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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|title        = John Woo Presents Stranglehold
 
|title        = John Woo Presents Stranglehold
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|cover        = Stranglehold Coverart.jpg
+
|cover        = Stranglehold cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Midway Chicago}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Midway Chicago}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Midway Games}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Midway Games|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 18, 2007}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 18, 2007}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|stranglehold|77}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|stranglehold|80}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | TPS }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1928816144
 +
|hltb        = 9220
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 30533
 
|wikipedia    = Stranglehold (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Stranglehold (video game)
 
|winehq      = 5915
 
|winehq      = 5915
 +
|lutris      = stranglehold
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/john-woo-presents-stranglehold MobyGames entry]
+
{{GOG.com links|1928816144|stranglehold}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | [[DRM]]: [[SecuROM]] 7 disc check. | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} disc check.<br>Polish and Hungarian copies uses {{DRM|SafeDisc|v4.85}}. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | stranglehold | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
{{--}} The [https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Stranglehold-Map-Pack/00000000-0000-400c-80cf-00014d5707d2 Map Pack DLC] and [https://www.amazon.com/Stranglehold-Collectors-Hard-Boiled-Playstation-3/dp/B000O5DS46?th=1 Collector's Edition] were not released for PC.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1086-stranglehold-patch/ Patch v1.1] updates the game to the latest version.
 +
 
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mars icecream|date=2019-11|comment=Verified for the GOG version (1.1, 31068)}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Navigate to {{file|{{P|game}}\StrangleholdGame\Movies|folder}}
 +
# Delete or rename the following files:
 +
<pre>
 +
intro_Legal_Euro.bik
 +
intro_Legal_US.bik
 +
intro_Logo_Midway_HD.bik
 +
intro_Logo_Shared.bik
 +
intro_Logo_TigerHill_HD.bik
 +
intro_Logo_Unreal.bik
 +
intro_c0010_bink.bik
 +
</pre>
 +
{{ii}} A brief Midway video is still present.
 +
{{ii}} {{file|intro_c0010_bink.bik}} may contain FMV footage not seen in the game.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Stranglehold}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Stranglehold\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
−
{{Image|Stranglehold Video Settings.png|Display options}}
+
{{Save game cloud syncing
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{{ii}} [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/stranglehold-v10 Stranglehold v1.0 WSGF Report]
+
|discord                  =
−
{{Video settings
+
|discord notes            =
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/stranglehold-v11
+
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                = true
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Stranglehold video settings.png|Video options.}}
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/stranglehold-v11
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
−
|widescreen resolution      = true
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|multimonitor              = true
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|ultrawidescreen            = true
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. Interface elements are skewed and cinematics are pillarboxed.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZjKOGr1zY|title=Stranglehold - PC GOG release - Gameplay 3440x1440 with FOV mod|date=2019-11-29}}</ref>
−
|4k ultra hd                = true
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
−
|fov notes                  = [https://www.widescreenfixer.org/ Widescreen Fixer] (Only works on v1.0)
+
|fov notes                  = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Use the <code>-windowed</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/stranglehold-fix.238786/|title=Stranglehold fix..|date=May 2023}}</ref>
−
|borderless windowed        = hackable
+
|borderless windowed        = unknown
−
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases Borderless Gaming]
+
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = hackable
+
|anisotropic                = false
−
|anisotropic notes          = Enable via driver settings.
+
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[SGSSAA]] or [[OGSSAA]] bits = 0x000200C1
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[SGSSAA]] or [[OGSSAA]] bits = 0x000200C1
−
|vsync                      = hackable
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                = Disable via driver settings.
+
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 +
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1590-stranglehold-hor-fov-fix/ HOR+ FOV fix] to unlock all resolutions and adjust FOV (disable GoG Galaxy overlay first)|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2019-11-29|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set custom resolution and FOV (v1.0)|ref=<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/stranglehold-v10 Stranglehold v1.0 | WSGF]</ref><ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/stranglehold-v11 Stranglehold v1.1 | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
 +
# Add the <code>-ResX=X -ResY=Y</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]].
 +
# Change <code>X</code> and <code>Y</code> after <code>=</code> to the desired resolution width and height respectively.
 +
# Use [https://github.com/dlrudie/WidescreenFixer/releases Widescreen Fixer] or [https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=15197 Stranglehold FOV Hack] to fix the FOV in game version 1.0.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Stranglehold keyboard settings.png|Keyboard settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Stranglehold input settings.png|Input settings, only accessible during gameplay.}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Not accessible from the main menu.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
+
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Inversion options only available once campaign is loaded.
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
−
|button prompts            = unknown
 
