This page is for the original release. For the remaster, see Burnout Paradise Remastered.
Key points
- The Ultimate Box is the only version available on PC.
- The game will use any connected webcam for various online features. There is an option in-game to turn off webcam use.
- Online servers shut down permanently on August 1, 2019.[1] This means the DLC will no longer work as you have to be online to use it including the Krieger Carbon Uberschall 8, which this car require to be unlocked by completing 2 sets of Online Freeburn.
General information
- Burnout Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Answer HQ for the Burnout series at EA.com
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
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Bonus Vehicle Pack |
Contains the following DLCs:[2][3]
- Boost Specials Collection
- Legendary Cars
- Toy Car Collection
- Time Savers Pack
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Boost Specials Collection |
Included in the Bonus Vehicle Pack DLC.
Adds the following cars:[3]
- Carson Extreme Hot Rod
- Montgomery Hawker Mech
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Legendary Cars |
Included in the Bonus Vehicle Pack DLC.
Adds the following cars:[3]
- Carson GT Nighthawk
- Hunter Cavalry Bootlegger
- Hunter Manhattan Spirit
- Jansen 88 Special
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Toy Car Collection |
Included in the Bonus Vehicle Pack DLC.
Adds the following cars:[3]
- Toy Carson GT Concept
- Toy Carson Inferno Van
- Toy Hunter Cavalry
- Toy Hunter Citizen
- Toy Hunter Manhattan
- Toy Hunter Takedown 4x4
- Toy Jansen P12
- Toy Krieger WTR
- Toy Nakamura Firehawk
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Time Savers Pack |
Included in the Bonus Vehicle Pack DLC.
Unlocks the following:[3]
- All non-DLC cars and bike, and some Carbon variants.
- All Platinum and Gold paint schemes.
- All Burning Routes events.
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Party Pack |
Included in the PC version. Adds a pass-the-controls group party in the game to complete challenges.[3] |
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Big Surf Island Pack |
Console exclusive DLC that added a new location, discoverables, events, online challenges, as well as new vehicles. While the DLC was never released for PC, modders have attempted to recreate its contents through the Vanity Pack mod.[3] |
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Cops and Robbers Pack |
Console exclusive DLC that adds a new online game mode as well as police variations of many of the vehicles. While the DLC was never released on PC, the Vanity Pack mod includes the police vehicles.[3] |
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- DLC works on both Origin and Steam versions of the game provided that an Origin account is used in-game.
- Neither the Cops and Robbers game mode and cars nor the Big Surf Island DLC packs were released for PC.[4] An attempt to recreate these through a mod where made, see Vanity Pack.
Version differences
- The Ultimate Box (the only version released on PC) is a compilation edition that contains the Party Pack DLC and all of the free updates and game-changing content packs released at the time for the console exclusive game.[5]
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 is the latest version (for non-Steam versions of the game).
Skip intro videos
Use launch option[citation needed]
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Enter -skipvideos into the launch options to disable the intro videos.
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- Unlock framerate, change FOV, disable pause on unfocus, , and enable changing traffic density.
- Can cause steering problems at higher framerates on some systems.[6]
- May only work on Steam edition of the game.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings (1/2).
In-game advanced video settings (2/2).
Force windowed mode[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set the name and executable path.
- Set the window position and size.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on Input tab, set Cursor visibility to Hide.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Adjust FOV and FOV scale[7]
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- Install SpeedPardise
- Extract files into the root folder of the game.
- Open
SpeedParadise.ini and change FOVAMOUNT , 1 .
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Unlock framerates above 60Hz
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- Can cause steering problems at high framerates on some systems.
- Install SpeedPardise
- Extract files into the root folder of the game.
- Open
SpeedParadise.ini and change UnlockFramerate value to FOVSCALE and FOVSPEEDSCALE to your desired values.
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Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game advanced gamepad settings.
In-game force feedback settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Imperial measurements |
Czech |
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Introductory cutscene voiceover in Czech |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Partial audio |
Spanish |
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Thai |
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Disable the announcer
- Removes DJ Atomika's (or your regional equivalent) voiceovers from the game.
