Chrome SpecForce

Chrome SpecForce

Developers
	Techland
Publishers
Poland, Digital (GamersGate)	Techland
Russia	1C Company
Germany	Koch Media
Germany	magnussoft
Digital (Steam)	Meridian4
Engines
	Chrome Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	August 19, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	62
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Chrome

Chrome
Chrome	2003
Chrome SpecForce	2005

Warnings

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

Chrome SpecForce is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Chrome series.

The game includes a level editor and Java source code that can be recompiled to change the game logic and settings.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.4.77 DRM to StarForce 3.6.10 DRM (depending on edition)
Retail		Polish re-release "Gry dla Ciebie". Covermounts by Polish magazine "Click!" (10/2008), by Czech magazine "Score" (№ 195, 05/2010) and by German magazine "Computer Bild Spiele" (5/2008) (DRM is inactive, but game executable file uses protection modules by StarForce 3.4 DRM or 3.5)
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)
GamersGate (unavailable)		Game executable file uses inactive protection modules by StarForce 3 DRM (see "System Requirements" and first comment/review)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Capsule DRM

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

Essential improvements

Visual fidelity (unofficial patch)

A set of widescreen, FOV, HUD and text rendering fixes for Chrome and Chrome SpecForce. Enables native support for higher resolutions and Hor+ FOV. Also includes files to disable mouse acceleration, LOD switching and increase draw distance. Download from Mod DB.

Limit FPS

The FPS should be limited to 60, otherwise problems can arise, like "slippery/sliding" movement. Use a tool like Rivatuner Statistics Server or the graphics driver's control panel, and apply a 60 FPS limit on ChromeSingle.exe. Alternatively, force VSync if it leads to the same outcome for the monitor.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46430/pfx/

AudioSettings.scr contains audio settings.

Controller.scr contains mouse and controller settings.

VideoSettings.scr contains video settings.

UserControls.scr contains key mapping settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/46430/pfx/

Each save uses multiple files.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD			See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Run in window mode and use Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Set in <path-to-game>\Data\VideoSettings.scr or use the unofficial patch to enable it in the options menu. Force in the graphics card control panel for highest quality.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Disabled by default. Use D3Doverrider if it can't be forced using the graphics card control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		No frame rate cap. Game was designed to be played at 60~ FPS. Excessively high frame rates (over 200) result in delayed player movement responsiveness and sliding on terrain. See limit FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in VideoSettings.scr
Open <path-to-game>\Data\VideoSettings.scr. Change the Resolution values to the desired width and height values. Save the changes and close the file. Notes Unofficial patch makes the game support all available resolutions and displays them in the options menu. It also fixes stretching of some HUD elements.

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Open <path-to-game>\code.pak with 7-Zip or similar. Extract CameraPlayer.class. Open CameraPlayer.class using dirtyJOE(Java editor) and in the constant pool tab, find and replace the following values: 82 - first person perspective 60 - third person perspective 75 - vehicles, sniper, binoculars, etc Drop the edited file inside <path-to-game>\code.pak to replace the existing file. Notes Edited files can be downloaded from WSGF. The Unofficial patch changes the FOV from Vert- to Hor+ and gives more options to edit different FOV settings.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		On by default. Unofficial patch includes a recompiled Player.class that disables it (put it inside <path-to-game>\code.pak).
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and FX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Disabled by default.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only (Score 195)
German				Only for retail, is censored (blood, bullet wounds and ragdoll removed).
Hungarian				Only for retail, the official patch is available.
Italian				Only for retail.
Russian				Was released under title Хром. Спецназ. Fan translation, download.
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer; download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Steam version installs DirectX at every launch

Delete/rename 46430_install.vdf[citation needed]
Delete or rename <path-to-game>\46430_install.vdf.

Sliding during movement

Limit FPS
Use a tool like Rivatuner Statistics Server to limit the maximum FPS in the game to 60.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98		ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.3 GHz AMD Athlon 1.3 GHz		Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB		512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 9200 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible		Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible