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{{disambig|the 2005 action game by Silver Wish Games|the 2020 puzzle game by Joyfulstar|[[Chameleon (2020)]]}}
 
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Image|Chameleon Video Audio.png|In-game video/audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Chameleon Video Audio.png|In-game video/audio settings.}}
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{{Video
 
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Widescreen resolutions are {{term|Vert-}}. HUD is {{Term|stretched}}.
 
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|multimonitor notes        =  
 
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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{{Image|Chameleon Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
 
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
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  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
  |notes    = No official localization. Fan translation, [https://mega.nz/#!SktCESjY!NfgyoP5mASC2PaC_6ukUwxAfhwkTKBsDMjBPyvljoTc Download] [https://mega.nz/#!3hlGiLjJ!piNWm5OhD4LKArBnDCRDgJSh3ly7ddeDf5r0ZUhUnNk Instructions]
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  |notes    = No official localization. Fan translation, [https://www.moddb.com/mods/chameleon-full-english-translation-10 Download]
 
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://mega.nz/file/9AkjUSxS#J6NV4Htzi-P3AcqEvLxY-C9khBc4Nsa21GZkFLRstEo download]. Setup translation, [https://mega.nz/file/hJlWnYAA#IzgW8jrJSS0lVEV0Exa1yQgcOlM8SSeWC5dE9EDWJoY download].
 
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Latest revision as of 19:16, 26 January 2024

This page is for the 2005 action game by Silver Wish Games. For the 2020 puzzle game by Joyfulstar, see Chameleon (2020).

Chameleon
Chameleon cover
Developers
Silver Wish Games
Publishers
Take-Two Interactive
1C Company
Engines
LS3D
Release dates
Windows May 19, 2005
Chameleon on MobyGames
Chameleon on Wikipedia

Warnings

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
StarForce 3 DRM[Note 1], initial release
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
"Kolekce Klasiky" Czech re-release
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video file[5]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\video\
  2. Delete or rename logo.bik

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\controls.cfg[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\usets.cfg[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Profiles\<user-id>\Savegame\[Note 2]

Video

In-game video/audio settings.
In-game video/audio settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen resolutions are Vert-. HUD is stretched.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Causes some UI and text to become small.
Field of view (FOV)
Fixed FOV (Vert-).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 4x FSAA. Can be improved; see Forcing Anti-Aliasing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Triple buffering option available.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 100 FPS

Input

In-game control settings.
In-game control settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, effects.
Surround sound
Up to 5.1 output.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
No official localization. Fan translation, Download
Czech
English speech.
Polish
English speech.
Russian
Spanish
Fan translation, download. Setup translation, download.
The game has never been released in Western countries.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Despite official system requirements, game always uses DirectX 8.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.5p

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1 GHz
AMD Athlon 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.1 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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