007: Quantum of Solace

James Bond 007
James Bond 007: A View to a Kill	1985
James Bond 007: Goldfinger	1986
007: Licence to Kill	1989
James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair	1990
The Spy Who Loved Me	1990
James Bond 007: Nightfire	2002
007: Quantum of Solace	2008
GoldenEye: Source (unofficial mod)	2009
James Bond 007: Blood Stone	2010
007 Legends	2012

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS; use Quantum of Solace FOV and FPS unlocker.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v4.9 DRM^{[Note 1]}.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[3]
Steam (unavailable)

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

The game is no longer available digitally, most likely due to Activision losing rights to James Bond licence.^[4]

Both the Camille Map Pack DLC, and Collector's Edition was not released for PC.

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.^{[Note 2]}

Essential improvements

Patches

The 1.1 Patch updates the game to the latest version. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run QoS_Update.exe).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Activision\Quantum of Solace\players\<user-id>\config.cfg %PROGRAMDATA%\Activision\Quantum of Solace\^{[Note 3]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10080/pfx/^{[Note 4]}

Config file is encrypted and contains save data.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Activision\Quantum of Solace\players\<user-id>\config.cfg %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive\Content\01100001007F57F2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10080/pfx/^{[Note 4]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Image is stretched.
Ultra-widescreen		Image is stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default FOV is 65° (horizontal). Use SuicideMachine's Tool to modify it.
Windowed		Use SuicideMachine's Tool. After launching the game press `Alt`+`Tab ↹` for the changes to apply.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Capped at 30 FPS; use Quantum of Solace FOV and FPS unlocker to modify the cap in single-player. High framerate may occasionally cause some issues. See developer notes. Use 007 - Quantum of Solace - multi-player FPS unlocker to modify the cap in multi-player.
120+ FPS		Use Quantum of Solace FOV and FPS unlocker to modify the cap in single-player. High framerate may occasionally cause some issues. See developer notes. Use 007 - Quantum of Solace - multi-player FPS unlocker to modify the cap in multi-player.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls Remap

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration present.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio Settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Wii version only.
LAN play	12	Versus
Online play	12	Requires an online "Games for Windows – LIVE" account.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile. See user notes here.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Enabling SSAO for Nvidia graphics cards

Use the Ambient Occlusion flag 0x00000004 with Quality or High Quality.

Using Ambient Occlusion flag `0x00000004`^{[citation needed]}
Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Under `Profiles` type `Quantum of Solace`. Under `Ambient Occlusion compatibility` insert the flag `0x00000004`. Under `Ambient Occlusion usage` select `Enabled`. Under `Ambient Occlusion setting` select your quality of preference. Click `Apply changes`.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 3200+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] 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.^[2]
↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
↑ 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).
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 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>/10080/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10080) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ 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
↑ {{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426015040/http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/quantumofsolace.aspx%7Ctitle=Quantum of Solace (archived)|date=24 September 2022}
↑ Neowin | Activision loses rights to James Bond game license

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] 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.^[2]

[6] Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.

[gamedir-7] 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).

[Proton_path_note-8] 4.0 ^4.1 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>/10080/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10080) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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

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

[4] {{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426015040/http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/quantumofsolace.aspx%7Ctitle=Quantum of Solace (archived)|date=24 September 2022}

[5] Neowin | Activision loses rights to James Bond game license

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Developers

	Treyarch
Windows	Beenox
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	IW 3.0
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	70
IGDB	62
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter
Series	James Bond 007