Difference between revisions of "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix"

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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune	2000
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix	2002
Soldier of Fortune: Payback	2007

General information

Soldier of Fortune 2 Multiplayer Community - patches, mods and forum.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Only rare 2nd copies available.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches are available for both Windows and OS X.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

myconfig.cfg contains single player settings.

mp\sof2mp.cfg contains multiplayer settings.

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

Basic video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

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

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		64
Online play		64	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[1] 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 fixed

Weird Shadow Glitch

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Pentium III 450MHz or Athlon	Pentium III 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.5 GB	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL compatible 16 MB of VRAM	OpenGL compatible 16 MB of VRAM

References

↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[1] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[1]

@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
-|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
+|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
 |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|multimonitor notes         = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/soldier-fortune-ii-double-helix-gold-edition WSGF entry].
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/soldier-fortune-ii-double-helix-gold-edition WSGF entry].
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 85: / Line 85: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Running a game in widescreen resolution}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Running the game in widescreen resolution}}
-# Start a game.
+# Start the game.
 # Open the console ({{key|Shift|~}}).
 # Type in: <code>r_customwidth X</code>, where X is width of your desired resolution (for example, for 1680x1050 resolution, replace X with 1680).
@@ Line 94: / Line 94: @@
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Running the game in widescreen mode will stretch or cut some elements of HUD. In 16:9 resolution, health bar is completely cut off!
+{{ii}} See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/soldier-fortune-ii-double-helix-gold-edition WSGF entry] to fix the HUD in widescreen.
 {{ii}} This method doesn't work for multiplayer.
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Changing FOV using hex editor}}
+# Open <code>cgamex86.dll</code> with a hex editor and go to the address '''AEB00''' (game ver. 1.00) or '''AEA54''' (game ver. 1.3 / Gold Update).
+# You'll see that it is set to <code>38 30</code>, which is 80. Change it according to your preference (recommended <code>39 30</code> (90) for 16:10 monitors and <code>39 35</code> (95) for 16:9).
+# Save the file and run the game.
+# To check FOV while in game, type in <code>cg_fov</code> (without the attribute behind it).
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} Be sure to backup <code>cgamex86.dll</code> before editing.
+}}
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Changing FOV using console in singleplayer}}
-# Start a game.
+# Start the game.
-# Load  saved game or start a new game.
+# Load a saved game or start a new game.
 # Open the console ({{key|Shift|~}}).
 # Type in: <code>setrandom sv_cheats 1</code> to enable cheats.
@@ Line 108: / Line 119: @@
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Every time a cutscene is being played, your FOV is going to switch back to 80. See [[#Changing FOV using hex editor|Changing FOV using hex editor]] for a permanent solution.
+{{ii}} Every time a cutscene is being played, your FOV is going to switch back to 80. See the above hex edit for a permanent solution.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Changing FOV using console in Multiplayer}}
 Changing FOV in multiplayer is easier, because command <code>cg_fov X</code> isn't cheat protected.
@@ Line 116: / Line 128: @@
 # Open the console ({{key|Shift|~}}).
 # Type in: <code>cg_fov X</code>, where X is a value of horizontal FOV between 80 (min) and 100 (max).
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Changing FOV using hex editor}}
-# Open <code>cgamex86.dll</code> with a hex editor and go to an address '''AEB00''' (game ver. 1.00) or '''AEA54''' (game ver. 1.3 / Gold Update).
-# You'll see that it is set to <code>38 30</code>, which is 80. Change it according to your preference (recommended <code>39 30</code> (90) for 16:10 monitors and <code>39 35</code> (95) for 16:9).
-# Save a file and run a game.
-# To check FOV, while in game type in <code>cg_fov</code> (without an attribute behind it).
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Be sure to backup <code>cgamex86.dll</code> before editing.
-}}
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Weird Shadow Glitch}}
-# Running the game with the projection shadows on causes this glitch to happen.
-# Go to the options menu.
-# Select scalability settings.
-# The 2nd result you should see the shadow quality settings.
-# Change it to blob.
 }}
@@ Line 224: / Line 216: @@
 |udp  =
 |upnp =
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Weird Shadow Glitch===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Weird Shadow Glitch}}
+# Running the game with the projection shadows on causes this glitch to happen.
+# Go to the options menu.
+# Select scalability settings.
+# The 2nd result you should see the shadow quality settings.
+# Change it to blob.
 }}

Developers

	Raven Software
Publishers
	Activision
OS X	MacPlay
Engines
	id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows	May 20, 2002
macOS (OS X)	September 2002