Codename: Outbreak
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Developers | |
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GSC Game World | |
Publishers | |
Virgin Interactive | |
Engines | |
Vital Engine ZL[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 8, 2001 |
Key points
- Released as Venom. Codename: Outbreak in Russia.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[2] |
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Patches
For the retail game
- 1.0 (2001). First patch released.
- 2.0 (2003)
- 2.1 (2003). Main change: removed CD copy protection.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\GAME.INI[Note 1] <path-to-game>\lev\Server.ini[Note 1] |
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Server.ini
contains dedicated server settings (does not exist unless server settings are saved).
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame\[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Video settings (
<path-to-game>\Config.exe
).
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Stretched when forced through dgvoodoo2. Cropped when set in config. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | 90° | ||
Windowed | Set with <path-to-game>\Config.exe . |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 225 fps cap (uncapped in single player) | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Input settings (
<path-to-game>\Config.exe
).
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Set in-game or with <path-to-game>\Config.exe . Game does not distinguish between cursor keys and numpad keys, limiting binding options for left-handed players. |
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Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings (
<path-to-game>\Config.exe
).Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | FX, Music, CD. | |
Surround sound | 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | In the French retail version only. | |||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
German | ||||
Russian | Only on Russian retail copy |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 16 | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | 16 | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Use <path-to-game>\dedicated.exe . |
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Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Outbreak.exe or Config.exe do not seem to launch, but are active in the task manager
Disable outdated .dll wrapper included with game[3] |
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Broken lighting, transparencies and textures
Instructions |
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Alternative method |
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Copy the TextureFormat2 string to TextureFormat1 in [2] [Game] ... TextureFormat1=32 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 TextureFormat2=32 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 ... This fixes transparency and main menu rendering issues. However, lens flares are still rendered incorrectly. You may disable lens flares by setting |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible | Riva TNT2 or equal 3D accelerator 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 8.0 compatible | DirectX 8.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).