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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | First-person }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | First-person }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | FPS | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Action, FPS, Shooter }} |
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | Motorcycle, Off-roading }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | Motorcycle, Off-roading }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Realistic }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Cold War, Europe, Space }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Cold War, Europe, Space }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | No One Lives Forever }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | No One Lives Forever }} |
Revision as of 02:02, 3 July 2023
Developers | |
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Monolith Productions | |
Publishers | |
Sierra Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Lithtech Jupiter | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 11, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 56 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
Vehicles | Motorcycle, Off-roading |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Cold War, Europe, Space |
Series | No One Lives Forever |
No One Lives Forever | |
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever | 2000 |
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way | 2002 |
Contract J.A.C.K. | 2003 |
Warnings
General information
- UnityHQ - A fansite for the series
- UnityHQ Forums
Availability
- The game is not sold digitally due to various legality issues with several parties.
Demos
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 updates the game to the latest version.
Map Packs
- CJ Map Pack - Unofficial Complete Map Pack
- Unlike both No One Lives Forever games, no official map packs were released.
Contract Jack Mouse and Ammo Fix
- Fixes mouse sensitivity
- Stops body fading at a rate that prevents ammo pickups.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\*.cfg[Note 1] |
-
display.cfg
andautoexec.cfg
contain game settings. - Changes to
autoexec.cfg
may result in the inability to join multiplayer servers
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Widescreen resolution | ||
Windowed | See Windowed | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Widescreen resolution
Use Widescreen support for Contract J.A.C.K |
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Add command line switches[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note: May not work with resolutions higher than 1280x720.
Windowed
Use a command-line parameter[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Sticks, triggers and D-pad can only be mapped to predefined functions (turn, strafe, etc.) | |
Controller sensitivity | Movement is digital only, not analog. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | Local retail only, download. | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | 16 | Versus |
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Online play | 16 | Versus Direct IP connect using the +join launch option. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use +join <ip address:port> as a launch option. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 27888-27889 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Too high mouse sensitivity
- The high FPS causes high mouse sensivity.
Use dgVoodoo wrapper |
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V-sync broken on Windows 10
Use dgVoodoo wrapper |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 98SE, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 733 MHz | Intel Pentium III 1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | 16-bit DirectX 8.1 compatible | EAX 2.0 support |
Other | 4X CD/DVD-ROM |
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: Nvidia GeForce FX, Nvidia GeForce 4, Nvidia GeForce 3, Nvidia GeForce 2, Nvidia GeForce 256
- Supported ATI chipsets: ATI Radeon 9800, ATI Radeon 9700, ATI Radeon 9000, ATI Radeon 8500, ATI Radeon 7500, ATI Radeon 7200, ATI Radeon
- Other supported chipsets: Matrox Parhelia 512
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).