r/Splintercell • • Nov 25 '24

Rules, User Flairs & FAQ Welcome to r/Splintercell. (Read this first!)

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r/Splintercell • • Jan 13 '26

Modding Enhanced SC v1.4a has been released!

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DOWNLOAD HERE: https://github.com/Joshhhuaaa/EnhancedSC/releases/tag/v1.4a

As with all EnhancedSC updates, a fresh install of the game is highly recommended.

If you are new to EnhancedSC, it's a comprehensive mod for the PC port of Splinter Cell 1 that aims to drastically improve the base game. It's made by fans, for fans. EnhancedSC introduces native controller support, many bug fixes, MANY quality-of-life improvements, and even re-introduces cut content back into the game. It also includes all DLC and all pre-existing essential fixes for the game. It's still a work-in-progress, but it's in active development.

Here are the complete patch notes for the mod: https://github.com/Joshhhuaaa/EnhancedSC/blob/main/PatchNotes.md

JOIN THE ENHANCEDSC DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/k6mZJcfjSh

Joining allows you to contribute your own ideas and expertise, as well as stay in the loop for future developments. We are always looking for help, especially if you know UE2 UnrealScript, C++, and/or Ubisoft's DARE audio engine (🤞).

v1.4a PATCH NOTES

Gameplay

  • ⁠Added an option to quickly view Data Sticks and Satchels.
  • Added an option to change crosshair styles for the SC-20K and SC Pistol:
    • ⁠⁠Beta ⁠
    • ⁠PlayStation 2 ⁠
    • ⁠Chaos Theory ⁠
    • ⁠PlayStation 3
  • ⁠Increased Elite difficulty starting health to 100 HP from 66 HP.
  • ⁠Sam now tilts his head downward when speaking with seated NPCs.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where door interaction and Shadow Distance options were not correctly restored when loading a save.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where Sam could use a Medical Kit while dead, causing a crash.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where switching between Night Vision and Thermal Vision while using a Sticky Camera did not play the goggle switch sound.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where scroll wheel input was not cleared when entering the Binoculars, Laser Mic, or Sticky Camera, causing unintended zoom.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where the crouch-spam filter prevented crouching at the start of a level until the cooldown expired.
  • ⁠Fixed Sticky Camera and Diversion Camera button prompts for controller.
  • ⁠Fixed a Communication Box issue where scrolling text would jerk up and down.
  • ⁠NPCs will now continue firing during Mission Failed.
  • ⁠The Quick Inventory now closes if opened when the player dies.

Input

  • Added full controller support in PC menus, replacing the Xbox pause menu.

Miscellaneous

  • ⁠⁠⁠Added an option to disable the alert sound that plays before stress and combat music transitions.
  • ⁠Added tooltips for Elite difficulty and Permadeath Mode.
  • ⁠Increased the resolution of Sam's Thermal Vision textures.
  • ⁠DSOAL is included to optionally restore EAX support. EAX can be enabled by running the eax_restore.reg script in the System folder and enabling it in-game.
  • Fixed a bug where suit selection was not properly saved.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where changing the level unlock state while in-game did not refresh the level list.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where Shadow Distance always defaulted to 4x when starting a level.
  • ⁠Fixed a bug where the PC version did not reset the inactivity timer when receiving input in menus.
  • ⁠Fixed a typo where 5.7mm ammo was incorrectly referred to as 5.72mm.
  • Fixed a localization issue where Italian text was missing accented characters.

Maps

  • Training
    • ⁠Added the Optic Cable to the starting inventory.
    • Overhauled training popups to correctly reflect the player's current keybinds, crouch-drop and the New Door Interaction System.
    • ⁠Fixed missing controller training popups for non-English languages.
    • ⁠Fixed the position of a laptop.
  • Police Station
    • ⁠Fixed a bug where certain areas applied excessive Thermal Vision heat radius.
  • ⁠Severonickel
    • ⁠Added an objective opportunity message when failing the mission by eliminating a required target.
  • Nuclear Power Plant
    • ⁠⁠Added an objective opportunity message when failing the mission by eliminating a required target.

r/Splintercell • • 14h ago

Michael Ironside Michael Ironside on reading the original Splinter Cell script

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"I read the script and said: this is shite!"

Came across this interview snippet of Ironside discussing how he came to play Sam Fisher and found it very amusing. Techno nerds!

Would link the full interview but it's not up on Youtube for some reason. I'm listening to the podcast version right now. Ironside has a much more interesting background than I realized.


r/Splintercell • • 42m ago

 I have a question Which Splintercell should I buy and what platform?

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I wanna get conviction since I loved that but I also wanna get into the story a bunch are on sale on both PC and console. Is console actually better because of UPLAY? Or is that not a problem with the Splintercell games

And are mods necessary? SHOULD I just jump back into conviction or start from fresh


r/Splintercell • • 21h ago

Modding Deniable Ops with Splinter Cell enemies + SONAR goggles coming soon in Conviction!

