IGI 2: Neonix Patch

The IGI 2: Neonix Patch is a work-in-progress patch designed to address various gameplay issues and errors found in IGI 2: Covert Strike (version 1.3). This patch focuses on enhancing the overall gameplay experience, fixing several long-standing bugs, and improving the game’s performance and compatibility with modern systems.

Discord:

Neonix Modding Team Discord Server.

• If there is some issue/request just open new issue and fill out the predefined template.

Installation

1. Download the release build of IGI 2: Neonix Patch or the full version at Nexusmods .
2. Open the downloaded ZIP file in archive software like WinRar/7-Zip.
3. Extract all files inside the ZIP file to the game folder.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio: The project is designed to be built using Visual Studio.
• Clang-CL (msvc compatibility version)

Building the Project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sagatt/IGI2NeonixPatch.git
   

2. Open the project solution in Visual Studio.

3. Build the project.

Known Issues

• When alt-tabbing and coming back to the game you might experience a slightly sped up gun animation for a few seconds.

INI Settings

• All these options are configurable in 'settings.ini'. The file is automatically created when launching game for the first time with the patch otherwise you can create it manually.
• Most options are configurable in game options.

[IGI2]
Windowed=1         ; Set game to borderless mode
SkipIntroScreens=0 ; Skips intro-screens of the game

[Camera]
FirstpersonFOV=100 ; Alters the FOV of the firstperson mode
ThirdpersonFOV=100 ; Alters the FOV of the thirdperson mode
FixThirdperson=0   ; Inverts third-person mouse movement

List of Patches

Additions:

• HD Textures: High definition and properly color-corrected character textures and loading screens.
• Custom FOV Adjustment: Allows players to customize their field of view (FOV) for better gameplay perspective.
• More accurate sensitivity slider: Adds a bigger sensitivity mouse slider sensitivity onto the game for better accuracy.
• Partially restored cut NPC Voice Lines: Our team managed to partially restore some of the cut audio lines for the enemy AIs in the game.

Fixes:

• Weapon Correct FPS Animations: Restores accurate frames per second for the animations providing a smoother weapon handling.
• Mission Restart Camera Fix: Fixes the broken camera when restarting missions or interacting with map computers.
• Mouse and Input Fixes: Fixes input-related issues when moving the mouse or alt-tabbing while pausing the game.
• Alt-Key Bug: Fixes the bug where the Alt key remains held after alt-tabbing, causing unintended toggling of fullscreen when pressing Enter.
• Pause Menu Camera Shake Fix: Removes the annoying camera shaking when pausing the game.
• Windowed Mode Mouse Cursor Fix: Restores proper mouse cursor functionality in windowed mode.
• Improved Character Movement: Removes the clunky and rigid movement, making character control smoother and more similar to the original IGI 1.
• Fixed Mouse Inversion & Wrong Speed: Fixes the mouse being inverted and incorrect mouse speed.
• Fixed Objects Stuttering While Game Is Paused: Resolves object stuttering when pausing the game.
• Fixed Weapon Animations While Game Is Paused: Corrects weapon animations still playing when the game is paused.
• Fixed Thermal Vision in Cutscenes: Ensures thermal vision is not enabled in cutscenes when it shouldn't be.
• Fixed SPAS-12 Walk and Run Animations: Corrects the walking and running animations for the SPAS-12 shotgun.
• Flickering in Cutscenes: Fixed flickering objects/npcs in cutscenes.

Improvements:

• Borderless Windowed Mode: Changes windowed style to borderless mode for better performance and proper rendering over the taskbar.

Work in Progress:

• World Interaction FPS Fix: Ensures correct frame rate when interacting with objects in the world (e.g., dropping weapons, interacting with doors, cutscenes).
• Main Menu Lag: Working on reducing lag in the main menu.
• Weapon Sound Delay After Grenade Explosion: After throwing and exploding a grenade, switching to another weapon causes a delay in weapon firing sound for a few seconds. Fix in progress.
• Map Fixes: Correcting various issues with the original game maps and recalculating their lightmaps.
• Weapon Laser Lag: Fixing lag in weapon laser behavior.
• Gun Animation Freeze: Fixing the issue where holding right-click freezes the gun animation.
• NPC Anim Reactions: To restore cut AI NPCs reactions to being shot at different body parts.

Note

If you're using a non-v1.3 game executable, the patch may not work correctly. Ensure you have the correct version of the game for full functionality.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project by opening issues or submitting pull requests. Bug reports, feature requests, donations and suggestions are welcome.

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