Guide for running DF games on windows 11 in 2025

[Spart0n]

I have ALL the delta force games working correctly on the latest windows 11 update.

I can't remember where I found it but I found a guide for one of the DF games to get it working on windows 11 and higher resolutions

This is a simple guide I made that I will post on all the Delta Force games groups for people to find. This worked for me on most up to date windows 11 using a ryzen 7 5800x and an amd 7900xt

https://github.com/dege-diosg/dgVoodoo2/releases

1. Download the latest github release of dgVoodoo2

2. extract it anywhere and run dgVoodooCpl.exe

3. then click Add and navigate to whichever Delta Force game install folder you want add.
Example C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Delta Force 2
(You can add all of them but the directX settings MUST be saved per game)

4. Select which game you want to edit in the drop down menu, then click DirectX tab

5. change the following settings on the DIrectX tab

5.1 un-check Application controlled fullscreen/windowed state
5.2 un-check disable alt+enter to toggle screen state
5.3 un-check dgVoodoo Watermark
5.4 check Force vsync
5.5 check Fast Video Memory Access
5.6 change Antialiasing (MSAA) drop down menu to 2x
5.7 change the filtering drop down menu to Force anisotropic 16x
5.8 change the resolution drop down menu to whatever your native monitor you will be playing on
5.9 change the VRAM drop down menu to anything over 1024MB (I set mine to the max 4gb but I have a GPU that can use it as I have an AMD 7900XT)

6. Click apply and close the program

7. (this is only for DF X2) Download the linked file and put it inside your install folder and replace what is there
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2881639404

congratz your DF games should be launching and working just fine now

[Ethan348]

Hey, so I got this game a while back but wasn't able to play because of the ACTIVATION thing, and ACTIVATION didn't work because the servers are dead (I guess?). I know how the activation part works because I had a retail version of this game I played more than a decade ago.

I just don't know how to overcome this issue now.

[Spart0n]

I don't have the link on hand but when novalogic was bought out they made an update to fix that and I can't find real quick but I'll later for the link to it

[Satojo]

You can find the modified .exe file in the guide “Play Delta Force Xtreme 2 activation fix” above. Try it.