Difference between revisions of "SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle"
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|windowed notes = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | |windowed notes = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. | ||
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| − | |borderless windowed notes = | + | |borderless windowed notes = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]]. |
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{{--}} Windowed mode requires 16-bit color mode. | {{--}} Windowed mode requires 16-bit color mode. | ||
{{--}} Available only in 800x600. | {{--}} Available only in 800x600. | ||
| + | {{ii}} DxWnd and Windowed Borderless Gaming can be used together to force borderless window mode. | ||
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'''Notes:''' | '''Notes:''' | ||
{{ii}} For more information, see our article on [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]. | {{ii}} For more information, see our article on [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]. | ||
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| + | {{Fixbox/fix|Use DxWnd and Windowed Borderless Gaming for borderless window mode}} | ||
| + | # Point DxWnd at your SWAT 3 executable. Make sure to set the "DirectX Version to Hook" to "automatic". | ||
| + | # Run WBG. You will see the WBG icon in your System Tray. Right click on that icon and select "Settings", "Global Settings". | ||
| + | # Under "Add Window", choose a keybind that you will use to "add" SWAT 3 to WBG (we'll be doing this later). Then, enter the resolution you want to play the game at. Finally, under "Force Key", pick another key you will use to actually set the game to run in a borderless window. Go ahead and close the settings window. | ||
| + | # Execute swat.exe through DxWnd. | ||
| + | # The game should start up in a tiny window in the top-left corner of the screen. When you get to the main menu, hit whatever Add Window keybind you set up. | ||
| + | # Alt-tab out of the game, and right-click on the WBG tray icon. Select "Settings", "Game Settings". | ||
| + | # Select SWAT from the dropdown menu. Enter your resolution one more time and make sure that "Manage Mouse" and "Lock to game window" are selected. Apply, and close the window. Close SWAT as well, just to make sure the WBG settings take. | ||
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| + | When run through DxWnd, you can now use your WBG borderless window keybind to force SWAT 3 into a borderless window. | ||
{{Fixbox/fix|(Optional) Use dxwnd for 16-bit color mode.}} | {{Fixbox/fix|(Optional) Use dxwnd for 16-bit color mode.}} | ||
| − | + | DxWnd can be used to simplify transition between 16-bit and 32-bit color mode. | |
# Launch DXWnd. Click on '''Edit''' and '''Add'''. | # Launch DXWnd. Click on '''Edit''' and '''Add'''. | ||
# In a name field type in: '''SWAT 3'''. | # In a name field type in: '''SWAT 3'''. | ||
Revision as of 04:02, 1 April 2015
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| Developers | |
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| Sierra Northwest | |
| Publishers | |
| Sierra Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 23, 1999 |
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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOG.com | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Instructions |
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Enhance AI
- The amount of time the AI has to determine its actions can be safely increased on modern computers beyond the normal 20ms maximum for much-improved AI.
| Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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Video settings
Widescreen resolution
| Instructions |
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Windowed
- Windowed mode requires 16-bit color mode.
- Available only in 800x600.
- DxWnd and Windowed Borderless Gaming can be used together to force borderless window mode.
| Instructions |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 10 | |||
| Online play | 10 | |||
Issues unresolved
Low performance on Windows 8
- Low performance on Windows 8 systems is commonly reported. Launching the game in windowed mode may solve the problem, at the cost of the game running in 800x600 window.
- See the Windowed section in this article for information specific to this game.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, 2000, ME | |
| Processor (CPU) | Pentium II 266 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 800x600 SVGA high color (16 bit) 8 MB of VRAM |
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References
Categories:
- Windows
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- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
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- Invalid template usage (DRM)
- Invalid template usage (Fixbox)
- Invalid section order
- Missing section (Save game cloud syncing)
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (API)