Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory PC

Player-X · April 3rd, 2005

I just got my copy today
installing it was the biggest mistake I have ever done, the starforce driver level copyprotection scheme was really nasty to me, it forced my PC to BSOD while rebooting over and over again until I decided to go into safe mode and uninstall it, I checked in the device manager and it happened to mess up quite a few other drivers and I spent most of the day reinstalling almost all my drivers
Luckiy I have a PS2 and decided to play it on the PS2 even though the controls sucked compared to a mouts and keyboard
my advice: Don't buy the PC version of this game

Metalmurphy · April 3rd, 2005

Companies are still releasing games with SF3 protection? geez when will they learn. And the stupid thing theres already a way to go around it anyway so why still give problems to legit owners? idiots

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Player-X · April 3rd, 2005

I am not installing this crap again until someone comes up with a working anti-starforce "patch"

HEERO YUY · April 3rd, 2005

Make sure you dont install again because if you do you might not be able to uninstall it again.

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ready2rumbelX · April 3rd, 2005

Isn't it hilarious that the game companies, in an attempt to stop/slow piracy down, has ultimately led to putting the legit owners in a vice that they can't break from....stupid, really.

r2rX

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Player-X · April 3rd, 2005

Quote:

Make sure you dont install again because if you do you might not be able to uninstall it again.

I know

Quote:

Isn't it hilarious that the game companies, in an attempt to stop/slow piracy down, has ultimately led to putting the legit owners in a vice that they can't break from....stupid, really.

I also know that I can wait until someone finds a way to play this without starforce I will stick with my PS2 copy

D.D. · April 4th, 2005

i wanna buy the ps2 version, but can you please answer a few of my questions player-x (or anyone with the ps2 version)

1.) does it have unbearable gfx?
2.) is the gameplay much worse than the pc version because of the controller?

thank you

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Player-X · April 4th, 2005

1) it looks pretty good even compared with MGS3 so no it's gfx is still nice
2) Depends it plays like the PC and Xbox version but with smaller and shorter levels, the controls can be adjusted but since I can't hit anything with a console gamepad anyway and I am not the master of lightly moving the dual shocks I would have to say that the controlls are a little unfamiliar

Carmofin · April 4th, 2005

all this whining about starforce is annoying me, really...
first i read how horrible it was and how it would render my pc broken and useless and whatnot, but in the end it turned out that was all a bunch of crap. now i bought the game and it didnt install any drivers, it didnt ruin any system components, hell, even my DEAMONTOOL runs fine while starting the game...
either way, the games great, or rather, the versus-mode from PT is, i havent really touched the rest (this is my first SC-game too). the glimpse of the oneplayer-mode i got was more or less disapointing. the graphics are great, yeah, but otherwise i dont really like the SC-game engine at all, compared to MGS, this is a joke. either way, the MP-modes are so brilliant that i dont care about a second, this is gonna be fun for months~

Player-X · April 4th, 2005

it is a matter of luck weather is will screw up your PC or not, i am unlucky

ready2rumbelX · April 4th, 2005

Well, regardless...I played the demo today...and it is amazing...I need to get it!!

And if I can't play the PC version, then I play XBOX....but no way on the PS2...not a matter of console-hating, just I want to play it properly.

r2rX

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Kazuya Mishima · April 5th, 2005

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Originally Posted by HEERO YUY

Make sure you dont install again because if you do you might not be able to uninstall it again.

stupid protection schemes.
It can still be uninstalled. Just delete the folder manually, use the good old Regcleaner and voila.

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Player-X · April 5th, 2005

Is the french edition starforce free or has someone "removed" it?
I am seeing it on "special" websites

Player-X · April 9th, 2005

Sorry for the double post, now I got it installed without breaking Windows at last, now the SF copyprotection really defeats itself, now it says that my disc is not original,that or something about the CD key not corrisponding with the dis, WTF??

Metalmurphy · April 9th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ready2rumbelX

And if I can't play the PC version, then I play XBOX....but no way on the PS2...not a matter of console-hating, just I want to play it properly.

r2rX

you'd be amazed

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-------------------------------- Computer Specs ----------------------------------
Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT
Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0)
Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater
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Player-X · April 9th, 2005

I compared the lighthouse level on both the PC Demo and the PS2 version and I can count so many diffrences that I might as well be playing another game

Metalmurphy · April 9th, 2005

Obviously there are diferences, but you'll still be amazed with what the ps2 could do with the game. And it runs smooth as hell. Probably the best fps i've seen in this console. In fact its so smooth its wierd, i would prefer for them to limit the fps that way you wouldnt even notice slowdowns, couse the slowdowns you have go to the fps of normal games on the ps2

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-------------------------------- Computer Specs ----------------------------------
Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT
Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0)
Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater
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Syed Fawad · April 9th, 2005

Hmm, so me thinking. Of course the PC version is all better than the PS2 version, but that also depends on how good of a PC one has with him. So help me out with this:

On one end, I got a PS2. On the other hand, I got an AMD64 3000+ 512MB PC3200 and a Radeon 9600pro. Will the pc specs do justice to it or I am better off with a PS2 version?

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Metalmurphy · April 9th, 2005

Hum, if you have net on your console i would say go for the ps2 version. If not go for the pc version

Dunno about that card though

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-------------------------------- Computer Specs ----------------------------------
Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT
Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0)
Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater
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Syed Fawad · April 9th, 2005

I don have net on my console.....but neither do I have broadband on my PC.
And I used to think that the 9600pro is a famous card.....

