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Terrorist Takedown
Terrorist Takedown	2004
Terrorist Takedown: Payback	2005
Terrorist Takedown: Conflict in Mogadishu	2005
Terrorist Takedown: War in Colombia	2006
Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations	2006
Terrorist Takedown 2	2007
Terrorist Takedown 3	2010

Terrorist Takedown: Payback is a singleplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS, rail shooter and TPS game in the Terrorist Takedown series.

The game has poor performance on newer versions of Windows, see Issues fixed for the solution.

General information

Official site - retrieved with Wayback machine from February 10, 2006.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM^{[Note 1]}.
GamersGate

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions
Go to `<path-to-game>\movies\`. Delete or rename `intro.mpg`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\City Interactive\TTP_eng

Save game data location

System	Location

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Setting `Width` and `Height` in `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\City Interactive\TTP_eng\V4D Direct3D Renderer\` stretches the image. Use the FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image.
Multi-monitor		Stretched. Use the FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image.
Ultra-widescreen		Stretched. Use the FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image.
4K Ultra HD		Stretched. Use the FOV fix for an unstretched Hor+ image.
Field of view (FOV)	See the Instructions for other aspect ratios section of the FOV fix to change the horizontal FOV.
Windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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)	Always enabled.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Even though there are registry entries and an ingame option to change Anti-Aliasing, they do not do anything.

Input

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

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and Effects sliders available.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish
Russian

Issues fixed

Slow performance on Windows 10

Use dgVoodoo 2

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Tokamak
Audio	Aureal 3D

Display frame rate

The frame rate can be displayed in-game by enabling cheats (type "TIPS" at any time; don't mind the pause menu popping up) and pressing F.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz	Intel Celeron E1200 Dual-Core 1.6GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon X600 Series or NVIDIA GeForce 210 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 6550D or NVIDIA GeForce GT 230
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[4]

References

↑ Terrorist Takedown: Payback (2005) Windows release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on [unknown]
↑ Terrorist Takedown: Payback (2005) Windows release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on [unknown]
↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[5] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[4]

[1] Terrorist Takedown: Payback (2005) Windows release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on [unknown]

[2] Terrorist Takedown: Payback (2005) Windows release dates - MobyGames - last accessed on [unknown]

[3] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[4] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

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[Note 1]

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[4]

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 |steam appid  =
 |gogcom id    =
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20060210191426/http://www.city-interactive.com/index.php?page=tt_payback
 |strategywiki =
 |mobygames    = terrorist-takedown-payback
@@ Line 33: / Line 34: @@
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Potential performance issues on modern machines. See [[#Issues fixed|Issues fixed]].
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     = The game has poor performance on newer versions of Windows, see [[#Issues fixed|Issues fixed]] for the solution.
+}}
+'''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060210191426/http://www.city-interactive.com/index.php?page=tt_payback Official site] - retrieved with Wayback machine from February 10, 2006.
 ==Availability==
@@ Line 45: / Line 54: @@
 ===Skip intro videos===
 {{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\movies\</code>
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\movies\}}.
-# Delete or rename <code>intro.mpg</code>.
+# Delete or rename {{file|intro.mpg}}.
 }}
@@ Line 66: / Line 75: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
-|widescreen resolution      = hackable
+|widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= Stretches from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Setting <code>Width</code> and <code>Height</code> in {{Registry|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\City Interactive\TTP_eng\V4D Direct3D Renderer\}} stretches the image. Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2943-terrorist-takedown-payback-fov-fix/ FOV fix] for an unstretched {{term|Hor+}} image.
 |multimonitor               = false
-|multimonitor notes         =
+|multimonitor notes         = {{term|Stretched}}. Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2943-terrorist-takedown-payback-fov-fix/ FOV fix] for an unstretched {{term|Hor+}} image.
 |ultrawidescreen            = false
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Stretched}}. Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2943-terrorist-takedown-payback-fov-fix/ FOV fix] for an unstretched {{term|Hor+}} image.
-|4k ultra hd                = hackable
+|4k ultra hd                = false
-|4k ultra hd notes          = Stretches from 4:3. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|4k ultra hd notes          = {{term|Stretched}}. Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2943-terrorist-takedown-payback-fov-fix/ FOV fix] for an unstretched {{term|Hor+}} image.
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = See [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1700-terrorist-takedown-fov-fix/ this page].
+|fov notes                  = See the '''Instructions for other aspect ratios''' section of the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2943-terrorist-takedown-payback-fov-fix/ FOV fix] to change the horizontal FOV.
 |windowed                   = false
 |windowed notes             =
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = hackable
+|anisotropic                = false
-|anisotropic notes          = Use dgVoodoo.
+|anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = hackable
+|antialiasing               = false
-|antialiasing notes         = Use dgVoodoo.
+|antialiasing notes         =
-|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling                  = false
 |upscaling tech             =
 |upscaling notes            =
@@ Line 93: / Line 102: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
-|color blind                = unknown
+|color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
 }}
 {{ii}} Even though there are registry entries and an ingame option to change Anti-Aliasing, they do not do anything.
-===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{--}} Using a non 4:3 resolution will cause stretching.
-{{ii}} Widescreen resolutions cannot be set in-game. You must do it through the Registry.
-{{ii}} Make sure you use decimal numbers in Registry instead of hexadecimal ones when changing values.
-{{Fixbox|description=Set video mode via Registry|fix=
-# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\City Interactive\TTP_eng\V4D Direct3D Renderer</code>.
-# Change <code>Width</code> and <code>Height</code> to the desired resolution, <code>ColorBits</code> to the bit depth to use, and <code>Frequency</code> to use a custom refresh frequency (<code>0</code> for default).
-}}
 ==Input==
@@ Line 172: / Line 171: @@
 |mute on focus lost       = false
 |mute on focus lost notes =
-|eax support              = true
+|eax support              = false
-|eax support notes         = The game uses Aureal A3D 3.0 (not EAX).
+|eax support notes         = The game uses Aureal 3D 3.0 (not EAX).
 |royalty free audio        = unknown
 |royalty free audio notes  =
@@ Line 211: / Line 210: @@
 ===Slow performance on Windows 10===
-{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [[dgVoodoo 2]]|fix=
 }}
@@ Line 235: / Line 234: @@
 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
-|shader model versions  = 2
+|shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
-|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows arm app        =
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
-|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos arm app          =
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
-|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux arm app          =
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	City Interactive
Publishers
	City Interactive^[1]
Russia	1C Company^[2]
Digital	CI Games
Engines
	Impact 2
Release dates
Windows	April 1, 2005
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Rail shooter, TPS
Vehicles	Automobile, Helicopter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Middle East, Contemporary
Series	Terrorist Takedown