Sunday, April 27, 2014

Splinter Cell Blacklist - 3D Vision Fix (DX9 Only)

3D Vision Fix by mike_ar69


Fixed:
- Haloing/FOG/Smoke/Fire
- Shadows
- Lighting (most of it)
- Torches etc
- Put cross-hair at depth
- Disabled bloom and lens flares
Added:
- 2 Presets for convergence ("0" ).

Known Issues:
- This is a DirectX 9 fix only.
- Character customize screen does not work - you need to press Ctrl-T and do it in 2D
- Bloom/lens disabled also turns off the green lights on the head mask.
- There is a category of projection lighting that does not render with normal convergence, but only with convergence=0, or very close to it.  This is not a consequence of the fix, but rather is something I have not been able to fix (i.e. it happens because of 3D in the first place).  The two toggle presets have one defined for C almost=0, so if a given area "seems too dark", toggle the preset to check if a spotlight or something is not rendering.  The main issue with this is that you may think you are in a 'dark' place and hence hidden, when in fact you might not be - you need to pay more attention to the "cover" markers, or press "0" to toggle to C=0 to double check.

Summary
Out the box I think this game looks terrible in 3D, shadows are all wrong, there is double imaging and lights are wrong in many places.  With the fix I rate it as "Good".  There are issues remaining, but these do not make the game unplayable.  The fix has been gathering dust for 3 months so I thought I would put it out there.  I have not played much of the game, so there may be many more issues, if so I might pick it up again.


Installation
1. Download this file:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/Mike_Ar69/SplinterCellBlacklist_mike_ar69_HelixFix_v1.zip
2. Unzip into the ...\src\System directory, which in my case is:
D:\Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist\src\SYSTEM
3. Run the game

This patch was tested on UPLAY version.

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33 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 6:38 AM

    impressive work mike...:) thanks!! something else...... You can take a look at two dark souls 2? :-p

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  2. mike_ar69April 28, 2014 at 7:28 AM

    Thanks for the feedback. I don't have Dark Souls 2, it's really not my kind of game. I only spend $50 on games that I *really really* want to play, and often not even then (I am a 'Steam Sale' addict). I am working on Assassins Creed 4 and The Elder Scrolls Online right now, so am a bit swamped anyway. I also plan on devoting my time to Watch Dogs when it comes out if it does not work in 3D (hopefully it will, but I am of course skeptical). Have you posted on the Forum - someone else may have the time?

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  3. AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 8:59 AM

    great news if you working on assassins 4 and future wath dogs!!! i just playing assassins 3 with your fix and is awesome thank you !!! i will talk with ezquitara in the forum to ask if he have time for fix it!
    PD: Donate the game is not a problem...

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  4. UnknownApril 28, 2014 at 1:34 PM

    elder scrolls online 3d? that sounds amazing. You do great work. thanks for the update

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  5. AnonymousApril 29, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    thanks so much for fixing this game!!!

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  6. UnknownApril 29, 2014 at 12:54 PM

    Thanks for the fix, keep the good work.

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  7. AnonymousApril 30, 2014 at 1:59 AM

    Thanks so much for this!! A shame I just finished the game the other day :)

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  8. teardropminaApril 30, 2014 at 4:28 PM

    finally get to play this in 3D surround! big thanks mike!
    dx9 3D>>>>>> DX11 2D:)

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  9. UnknownMay 1, 2014 at 7:51 AM

    Thanks for the fix Mike ! Are there any like "how to" guides in fixing games ? I'd like to learn how to work on fixes and help out the 3d vision community.

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    1. mike_ar69May 1, 2014 at 9:20 AM

      Hi Mike - there are some resources, bo3b did a good compilation here:
      http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2014/01/learning-how-to-fix-games.html

      Also here:
      http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-guides.html

      It would be great if you do start to pick this stuff up, I will be happy to help if you have questions - my username on the nvidia forums is also mike_ar69.

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  10. AnonymousMay 8, 2014 at 2:39 AM

    Thanks for the fix Mike by dark21

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  11. FaroukTheHedgehogJune 21, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    Please can you make this working for ,Splinter Cell Chaos Theory so we can disable shadows,because shadows are Decreasing FPS in game and we can't even lower their quality with the way we want

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    1. eqzitaraJune 21, 2014 at 10:38 AM

      If you are not a 3d vision user. It can't be done. Changes only operate for 3d vision users.

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  12. pilotboyApril 3, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Hello All, my game is crashing at the "Press any key" screen after copying the folder and dll files as instructed. Would anyone have any idea how to fix this? Thanks for your help.

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    1. bo3bApril 3, 2015 at 6:28 PM

      Most likely overlays, but you need to give us more info on what you have already tried.

      http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/07/installation-known-issues.html?utm_source=BP_recent

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    2. pilotboyApril 4, 2015 at 11:35 AM

      You sir are a genius!!! Disabling the overlays fixed the issue. Thank you so much for your help and fine work!

