Detailed in this guide are the steps I took to make SWAT 3 run on Windows 10. These tweaks should also work on Windows 7 and 8. Not only will the game run properly afterwards, but you will have access to HD resolution and improved textures.

A new guide has been ♥♥♥♥ out by some guy accusing me of making false claims in my guide (even though mine has received many favorites and several awards over the years). He claims his motivation for making his guide is because I claim that the Last Resort mod is required to play SWAT 3 on Windows 10. Apparently he didn't even read my Introduction before making that accusation.

My original Introduction that's been up since the creation of this guide:

"NOTE: The "Last Resort" mod technically isn't *needed* to run SWAT 3 on modern Windows. However, it's highly recommended purely based on the fact that it will upgrade many of the textures and enable higher resolutions. Plus, the mod will install a handy launcher that you can use to setup the game and enable other mods. If you prefer not to install "Last Resort", favoring to run the vanilla game, start at the section entitled "Replace the movie files"."

He then goes on to say that I'm making false claims about how Windows 10 handles playing the .avi movie files. Little does he know that I got that information from my own research from tips already available at the time of writing this guide (tested and verified by myself at the time...remember, this was 2017). His "logic" for accusing me of these alleged false claims is that Windows 10 won't have a compatibility issue playing .avi files if you have a certain codec pack installed (if you don't have it, he tells you how to install it, but fails to mention any details about the installer or where he obtained it). But wait....right above that he says he's going to tell you how to run vanilla SWAT 3 without installing anything extra. Not only are my claims accurate, he contradicts himself and lies at the very start of his guide.

Do yourself a favor and ignore this clown. He clearly only wants attention and for his guide to be in the spotlight, lying and defaming others to justify the creation of his content. I made my guide not to try and discredit an already existing guide, but because there weren't many at the time; I honestly just wanted to help people. This guide, while not perfect (and can naturally get out of date, as all guides do), has become popular simply because it's helpful, no gimmicks required. If you notice something that's out of date, kindly leave a note in the comments and I'll update the guide accordingly.

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