Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
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| Developers | |
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| Ubisoft Montreal | |
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| Ubisoft | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 15, 2008 |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Subseries of Tom Clancy | |
| Rainbow Six | 1998 |
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | 1999 |
| Rainbow Six: Covert Ops Essentials | 2000 |
| Rainbow Six: Take-Down | 2001 |
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn | 2001 |
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 |
| Rainbow Six: Lockdown | 2006 |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | 2006 |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 2008 |
| Rainbow Six Siege | 2015 |
| Rainbow Six Extraction | 2022 |
Key points
- A Uplay account is required to play online
General information
- Ubisoft game page
- Official Forum
- Rainbow Six Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Essential improvements
Patch 1.3
Patch 1.3 updates the game to the latest version. The Steam version is already patched.
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Gift Pack
A free map pack that adds Murdertown – Dark, CQB Training – Dark, and Calypso Casino to all Versus modes and Terrorist Hunt.
It can be downloaded from here.
Also available, Comcast Event Map, a multiplayer gift map that can be downloaded from here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15120/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15120/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Ambient Occlusion
On Nvidia graphics cards you can turn it on through Nvidia Inspector. Use "0x00000025 (Tom Clancy's EndWar)" preset. This will result in noticeable FPS drop in certain game areas.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 16 | |||
| Online play | 16 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | A guide on setting up a dedicated server can be found here. | |
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 3074, 10130 |
| UDP | 3074-3174, 10140 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Issues fixed
Cannot connect to Ubisoft's online service
A common error for players attempting to play Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 online is the message "Failed to initialize network service."
The simplest way to bypass this issue is to use a Virtual Lan (VPN). Two programs which work well with Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 are Evolve and Tunngle
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 3000 Intel Pentium IV 3 GHz |
AMD Athlon 3500 Intel Pentium IV 3.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI RADEON X1600-1950 / HD 2000 / 3000 series NVIDIA GeForce 6600-6800 / 7 / 8 series 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
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