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 |
Warnings
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM and SVK Protector DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename Logos folder[citation needed] |
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Game data
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
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
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
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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Windows |
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%\VirtualStore
on 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.