Lights and shadows: Why Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow is not for sale on GOG or Steam!

[PhilsComputerLab]

You guys might find this video interesting!

The PC version of Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow is based on the original XBox version. It uses a technology called shadow buffers which only GeForce 3, 4 and FX cards support.

On newer cards the game does not correctly display lights and shadows.

In this video I am showing the visual differences using around 50 scenes from the first few levels of the game.

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Lights and Shadows

There are newer cards that work with this game under Windows XP + older drivers.

I tried GeForce 6600GT and 7800 GTX and they work fine. The last WHQL driver that works is 175.16. After this no card displays the game correctly.

With ATI, other users have tested various card and the X1800 series should also work fine!

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow GeForce 7800 GTX 60 fps

[PhilsComputerLab]

Originally posted by massacote:

Nice, but i still miss pandora's tomorrow on steam...

I'd like to have the complete series here.

I agree! The good news is that you can buy this game new, sealed, on eBay. There are actually a lot of old games that are still being sold as brand new. There are publishers specialising on releasing old games.

[SlayingCanine9]

i have the retail version it seems to work for me probably bacause i have a amd card they can allways pacth it but knowing ubisoft they probely will never do it unless there is really high fan demand but even then i doubt it but you never know there was a demand for hitman contacts and it made it to steam in 2014.

[SamSerious]

Something new here. http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/936070-Splinter-Cell-Pandora-Tommorow-lighting-FIX-HERE?s=f9c601c632117b98790c76a3300ee256

The PS3 version is identical to PC version. So Ubisoft can fix it if they want. Sadly they dont care.

[GDFrost1.4]

I want this game in service Steam.

[Kurai Shidosha]

It's a darn shame that Ubisoft never bothered to apply the PS3 version shaders to the PC version. I own all 3 games on original Xbox and still have the system in working condition, if I ever wanted to play them properly again. I see myself one day breaking it all out and enjoying it, but something about the idea that one day the system may cease to function and break down from age, scares the living daylights out of me and makes me not want to use it ever. It would be great if we could just rely on the PC version to carry on forward into the future so players can experience these amazing games whenever they wish, without having to jump through hoops that are on a neverending shrinkage path.

[V I D A L]

Originally posted by Ragnarok:

It's a darn shame that Ubisoft never bothered to apply the PS3 version shaders to the PC version. I own all 3 games on original Xbox and still have the system in working condition, if I ever wanted to play them properly again. I see myself one day breaking it all out and enjoying it, but something about the idea that one day the system may cease to function and break down from age, scares the living daylights out of me and makes me not want to use it ever. It would be great if we could just rely on the PC version to carry on forward into the future so players can experience these amazing games whenever they wish, without having to jump through hoops that are on a neverending shrinkage path.

Agreed. I also have the Xbox original versions (which works on my Xbox360) and I have the PS3 version too... But as you know, before long these consoles will be in boxes and storaged somewhere and be hard to access. Would be the best if Ubisoft released a patch or a new revised version for PC... not even asking for a remaster or remake... just a new versions that works on modern computers and widescreen resolutions. I would buy them all again.

[Kamil950PL]

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow FINALLY FIXED - http://steamcommunity.com/app/13560/discussions/0/618458030656671058/