I bought Soldier of Fortune 2 Double Helix Gold edition from the store to play multiplayer again but, no servers show up in the list. How do I fix this ? Do I need the v1.04 patch ? Where do I extract it to ? Also how do I get the game to run at 1080p resolution ?

Product pages for both SoF 2 Double Helix and SoF Payback say: As for widescreen and other things, PCGamingWiki is a good resource of information.

I managed to get the game running at 1080p just by using the console if you don't to install any patches, albeit the HUD is cut off a bit.

As for multiplayer, there's a few communities kicking around last I checked, but you'll probably need to install their patches as well.

Gamespy was closed some years's ago, so no online servers


gog version is already updated to latest version

Don't force games designed for 4:3 aspects into 16:9 resolutions without an actual mod that adjusts all that needs to be adjusted. Unless of course, you like distortion and HUD and FOV issues. If you are going to force a resolution, just use the highest 4:3 resolution that fits on your screen.

That's 1440x1080 for 1080p displays and 1920x1440 for 1440p displays.

GOG version is the gold edition v1.03 but, there is a unofficial patch v1.04 I know there is servers, people still play this Where do I extract the patch to ? How did you get it to run at 1080p What do you type in the console ?

It's right there in the pcgamingwiki, but I noticed they didn't link it to the SoF II page.

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Soldier_of_fortune_II

Running the game in widescreen resolution in single player[citation needed]
Start the game.
Open the console (⇧ Shift+~)[Note 2].
Type in: r_customwidth X, where X is width of your desired resolution (for example, for 1680x1050 resolution, replace X with 1680).
Now, type in: r_customheight Y, where Y is height of your desired resolution (for example, for 1680x1050 resolution, replace Y with 1050).
Type in: r_mode -1 to make the game use custom resolutions.
Type in vid_restart to restart the renderer and apply new resolution settings.

Or if you want to go through the config file:

Setting the single player configuration file for widescreen[citation needed]
Run the game at least once and set the graphic options to your preference.
Edit the file <path-to-game>\base\sof2sp.cfg.
Set r_customwidth X, where X is width of your desired resolution (for example, for 1680x1050 resolution, replace X with 1680).
Set r_customheight Y, where Y is height of your desired resolution (for example, for 1680x1050 resolution, replace Y with 1050).
Set r_mode -1 to make the game use custom resolutions.

In order for me to keep it like that every time I boot the game up, I had to make the configuration file read only, so you'll need to make sure you have everything set to your specifications before doing that.

EDIT: These same steps can be used in other Quake III engine games, but I noticed they can bug out (Return to Castle Wolfenstein will straight crash on certain level loads, and Quake III Arena's cutscenes won't play properly), so proceed with caution.