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April 3rd, 2005	#1 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory PC I just got my copy today installing it was the biggest mistake I have ever done, the starforce driver level copyprotection scheme was really nasty to me, it forced my PC to BSOD while rebooting over and over again until I decided to go into safe mode and uninstall it, I checked in the device manager and it happened to mess up quite a few other drivers and I spent most of the day reinstalling almost all my drivers Luckiy I have a PS2 and decided to play it on the PS2 even though the controls sucked compared to a mouts and keyboard my advice: Don't buy the PC version of this game

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April 3rd, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Metalmurphy Translator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,774	Companies are still releasing games with SF3 protection? geez when will they learn. And the stupid thing theres already a way to go around it anyway so why still give problems to legit owners? idiots __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

April 3rd, 2005	#3 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	I am not installing this crap again until someone comes up with a working anti-starforce "patch"

April 3rd, 2005	#4 (permalink)
HEERO YUY Gaming Geek Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 164	Make sure you dont install again because if you do you might not be able to uninstall it again. __________________ Legendary Gamer

April 3rd, 2005	#5 (permalink)
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,700	Isn't it hilarious that the game companies, in an attempt to stop/slow piracy down, has ultimately led to putting the legit owners in a vice that they can't break from....stupid, really. r2rX __________________ ready2rumbelX -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (@3200Mhz) -Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard -2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 (DDR2 800Mhz) RAM (4-4-4-12) -Seagate 320GB (IDE) and Western Digital 500GB (SATA II) H.D -Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR 5 (790/4400) -Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7057 (x64) -Realtek HD w/ Creative PC Works 5.1 -2 x L.G DVD/CD-RW Combo - GSA-H62N

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,915	i wanna buy the ps2 version, but can you please answer a few of my questions player-x (or anyone with the ps2 version) 1.) does it have unbearable gfx? 2.) is the gameplay much worse than the pc version because of the controller? thank you __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

April 4th, 2005	#8 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	1) it looks pretty good even compared with MGS3 so no it's gfx is still nice 2) Depends it plays like the PC and Xbox version but with smaller and shorter levels, the controls can be adjusted but since I can't hit anything with a console gamepad anyway and I am not the master of lightly moving the dual shocks I would have to say that the controlls are a little unfamiliar

April 4th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 1,056	all this whining about starforce is annoying me, really... first i read how horrible it was and how it would render my pc broken and useless and whatnot, but in the end it turned out that was all a bunch of crap. now i bought the game and it didnt install any drivers, it didnt ruin any system components, hell, even my DEAMONTOOL runs fine while starting the game... either way, the games great, or rather, the versus-mode from PT is, i havent really touched the rest (this is my first SC-game too). the glimpse of the oneplayer-mode i got was more or less disapointing. the graphics are great, yeah, but otherwise i dont really like the SC-game engine at all, compared to MGS, this is a joke. either way, the MP-modes are so brilliant that i dont care about a second, this is gonna be fun for months~

April 4th, 2005	#10 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	it is a matter of luck weather is will screw up your PC or not, i am unlucky

April 4th, 2005	#11 (permalink)
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,700	Well, regardless...I played the demo today...and it is amazing...I need to get it!! And if I can't play the PC version, then I play XBOX....but no way on the PS2...not a matter of console-hating, just I want to play it properly. r2rX __________________ ready2rumbelX -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (@3200Mhz) -Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard -2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 (DDR2 800Mhz) RAM (4-4-4-12) -Seagate 320GB (IDE) and Western Digital 500GB (SATA II) H.D -Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR 5 (790/4400) -Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7057 (x64) -Realtek HD w/ Creative PC Works 5.1 -2 x L.G DVD/CD-RW Combo - GSA-H62N

April 5th, 2005	#13 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	Is the french edition starforce free or has someone "removed" it? I am seeing it on "special" websites

April 9th, 2005	#14 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	Sorry for the double post, now I got it installed without breaking Windows at last, now the SF copyprotection really defeats itself, now it says that my disc is not original,that or something about the CD key not corrisponding with the dis, WTF??

April 9th, 2005	#16 (permalink)
Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,117	I compared the lighthouse level on both the PC Demo and the PS2 version and I can count so many diffrences that I might as well be playing another game

April 9th, 2005	#17 (permalink)
Metalmurphy Translator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,774	Obviously there are diferences, but you'll still be amazed with what the ps2 could do with the game. And it runs smooth as hell. Probably the best fps i've seen in this console. In fact its so smooth its wierd, i would prefer for them to limit the fps that way you wouldnt even notice slowdowns, couse the slowdowns you have go to the fps of normal games on the ps2 __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

April 9th, 2005	#18 (permalink)
Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Hmm, so me thinking. Of course the PC version is all better than the PS2 version, but that also depends on how good of a PC one has with him. So help me out with this: On one end, I got a PS2. On the other hand, I got an AMD64 3000+ 512MB PC3200 and a Radeon 9600pro. Will the pc specs do justice to it or I am better off with a PS2 version? __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

April 9th, 2005	#19 (permalink)
Metalmurphy Translator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,774	Hum, if you have net on your console i would say go for the ps2 version. If not go for the pc version Dunno about that card though __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	I don have net on my console.....but neither do I have broadband on my PC. And I used to think that the 9600pro is a famous card..... __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"