Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
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| Developers | |
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| Ubisoft Shanghai | |
| Ubisoft Montreal | |
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| Unreal Engine 2.5 | |
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| Windows | November 7, 2006 |
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| Splinter Cell | |
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| 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
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SecuROM 7 DRM copy protection removed in Patch v1.02a.[2] The versions included in 'Splinter Cell Mega Pack' (Ubisoft/Encore, 2011) and 'Splinter Cell Ultimate Edition' (Ubisoft, 2013) appear to be entirely DRM-free. | |
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- The soundtrack is available for free at composer’s website.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Patches
- The patch required for multiplayer is not included in the Steam version.
- Only Patch 1.02a is required. Patches can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13580/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Single player settings are in
<path-to-game>\SCDA-Offline\System\SplinterCell4.ini - Multiplayer settings are in
<path-to-game>\SCDA-Online\System\Default.ini
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13580/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
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| Steam Cloud | ||
| Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
Video settings
Advanced video settings
Widescreen resolution
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Field of view (FOV)
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Windowed
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Input settings
Input settings
Mouse acceleration
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Audio settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 6 | Tunngle is recommended for LAN matches | ||
| Online play | 6 | Online services are online but only accessible after manually installing Patch 1.02a. It is recommended to use existing Steam Groups to find other players (does not require game purchase through Steam). | ||
Issues unresolved
Game crashes with a runtime error
- Game may often crash/freeze on saving and loading screens, as well as upon being maximized from the taskbar. Usually it is followed by a C++ runtime error.
Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup
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Emile Dufraisne's bedroom bug
- A door in Emile's office leading to his bedroom cannot be opened, as the "open door" action prompt disappears too quickly.
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Game hangs during last mission
- The game may freeze during the final mission after defusing the bomb and before the SWAT team enters.
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Coast guard gets stuck in the door on Cozumel
- This bug occurs while the game is set not to remove certain environment objects when Environment Detail option is set to "High". Mistakenly, the door appears to be one of those objects.
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Kinshasa (Part 2) map is too bright
- Kinshasa (Part 2) map becomes excessively bright when user sets
SimpleShaderoption to False in game's configuration file to improve visual quality.
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Enhanced night vision googles show black screen with gray stripes
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Character moves by himself
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Other information
Better graphics
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 |
AMD Athlon 3.5 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 1.5 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | 10 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | 256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (13580) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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