Gene Troopers

Gene Troopers

Developers
	Cauldron
Publishers
	Playlogic Entertainment
Poland	City Interactive
Russia	Akella
Engines
	CloakNT
Release dates
Windows	December 1, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	46
IGDB	35
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi

Warnings

StarForce DRM does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Gene Troopers is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.5.10.06 DRM
GamersGate (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
(unavailable)

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\controls.cfg <path-to-game>\config.def

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saved_games

Video

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Vert- image and menus. For an uncropped Hor+ image and menus, use the FOV fix.
Multi-monitor		Vert- image and menus. For an uncropped Hor+ image and menus, use the FOV fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- image and menus. For an uncropped Hor+ image and menus, use the FOV fix.
4K Ultra HD		Vert- image and menus. For an uncropped Hor+ image and menus, use the FOV fix.
Field of view (FOV)		Open a console and use FOV X console command (where X is the desired horizontal FOV) or use the FOV fix.
Windowed		Use D3DWindower. Option in config.def runs the game in 784x562 only.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use D3DWindower and Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Control settings.

Keyboard settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Sound settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Russian

Network

Network lobby.

Network game.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		8	Versus
Online play		8	Versus GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issued fixed

Mute characters / various sound lacking

Use software that restores legacy audio effects on newer OS.[citation needed]
See Restore legacy audio effects on newer OS and choose appropriate solution for your sound card.

Options menu and HUD are broken

When set to modern widescreen, the options menu doesn't work properly and parts of the HUD are missing. This happens because Gene Troopers only supports contemporary 4:3 resolutions properly.

Set a resolution override with dgVoodoo2.

In the options menu, set the game's resolution to something contemporary, such as 1280x1024 or 1600x1200. Copy dgVoodooCpl.exe, dgVoodoo.conf and the contents of the MS\x86 folder to the installation directory of Gene Troopers where the game executable is located. Run the included dgVoodooCpl.exe program. On the General tab, extend the Scaling mode drop-down menu and select Centered, Keep Aspect Ratio so the scaling is done by dgVoodoo2 instead of the video driver. This is important as certain cards or driver versions may not scale properly on their own. On the DirectX tab, click on the Resolution drop-down menu and input a 4:3 resolution override. This will keep Gene Troopers at the proper aspect ratio but with black borders to fill a widescreen display. For reference: 720p = 960x720 / 1080p = 1440x1080 / 1440p = 1920x1440 / 4K = 2880x2160 Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark and save the settings.

Missing visual effects

On some systems, Gene Troopers fails to properly detect the feature set of the video card and permanently disables most graphics effects.

Spoof the installed card with dgVoodoo2.
On the DirectX tab, click on the Videocard drop-down menu and select the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra. In the game's options menu, max out the settings again.

Physics glitches

The HavoK physics engine may behave unpredictably if the framerate far exceeds 60 fps.

Instructions
Use a tool like Rivatuner Statistics Server or the graphics driver's control panel, and apply a 60 FPS limit on GT.exe. Alternatively, simply force VSync in dgVoodoo2 (on the DirectX tab) if your monitor is a 60 Hz display.

Developer console doesn't open

Instructions
Change the keyboard layout to en-US before starting the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok Physics
Multiplayer	GameSpy

Enable a developer console

Start a game with -console parameter

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Hardware T&L-compatible 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible