Key points
- The official multiplayer service is no longer available.[1]
General information
- Ubisoft game page
- Official Forum
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Patches
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
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 as an installer from here.[5]
As an alternative, the Comcast Event Map can be downloaded as an extractable from
here.[6]
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
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R6GameConfig.bin
stores key bindings
Save game data location
Video
DxWnd configuration[citation needed]
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- 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.
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Ambient Occlusion
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
In-game key map settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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[citation needed] |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Local retail only. For digital versions download this. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Change Language
Edit /[Game]/KellerGame/Config/PCKellerEngine.ini[8]
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- Change lang=xyz (xyz being the name of any of the directories in/[Game]/KellerGame/Localization/, all of which corresponds to a specific language, such as DEU being for German, ESP for Spanish, FRA for French, INT for English, ITA for Italian, POL for Polish, and RUS for Russian.
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Network
In-game multiplayer settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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
Issues unresolved
Cannot connect to Ubisoft's online service
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
Infinite gunfire loop
Instructions[citation needed]
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- This is a known issue in several Ubisoft games. This may fix it but many users report that it does not.
- 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.
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Xbox One Controller not detected
Quick and dirty method
Modify PCKellerJoysticks.ini (quick)[9]
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- 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.
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Full method
Modify PCKellerJoysticks.ini (full)[10]
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- 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.
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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
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.
- Download and install AutoHotkey.
- Save the script below as
vegas2.ahk
- Run the script
- Start the game
- Bind Crouch to
Left Control
- Bind Scope to
Right Mouse Button
- When done, close the script using the green
H tray icon
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
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
PhysX |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Multiplayer |
DemonWare, Ubi.com |
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Anti-cheat |
PunkBuster |
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AI Behavior Modification
- Stop enemies from rushing to the player's position, make corpses stay
Edit PCKellerInput.ini[11]
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- 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
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System requirements
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