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  13. pilotboyApril 7, 2015 at 7:14 PM

    Strange thing. It was working for 2 days, but now it has stopped working. All overlays (that I know of) are disabled, namely Steam and Uplay. I also tried changing the "WindowStyleFinal=1" in the video settings ini to both 0 and 2. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am running a GTX980, all drivers are up to date... on a projector at 1080 24hz, 3dtv play. Thanks again for all your great work.

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  14. pilotboyApril 10, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    I got it to run again by deleting the vidieoSettings.ini file, then letting the system create a new one. not sure what happened.

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    1. pilotboyApril 10, 2015 at 7:17 PM

      Well i thought it was resolved. but it was running only in dx11. dx9 is still crashing. The only change that I know of was a dumb windows update which added some sort of anti virus to the OS. I disabled it but it still didnt work. Im at a loss, any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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    2. bo3bApril 10, 2015 at 9:31 PM

      Try deleting the GameOverlayRenderer.dll from the Steam application folder. We've seen a number of DX9 games that crash Helix because that stupid overlay is installed even when the UI says it's turned off. Since you had it crashing before with overlays, this is possible.

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    3. pilotboyApril 11, 2015 at 8:01 PM

      Worked like a charm...Thanks so very much!!!

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  15. UnknownNovember 1, 2015 at 1:58 AM

    great fix!,but i can't save 3d vision seting in this game. using default Splinter Cell Blacklist profile.

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  16. J0hnnieW4lkerDecember 14, 2015 at 7:48 AM

    Is this game 3D Vision Ready now? Do we need the fix?

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    1. bo3bDecember 14, 2015 at 10:21 PM

      Blacklist? Pretty much dead out of the box in 3D, unless you are talking about CM.

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    2. J0hnnieW4lkerDecember 27, 2015 at 7:47 PM

      well, if you go to the nvidia site it is there as 3d vision ready, have a look.
      http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/technology/3d-vision

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    3. J0hnnieW4lkerDecember 27, 2015 at 7:49 PM

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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  17. bo3bDecember 27, 2015 at 9:44 PM

    That site doesn't mean that it is 3D Vision Ready, that just means it supports 3D Vision in some form. The ratings are here.

    You'll see that Blacklist isn't even on the list, as the list is mostly obsolete. Anything below the 3D Vision Ready ratings are pretty bad.

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  18. AnonymousJune 9, 2017 at 6:17 AM

    For me, this doesn't work. Right rendering image doesn't appear..it's just black. I'm using GTX1070 with Win10 and up-to-date graphic driver.

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    1. UnknownAugust 31, 2017 at 12:28 PM

      Having the same issue. I speculate it has something to do with the Nvidia Share overlay, as I get the initialisation popup frozen, and when I open it and close it the after image of the overlay remains.

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    2. bo3bAugust 31, 2017 at 1:56 PM

      Try rolling back to older drivers. Latest versions for Creators Update have introduced some bugs. If you are reinstalling drivers, also try running without Geforce Experience.

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  19. guestJanuary 21, 2021 at 12:25 PM

    This fix still works fine on Win10 20H2, nV 452.06. I had to set the screen mode to BORDERLESS, otherwise I'd get an infinite on/off loop of blackscreen, the game trying to initiate 3DV or something. Don't run via 3DFM as it sets the game to Fullscreen, which causes that.
    Only tested the beginning but fix looks flawless and this game still looks really good for an 8yo DX9 title, especially in 3D.

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  20. ConradTheGreatApril 17, 2021 at 4:21 AM

    Dang, this is an oooooold thread. But, in case anyone sees this, I may as well ask the question...

    Is this fix for the 3D only, or can it work with a regular flat screen monitor?

    The reason I ask is because this is the only mod that disables lens flare and all that other crap that this game shipped with, and I haven't been able to find any other way to disable those effects which are some of the worst inventions by game devs in gaming history...

    Anyway, sorry for the rant. Just can't believe all these years later someone hasn't come up with more Quality of Life Mods for this decent game.

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    1. bo3bApril 18, 2021 at 5:58 AM

      I'm with you, I hate all that stupid camera defects splooge. We should add floaters and cataracts to make it more realistic.

      I think this mod can work to disable effects, but it's been a long time since I tried with HelixMod. The 3Dmigito tool for sure (dx11), less sure if HelixMod (dx9) runs when no 3D exists.

      Go here: http://wiki.bo3b.net/index.php?title=HelixMod_Feature_List#List_of_features_supported_by_HelixMod.2C_and_all_versions_available.

      And look for the debug version of HelixMod and try it out. You drop it into the game.exe folder, and if it's running you'll see red debug text on the screen. Worth a try.

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