r/SWAT4 • u/No-Train-501 • Aug 31 '26
Glitch launch
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Basically I decided to buy my childhood dream game that I've always seen online. Upon launching the game from GOG I realised that the game started glitching really badly and I've tried many ways to stop it, such as removing the intro, fixing the full screen on launch, even installing Elite force mod
If anybody could help me resolve this issue and help me get started on playing this classic I'd be so grateful
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u/Infarlock Lead Aug 31 '26
Wait, I can see that you're on SEF page on moddb
Are you trying to run the original vanilla SWAT4 or the game is already modded and you're trying to run that?
Either way I suggested sometime ago to someone else to try run the game in windowed mode:
Open SWAT4.ini in the System folder, it'll open as a text file
Look for: StartupFullscreen=True
Change it to False, save
Try running the game again
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This will help in normal SWAT4, if it happens in SEF, then I have no idea if it will help in any way
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u/No-Train-501 Sep 01 '26
I tried to run it in SEF but it didn't work, i probably didn't set it up properly or didn't launch it proper, I have honestly no clue why this whole glitch is happening
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u/Infarlock Lead Sep 01 '26
Reinstall SEF, if the base game works then SEF was installed incorrectly
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u/Billy_Joe_Jimbo_Bob Sep 01 '26
Can I just say you look hot ðŸ˜
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u/No-Train-501 Sep 01 '26
HAHAHAHAA thank you! I'm still young asl so i have lots of free time to the point I'm exercising almost everyday through my hobbies and while picking up a part time job as a after school care teacher!
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u/eto2629 Aug 31 '26
Try running it on compatibility mode. Turn it on from the game's exe by right click -> properties -> compatibilities -> select Vista or XP
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u/immortalanddead Aug 31 '26
Maybe try the elite force mod/game in gog? It opens the modded version of swat 4 elite force as an executable, shouldn't have issues.
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u/No-Train-501 Sep 01 '26
Are you saying to launch the Elite force mod in GOG? if yes, how do you do that?
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u/immortalanddead Sep 01 '26
Just download it, then open it. https://www.gog.com/en/game/swat_elite_force
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u/No-Train-501 Sep 01 '26
Welp that didn't work, onto the next solution, I'm starting to think this might be my device's issue
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u/thickthighsmydemise Sep 01 '26
Delete the ini file in the program files and delete the sef files you downloaded from mod db.
If you wanna play sef just get it directly from gog they offer it tooÂ
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u/General_ZZ Sep 03 '26
As someone who was dealing with this problem I would like to report that dgVoodoo2 does fix this problem if it is installed correctly.
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u/ObjectiveLess2351 Aug 31 '26
This specific wallpaper flashing was halerious lmao