Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	April 15, 2008

Rainbow Six
Subseries of Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six	1998
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear	1999
Rainbow Six: Covert Operations Essentials	2000
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 Quarantine	2020

Key points

A Ubisoft account is required to play online (uPlay client is not needed).

General information

Ubisoft game page

Official Forum

Rainbow Six Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v4.85 DRM^{[Note 1]}.
GamersGate
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Uplay		Included with Uplay+.

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

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.^[3]

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ubisoft\R6Vegas2\^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15120/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

R6GameConfig.bin stores key bindings

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ubisoft\R6Vegas2\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15120/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Uplay

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
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. You may have to select higher resolutions blindly by 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 animations are tied to frame rate; characters may twitch unnaturally when idle at high frame rates.to fix it active vsync and set your monitor hz in 60hz^{[citation needed]}

Windowed[edit]

DxWnd configuration^{[citation needed]} Open DxWnd and add a new game. Click `...` right of a Path field and navigate to installation folder. Switch a filter from `Application (.exe)` to `All files (.)`. Select `game.dat` and click OK. Click `...` right of a Launch* field and navigate to installation folder. Select `R6Vegas2_Game.exe`. Under Position type in desired window width (W) and height (H). Make sure these values are the same as resolution set in game. Go to DirectX tab. Set DirectX Version Hook to `DirectX9`. Make sure one of the Emulation options is selected. Click OK and launch the game.

DxWnd configuration^{[citation needed]}

Open DxWnd and add a new game.
Click ... right of a Path field and navigate to installation folder.
Switch a filter from Application (*.exe) to All files (*.*).
Select game.dat and click OK.
Click ... right of a Launch field and navigate to installation folder.
Select R6Vegas2_Game.exe.
Under Position type in desired window width (W) and height (H). Make sure these values are the same as resolution set in game.
Go to DirectX tab.
Set DirectX Version Hook to DirectX9.
Make sure one of the Emulation options is selected.
Click OK and launch the game.

Ambient Occlusion[edit]

On Nvidia graphics cards you can turn it on through Nvidia Inspector. Use "0x00000025 (Tom Clancy's EndWar)" preset. This will result in noticeable FPS drop in certain game areas.

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.

In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		^{[citation needed]}

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network[edit]

In-game multiplayer settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Only on consoles.
LAN play	16	Versus, Co-op Co-op: 4 players, up to 16 players with TeknoR6Vegas2.
Online play	16	Versus, Co-op Co-op: 4 players, up to 16 players with TeknoR6Vegas2.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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)
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
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."

The simplest way to bypass this issue is to use a Virtual Lan (VPN). Two programs which work well with Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 are Evolve and Tunngle

Issues fixed[edit]

Infinite gunfire loop[edit]

Instructions^{[citation needed]} Download the sound bugfix here. Backup the original `eax.dll` in `<path-to-game>\Binaries`. Extract/copy the fixed `eax.dll` from the bugfix zip to `<path-to-game>\Binaries`. Turn off voice recognition in game.

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Download the sound bugfix here.
Backup the original eax.dll in <path-to-game>\Binaries.
Extract/copy the fixed eax.dll from the bugfix zip to <path-to-game>\Binaries.
Turn off voice recognition in game.

Xbox One Controller not detected[edit]

Quick and dirty method[edit]

Modify `PCKellerJoysticks.ini` (quick)^[4] Go to `<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config`. Open the `PCKellerJoysticks.ini` file with Notepad or other text editor. Under the `[Joystick0]` section, set `VendorID` to `1118` and `ProductID` to `736`. Add `UseXInput=true` under the `ProductID` line. Save the file and launch the game.

Modify PCKellerJoysticks.ini (quick)^[4]

Go to <path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config.
Open the PCKellerJoysticks.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.
Under the [Joystick0] section, set VendorID to 1118 and ProductID to 736.
Add UseXInput=true under the ProductID line.
Save the file and launch the game.

Full method[edit]

Modify `PCKellerJoysticks.ini` (full)^[5] Go to `<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config`. Open the `PCKellerJoysticks.ini` file with Notepad or other text editor. Before the `[Configuration]` section, copy and paste in the following: [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.

Modify PCKellerJoysticks.ini (full)^[5]

Go to <path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config.
Open the PCKellerJoysticks.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.
Before the [Configuration] section, copy and paste in the following:

 
[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

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
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^[6] Open `<path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PCKellerInput.ini` Add the following lines under `[Engine.PlayerInput]` class 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) Press F8 in-game

Edit PCKellerInput.ini^[6]

Open <path-to-game>\KellerGame\Config\PCKellerInput.ini

Add the following lines under [Engine.PlayerInput] class

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)

Press F8 in-game

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2	Vista
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 3000+ Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz	AMD Athlon 3500+ Intel Pentium 4 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600-1950 / HD 2000 / 3000 series Nvidia GeForce 6600-6800 / 7 / 8 series 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (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

↑ 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)
↑ Steam Community Discussions - Controller Support
↑ Steam Community Discussions - Controller Support
↑ Gaming Difficulty

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