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+ | |official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20011025025653/http://www.redstorm.com/blackthorn/ | ||
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+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = '''''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn''''' is the second expansion pack for the 1999 [[Glossary:Tactical shooter|tactical shooter]] ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear]]''. Unlike ''Urban Operations'', it does not require the base game to play. | ||
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+ | |release history = | ||
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+ | |current state = | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc Check | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}}. | | Windows }} | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc Check | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}} in European releases.<br>Simple disc check in North American releases. | | Windows }} |
}} | }} | ||
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+ | ===Demo=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} A free demo is available [https://archive.org/details/rsbtsetup_exe here]. | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
− | {{ | + | ===Patches=== |
+ | {{ii}} The latest official patch is v2.61, available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/3342/7/29700 Patches-Scrolls]. | ||
===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
− | Uncheck <code>Show Movies</code> in {{file|RSConfig.exe}} | + | {{fixbox|description=Uncheck <code>Show Movies</code> in {{file|RSConfig.exe}}|ref={{cn|date=2024-06-17}}}} |
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− | == | ||
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===Playing the game under modern Windows=== | ===Playing the game under modern Windows=== | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description= | + | {{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= |
# Download the latest version of [[dgVoodoo 2]]. | # Download the latest version of [[dgVoodoo 2]]. | ||
− | # Extract {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} and the contents of the {{folder|MS\x86}} subfolder to | + | # Extract {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} and the contents of the {{folder|MS\x86}} subfolder to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}. |
# Launch {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} and click the <code>.\</code> button. | # Launch {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} and click the <code>.\</code> button. | ||
− | # Under the DirectX tab check <code>Fast video memory access</code>. | + | # Under the DirectX tab, check <code>Fast video memory access</code>. |
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===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\{{p|wow64}}\Red Storm Entertainment\Rogue Spear}} | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\{{p|wow64}}\Red Storm Entertainment\Rogue Spear\}} |
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
+ | {{Image|Rogue Spear Black Thorn Configuration.png|External configuration.}} | ||
{{Image|Rogue Spear Black Thorn Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}} | {{Image|Rogue Spear Black Thorn Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}} | ||
− | {{Image|Rogue Spear Black Thorn Advanced Graphics.png|Advanced | + | {{Image|Rogue Spear Black Thorn Advanced Graphics.png|Advanced graphics settings.}} |
{{Video | {{Video | ||
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
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|invert mouse y-axis = true | |invert mouse y-axis = true | ||
|invert mouse y-axis notes = | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
− | |touchscreen = | + | |touchscreen = false |
|touchscreen notes = | |touchscreen notes = | ||
|controller support = true | |controller support = true | ||
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|mantle support = | |mantle support = |
Latest revision as of 00:24, 18 June 2024
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Developers | |
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Red Storm Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 15, 2001 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 67 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Tactical shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Rainbow Six |
⤏ 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 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear: Black Thorn is the second expansion pack for the 1999 tactical shooter Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear. Unlike Urban Operations, it does not require the base game to play.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1] in European releases. Simple disc check in North American releases. |
Demo
- A free demo is available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is v2.61, available from Patches-Scrolls.
Skip intro videos
Uncheck Show Movies in RSConfig.exe [citation needed]
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Playing the game under modern Windows
Use dgVoodoo 2[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Red Storm Entertainment\Rogue Spear\[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\Save\[Note 3] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | ||
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 16 | |||
Online play | 16 | The official MSN Gaming Zone has been shut down; use Voobly. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 6 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Multiplayer | MSN Gaming Zone |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, 2000 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz | Intel Pentium III |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 650 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible | 16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
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