Difference between revisions of "Call of Juarez: The Cartel"

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Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez	2006
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood	2009
Call of Juarez: The Cartel	2011
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger	2013

Key points

DirectX 11 renderer is slower and doesn't offer any noticeable improvements in graphics quality.^[1]

Online multiplayer services have been discontinued.^[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com

All versions require Steam and Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Currently not available digitally due to a publishing dispute between Techland and Ubisoft.^[3]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call of Juarez - The Cartel\out\Settings\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33420/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\33420\remote\out
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33420/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

This game uses vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.

Edit default_levels.xml^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\MD
Open Data0.pak with 7-Zip or similar.
In it go to Skills and extract a file default_levels.xml
Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call of Juarez - The Cartel\out
In this folder create a folder Data.
In folder Data that you've just created, create another folder, named Skills.
Now move default_levels.xml that you've extracted to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call of Juarez - The Cartel\out\Data\Skills
Open default_levels.xml in Notepad.
Change <prop n="CameraDefaultFOV" v="50.0"/> to the desired FOV value.

Notes

Changing FOV affects gun physics. Too high FOV will result in a gun kicking downwards.

Windowed

Video.scr^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Call of Juarez - The Cartel\out\Settings` Open `Video.scr` in Notepad. Remove the line `Fullscreen()`

Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Microstuttering

Disable repeat keystrokes while in the game^[4]

Enter the Ease of access center (this can be accessed through Accessories after clicking Start).
Click 'Make the Keyboard Easier to use'.
Click 'Set Filter Keys'.
Click 'Set up Filter Keys'.
Click 'Turn on Repeat Keys and Slow Keys'.
Click on 'Set up Repeat Keys and Slow Keys'.
Select the option to ignore all repeated keystrokes.
Reduce the time option at the top to 0.0 seconds.
Go back.
Ensure that 'Turn on Filter Keys' is ticked at the top and apply.
When you're done, untick the box and apply.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		12	Versus, Co-op Online functionalities have been discontinued on the November 11, 2017

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7)	2 GB (XP) 3 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 3850 Nvidia GeForce 8800GT DirectX 9.0c compatible	ATI Radeon HD 4870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/33420/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (33420) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Call of Juarez: The Cartel Benchmark – BenchmarK3D (retrieved)
↑ Online Services Update Masterlist - Ubisoft Forums - last accessed on 2018-06-26
↑ Ubisoft sheds light on why they had to pull multiple Call of Juarez games from sale - Destructoid
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[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/33420/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (33420) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Call of Juarez: The Cartel Benchmark – BenchmarK3D (retrieved)

[2] Online Services Update Masterlist - Ubisoft Forums - last accessed on 2018-06-26

[3] Ubisoft sheds light on why they had to pull multiple Call of Juarez games from sale - Destructoid

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 '''Key points'''
 {{ii}} DirectX 11 renderer is slower and doesn't offer any noticeable improvements in graphics quality.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130402215145/http://benchmark3d.com/call-of-juarez-the-cartel-benchmark Call of Juarez: The Cartel Benchmark – BenchmarK3D (retrieved)]</ref>
+{{--}} Online multiplayer services have been discontinued.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1241617-Online-Services-Update-Masterlist-Forums|title=Online Services Update Masterlist - Ubisoft Forums|date=2018-06-26}}</ref>
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 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 12
 |online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
-|online play notes    = Co-op supports up to 3 players.
+|online play notes    = Online functionalities have been discontinued on the November 11, 2017
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =

Developers

	Techland
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Chrome Engine 5
Release dates
Windows	September 8, 2011