Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts

Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Sniper: Art of Victory	2008
Sniper: Ghost Warrior	2010
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2	2013
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3	2017
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts	2019
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2	2021

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate

GOG.com		Outdated (v1.0.8) version
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Disable the company logos
Go to `<path-to-game>\GameSDK\`. Open `videos-part1.pak` as an archive with 7-zip. Inside the archive, navigate to `Libs\UI\Video\`. Delete `intromovies.usm`.

Launch without Easy Anti Cheat

Launch without EAC^[1]
To launch the game without installing eac go to `<path-to-game>\win_x64\` and launch `SGWContracts.exe`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts\Profiles\default\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\973580\remote\profiles\default\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/973580/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts\SaveGames\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\973580\remote\savegames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/973580/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Centered HUD.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and pillarboxed FMVs.^[2] HUD is spanned but can be centered.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Enable borderless fullscreen^[3]

Go to <path-to-game>\GameSDK\.
Open game.cfg with text editor.
Add the following and save.

r_fullscreen = 0
r_FullscreenWindow = 1

Centered HUD

The in-game HUD is spanned, which may be undesirable to multi-monitor and some ultrawide users.

Modify gamedata.pak to center HUD^[4]
Download modified HUD.xml. Navigate to `<path-to-game>\gamesdk\`. Backup `gamedata.pak`. Open `gamedata.pak` as an archive with 7-zip. Inside the archive, navigate to `Libs/UI/UIElements/`. Drag and drop the newly downloaded `HUD.xml` to the 7-zip window to override `HUD.xml` inside of the archive.

Input

Controller settings.

Mouse settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Same key rebinding problems as in SGW3. Use Unofficial Patch to fix it.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Separate option for inverting drone Y-axis.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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 settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Dialogues
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Config variable: `g_language="English"`
Simplified Chinese				Config variable: `g_language="Chineses"`
Traditional Chinese				Config variable: `g_language="Chineset"`
French				Config variable: `g_language="French"`
German				Config variable: `g_language="German"`
Italian				Config variable: `g_language="Italian"`
Japanese				Config variable: `g_language="Japanese"`
Korean				Config variable: `g_language="Korean"`
Polish				Config variable: `g_language="Polish"`
Brazilian Portuguese				Config variable: `g_language="Portuguese"`
Russian				Config variable: `g_language="Russian"`
Spanish				Config variable: `g_language="Spanish"`

Manually set language

Set language manually in system.cfg^[3]
Edit `<path-to-game>\system.cfg` with text editor (if the file doesn't exist create it). Find a line starting with `g_language=` and change its value with a value from language table above (e.g. `g_language="German"`).

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Multiplayer is expected to be available in December 2019.^[5]

Issues fixed

(Steam) Game starts in English, even though different language is set

Change language^[6]
Open your Steam library. Find Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts. Right click on it and select Properties. Go to Language tab. Change the language to English and wait for Steam to update the game. Change the language back to the language of your choice.

Game crashes on startup

Add game's executables to exceptions in your antivirus^[7]

Other information

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		User Profile, see vorpx forum for introduction

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[8]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 AMD FX-6350	Intel Core i5-4690K AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 580X 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/973580/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (973580) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:d0x360 on 2020-8-31
↑ Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-11-22
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-11-22
↑ Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts ... centered HUD - last accessed on 2019-12-05
↑ SGW Contracts FAQ :: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-11-23
"Multiplayer is something we promised though, hence it will be added in via a patch in December 2019, at no additional cost."
↑ Polskie menu -- Steam Forums - last accessed on 2019-11-23
↑ [Issue] Antivirus blocking the game -- Steam Forum - last accessed on 2019-11-23
↑ Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/973580/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (973580) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[d0x360-1] Verified by User:d0x360 on 2020-8-31

[3] Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-11-22

[Sui-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2019-11-22

[5] Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts ... centered HUD - last accessed on 2019-12-05

[6] SGW Contracts FAQ :: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-11-23
"Multiplayer is something we promised though, hence it will be added in via a patch in December 2019, at no additional cost."

[7] Polskie menu -- Steam Forums - last accessed on 2019-11-23

[8] [Issue] Antivirus blocking the game -- Steam Forum - last accessed on 2019-11-23

[9] Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	CI Games
Publishers
	CI Games
Engines
	CryEngine V
Release dates
Windows	November 22, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	68
IGDB	67
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter, Stealth
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Asia, Contemporary
Series	Sniper: Ghost Warrior