Gunman Chronicles

Gunman Chronicles

Developers
	Rewolf Software
	Valve Corporation
Publishers
	Sierra On-Line
Engines
	GoldSrc
Release dates
Windows	November 20, 2000
Reception
Metacritic	65
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter, TPS
Vehicles	Tank
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Western, Space

Gunman Chronicles is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS, shooter and TPS game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 4 DRM.

Despite being partially developed by Valve, the game was never released on Steam. The CD-key that came with the game can however be activated and the "Half-Life Platinum Pack" will be received.

Demo

Essential improvements

Gunman-To-Steam Patch

Gunman-To-Steam Patch is a fan patch that adds compatibility with the Steam platform, along with various visual and audio enhancements.

Requires the Steam version of Half-Life, or another GoldSrc Steam release.

Xash3D Engine

Xash3D is a custom Gold Source Engine built from scratch.

Allows game to run on modern systems with widescreen support and other features.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Half-Life\rewolf

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Half-Life\rewolf\SAVE

Video

In-game resolution settings.

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Xash3D Engine.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		90º by default. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Launch the game with -window parameter.
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
120+ FPS		Capped at 72 FPS by default. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

FOV adjustment may be necessary at widescreen resolutions.

Field of view
In the game's launch options, add +default_fov ###, replacing ### with the desired FOV. While in game, open the console (~). Type default_fov and press ↵ Enter to confirm the changes have taken place in-game. Notes Weapon models are affected by changes in FOV. To maintain identical vertical FOV to the 4:3 FOV at 16:9 resolutions, use 106. At 21:9 resolutions, use 121.

High frame rate

Use +developer 1 +fps_override 1 +fps_max ###

Disabling the cap may reduce the speed at which you move objects and NPC turn rate bug.

Input

In-game general control settings.

In-game advanced control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 1.0, A3D 2.0.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Unoffical audio translation from "Fargus Multimedia" avaliable here

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		The official WON multiplayer service was shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Open the console (~) and use connect followed by the IP and port.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created profile (use openGL renderer), see profile introdution.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
OpenGL
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	World Opponent Network

Demo Addon

Incorporates demo levels seemlessly into the full version at the appropriate positions.

Steam Version

The full version of Gunman Chronicles fully ported to steam. From this Steam version you can play the demo, the full game, and deathmatch. All voice lines and such are in English. This version includes another deathmatch map that wasn't in the original Gunman Chronicles release.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, NT 4.0	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz	Intel Pentium 400 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA, high color (16-bit) DirectX 7 compatible