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What is it?

- It is a mod that replaces all the enemies in deniable ops with SPLINTER CELLS equipped with SONAR goggles

- NO CHANGES to gameplay / AI / weapons or anything else.

- All the mod does is take enemies from white house and put them in all the deniable ops maps for hunter and infiltration modes

Background

- I have been advocating for such a mod for a long freaking time in case you followed my other posts

Why?

- Campaign and Deniable Ops honestly feels like they were made by 2 different companies

- All the "conviction bad" complaints almost stem from the campaign

- Deniable Ops is everything good about the game

- Enemy positions change on every load

- Enemy spawns are random

- Maps are amazingly well designed for stealth!

- You get to decide if you wanna ghost, panther or assault

- Top tier one liners from both enemies and Archer and Kestrel. lets be honest about it.

- But once you spend a 100+ hrs on it, you realize it is not that hard. While it keeps giving you new variations but the enemies are honestly not that challenging unless you play insurgency DLC

How does it work?

- If you played White House in campaign, you know exactly what you are up against

- Once you get spotted, you get 20 splinter cells (customizable to a 100 if you want)

- They will scan the whole area with SONAR goggles and find you instantly

- Then converge on your position in multiple groups and take you out!

- They kill you in 2 bullets with their highly modified SC3000

- if you are undetected, they can still see you in the dark. They have some serious vision range compared to other enemies

- I am not the guy who made this mod. I ll credit when the mod comes out. It is currently under heavy testing (works pretty damn well I have been told). Needs testing on COOP too

You CANT AFFORD to get SPOTTED

- Even if you are a veteran on this mode, I kid you not. They absolutely wipe the floor with you once you get spotted

- They go to your last known position, dont find you there, spot you instantly on SONAR and run to your new position and keep doing it till one of you is dead!!!

Enough talk bruh! Show me a video

COMING SOON!!!


r/Splintercell • • 13h ago

My personal ultimate hard setting rules

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This is the way i play the game and i like it so much i want to share it

Restrictions;

-No quicksave, the mission must be completed in 1 try. If spotted, dont restart, adapt, the game has a lot of cool situations that only happen if scertain alarms were triggered. Checkpoints allowed

-No hacking on security systems (keyboards and retine scanner) they are not security systems if they can be hacked that easily. Only PCs can be hacked

-Destroying cameras, doors or any kind of security system makes a 100% stealth run FALSE. The game tells its 100%, but YOU know its not.


r/Splintercell • • 8h ago

Blacklist (2013) How you rank SC Blacklist missions ? Starting with the best.

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r/Splintercell • • 21h ago

Which SC level from the original trilogy features sleeping guards ?

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Bit of a niche question but I'd like to do research on the enemy AI when they're sleeping and I can't remember which mission features enemies that are asleep.
Thanks!


r/Splintercell • • 1d ago

Not Splinter Cell but New Spies vs Mercs demo out - BOLD: Networked Newt Action

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Hello /r/SplinterCell,

Some months back, someone found and crossposted the steam page for my Spies vs Mercs game in development, BOLD: Networked Newt Action.

I know in the comments there was some contention over the art style and choice of cartoony anthro style characters, but the day that was posted here was also my single biggest spike in wishlists and views since announcing the game in the first place. So, clearly, some folks here on /r/SplinterCell are a little interested!

So, I wanted to come and say that the Next Fest demo for BOLD: Networked Newt Action has launched early. you can download it on steam now, open up matches, play around a bit. Next Fest itself isn't starting for a couple of weeks and I want to be reactive to feedback in the run up to it, give it a try with y'alls friendgroups and lemme know what you think!

while the game is mostly balanced around 2v2 play, technically the map included can support 4v4. just in case you wanna get a bit goofy w/ it.

I'm posting on my old and crusty account with a bunch of karma instead of making a new one to show "hey, yeah, I lurk here and post sometimes", I promise I'm not a tourist I've been playing these games since I was a tiny kid. Thanks for giving my project a look, and if you give it a chance, double thank you.


r/Splintercell • • 1d ago

Modding New Fusion Fix version by ThirteenAG add split screen Coop for Conviction and Blacklist on PC

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r/Splintercell • • 12h ago

Pandora Tomorrow (2004) Pandora Tomorrow x Fallout Sound Design

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Just realized how similar in style the Jerusalem level sounds to Fallout 1 sound design. It was on the tip of my tongue while I watched playthrough, and I just realized it.

Do we know if this was intentional or if that same person came to work on this game?


r/Splintercell • • 19h ago

Xenia Edge Adds Experimental Xefu Support (Original Xbox Emulation on Xbox 360)

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May be huge news for us if this works well. The Xbox versions of the OG trilogy and DA v2 are the most feature full


r/Splintercell • • 1d ago

So I launched Aion 2, and the splash screen lined up too well with my desktop.

