Burnout Paradise
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Criterion Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
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RenderWare | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 5, 2009 |
Key points
- The game will use any connected webcam for various online features. There is an option in-game to turn off webcam use.
- The retail version of the game is limited to five activations.
- Neither the 'Cops and Robbers' game mode and cars, nor the 'Big Surf Island' DLC packs were released for PC.[1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Limited to five activations. | |||
Amazon.com | Also uses SecuROM DRM. | |||
Origin | Also uses SecuROM DRM. | |||
Steam | Includes an Origin Key to activate the game on Origin. |
- Steam and Origin users can play together in multiplayer.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Bonus Vehicle Pack | Contains multiple DLC packs.[3] | |
Party Pack | Included in-game by default on The Ultimate Box release (the only version released on PC). | |
Big Surf Island | Never officially released on PC; recreated by modders (see Vanity Pack). | |
Burnout Paradise Bonus Vehicle Pack | Legendary cars, Toys cars, unlock all the cars, all the toys cars. Not included with The Ultimate Box, not available to buy through Steam. |
- Cops and Robbers game mode never released on PC; cop cars recreated in mod (see Vanity Pack).
- DLC works on both Origin and Steam versions of the game (provided that an Origin account is used in-game).
- The Ultimate Box doesn't include all the DLC, Burnout Paradise Bonus Vehicle Pack DLC has to be purchased separately.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 is the latest version (for non-Steam versions of the game).
Burnout Paradise Advanced Config Tool
- 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 prompt
FOR /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
Skip intro videos
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Vanity Pack
- Extensive mod (currently in active beta) to bring Big Surf Island to the PC version. It also comes with many additional features
- May result in a performance decrease in-game to run required background program and render the area.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24740/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24740/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Introductory cutscene voiceover in Czech | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Partial audio | |||
Spanish | ||||
Thai |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Hot seat Party mode |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op Includes co-op Freeburn Challenges. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 21840 |
UDP | 1000, 9000-9999, 21840-21850 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Burnout Paradise. |
Issues unresolved
No audio
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Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup
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How to go Online
- Anyone who has played this game knows that the online is completely broken for most. Here is a step by step guide about how to fix it.
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"The product key you are using is invalid"
- 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.
Controller not recognized at launch
- Delete controls.ini in folder
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise
, and restart game.[4]
- Delete controls.ini in folder
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium IV 2.8 GHz (XP) Intel Pentium IV 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:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (24740) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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