Difference between revisions of "Pariah"
From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
m (→Flashing screen glitch when running on modern hardware: General maintenance with AutoWikiBrowser in Bot mode) |
(Some details added.) |
||
Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pariah|66}} | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pariah|66}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | First-person }} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | FPS, Shooter }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Realistic }} |
− | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Sci-fi }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
|winehq = 3829 | |winehq = 3829 | ||
|license = | |license = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release history = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 47: | Line 55: | ||
[https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/551-pariah-v103-patch/ Patch v1.03] updates the game to the latest version. | [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/551-pariah-v103-patch/ Patch v1.03] updates the game to the latest version. | ||
===Skip intro videos=== | ===Skip intro videos=== | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description=Skip intro video|fix= | + | {{Fixbox|description=Skip intro video|ref=<ref name="2022-08-26">{{Refcheck|user=Nessy|date=2022-08-26|comment=}}</ref>|fix= |
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>\Cinematics\NTSC | # Go to <code>{{p|game}}</code>\Cinematics\NTSC | ||
− | # | + | # Rename, move or delete this file: <pre>Chapter01Scene0.bik</pre> |
}} | }} | ||
Line 122: | Line 130: | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | === | + | ===HUD Scale=== |
{{Fixbox|description=Edit Pariah.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Edit Pariah.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix= | ||
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\System\</code> | # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\System\</code> | ||
Line 218: | Line 226: | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
− | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
− | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = n/a |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|ref = | |ref = | ||
Line 283: | Line 291: | ||
===API=== | ===API=== | ||
{{API | {{API | ||
− | |direct3d versions = | + | |direct3d versions = true |
|direct3d notes = | |direct3d notes = | ||
|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
Line 312: | Line 320: | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Middleware=== | ||
+ | {{Middleware | ||
+ | |physics = Havok | ||
+ | |physics notes = | ||
+ | |audio = | ||
+ | |audio notes = | ||
+ | |interface = | ||
+ | |interface notes = | ||
+ | |input = | ||
+ | |input notes = | ||
+ | |cutscenes = Bink Video | ||
+ | |cutscenes notes = | ||
+ | |multiplayer = | ||
+ | |multiplayer notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 26 August 2022
Developers | |
---|---|
Digital Extremes | |
Publishers | |
Groove Games | |
Hip Games | |
Russia | Russobit-M |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2.5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 3, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 69 |
IGDB | 66 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | FPS, Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Pariah is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS and shooter game.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- The game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch v1.03 updates the game to the latest version.
Skip intro videos
Skip intro video[3] |
---|
|
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\System\Pariah.ini[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\SavedGame[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. Image is Vert- and FOV needs to be increased to compensate. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). Default is 70°. | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | change "DesiredRefreshRate=60" in Pariah.ini file to your monitor's refresh rate. |
Widescreen resolution
Edit Pariah.ini[citation needed] |
---|
WindowedViewportX=800 WindowedViewportY=600 FullscreenViewportX=1024 FullscreenViewportY=768 MenuViewportX=640 MenuViewportY=480
Notes
|
HUD Scale
Edit Pariah.ini[citation needed] |
---|
Notes
|
Field of view (FOV)
Use a command console[citation needed] |
---|
|
- This change should only need to be applied once.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Edit Pariah.ini[citation needed] |
---|
|
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Third-party software[citation needed] |
---|
Notes
|
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | Advanced HD. Enabled OpenAL may cause missing sounds, use Creative Alchemy or disable EAX. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
Flashing screen glitch when running on modern hardware
- This is caused by setting Visual Effects to maximum value and whenever something explodes in-game.
Instructions[4] |
---|
|
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
vorpX | G3D User created game profile. Requires D3D8to9, see important notes in the vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Physics | Havok | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
|
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2022-08-26
- ↑ https://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=147571