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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 
{{Image|flatout launcher.png|Game's launcher.}}
 
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{{Image|Flatout video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/flatout
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/flatout
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|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = On by default.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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{{Image|Flatout input settings1.png|Input settings.}}
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{{Image|Flatout input settings2.png|Controls mapping.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
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|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = no
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
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{{Image|Flatout audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music in menus, music in-game and sound effects
 
|separate volume notes    = Music in menus, music in-game and sound effects
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 5.1
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable      = unknown
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|64-bit executable      = no
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
 
|64-bit executable notes=  
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = FMOD
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
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|minOS    = 98, 2000, XP
|minCPU  = 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Equivalent
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 1500+
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minHD    = 1.1 GB
 
|minHD    = 1.1 GB
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|minDX    = 9.0c
  
 
|recOS    = XP SP2
 
|recOS    = XP SP2
|recCPU  = 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD 2000+
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz  
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|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 2000+
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
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Revision as of 17:19, 6 September 2017

FlatOut
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Bugbear Entertainment
Publishers
Empire Interactive
Engines
ROMU Engine
Release dates
Windows November 5, 2004
Linux July 24, 2014[1]
FlatOut on Wikipedia
FlatOut
FlatOut 2004
FlatOut 2 2006
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage 2008
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction 2011
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity 2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1].
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Linux
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Opening the launcher

After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and you will be unable to configure the settings.

Instructions
Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions
Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6220/pfx/[Note 2]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6220/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Game's launcher.
Game's launcher.
Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.
Controls mapping.
Controls mapping.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish

Polish

A high quality Polish translation was made by PL Projekt group. It can be downloaded from Portal24h.

Instructions

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Hot seat
Bonus Rag-Doll Sports Mode.
LAN play
8
Online play
8

Issues unresolved

"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch (Windows 10)

The retail version does not work on Windows 10 due to SafeDisc support being discontinued.

Issues fixed

"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch

The SecDrv.Sys driver required by SafeDisc is not running. SecDrv.sys has been disabled by a hotfix. Refer to kb3086255 for workaround details (this does not work for Windows 10).

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 1500+
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.1 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References