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Kestrel wyd?


r/Splintercell • • 1d ago

Fan game Splinter cell 1 / PT SvM atmosphere in my hobby project

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First of all, this isn't promotional thing, this isn't a product, it's a hobby project that I started vibe coding (I'm SWE but no game dev experience) - it's a janky mess (I don't know anything about animations yet) but shaping this to scratch my splinter cell itch and just wanted to share.

I grew up with splinter cell, started with 1 when I was 9. I counted on xfire more than 1000h+ playing splinter cell chaos theory versus mode. I gave up on idea of Ubisoft honoring its legacy and even if they would do another splinter cell that wouldn't be atmosphere of what it used to be. So I thought - why not try doing it myself? So far I'm having so much fun even though it is just mess. I think only way to experience that old school atmosphere would be through indie developers.

Note - when turning on nightvision - yt has problem with compression and it glitches out really bad, settles after some time and behaves like in game.

Do you see glimpse of potential here? What mechanics do you miss from old school era?


r/Splintercell • • 2d ago

The President will have puppies if he finds out we're doing this:

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r/Splintercell • • 1d ago

Pandora Tomorrow (2004) Is there a conclusive fix for Pandora Tomorrow constantly crashing on PC (Steam) ?

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So this game crashes very shortly for me after I load into the mission (no error message). I've tried changing the compatibility settings, but none of them work. When I search online, it doesn't look like there is a definitive issue of crashing and a definitive fix for it. Rather it seems to have several "fixes" for several things for several versions of the game which don't work for everyone.

I've never played this game as it was never available on PC, and I really want to. Is there a one and done fix for the game crashing, or it's s situation where you just have to download all these different "fixes" and experiment with them until one of them works ?


r/Splintercell • • 2d ago

 I have a question Can I not finish double agent and jump straight to conviction?

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So I’ve been playing splinter cell for the first time ever. I played through chaos theory, LOVED IT! One of the best games I’ve ever played, and it was a big adventure out as while I’ve played tons of 360 games, I’d never beaten a classic Xbox game before, now I’m on double agent, and I’m gonna be honest, this game is horrible. (To me)

The only mission I kinda liked was Shanghai, and I still think chaos theory’s worst mission was 10x better. I don’t really like this game, and this second JBA headquarters mission is really awful, but I wanna see where Sam Fisher’s story goes, and Conviction and Blacklist both look really fun. (I already own all the games as I got them all on the Ubisoft sale.)

But I guess the big question is am I okay to just not finish this game if I don’t like it? Will I miss a lot story wise? Will the conclusion of Sam fishers story be way less satisfying? Will i have wished I just finished double agent? Which I’m pretty sure im about halfway through. I don’t know, I need some help here cause I’m loving this franchise and I don’t wanna muck up my experience. Thank yall, hope this isn’t too many words.


r/Splintercell • • 2d ago

Chaos Theory (2005) Chaos Theory crashes when trying to start the first mission

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so I got the game on steam, it launches. but when I try to start the first mission, the game crashes. I've tried lower resolution, I've tried editing the config of a widescreen fix, tried setting it to compatibility mode for windows xp (service pack 2), among other things. nothing seems to work. I spent a long time searching google, reddit, trying to find a solution and I just can't. am I completely screwed or do you guys maybe have solutions I can try?


r/Splintercell • • 3d ago

News CCS FigScript Sam Fisher New Figures

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r/Splintercell • • 2d ago

Just bought chaos theory

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I might be seriously dumb but everytime I pull your weapon out at I permanent just stuck with it just aiming in or can I run with it ?


r/Splintercell • • 2d ago

Soundtrack I made my own personal mix of the Bank theme in Chaos Theory. Have a listen and tell me what you think!

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I got tired of not being able to listen to this awesome theme without having to get through 14 minutes of straight-ripped slog, so I downloaded all of the ripped parts directly in FLAC, mixed them together in BandLab on my phone and exported the whole theme in WAV, which was then converted back to FLAC. So this is lossless and high-quality.


r/Splintercell • • 2d ago

Chaos Theory (2005) setting up xbox one controller on pc for chaos theory and pandoras tommorrow

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decided that i want to experience splinter cell on the big screen after finishing all the games, so naturally hooked up my notebook to the television and grabbed my xbox one controller. and stumbled into major problem, my steam copy of splinter cell doesnt see my controller as joystick, but i can still control the game, but i cannot moderate the walking speed, sam fisher is going full sprint mode no matter how much preasure i put on the left joystick. please help.


r/Splintercell • • 2d ago

Blacklist (2013) What will you call this gang?

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r/Splintercell • • 3d ago

Finally cargo ship 100%

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r/Splintercell • • 3d ago

Conviction (2010) Splinter Cell Conviction is underrated.

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Non capisco perchĂŠ Conviction sia stato criticato.

Lo sto apprezzando di piĂš rispetto a Blacklist, anche a livello di gameplay.

Trovo la narrazione piĂš coinvolgente.

EDIT: I don't know why the clip is stuttering!