Difference between revisions of "Stranglehold"
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Revision as of 03:10, 29 March 2023
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| Developers | |
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| 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 |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | TPS |
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Key points
- Online servers have been shut down.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SecuROM 7 DRM disc check. Polish and Hungarian copies uses SafeDisc v4.85 DRM[Note 1]. |
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| GOG.com | |
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- 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.
- Although "Games for Windows" is printed on the case, the game does not use the Games for Windows Live service.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch v1.1 updates the game to the latest version.
Skip intro videos
| Delete or rename files[3] |
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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
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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.
| 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] |
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| 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] |
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| Set custom resolution and FOV (v1.0)[7][8] |
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Input
Keyboard settings.
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 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 | ||||
| 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. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| 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 |
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Notes
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2019-11
- Verified for the GOG version (1.1, 31068)
- ↑ Stranglehold - PC GOG release - Gameplay 3440x1440 with FOV mod - last accessed on 2019-11-29
- ↑ Stranglehold fix..
- ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2019-11-29
- ↑ Stranglehold v1.0 | WSGF
- ↑ Stranglehold v1.1 | WSGF
- ↑ PC port quality of John Woo's "Stranglehold" - last accessed on 2019-11-29
- "Vertical sensitivity is significantly lower."
- ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on 2019-11-29
- Raising y-axis mouse sensitivity to much higher than x-axis gave an adequate playing experience.