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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory cover
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Unreal Engine 2.5
Release dates
Windows March 21, 2005
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory on Wikipedia
Splinter Cell
Subseries of Tom Clancy
Splinter Cell 2003
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow 2004
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005
Splinter Cell: Double Agent 2006
Splinter Cell: Conviction 2010
Splinter Cell: Blacklist 2013

Key points

The official multiplayer service is no longer available.[1]

General information

Ubisoft game page
Official Forum
Splinter Cell Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GamersGate
DRM details are not known
DRM: TAGES.
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Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
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DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Retail
DRM details are not known
DRM: StarForce 3.0.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest patch is 1.05. Go here and select the right one for your game edition.

Note that the Steam version is already patched to 1.05.

Community Map Pack

The unofficial map pack adds 41 new maps to the game. MR.MIC's Map Pack is also included, bringing the total map count to 56.

Some of the maps included in MR.MIC's Map Pack are from Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow's Versus mode

Download the map pack!

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings (for Versus Mode).

Configuration files location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13570/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13570/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game shader settings (Shader Model 2 and 3 only).
In-game video settings (for Versus Mode).

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Widescreen resolution

You must have run the game at least once before these files appear.
Further graphic settings adjustment will revert resolution back to 4:3
Instructions
Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game joystick settings.
In-game key map settings (for Versus Mode).

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings (for Versus Mode).

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Polish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 6668, 9102, 40000-43000
UDP 7776, 8888-8891, 8878, 9011, 9102-9103, 9106-9107, 41006, 44000, 45000-45001
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues unresolved

Alt+Tab

There are issues using Alt+Tab in fullscreen mode. If used too many times, it will disconnect players connected to your server and can even crash the game.

30 FPS Lock/Limit

Unfortunately, Ubisoft's netcode only supports a max of 30 frames per second for proper sync between players in multiplayer. Bypassing this limit results in things such as co-op actions not executing properly, and so on.

Issues fixed

Missing Torchlight/Flashlight

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory's Versus mode has some problems rendering certain lighting effects on modern machines. This problem makes it very difficult to play properly. Certain shadows may not render, and mercenaries' flashlights don't work, severely impairing gameplay. Follow the steps below to fix these issues:

Instructions

Slow Motion Gameplay on Multi-core CPUs

If you have a multi-core CPU and Versus seems to run in slow motion, fix this issue by following the instructions below.

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon
Intel Pentium III 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 1.1 support
Supported ATI chipsets: Radeon 8500/9000/X series
Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce 3/4/FX/6 series
Mobile chipsets and the Nvidia GeForce 4 MX are not supported

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References