User talk:Edisleado

I have made a number of tweaks to the page Splinter_Cell:_Chaos_Theory_Versus.

I would appreciate it if you could help to clarify a few things which may help new players coming across this game:

• CD key comes with the retail package - is one required for Steam as well? Does the Steam CD key need to be registered anywhere?
• As far as I know Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is the name of the game (rather than Versus)?
• Is it VS mode or Versus mode? I can mostly find references to VS.

Thanks for your help on this project - I can see this becoming a very important page for keeping this game alive.

Hi Andytizer,

This game is not linked to Steam, the CD key you receive in the retail package or by buying on Steam are one and the same type. Players are asked to enter their CD key when attempting to play Versus online for the first time. However, these keys are not actually 'registered' or consumed when entered, so a number of different people can use the same CD key (but not concurrently).

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory has 3 modes: the single player campaign, co-op, and Versus. The single player/co-op campaigns use a different engine than Versus -- the prior has no problems rendering on modern machines, while the latter has many issues (thus the need for this page).

VS mode is just short for Versus -- technically, the official name is "Spies vs. Mercenaries".

This is an relatively old, but great game. There's nothing quite like it and it has been difficult to find fixes without having to dig up old threads on next to dead forums.

Sincerely,

Edisleado, this wiki is not the place for an overview of the game or a place to put a "how to play" guide. This wiki is a place for technical help in getting the game to run properly. I am going to undo the rollback you just did. I ask that you please keep the article on topic, and do not undo the changes I am about to make again.

I appreciate your eagerness, but please keep the articles lean, focused, and following our Style Guide.

I can forgo the overview of the game -- but I argue that the how to play guide is absolutely necessary. The game has an incredibly steep learning curve, and if people even bother to go through the trouble of fixing the game, it'll all be futile when they don't know how to play. This guide is difficult to find elsewhere and it would be nice and greatly appreciated if the link to it here on the wiki could be kept.

Thanks for both of your input. The general overview is unnecessary as Newmansan has said. Regarding the new player guide, I have decided (since it's a rare file) to host the relevant PDF on the Citadel Project, and it's in the process of being converted into a torrent.

Sounds good.