Splinter Cell: Double Agent - XBE Recomp

An unofficial native PC port of the original Xbox version of Splinter Cell: Double Agent via static recompilation, built into a 64 bit Windows executable. The game's x86 code is translated to C++ ahead of time, the Xbox kernel, Direct3D and DirectSound calls are implemented on Windows, and everything is drawn with Direct3D 12 and played through XAudio2. Made with the Xbox XBE Recomp tool, created for this game originally.

Note

This project does not include any game assets. You must provide the files from your own legally acquired copy of the game to install or build.

Installation

The latest version of SCDA-XBERecomp can be found in the Releases page.

• Place your game files in the assets folder. This can be an ISO, or the extracted data files.
• Run SCDA.exe. The first start compiles the game's code for your PC, this only happens once.
• Recomp Settings can be adjusted in the in-game options menu while the game is running, or through the Settings overlay, which is opened with F10 by default.

Features

Display

• Monitor - Picks the monitor the game shows on, for Fullscreen and Borderless (and where Windowed opens). Lists every connected monitor by its Windows number and desktop resolution.
• Display Mode - Switch between Fullscreen, Borderless and Windowed.
• Resolution - Lists every mode your monitor reports and defaults to your desktop resolution, replacing the original 640x480 resolution.
• Render Resolution - Renders the game at 20% to 200% of the output resolution, allowing supersampling or downscaling independent of the window size.
• Field of View - Sets the horizontal field of view during gameplay from 45 to 140 degrees, with 75 being the game's default. Cutscenes, scopes, gadget views and lock picking keep the original.
• Max Frame Rate - Caps the frame rate to your monitor's refresh rate or a custom value, or removes the cap entirely, replacing the Xbox's 30 FPS limiter.
• V-Sync - Reduces screen tearing.
• HDR Output - Enables HDR10 output on displays with Windows HDR turned on, detected automatically. Highlights extend up to the display's peak brightness.
• FPS Counter - Displays the frame rate on screen.
• FMV Scale - Choose between Fill, which makes the FMVs fill widescreen displays, and 4:3, which shows them in a 4:3 frame as on the original Xbox.
• Colour Blind Mode - Adjusts the colours for Protanopia, Deuteranopia or Tritanopia.

Graphics

• Multisample Antialiasing (MSAA) - Enables 2x, 4x or 8x MSAA to smooth jagged edges while preserving a sharp image. MSAA does not smooth alpha-tested edges such as fences and foliage.

Off	MSAA 8x

• Subpixel Morphological Antialiasing (SMAA) - Enables SMAA to smooth jagged edges across the whole frame with a softer image. SMAA also smooths alpha-tested edges such as fences and foliage, and can be combined with MSAA.

Off	SMAA

• Anisotropic Filtering - Forces the selected anisotropic filtering level on all textures.

Off	Anisotropic 16x

• Shadow Resolution - Raises the shadow resolution from the Xbox's 512x512 (default) up to 8192x8192.

512x512	8192x8192

• Shadow Distance - Increases the distance at which lights and their shadows turn off by up to 8x.

Shadow Distance 1x	Shadow Distance 8x

• Shadow Filter - Choose between SM1.1, the Xbox shadow filter (default), and SM3 Soft, the Chaos Theory PC Shader Model 3 soft shadow filter.
• Ambient Occlusion - Adds screen space ambient occlusion, creating soft contact shadows where surfaces meet. Choose between SSAO and GTAO.

Shader Model 3

• Shader Model - Choose between Shader Model 1.1, the Xbox look, and Shader Model 3.0, which enables the Chaos Theory PC style features.

Off	On

• HDR Rendering - Enables Shader Model 3 HDR rendering.
• Tone Mapping - Enables Shader Model 3 tone mapping.

Textures

• Texture Replacement - Replaces the game's textures with the .dds or .png images in the textures\replacement folder beside the exe.
• Texture Dumping - Saves every texture the game uses into the textures\dumps folder beside the exe as you play.
• Dump Format - Choose between PNG or DDS, which keeps the original compression and mipmaps.

Input

• Mouse and Keyboard - Full keyboard and mouse support with raw input, adjustable horizontal and vertical sensitivity, inverted look and rebindable controls.
• Controller - Controller with SDL3 support, buttons can be rebound from the Controller page. Defaults match the Xbox layout.

Mouse and Keyboard	Controller

General

• Skip Intro - Skips the intro logos.
• Pause On Focus Loss - Pauses the game and its sound while the window is in the background or minimized.
• Co-op Support - Co-op can be played online by directly connecting to a friend's IP address, over LAN, or in split-screen.
• Co-op Tick Rate - Raises the co-op update rate, which is capped at 22 Hz in the original game, up to 142 Hz. Both players must use the same value.
• Co-op Min Input Delay - Lowers the minimum input delay in co-op from the original 50 ms down to 0 ms. Both players must use the same value.

Miscellaneous

• Boot Splash - Place a SplinterCell4Logo.png (or .bmp) beside the exe to display a splash screen at launch.
• Custom Menu Cursor - Place a cursor.png (or cursor.dds) beside the exe to replace the Windows arrow in the game's menus.

Playing Online

Co-op and Versus can be played online by connecting directly to the host's IP address. No third-party programs are needed.

• Press F10 by default to open the Settings overlay.
• Enter the host's IP address in Coop Join IP for Co-op or Versus Join IP for Versus.
• From the Co-op or Versus menu, select LAN and join the host's session from the list.

Hosting a Game Session

As the host, you must port forward the following ports on your router so other players can connect to you:

Protocol	Port
UDP	9100
UDP	1000
UDP	1010

Tip

If you're unable to port forward, such as when your connection is behind CGNAT, or would like to keep your IP address private, you can use a virtual LAN service to play together instead.

System Requirements

Minimum

• OS
  • Windows 10 64-bit
• CPU with 2 cores and support for SSE4.2 and POPCNT
  • Intel Nehalem (Intel Core 1st Generation)
  • AMD Bulldozer (AMD FX series)
• GPU with support for Direct3D 12
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 (Kepler)
  • AMD Radeon HD 7750
  • Intel HD Graphics 510 (Skylake)
• Memory
  • 4 GB
• Storage
  • 6 GB for the game files, the compiled game code, saves and shader cache

Building

1. Clone the Repository

Clone this repository using Git.

git clone https://github.com/TGP482/SCDoubleAgent-XBERecomp.git

2. Add the Required Game Files

Place your extracted game data files in the assets folder. default.xbe and sc4_adv.xbe must be there, with the Default, Media and adv folders beside them.

Note

Building does not support the ISO format, so the files must be extracted. ISOs only work for playing.

3. Install Dependencies

Install Visual Studio 2022 and select the following Workloads and Individual components:

• Desktop development with C++
• C++ Clang tools for Windows
• C++ CMake tools for Windows

Tip

build.bat offers to install the Clang and CMake components for you if they're missing.

4. Build the Project

• Run build.bat. The first build recompiles the entire game and can take 30 to 90 minutes on weaker systems.
• When it finishes, run out\build\release\SCDA.exe.