Černaja Metka

Чёрная Метка

Developers
	Orion Games
Publishers
Russia	Buka Entertainment
France	Anuman Interactive
Release dates
Windows	2008
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	Brawler, FPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Eastern Europe

Warnings

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

Černaja Metka is a singleplayer first-person brawler and FPS game.

Released in France under the title Traqué.
Internationally known as The Hunt (working title and second title in French and Russian releases -- use in english PDF-manual and game menu on videoplayer). Known in Russia as Чёрная Метка (literally "Chyornaya/Chernaja Metka" or in English "Black Label").

General information

Description on publisher website (Russian)

Release info by Russian retail distributor (in Russian)

Release info 2 by Russian retail distributor (in Russian)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 5.60 DRM: original Russian release
Retail		French release Russian re-release ("Коллекция развлечений №23")

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

The English manual can be gotten here, French manual here.
Russian demo available on publisher's website.

Essential Improvements

Patches

Official patch for the Russian retail version can be gotten on the developer's website or on the publisher's website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%PROGRAMDATA%\Orion\TheHunt\Profile

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Activate with config.exe (in the game directory).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Borderless gaming works.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can be forced with D3DOverrider. If this doesn't work, run the game in windowed mode (activate in config.exe) and use one of the Borderless Fullscreen tools (e.g. Borderless gaming) to view it in fullscreen, this will automatically activate VSync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Cutscenes are capped at 48fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

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

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Lost focus can crash the game when playing in fullscreen mode.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				The Hunt - working title and second official name this videogame. No official English text localization (official audio localization is in French edition). Fan translation can be found here.
French				French version called Traqué. Has English audio.
Russian				Russian version called Чёрная Метка ("Chyornaya/Chernaja Metka")

Issues fixed

Unreadable texts in high resolutions

If texts in the game appear far too large, make sure that the .exe does NOT override dpi scaling (right-click -> properties -> compatibility -> high dpi scaling). Set all scaling to off.

Crashes when using PDA stations or vending machines

Same fix as above (turn all dpi scaling off).

Screen tearing

Activate windowed mode with the config.exe (in the game directory), and then run the game in borderless fullscreen (e.g. with Borderless gaming). This automatically makes it use VSync and removes screen tearing.

Issues unresolved

Crash when focus lost on fullscreen

When playing on fullscreen, alt-tabbing out of the game and going back in, you can be stuck on a white screen with endless music. The only way out is Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Doesn't happen on borderless windowed or windowed mode.

Long load times when using PDA and shops

When using one of the shop terminals or accessing cameras with your PDA, the loading time can be very long when using a non-Russian version. You might have to wait about 20 seconds or so before the interface opens, it will eventually.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Audiere

Pick up items from shops

Don't forget: If you buy something at a vending machine, the item doesn't get automatically transfered into your inventory. It appears at the output tray and you have to pick it up manually.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (1.5 GB for Vista)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 GTX DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support

Compatible with Windows 10.