Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 15, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary, Europe, North America |
Series | Rainbow Six |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Subseries of Tom Clancy | |
Rainbow Six | 1998 |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | 1999 |
Rainbow Six: Covert Operations Essentials | 2000 |
Rainbow Six: Take-Down | 2001 |
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn | 2001 |
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 |
Rainbow Six: Lockdown | 2006 |
Rainbow Six: Vegas | 2006 |
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 2008 |
Rainbow Six Siege | 2015 |
Rainbow Six Extraction | 2022 |
Key points
- The official multiplayer service is no longer available on PC.[1]
General information
Availability[edit]
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v4.85 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
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Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+. |
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
Patch 1.03 updates the game to the latest version. The Steam version is already patched.
Note: If Windows 10 blocks the installation of this patch, then install 7-zip, rightclick the exe and choose "7Zip > Extract Here" and then run setup.exe
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Gift Pack[edit]
A free map pack that adds Murdertown – Dark, CQB Training – Dark, and Calypso Casino to all Versus modes and Terrorist Hunt (these maps are already included in the Steam version).
It can be downloaded from here.
Also available, Comcast Event Map, a multiplayer gift map that can be downloaded from here.[4]
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ubisoft\R6Vegas2\[Note 2] <path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15120/pfx/[Note 3] |
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R6GameConfig.bin
stores key bindings
Save game data location[edit]
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ubisoft\R6Vegas2\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15120/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | [5] |
Video[edit]
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Aspect Ratio Fixer or Widescreen Fixer. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Widescreen Fixer or see the WSGF topic. | ||
4K Ultra HD | The in-game resolution pull-down menu does not scroll and thus may have problems displaying all available resolutions if the game detects a 1440p or higher monitor. Higher resolutions may have to be selected by blindly scrolling with the arrow keys. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Vegas 2 FOV Fix | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | After using Dxwnd, use a fullscreen windowed app to force it.[citation needed] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Goes from "none" to "Quality level 8". | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Some aspects of the game are tied to the frame rate. Characters may twitch unnaturally when idling at high frame rates. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Windowed[edit]
DxWnd configuration[citation needed] |
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Ambient Occlusion[edit]
On Nvidia graphics cards it can be enabled through the Nvidia Inspector. Use "0x00000025 (Tom Clancy's EndWar)" preset. This will result in noticeable FPS drop in certain game areas.[citation needed]
Input[edit]
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Only a wired Xbox 360 controller is officially supported. Refer to the answer on this post to get any other gamepad to work. | |
Full controller support | One time prompt to enable controller support, which cannot be answered with a controller. | |
Controller remapping | Can only switch between pre-defined layouts. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio[edit]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | [citation needed] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Polish | Local retail only. For digital versions download this. |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 16 | Versus, Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op. |
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LAN play | 16 | Versus, Co-op Co-op: 4 players, up to 16 players with TeknoR6Vegas2. |
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Online play | 16 | Versus, Co-op Co-op: 4 players, up to 16 players with TeknoR6Vegas2. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | A guide on setting up a dedicated server can be found here. | |
Self-hosting | Set-up guide available here | |
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3074, 10130 |
UDP | 3074-3174, 10140 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support[edit]
3D modes | Native | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | |||
TriDef 3D | |||
iZ3D | |||
Devices | Native | Notes | |
3RD Space Gaming Vest |
Issues unresolved[edit]
Cannot connect to Ubisoft's online service[edit]
A common error for players attempting to play Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 online is the message "Failed to initialize network service." This error can potentially be fixed by setting the windows system locale settings to a non unicode language such as English. East Asian languages will cause this error. The simplest way to bypass this issue is to use a Virtual Lan (VPN).[citation needed]
Issues fixed[edit]
Infinite gunfire loop[edit]
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Xbox One Controller not detected[edit]
Quick and dirty method[edit]
Modify PCKellerJoysticks.ini (quick)[6]
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Full method[edit]
Modify PCKellerJoysticks.ini (full)[7]
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[Joystick10] ProductName=XBox One Controller VendorID=1118 ProductID=721 UseXInput=true Joy1=XboxTypeS_A Joy2=XboxTypeS_B Joy3=XboxTypeS_X Joy4=XboxTypeS_Y Joy5=XboxTypeS_RightShoulder Joy6=XboxTypeS_LeftShoulder Joy7=XboxTypeS_LeftThumbstick Joy8=XboxTypeS_RightThumbstick Joy9=XboxTypeS_Start Joy10=XboxTypeS_Back Joy11= Joy12= Joy13= Joy14= Joy15= Joy16= Axis_X=XboxTypeS_LeftX Axis_Y=XboxTypeS_LeftY Axis_Z=XboxTypeS_RightX Axis_Rotation_X= Axis_Rotation_Y= Axis_Rotation_Z=XboxTypeS_RightY Slider_0=XboxTypeS_RightTrigger Slider_1=XboxTypeS_LeftTrigger DPadUp=XboxTypeS_DPad_Up DPadDown=XboxTypeS_DPad_Down DPadLeft=XboxTypeS_DPad_Left DPadRight=XboxTypeS_DPad_Right 4. Save the file and launch the game. |
Use Xbox 360 controller emulator:
Download this file and copy the content in Binaries Folder if no one solution before works. Link: https://mega.nz/#!DgByGYIC!1GzyiOQ7ynaU7xFdQpFn7mh1ohVWNzBl6fIOYPGP2zo
Hold to scope and/or crouch[edit]
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 only supports toggle for crouch/scope. Hold/release behaviour can be emulated via an AuthoHotkey script.
Download AutoHotkey and run the script |
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Warning! The script might result in a ban when playing online.
SendMode Input #Persistent #IfWinActive ahk_exe R6Vegas2_Game.exe ; Scope by holding RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON $rbutton:: send {rbutton down}{rbutton up} KeyWait rbutton send {rbutton down}{rbutton up} return ; Crouch by holding LEFT CONTROL $lctrl:: send {lctrl down}{lctrl up} KeyWait lctrl send {lctrl down}{lctrl up} return |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware[edit]
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | DemonWare, Ubi.com | |
Anti-cheat | PunkBuster |
AI Behavior Modification[edit]
- Stop enemies from rushing to the player's position, make corpses stay
Edit PCKellerInput.ini[8] |
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Bindings=(Name="F8",Command="aiMods",Control=False,Shift=False,Axis=False,Alt=False) Bindings=(Name="aiMods",Command="say m1k3: AI tweaks have been applied. | set R6TerroHuntManager m_bDisableSearching True | set R6TerroHuntManager m_bRandomSpawning True | set R6TerroHuntManage m_fBackZone 16000000.000000 | set R6AITemplate m_bLeaveDeadBody True",Control=False,Shift=False,Axis=False,Alt=False)
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System requirements[edit]
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 3000+ |
Intel Pentium 4 3.5 GHz AMD Athlon 3500+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/15120/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (15120) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Ubisoft tell us why they shut Rainbow Six Vegas 2 servers
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - Exclusive PC Map Download (retrieved)
- ↑ Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-09-18
- ↑ Steam Community Discussions - Controller Support
- ↑ Steam Community Discussions - Controller Support
- ↑ Gaming Difficulty