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The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay	2004
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena	2009

Key points

Includes a remake of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

The game is very unoptimized for anti-aliasing,^[1] recommended to disable it if you have performance issues.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: TAGES 30-day timer.
GOG.com
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.		DRM: TAGES 30-day timer.

Version differences

All versions except GOG.com have TAGES DRM. After activating the game for a third time, TAGES will start a 30-day timer. After 30 days, activations available will return to 3.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Enable quick save

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Non-16:9 resolutions are letterboxed by default.

Instructions

Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO)

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

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

Issues fixed

Screen saver mode deletes save files

Save files will delete themselves if the game is left running and your computer goes into screen saver mode. To avoid this, remember to quit the game before leaving it unattended or disable screen saver mode.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP2, Vista	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 805 or AMD Athlon X2 +3800
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	11 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra	ATI Radeon HD 3850 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
Controller		Keyboard, mouse or dual-analog gamepad works with Xbox 360 controller

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 (9860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Butcher bay add-on looks....rough on my PC - The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - Giant Bomb

[Proton_path_note-2] 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 (9860) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (9860) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Butcher bay add-on looks....rough on my PC - The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - Giant Bomb

[1]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 '''Key points'''
 {{++}} Includes a remake of [[The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay]].
+{{--}} The game is very unoptimized for anti-aliasing,<ref>[http://www.giantbomb.com/the-chronicles-of-riddick-assault-on-dark-athena/3030-20987/forums/butcher-bay-add-on-looksrough-on-my-pc-494510/?page=1#js-message-4105687 Butcher bay add-on looks....rough on my PC - The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - Giant Bomb]</ref> recommended to disable it if you have performance issues.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 37: / Line 38: @@
 ===Skip intro videos===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Skip Intro}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Delete/rename audio files}}
-# Go to <code>{{p|localappdata}}\Atari\The Chronicles of Riddick - Assault on Dark Athena</code>
+# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Content\Videos</code>
-# Open <code>Environment.cfg</code>
+# Delete/rename:
-# Change <code>SKIPINTRO=0</code> to <code>SKIPINTRO=1</code>
+<pre>atari.ogg
+Intro.ogg
+Sbz.ogg
+Tigon.ogg
+universal_ntsc.ogg</pre>
+}}
+===Enable quick save===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Bind in console|ref=<ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/954872-the-chronicles-of-riddick-assault-on-dark-athena/49487385#3 No quick-save? :( - The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Message Board for PC - GameFAQs]</ref>}}
+# Open console with {{key|Ctrl|Alt|`}}
+# Enter <code>bind f5 savegame('quick')</code> and <code>bind f8 loadgame('quick')</code>
+# Press {{key|F5}} to save and {{key|F8}} to load.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} The key bindings are lost when you quit the game. Use {{key|down}}/{{key|up}} in the console for quick access to your recent commands.
+{{ii}} The game uses {{key|F9}} to load the most recent save by default.
 }}
@@ Line 74: / Line 91: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= In non-widescreen, Can either have black bars at top/bottom or FOV distortion.
+|widescreen resolution notes= Anamorphic by default; see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = true
 |multimonitor notes         = Position Affects Gameplay
@@ Line 82: / Line 99: @@
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = false
-|fov notes                  =
+|fov notes                  = FOV is increased when in stealth mode.
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Via options or alt-enter.  Using Alt-enter may glitch menu.
+|windowed notes             = Via options or toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = false
-|borderless windowed notes  =
+|borderless windowed notes  = Resolution is reduced in windowed mode (e.g. 1920x1017 rather than 1920x1080).
 |anisotropic                = true
-|anisotropic notes          = Appears as "Anisotropy", in a percent setting.
+|anisotropic notes          = Appears as "Anisotropy" in a percent setting.
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         = MSAA and CSAA, upto 16x
+|antialiasing notes         = MSAA and CSAA, up to 32x. The game is very unoptimized for anti-aliasing, recommended to disable it if you have performance issues.
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
 |oculus rift                = unknown
 |oculus rift notes          =
-|high frame rate            = unknown
+|high frame rate            = true
 |high frame rate notes      =
 |color blind                = unknown
@@ Line 101: / Line 118: @@
 }}
-===Screen Space Ambient Occlusion===
+===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+{{ii}} Non-16:9 resolutions are letterboxed by default.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Remove letterboxing|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=131145#p131145 View topic - The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | WSGF]</ref>}}
+# Download a loader for your aspect ratio: [http://www.wsgfmedia.com/jackfuste/The%20Chronicles%20of%20Riddick/16_10_DarkAthena.exe 16:10] -- [http://www.wsgfmedia.com/jackfuste/The%20Chronicles%20of%20Riddick/5_4_DarkAthena.exe 5:4] -- [http://www.wsgfmedia.com/jackfuste/The%20Chronicles%20of%20Riddick/4_3_DarkAthena.exe 4:3]
+# Copy the loader to <code>{{p|game}}\System\Win32_x86</code>
+# Launch the game via the loader.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} If the loader doesn't work for you then copy files from [http://www.wsgfmedia.com/jackfuste/The%20Chronicles%20of%20Riddick/Win32_x86.7z this archive] to the same path.
+}}
+===Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO)===
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Use AA and SSAO at the same time}}
-# Adjust your graphics settings and make sure <code>Anti Aliasing</code> is set to on
+# Turn on Anti Aliasing in the graphics settings.
-# In game, press "Ctrl + Alt + ~" to bring up the developer's console
+# Open console with {{key|Ctrl|Alt|`}}
-# Input <code>xr_ssao X</code> (values 1-3 enable Ambient Occlusion)
+# Enter <code>xr_ssao 1</code> (values 1-3 enable Ambient Occlusion).
 }}
@@ Line 115: / Line 144: @@
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
-|invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
+|invert mouse y-axis       = true
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |controller support        = true
@@ Line 125: / Line 154: @@
 |controller remap          = true
 |controller remap notes    =
-|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+|invert controller y-axis  = true
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
 |touchscreen               = unknown
@@ Line 137: / Line 166: @@
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = unknown
+|subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
 |closed captions          = unknown
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = unknown
+|mute on focus lost       = true
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
@@ Line 189: / Line 218: @@
 }}
-==Issues unresolved==
+==Issues fixed==
-Save files will delete themselves if you pause or leave the game and you computer goes into screen saver mode.
+===Screen saver mode deletes save files===
+Save files will delete themselves if the game is left running and your computer goes into screen saver mode. To avoid this, remember to quit the game before leaving it unattended or disable screen saver mode.
-* Please do note that there is a problem with the steam version of The Chronicles of Riddick (might affect other version of the game but unknown so far). If you launch TCoR and go away from your computer for a period of time where you computer can go to screensaver mode it will erase all your save files for the current game your playing.
-For example: Your finished the story line for Escape from Butchers Bay and are half way through Assault on Dark Athena and you paused the game or are in the main menu and go away for enough time for your computer to go into screen saver mode, it will erase all files from Assault on Dark Athena because it is the last game you played.
-To resolve this launch the game and play it and exit the game without leaving it running or disable screen saver mode.
 ==System requirements==
@@ Line 212: / Line 236: @@
 |reccont  = Keyboard, mouse or dual-analog gamepad works with Xbox 360 controller
 }}
-{{ii}} After activating the game for a third time TAGES will start a 30-day timer. After 30 days you will get that activation back up to 3 total activations. This does not apply to the GOG.com version which has no DRM.
+{{References}}

Developers
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	Starbreeze Studios
	Tigon Studios
Publishers
	Vivendi Universal Games
Release dates
Windows	April 7, 2009