Vietcong 2
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| Developers | |
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| Pterodon | |
| Illusion Softworks | |
| Publishers | |
| 2K Games | |
| Re-release | Sold Out Software |
| Engines | |
| Ptero Engine III | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 24, 2005 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 61 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
| Themes | Cold War, Asia |
| Series | Vietcong |
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| Vietcong | |
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| Vietcong | 2003 |
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 |
Warnings
Availability
- This game is not available digitally.
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
Unofficial Patch 1.20
- Fixes bugs and implements widescreen support.
Vietcong 2 Revive 1.00
- Requires unpatched and unmodified base version of the game.
- Uses the OpenSpy service as an alternative to GameSpy for multiplayer + widescreen support.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\profiles\<user-id>\cfg\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\profiles\<user-id>\saves\[Note 1] |
Video
Launcher settings
In-game video settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Install Unofficial Patch 1.20 and enable "16:9/16:10 mode" in the launcher. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Install Patch 1.20. FMVs are stretched, visual glitches in cut-scenes may occur. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Install Patch 1.20 for correct aspect ratio. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Uncheck "Fullscreen" in the launcher and use SRWE. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Forcing via graphics card control panel may cause issues with main and pause menu. Use SweetFX Shader Suite to inject post-process AA. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Only triple buffering, Vsync can't be forced via graphics card control panel. Play in windowed or borderless fullscreen instead. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
In-game controls settings
In-game basic remapping
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
In-game advanced remapping (actions)
In-game advanced remapping (commands)
In-game advanced remapping (movement)
In-game advanced remapping (multiplayer)
In-game advanced remapping (weapons)
Audio
In-game audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | SFX, speech, music, movie | |
| Surround sound | Use IndirectSound and enable "Hardware acceleration" in the in-game audio settings. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | [1] Uses EAX Unified. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | Russian retail copy | |||
| Spanish |
Network
In-game general settings
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 64 | Co-op, Versus |
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| Online play | 64 | Co-op, Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Only with command line argument "-join IP Port" |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c | |
| Shader Model support | 2.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.6c |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 GB | 7 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 ATI Radeon 9800 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra ATI Radeon X800 256 MB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | Sound Blaster X-Fi |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ EAX Featured Game: Vietcong 2 - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology