vietcong 2 - last accessed on May 2023

[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] EAX Featured Game: Vietcong 2 - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[1]

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 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|2K Games}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software|Re-release}}
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 {{Infobox game/row/engine|Ptero Engine III}}
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 |taxonomy     =
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-Time }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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+|lutris       = vietcong-2
+|mobygames    = 21527
 |wikipedia    = Vietcong_2
 |winehq       = 5102
 |license      = commercial
+}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
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 {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check, key | {{DRM|SecuROM}} |  | Windows }}
 }}
-{{--}} Not available digitally.
+{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/Vietcong2MP Archive.org].
-{{DLC|
-{{DLC/row| Fist Bravo | Free | Windows }}
-}}
 ==Essential improvements==
@@ Line 54: / Line 60: @@
 ====[http://www.vietcong.info/portal/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=1034 Vietcong 2 Revive 1.00]====
 {{ii}} Requires unpatched and unmodified base version of the game.
-{{++}} Uses the [https://github.com/chc/openspy-core-v2 OpenSpy] service as an alternative to GameSpy for multiplayer.
+{{++}} Uses the [https://github.com/chc/openspy-core-v2 OpenSpy] service as an alternative to GameSpy for multiplayer + widescreen support.
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 94: / Line 100: @@
 |antialiasing               = hackable
 |antialiasing notes         = Forcing via graphics card control panel may cause issues with main and pause menu. Use [https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/sweetfx-shader-suite-download.html SweetFX Shader Suite] to inject post-process AA.
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = hackable
 |vsync notes                = Only triple buffering, Vsync can't be forced via graphics card control panel. Play in windowed or borderless fullscreen instead.
@@ Line 100: / Line 109: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
@@ Line 183: / Line 192: @@
 {{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    = Sfx, speech, music, movie
+|separate volume notes    = SFX, speech, music, movie
 |surround sound           = true
 |surround sound notes     = Use [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|IndirectSound]] and enable ''"Hardware acceleration"'' in the in-game audio settings.
@@ Line 193: / Line 202: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = true
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324154034/http://soundblaster.com/eax/gaming/gameindex.asp?gameID=57477|title=EAX Featured Game: Vietcong 2|date=May 2023}}</ref> Uses EAX Unified.
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 219: / Line 230: @@
   |subtitles = hackable
   |notes     = Fan translation, [https://grajpopolsku.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3757 download].
-  |fan       =
+  |fan       = true
   |ref       =
 }}
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   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Russian retail copy
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 267: / Line 286: @@
 |lan play modes       = Co-op, Versus
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 64
 |online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
@@ Line 293: / Line 312: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 315: / Line 334: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Pterodon
	Illusion Softworks
Publishers
	2K Games
Re-release	Sold Out Software
Engines
	Ptero Engine III
Release dates
Windows	October 24, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	61
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Themes	Cold War, Asia
Series	Vietcong