SWAT 4

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SWAT 4
Developer(s)	Irrational Games
Publisher(s)	Vivendi Universal
Release date	April 5, 2005 April 8, 2005
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Contents 1 Game Information 2 Widescreen Support 3 Supported Resolutions 4 Screenshots 5 External links

[edit] Game Information

SWAT 4 allows players to take control of a squad of up to five police officers tasked with performing dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests, hostage rescue and counter-terrorism. As the unit's commander, players must follow authentic police tactics as they breach and clear a concrete jungle filled with armed felons and innocent bystanders alike.

[edit] Widescreen Support

SWAT 4 does not have native widescreen support. To use custom resolutions, navigate to \SWAT 4\Content\System and open Swat4.ini in a text editor such as NotePad.

For security reasons, on Vista 32-bit based systems, you will find the swat4.ini file at:

<boot-drive-letter>:\Users\<your-user-name>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Sierra\SWAT 4\Content\System

On Vista 64-bit based systems, you will find the swat4.ini file at:

<boot-drive-letter>:\Users\<your-user-name>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Sierra\SWAT 4\Content\System

Search for the following lines:

FullscreenViewportX=
FullscreenViewportY=

Modify these lines to suit your resolution. X is horizontal and Y is vertical.

The following example would force the game to run in the resolution of 1440x900.

FullscreenViewportX=1440
FullscreenViewportY=900

After changing the values, save the file and make it read only. This will prevent the game reverting back to a 4:3 resolution.

When launching and exiting the game you will get the error File Not Saved: Failed to write \SWAT 4\Content\System\Swat4.ini. This error is fine, just click OK to continue.

Some vertical view is lost when running in a widescreen resolution.

[edit] Supported Resolutions

Resolution	Supported
1280 x 800 (16:10)	N
1440 x 900 (16:10)	N
1680 x 1050 (16:10)	N
1920 x 1200 (16:10)	N
2560 x 1600 (16:10)	-
1024 x 576 (16:9)	-
1280 x 720 (16:9	N
1366 x 768 (16:9)	N
1920 x 1080 (16:9)	N

[edit] Screenshots

4:3 screenshot: [1]
16:10 screenshot: [2]

[edit] External links

Official Site: http://www.swat4.com/