−
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
−
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{--}} Y-axis mouse sensitivity is significantly lower than x-axis, and may need to be adjusted to compensate.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/7dljb2/pc_port_quality_of_john_woos_stranglehold/|title=PC port quality of John Woo's "Stranglehold"|date=2019-11-29|snippet=Vertical sensitivity is significantly lower.}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Andytizer|date=2019-11-29|comment=Raising y-axis mouse sensitivity to much higher than x-axis gave an adequate playing experience.}}</ref>
  
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==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Stranglehold audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 +
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = false
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Retail only. [https://github.com/hornster02/Stranglehold-2007-CZ link #1] or [https://www.moddb.com/games/stranglehold/downloads/stranglehold-czech-language-patch link #2]
 +
  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
  |fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Local retail only, [https://mega.nz/folder/hKwmjaSQ#KyyMJwHvA8ftdzxjCV77bg available to download.]
 +
  |fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = German
+
  |language  = Polish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = n/a
−
  |notes    =  
+
  |notes    = Voice-over translation.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    =  
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles =  
+
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
−
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = false
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = false
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    = Online servers have been shut down.
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|native 3d notes            =  
 
|native 3d notes            =  
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
−
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [http://helixmod.blogspot.com Helix Mod: Stranglehold].
+
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2015/08/stranglehold.html Helix Mod: Stranglehold].
 
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 
|tridef 3d                  = unknown
 
|tridef 3d notes            =  
 
|tridef 3d notes            =  
 
|iz3d                        = unknown
 
|iz3d                        = unknown
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
 
|iz3d notes                  =  
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see important hints in the [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/stranglehold/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 
|htc vive                    =  
 
|htc vive                    =  
 
|htc vive notes              =  
 
|htc vive notes              =  
 
|oculus rift                =  
 
|oculus rift                =  
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
−
|tracked motion controllers  =  
+
|osvr                        =  
−
|tracked motion controllers notes=  
+
|osvr notes                 =  
 
|keyboard-mouse              =  
 
|keyboard-mouse              =  
 
|keyboard-mouse notes        =  
 
|keyboard-mouse notes        =  
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 14 March 2024

John Woo Presents Stranglehold
John Woo Presents Stranglehold cover
Developers
Midway Chicago
Publishers
Retail Midway Games
Digital Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows September 18, 2007
Reception
Metacritic 77
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres TPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
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Stranglehold is a singleplayer third-person TPS game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 7 DRM disc check.
Polish and Hungarian copies uses SafeDisc v4.85 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
The Map Pack DLC and Collector's Edition were not released for PC.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.1 updates the game to the latest version.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename files[3]
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\StrangleholdGame\Movies
  2. Delete or rename the following files:
intro_Legal_Euro.bik
intro_Legal_US.bik
intro_Logo_Midway_HD.bik
intro_Logo_Shared.bik
intro_Logo_TigerHill_HD.bik
intro_Logo_Unreal.bik
intro_c0010_bink.bik
A brief Midway video is still present.
intro_c0010_bink.bik may contain FMV footage not seen in the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Stranglehold\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video

Video options.
Video options.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 See Widescreen resolution. Interface elements are skewed and cinematics are pillarboxed.[4]
4K Ultra HD
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
See Widescreen resolution.
Windowed
Use the -windowed command line argument[5]
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
SGSSAA or OGSSAA bits = 0x000200C1
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Use the HOR+ FOV fix to unlock all resolutions and adjust FOV (disable GoG Galaxy overlay first)[6]
Set custom resolution and FOV (v1.0)[7][8]
  1. Add the -ResX=X -ResY=Y command line arguments.
  2. Change X and Y after = to the desired resolution width and height respectively.
  3. Use Widescreen Fixer or Stranglehold FOV Hack to fix the FOV in game version 1.0.

Input

Keyboard settings.
Keyboard settings.
Input settings, only accessible during gameplay.
Input settings, only accessible during gameplay.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Not accessible from the main menu.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Inversion options only available once campaign is loaded.
Controller
Controller support
Y-axis mouse sensitivity is significantly lower than x-axis, and may need to be adjusted to compensate.[9][10]

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail only. link #1 or link #2
French
German
Hungarian
Local retail only, available to download.
Italian
Polish
Voice-over translation.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Online servers have been shut down.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Stranglehold.
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see important hints in the vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2, Vista
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7800
ATI Radeon X1300
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  2. ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2019-11
    Verified for the GOG version (1.1, 31068)
  4. ↑ Stranglehold - PC GOG release - Gameplay 3440x1440 with FOV mod - last accessed on 2019-11-29
  5. ↑ Stranglehold fix.. - last accessed on May 2023
  6. ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2019-11-29
  7. ↑ Stranglehold v1.0 | WSGF
  8. ↑ Stranglehold v1.1 | WSGF
  9. ↑ PC port quality of John Woo's "Stranglehold" - last accessed on 2019-11-29
    "Vertical sensitivity is significantly lower."
  10. ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on 2019-11-29
    Raising y-axis mouse sensitivity to much higher than x-axis gave an adequate playing experience.