Disable song[9]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\SOUND\STREAMS\
- Open
GUNS_AND_ROSES.SNS with a text editor.
- Delete all contents and save the file.
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Network
Multiplayer types
- Steam and Origin users can play together in multiplayer.[10]
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
21840 |
UDP |
1000, 9000-9999, 21840-21850 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues unresolved
No audio
Temporary fix[citation needed]
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Alt+Tab ↹ out of the game and then back to it. This is necessary every time the game is run.
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Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup
Issues with recording software[citation needed]
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- Burnout Paradise may crash on start-up if you have screen recording software running, such as XSplit. This occurs because the game sees the software as a webcam.
- The easiest way to rectify this issue is: close the screen recording software, load Burnout Paradise, Alt+Tab ↹ out, then run the screen recording software. If this is not effective, you may need to uninstall the screen recording software entirely.
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Issues with CL Eye Driver[citation needed]
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- Users with the CL Eye Driver installed (to enable support for the PlayStation Eye Camera as a webcam) will encounter crashes when loading Burnout Paradise.
- Currently, the only solution is to uninstall the CL Eye Driver entirely. You may encounter further problems even after doing so, so you may have to experiment with trial and error by closing some Windows Services in the Task Manager, then running Burnout Paradise.
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Nvidia graphics issues[citation needed]
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- Users with Nvidia graphics may have Nvidia's Streamer Service installed (used for streaming to Shield).
- You may have to end nvstreamsvc.exe via the Task Manager for the game to load.
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Windows 7 solution[citation needed]
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- Windows 7 users have reported crashing when attempting to run the game.
- To rectify this, set the game to run in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode, or Windows Vista SP2 mode. It may also help to reduce or disable Anti-Aliasing in the game's launcher.
- As a last resort, the game may be fixable by entering
-multithread into the launch options.
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Online
Getting online[citation needed]
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- Try connecting online normally. If it connects, ignore the rest of the guide. Otherwise, go to Step 2.
- After the connection fails, go to the login page again but click "Create new account" instead.
- Enter the same credentials (ex. email and username) used for the current account into the new one.
- Once all information is entered in, try creating a new account.
- If entered correctly, an error message should pop up that says along the lines of "account already exists".
- Reboot the game and try logging in again with the same account info used in the create account page.
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Invalid product key
[citation needed]
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Upon attempting to log into an EA/Origin account in order to play the game online, some users encounter the error "The product key you are using is invalid". This occurs if you are using a retail version of the game which you have registered online via Origin/EA Download Manager. The game recognizes that your CD key is already in use (on Origin), and thinks it is invalid.
- The only solution is to download and reinstall the game via Origin.
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Controller not recognized at launch
Delete controls.ini in folder %LOCALAPPDATA%\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise , and restart game.[11]
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Shadows not rendering regardless of settings
Update graphics driver or make sure the game use any dedicated GPUs[12]
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Issues only occurred with certain Intel GPUs, there are currently no fixes nor workaround for users with Intel graphics. [1][2].
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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- This tool can disable intro videos and music, in addition to make available all game video settings outside of it.
Steam version requires to run the following command in an elevated
command promptFOR /F "skip=2 tokens=2,*" %A IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 24740" /v InstallLocation /reg:32') DO REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\EA Games\Burnout(TM) Paradise The Ultimate Box" /v "Install Dir" /t REG_SZ /d "%B"^\ /reg:32
Vanity Pack
- Extensive mod to bring Big Surf Island to the original PC version. It also comes with many additional features.
- Recreated Big Surf Island missing some features including single-player events, programming for areas and roads, etc.
- May result in a performance decrease in-game to run required background program and render the area.
Vanity Pack 2.0[citation needed]
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- Download the Vanity Pack.
- Decompress it using 7-Zip or similar.
- Follow onscreen instructions and use passwords provided when downloading to install.
- Launch the game through the Vanity Pack.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (XP) Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz (Vista) |
Intel Celeron Dual Core 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1300 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
AMD Radeon HD 6670 Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References