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 |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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Warnings
Chaser is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game.
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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Demo
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches are available.
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename Logos folder[1] |
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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) | <SteamLibrary-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) | <SteamLibrary-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. Comes with and requires the WSGF patch. | ||
| 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. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Disabled by default; see Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 96 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync)
| Edit configuration file[2] |
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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 sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| 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 | EAX 3.0, Requires -console parameter[3] |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation; download. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Slovak | Fan translation; download. | |||
| 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). Use Openspy to fix online play: http://beta.openspy.net/en/howto/generic/generic | ||
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 | 8 | [4] |
| 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 | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (39670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-29
- ↑ Vsync? :: Chaser General Discussions - last accessed on 2025-12-31
- ↑ EAX via Alchemy? :: Chaser General Discussions - last accessed on 2025-08-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Eddman on 2025-02-01
- d3dim700.dll is loaded but seemingly not used. The game functions in the absence of the file.