Difference between revisions of "Chaser"

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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Chaser is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM and SVK Protector DRM.
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches are available.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename Logos folder^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Data\`. Delete or rename `Logos`.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\Users\default.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39670/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39670/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		See the WSGF entry. Some text scales poorly.
Field of view (FOV)	Use Chaser FOV Tool. Comes with and requires the WSGF patch.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Set in Options, Video, Texture Filter.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	MSAA and SGSSAA can be forced via Nvidia Inspector with no compability bits needed.
High-fidelity upscaling	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Disabled by default; see Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 96 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Set in default.cfg^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit `default.cfg`. Change `Set "VerticalSync" 0` to `Set "VerticalSync" 1` Save the changes.

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Cannot map Mouse5 button.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects, Music and Speech.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Enabled by default; set in Options, Player Setup.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Does not mute on main menu screen.
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Retail and Steam only.
German				Retail and Steam only; download for GOG.com release.
Hungarian				Retail and Steam only.
Japanese				Retail and Steam only.
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Retail and Steam only.
Spanish				Retail and Steam only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		128
Online play		128	Usage of the alternative CGP Launcher to replace GameSpy server browser was recommended, but that launcher's server is currently down, too (checked on August 2018). Use Openspy to fix online play: http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/generic

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use `-connect` parameter with the IP and port.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7, 8.1	DirectX 7 is used for cutscenes only.
Shader Model support	1.x

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 650 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.35 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (39670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-29

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (39670) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[5] The app ID (39670) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-29

[1]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Cauldron}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|JoWood Productions|Retail}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|JoWood Productions|2003-2011}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic|Digital}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nordic Games|2011-2016}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|THQ Nordic|2016-present}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|CloakNT}}
@@ Line 22: / Line 23: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
@@ Line 30: / Line 31: @@
 |igdb         = chaser
 |lutris       = chaser
-|mobygames    = chaser
+|mobygames    = 9632
 |hltb         = 1656
 |wikipedia    = Chaser (video game)
@@ Line 37: / Line 38: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} [[GameSpy]] server browser no longer works; usage of the alternative [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/909-cgp-launcher/ CGP Launcher] was recommended, but its server is currently down, too (checked in August 2018).
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 55: / Line 61: @@
 ==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+{{ii}} [https://www.patches-scrolls.com/chaser.php Patches] are available.
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename Logos folder|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename Logos folder|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-29}}</ref>|fix=
-# Go to <code>Data</code> in the installation folder.
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Data\}}.
-# Delete or rename the <code>Logos</code> folder.
+# Delete or rename {{folder|Logos}}.
 }}
-===Patches===
-[https://www.patches-scrolls.com/chaser.php Patches] are available.
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 100: / Line 106: @@
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chaser/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
-|multimonitor wsgf award    = gold
+|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
-|4k ultra hd wsgf award     = gold
+|4k ultra hd wsgf award     = limited
-|widescreen resolution      = true
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 |widescreen resolution notes= See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chaser/en WSGF entry].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
@@ Line 109: / Line 115: @@
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 |ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chaser/en WSGF entry].
-|4k ultra hd                = true
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chaser/en WSGF entry].
+|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chaser/en WSGF entry]. Some text scales poorly.
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = Use [https://github.com/SuiMachine/Chaser-FOV-Changer/releases/latest Chaser FOV Tool]. /* 8-8-20 Can someone please verify that this tool works with the latest version of the game (1.50?)? */
+|fov notes                  = Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1544-chaser-fov-fix/ Chaser FOV Tool]. Comes with and requires the  [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/chaser/en WSGF patch].
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
@@ Line 120: / Line 126: @@
 |anisotropic notes          = Set in Options, Video, Texture Filter.
 |antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         = MSAA and SGSSAA can be forced via Nvidia Inspector with no compability bits needed
+|antialiasing notes         = MSAA and SGSSAA can be forced via Nvidia Inspector with no compability bits needed.
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = hackable
 |vsync notes                = Disabled by default; see [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
@@ Line 127: / Line 136: @@
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 96 FPS.
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
@@ Line 136: / Line 145: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Set in default.cfg|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Edit <code>default.cfg</code>.
+# Edit {{file|default.cfg}}.
 # Change <code>Set "VerticalSync" 0</code> to <code>Set "VerticalSync" 1</code>
-# Save your changes.
+# Save the changes.
 }}
@@ Line 199: / Line 208: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes = Does not mute on main menu screen.
 |eax support              = true
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 279: / Line 290: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = hackable
 |online play players  = 128
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = Usage of the alternative [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/909-cgp-launcher/ CGP Launcher] to replace [[GameSpy]] server browser was recommended, but that launcher's server is currently down, too (checked on August 2018).
+|online play notes    = Usage of the alternative [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/909-cgp-launcher/ CGP Launcher] to replace [[GameSpy]] server browser was recommended, but that launcher's server is currently down, too (checked on August 2018). Use Openspy to fix online play: http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/generic
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 327: / Line 338: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        =
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          =
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 363: / Line 377: @@
 |minDX    = 8.1
 |minVRAM  = 32 MB
+|minsound = DirectX 8.1 compatible
 |recOS    = ME, 2000, XP

Developers

	Cauldron
Publishers
2003-2011	JoWood Productions
2011-2016	Nordic Games
2016-present	THQ Nordic
Engines
	CloakNT
Release dates
Windows	June 27, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	66
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi