Difference between revisions of "Soldier of Fortune"

Revision as of 15:22, 6 January 2019

Warnings

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

Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune	2000
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix	2002
Soldier of Fortune: Payback	2007

Key points

Natively has compatibility issues with modern systems and lacks widescreen support (see SoFplus).

General information

SoF Things - A user created fan site for SoF Singleplayer and Multiplayer, as well as working bug fixes and patches.

liflg.org - SoF game installer for Linux (includes the 1.06a patch).

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check. Regular, Gold Edition Or Platinum Edition.
GOG.com		Platinum Edition

Essential improvements

Patches

For the Windows version, install the Gold Patch (if using the original retail release) followed by the v1.07f Beta patch.

For the Linux version, install Patch 1.06a to get the Gold content and other updates.

SoFplus

SoFplus is a fan mod for Soldier of Fortune 1.07f, which adds new features and solves problems with modern systems.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\user\config.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Linux	~/.loki/sof/config.cfg

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\user\save^{[Note 1]}
Linux	~/.loki/sof/save

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Mouse and Controller Options

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio Settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian				Fan translation, download.
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32	More than 18 players may crash the server.^{[citation needed]}
Online play		32	More than 18 players may crash the server.^{[citation needed]}

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Use the SoFplus dedicated server.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	28910
UDP	28911

This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Issues fixed

Crashes on graphics drivers with long GL_EXTENSIONS string

Fixing crashes for graphics drivers that return a long GL_EXTENSIONS string^{[citation needed]}
Download the ref_gl.dll file from SoF Things website. Extract the ref_gl.dll file inside ref_gl_fixed.zip file into the installation folder, replacing existing files if prompted.

Low frame rate

Fix low FPS^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Base\`. Create or edit `autoexec.cfg`. Add `gl_dynamic 0` and save.

Disable mouse acceleration

Disable mouse acceleration
Apply The MarkC Windows 8.1 + 8 + 7 Mouse Acceleration Fix. Go to configuration file Edit `config.cfg` Set `set m_cursor_accel "1"` to `set m_cursor_accel "0"`

Mouse skipping

Lower your mouse polling rate to 250 or 125Hz.

Sliding movement

When moving, your character will slide across the floor.

Force Vsync and refresh rate

Force the game to use VSync through your graphics card control panel..
Navigate to configuration file
Edit config.cfg
Set set gl_displayrefresh "0" to set gl_displayrefresh "60"
Save the file.

Notes

For high refresh rate monitors, you may also need to set the preferred refresh rate and monitor technology to a fixed rate and application-controlled in your graphics card control panel.

Additionally, you may need to disable GSync or Freesync in the program settings through your graphics card control panel.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	SDL	SDL is Linux only
Multiplayer	GameSpy	^[1]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz	Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA	OpenGL support

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Linux Kernel 2.2.x and glibc-2.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	640x480 resolution; XFree86 version 3.3.5 or newer; 16-bit color

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).

References

↑ SoF1 GameSpy master server

[gamedir-1] 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] SoF1 GameSpy master server

[Note 1]

[1]

@@ Line 265: / Line 265: @@
 # Create or edit {{file|autoexec.cfg}}.
 # Add <code>gl_dynamic 0</code> and save.
+}}
+===Disable mouse acceleration===
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable mouse acceleration|fix=
+# Apply [[Glossary:Mouse_acceleration#Mouse_lag_in_Windows_8.1|The MarkC Windows 8.1 + 8 + 7 Mouse Acceleration Fix.]]
+# Go to [[Soldier of Fortune#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|configuration file]]
+# Edit <code>config.cfg</code>
+# Set <code>set m_cursor_accel "1"</code> to <code>set m_cursor_accel "0"</code>
+}}
+===Mouse skipping===
+{{Fixbox|description=Lower your mouse polling rate to 250 or 125Hz.}}
+===Sliding movement===
+{{ii}} When moving, your character will slide across the floor.
+{{Fixbox|description=Force Vsync and refresh rate|fix=
+# [[Glossary:Vertical_sync_(Vsync)#Force_vertical_sync_.28Vsync.29|Force the game to use VSync through your graphics card control panel.]].
+# Navigate to [[Soldier of Fortune#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|configuration file]]
+# Edit <code>config.cfg</code>
+# Set <code>set gl_displayrefresh "0"</code> to <code>set gl_displayrefresh "60"</code>
+# Save the file.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} For high refresh rate monitors, you may also need to set the preferred refresh rate and monitor technology to a fixed rate and application-controlled in your graphics card control panel.
+{{ii}} Additionally, you may need to disable GSync or Freesync in the program settings through your graphics card control panel.
 }}

Developers

	Raven Software
Linux	Loki Software
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	id Tech 2
Release dates
Windows	March 27, 2000
Linux	July 7, 2000