I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike

I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike

Developers
	Innerloop Studios
Publishers
	Codemasters
Re-release	Sold Out Software
Release dates
Windows	March 3, 2003
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS, Stealth
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Project I.G.I.

Project I.G.I.
Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In	2000
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike	2003
IGI: Origins	TBA

Warnings

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

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc 2 DRM
GOG.com		Serial keys for multiplayer are shown in the game library entry; a request can be submitted to GOG support team if not found.
ZOOM Platform (unavailable)		Delisted on March 31, 2023.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Game data

In-game content settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config.qvm

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\pc\savegames\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Menu is always rendered at 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+
4K Ultra HD		HUD scales poorly at higher resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Default mode in Windows 10. For true Fullscreen use dgVoodoo 2.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		The game filters very slight mouse movements, making it nearly impossible to perform very precise aiming on the medium-high mouse sensitivity (including the default mouse sensitivity). This can be resolved by installing 1.2 patch from here: http://igi2isfkinder.weebly.com/igi-2-stuff.html or limit fps to 60 or 80 via rivatuner statistic server.
Mouse input in menus		In some cases, mouse doesn't work in windowed mode.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings.

In-game language settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy. Inject dsound.dll with Auto DLL Injector.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Supports EAX, EAX 2 and EAX 3.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		16
Online play		16	GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues unresolved

• Couldn`t enable any EAX through Creative alchemy(X-FI).

• The game filters very slight mouse movements, making it nearly impossible to perform very precise aiming on the medium-high mouse sensitivity (including the default mouse sensitivity). The issue is unresolved, and as a workaround, you may lower your mouse sensitivity.

• Rarely, after having used the tactical tools (Binoculars, Thermal vision), the game may re-open another tactical tool when you try closing it, and once the player exits, they cannot fire or pick up firearms anymore

Issues fixed

Graphics not being rendered correctly

Disable Software Vertex Processing[citation needed]
Start a game. Go to Configuration. Go to Graphics. Disable Force Software Vertex Processing. Confirm new settings by pressing OK.

Level restart results in a softlock

Witnessed on multiple different machines, on modern operating systems (including Windows XP and 7) and on versions 1.2 and 1.3

Workaround 1

This workaround is witnessed not to work on the levels of: Deep in the Mines (Russian campaign; level 2), Secret Laboratory (Chinese campaign; level 4), Libyan Rendezvous (Libyan campaign; level 1) [likely due to being spawned in water], and Prison Escape (Libyan campaign; level 2) [likely due to missing the map computer in the beginning] On many levels (usually those with the precise real-time map), the issue can be fixed via using the in-game map computer twice. Press M twice.

Workaround 2

This workaround needs to be applied every time one needs to restart the level, detrimenting game-play experience substantially Applying this workaround too many times (about 10 or higher) seems to cause other in-game bugs, such as occasional random switching between windowed and full-screen mode, no-weapon glitch and others Pause the game (Esc) Exit into the main menu Start the game, pick the level and choose "Restart" (or "Load" → "Restart level") Wait for the game to reload

Game switches b/w Windowed and Full-screen modes

Occurs randomly and/or when navigating any game menus after playing for a while

Workaround
Wait/press (↵ Enter until the game is in the mode you prefer Press (LAlt, then (RAlt. The issue should get fixed

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 700 MHz AMD Athlon 700 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB	1.9 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	64 MB of VRAM