Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Versus | Setup Guide (2025)

[@filmsbySullivan]

Great job with this tutorial! I can't wait to play this with my friends again.

[@Trash_Kann]

It's very clear and I got it working with no issue. Thank you for the guide. You're a legend.

[@Dorian_D1990]

Great stuff Josh!

[@erikkonka]

thank bro :)

[@CovertOwl]

Fantastic guide, I was going to make this video almost exactly the same way but now I don't have to!

[@jjforcebreaker]

Thanks for making it, good job!

[@SplinterCellVersus]

CT remains the only game I play.

[@Kalzzgame_copp]

thanks! you are heroo

[@WhiskeyFist]

holy shit i was three when this released, i played it for years on ps2 but never versus

[@HevyDevyD]

Excellent, thank you so much for this

[@marleysep]

thanks bro cant wait to try play this again

[@lmplied]

thanks for postin this

[@ARealJillPlush]

Having an issue where whenever I try to host a session, it says it portforward successfully and registered, but none of my friends see the lobby

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

The message that says port forwarding worked successfully is not always accurate in v3.4. We hope to improve the hosting process soon to make it clearer, but something likely went wrong. Make sure that Windows Firewall has been allowed access to SCCT_Versus. The GitHub readme has some additional info for hosting, you could try switching ports / manually port forwarding if UPnP is failing for some reason. Feel free to join the discord, and you can message me or NoFrameLimit for help: discord.com/invite/rmBp94uR58

[@ARealJillPlush]

@@Joshhhuaaa-VS was able to fix it when asking in the Versus Reloaded discord. Windows firewall was blocking communication, letting the program through allowed my friends to see my lobby and join

[@ARealJillPlush]

@@tableq I had to allow the program through my firewall

[@captaindeath9321]

🎉

[@blakem.2611]

When i launch the game, i only see a black screen. I can move around the menu, i hear the music, but i cant see anything. any help?

[@AllyPal]

in SCCT_Versus.config set labs_borderless_fullscreen to true

[@mahuhatch2643]

Why does all my audio cut out when i start the game?

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

No idea, we haven't had anyone with that issue. My only suggestion is to make sure your Windows sample rate isn't set to something high like 192kHz, and stick to 16/24-bit 44.1kHz/48kHz.

[@thuyche8037]

can i use it with Nucleus co op

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

Not too familiar with using that, but the game currently doesn't allow to have 2 instances of it running without some workarounds so probably not.

[@Ray-be9hl]

hi i entered the game and hosted and it gives this error ensure 7776 and 8888 are forwarded manually if hosting without upnp

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

That likely means you have UPnP disabled on your router. You’ll have to login to your router, and either try enabling UPnP or port forwarding UDP 7776 and UDP 8888.

[@thepiroman420]

hey! great to know that SC is still being remembered. one question i have is: is there any way to possibly increase the player max limit? if not, is it possible from the techical side and will it be done in the nearest future?

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

@@thepiroman420 We had the idea of increasing the player count to 3v3, but I'm unsure how feasible it is at the moment. There are other features with higher priority right now, so I can't make any promises, but hopefully one day.

[@PhillipBrodrick]

does this have controller support?

[@AllyPal]

You can use steam input by adding it as a steam game and then there are some profiles which make it very similar to the Xbox controller layout

[@dutsonator]

A Friend of mine whenever he plays [even in the tutorial] it puts him in spectator and doesn't let him play at all. Even on a fresh install it gives the same problem. any tips?

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

This normally only happens if someone has software modifying the game. The latest version is no longer compatible with many older tools which used to change the game. Is your friend a returning player or brand new?

[@erikskovran3540]

Wait so you do not need hamachi or other lan program in background to join ?

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

Nope, there is a new master server patched into the game.

[@PlugInJohn]

My monitors go to sleep whenever I launch the game. I can still hear the main menu sound. Do you know how to fix this?

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

@@PlugInJohn Try opening your SCCT_Versus.config in the System folder and change “force_max_refresh_rate" to false. If it still doesn’t work, you can try borderless mode, change “labs_borderless” to true.

[@AllyPal]

Do you have a 4k, high Hz monitor by any chance?

[@PlugInJohn]

@@AllyPal Mine is 2560 x 1440

[@PlugInJohn]

@@Joshhhuaaa-VS abs_borderless” to true worked for me. Thank you. Is there a way to play with a controller?

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

@@PlugInJohn Technically yes, but it’s not great. We haven’t improved controller support from the original game, but you can map them all using steam input with a profile. There should be a few controller profiles published already on Steam. We will probably make a short guide on hosting and controller soon. My personal recommendation as of now is to use keyboard and mouse unless you absolutely have to use a controller.

[@birb4462]

Does this require you to still own chaos theory to play this or is it a seperate standalone thing?

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

@@birb4462 This video is showing how to setup Enhanced SCCT Versus which is a standalone download in the description.

[@MAURICIOFARFANREZA]

What about ps5 controller support? I wanna play with My controlla

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

There's no official controller support, but you can download some configs off the Steam Community. We'll probably make a controller setup guide in the future, but as of now I'd recommend keyboard and mouse if you can.

[@MAURICIOFARFANREZA]

@Joshhhuaaa-VS tnx man

[@Scottishmax1234]

how would i host this game privately just so my and my friends play 1v1

[@Joshhhuaaa-VS]

There is an option to have your server be unlisted from the master server, but your friend will need to directly enter your IP address. In SCCT_Versus.config, you would change this to false: "list_on_reloaded_master_server": false Then, your friend would need to open their config, and put your IP address in here: "server_list": ["100.100.100.100:7776"] Replace 100.100.100.100 with your own public IP. In the future, we'll probably have a password option so users can't join unless they know the password, but it hasn't been implemented yet.

[@Scottishmax1234]

@@Joshhhuaaa-VS i done tht but it said invaild json all i did was turned on hide from master servers and did my ip thing anyway incase if it works and it scctversus.config has an ivaild json and i used my ip address my wifi one

[@Scottishmax1234]

is there is way i can fix this or not

[@Scottishmax1234]

oh wait i just putted in quototations i think it might of worked

[@Scottishmax1234]

yeah it worked i had to put the quotes in the ip address welp atleast i figured it out

[@WhiteEditx]

Thank you very much, I can finally play online, I logged in, there are no servers, I just want to play with someone, my nickname in the game is White_RP437

[@Budderluvr]

dont give up and just message people on forums and discords and shit. you can find 3 other ppl with a pc to play it.

[@WhiteEditx]

When I create a match and it says "Upnp is disabled" in the chat, although I put everything in the firewall, gave network access to the game, can you tell me how to fix this so that my match is visible?

[@Budderluvr]

@@WhiteEditx I really wish I could but I have not personally installed it myself yet. I see a guy who uploads every day though. You could try commenting on his video and someone may know more. I can find that channel for you if you have trouble finding it. Should just be able to search up splinter cell chaos theory multiplayer and find him though.