Chaser
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| Developers | |
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| Cauldron | |
| Publishers | |
| 2003-2011 | JoWood Productions |
| 2011-2016 | Nordic Games |
| 2016-present | THQ Nordic |
| Engines | |
| CloakNT | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 27, 2003 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 66 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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Warnings
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM and SVK Protector DRM. | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available.
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename Logos folder[citation needed] |
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\Users\default.cfg[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39670/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39670/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See the WSGF entry. Some text scales poorly. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use Chaser FOV Tool. /* 8-8-20 Can someone please verify that this tool works with the latest version of the game (1.50?)? */ | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Set in Options, Video, Texture Filter. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA and SGSSAA can be forced via Nvidia Inspector with no compability bits needed | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabled by default; see Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 96 FPS. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync)
| Set in default.cfg[citation needed] |
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Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Cannot map Mouse5 button. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Effects, Music and Speech. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Enabled by default; set in Options, Player Setup. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Does not mute on main menu screen. | |
| EAX support | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| German | Retail and Steam only; download for GOG.com release. | |||
| Hungarian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| Japanese | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Russian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| Spanish | Retail and Steam only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 128 | |||
| Online play | 128 | Usage of the alternative CGP Launcher to replace GameSpy server browser was recommended, but that launcher's server is currently down, too (checked on August 2018). | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Use -connect parameter with the IP and port. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 7, 8.1 | DirectX 7 is used for cutscenes only. |
| Shader Model support | 1.x |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98SE | ME, 2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 650 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.35 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/39670/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (39670) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.