rottexpr

About

Rise of the Triad: Dark War is a 1995 first-person shooter by Apogee Software in which the player, a member of a UN-backed special forces unit, investigates a deadly cult on San Nicholas Island threatening Los Angeles. rottexpr is a Windows source port of Rise of the Triad built on the icculus.org Rise of the Triad source port, updated to run on SDL2 with support for resolutions from 320x200 up to 3840x2160, an adaptive/scalable HUD, and bordered or borderless windowed modes.

How it differs from the original

Adds new gameplay options not in the original release: Blitzguard enemies can be outfitted with any missile or magic weapon, ammo can be picked up from dropped missile weapons, a respawning-enemy mode called ZomROTT, and toggleable auto-aim including for missile weapons.

Getting started

Requires SDL2 and SDL2_mixer DLLs plus the original game's demo and WAD/RTC/RTL files (either the base game or Hunt Begins files) placed alongside the executable. At higher resolutions, players may see through walls when standing against them; this can be fixed by raising the 'Adjust Focal Width' setting under Visual Options. The game is capped at a maximum resolution of 4K.

Known issues & limitations

• compatibility: At higher resolutions, players may see through walls when up against them; adjust focal width setting to resolve.
• compatibility: Game is limited to a maximum resolution of 4k.