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'''General information''' | '''General information''' |
Revision as of 18:08, 17 August 2021
Developers | |
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Raven Software | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
OS X | MacPlay |
Engines | |
id Tech 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 20, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | September 9, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 80 |
IGDB | 68 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Asia, Contemporary, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America |
Series | Soldier of Fortune |
Soldier of Fortune | |
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Soldier of Fortune | 2000 |
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | 2002 |
Soldier of Fortune: Payback | 2007 |
Warnings
General information
- Soldier of Fortune 2 Multiplayer Community - patches, mods and forum.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Simple disc check. Original and Gold releases. | |||
GOG.com | Gold Edition |
Essential improvements
Patches
Sui's Fix
Installing Sui's Fix[1] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\base\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
-
sof2sp.cfg
contains single player settings. -
mp\sof2mp.cfg
contains multiplayer settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\base\save[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Running the game in widescreen resolution in single player[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Setting the single player configuration file for widescreen[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Running the game in widescreen resolution in multiplayer[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Field of view (FOV)
Changing FOV using hex editor[2] |
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Notes
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Changing FOV using console in singleplayer[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Changing FOV using console in Multiplayer[citation needed] |
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Changing FOV in multiplayer is easier, because command
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High frame rate
Custom FPS cap[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Head bob
Disable head bob[4] |
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Oversized Crosshair
Reduce the Oversized Crosshair[5] |
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FPS OSD is missing
Restore the missing FPS OSD (on-screen display) when using custom resolutions[6] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Both Mouse Acceleration and Mouse Filtering are disabled by default. There is an option to enable Mouse Filtering under "Misc Settings". Mouse Acceleration can be activated using console command cl_mouseAccel 1
.
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 64 | |||
Online play | 64 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[7] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Dedicated servers can be made in-game or with Linux dedicated server. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Game can't be uninstalled
- Error: "Could not open INSTALL.LOG file"
Issues fixed
Brightness slider not working/Brightness too dark
- If the ingame brightness is too dark and the slider doesn't work.
- Go to Soldier of Fortune 2\base folder.
- Open sof2sp.cfg.
- Search for seta r_overBrightBits "1" and set to "0".
Shadow glitch
Lower shadow quality[8] |
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FPS drops on modern systems
FPS drops on modern systems[citation needed] |
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Graphics settings are lost each time when starting multiplayer
Graphics settings are lost each time when starting Multiplayer[citation needed] |
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seta cg_shadows 3 seta cg_shellejection 1 seta cg_goredetail 2 Notes
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Impossible to download custom maps / mods
Impossible to download custom maps / mods[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
OpenGL | 1.2 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL | |
Anti-cheat | PunkBuster | [citation needed] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 450 MHz or AMD Athlon | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible 16 MB of VRAM |
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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-08-13
- ↑ Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (Gold Edition) | WSGF
- ↑ SOF 2 buggy movement, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2018
- ↑ Verified by User:Heymzey on 2021
- ↑ Verified by User:Heymzey on 2021
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2018-8
- Windows
- OS X
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Real-time
- First-person
- Direct control
- Shooter
- Realistic
- Asia
- Contemporary
- Europe
- Middle East
- North America
- South America
- Games
- Pages needing references
- Invalid section order
- Self-hosting
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- GOG.com Enhancement Project