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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Hydro Thunder Hurricane - cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Hydro Thunder Hurricane - cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 19, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 19, 2012}}
 +
|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|hydro-thunder-hurricane|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|hydro-thunder-hurricane|rating}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | No microtransactions }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Naval/watercraft }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Hydro Thunder }}
 
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|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
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|official site= https://www.vectorunit.com/hydro-thunder-hurricane
 +
|hltb        = 4558
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = hydro-thunder-hurricane
 
|wikipedia    = Hydro Thunder Hurricane
 
|wikipedia    = Hydro Thunder Hurricane
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Hydro Thunder}}
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 +
{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9wzdncrfhwfd | Microsoft Store | {{Store feature|Xbox Game Pass}} |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9wzdncrfhwfd | Microsoft Store | |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{ii}} The configuration file cannot be edited.
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|{{P|localappdata}}\Packages\Microsoft.Studios.HydroThunderHurricane_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState}}
{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|{{P|localappdata}}\Packages\Microsoft.Studios.HydroThunderHurricane_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState}}
{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             = unknown
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|xbox cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|HydroThunderHurricaneVideoSettings.png|Video settings}}
|wsgf link                  =  
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{{Video
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/hydro-thunder-hurricane/en
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
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|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = gold
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{Term|Hor+}}.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = The game may render only one quarter of screen, use windowed mode to avoid this bug.
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = false
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 +
|vsync notes                = Can only choose between 30 Hz or 60 Hz lock.
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = limited
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = It is possible that on certain devices the game runs at more than 120 FPS in "60 FPS V-Sync" while the game locks at 72 frames per second in "30 FPS V-SYNC". <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Epicgames4|date=2023-12-31|comment=When I run the game and use the Xbox Game Bar Performance Widget, the FPS goes over 144 FPS when I select 60 fps in vsync. When I select 30 Fps in v sync, the game locks at 72 FPS, Verified on a laptop with a 144.15 Hz monitor using Windows 11 Insider Preview 22635.2915 (ni_release) }}</ref>
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|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=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = false
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|HydroThunderHurricaneAudioSettings.png|Audio settings}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume          = true
|surround sound          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    = SFX, Music.
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound          = true
|subtitles                = unknown
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|surround sound notes    = 7.1 <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Epicgames4|date=2024-03-02|comment=Verified with Orban Loudness Meter and a 7.1 surround receiver with HDMI in Windows 11 Insider Preview 22635.3212 (ni_release).}}</ref> 
 +
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
|royalty free audio        = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
|local play          = unknown
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|local play          = false
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
|local play notes    =  
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|local play notes    = The local multiplayer mode is not available in the PC version compared to the Xbox 360 version.
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = The online multiplayer mode is not available in the PC version compared to the Xbox 360 version.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===The game does not display correctly.===
 +
{{Fixbox|description= Change Windows Scale.|fix=
 +
# Right click on the desktop.
 +
# Select "Display settings".
 +
# Change Scale to "100".
 +
# Run the game.
 +
|ref=<ref name=Epicgames4>I verified it on my own through a laptop that recommends having the Windows scale at "125"
 +
</ref>}}
 +
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = true
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 1 GB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
  

Latest revision as of 00:03, 3 March 2024

Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Hydro Thunder Hurricane cover
Developers
Vector Unit
Publishers
Xbox Game Studios
Engines
Vector Engine
Release dates
Windows October 19, 2012
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing
Vehicles Naval/watercraft
Art styles Stylized
Themes Sci-fi
Series Hydro Thunder
Hydro Thunder Hurricane on HowLongToBeat
Hydro Thunder Hurricane on IGDB
Hydro Thunder Hurricane on MobyGames
Hydro Thunder Hurricane on Wikipedia
Hydro Thunder
Hydro Thunder 2001
Hydro Thunder Hurricane 2012

Hydro Thunder Hurricane is a singleplayer third-person racing game in the Hydro Thunder series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

The configuration file cannot be edited.
System Location
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Studios.HydroThunderHurricane_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState

Save game data location

System Location
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Studios.HydroThunderHurricane_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+.
4K Ultra HD
The game may render only one quarter of screen, use windowed mode to avoid this bug.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Can only choose between 30 Hz or 60 Hz lock.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
It is possible that on certain devices the game runs at more than 120 FPS in "60 FPS V-Sync" while the game locks at 72 frames per second in "30 FPS V-SYNC". [1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, Music.
Surround sound
7.1 [2]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
The local multiplayer mode is not available in the PC version compared to the Xbox 360 version.
LAN play
Online play
The online multiplayer mode is not available in the PC version compared to the Xbox 360 version.

Issues fixed

The game does not display correctly.

Change Windows Scale.[3]
  1. Right click on the desktop.
  2. Select "Display settings".
  3. Change Scale to "100".
  4. Run the game.


Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB


References

  1. Verified by User:Epicgames4 on 2023-12-31
    When I run the game and use the Xbox Game Bar Performance Widget, the FPS goes over 144 FPS when I select 60 fps in vsync. When I select 30 Fps in v sync, the game locks at 72 FPS, Verified on a laptop with a 144.15 Hz monitor using Windows 11 Insider Preview 22635.2915 (ni_release)
  2. Verified by User:Epicgames4 on 2024-03-02
    Verified with Orban Loudness Meter and a 7.1 surround receiver with HDMI in Windows 11 Insider Preview 22635.3212 (ni_release).
  3. I verified it on my own through a laptop that recommends having the Windows scale at "125"