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Key points
- Game features a graphics setting launcher, but is disabled by default in the Steam version.
- Suffers from significant performance issues on Windows 10. See Increase Rendering Resolution.
- Introduction videos may not work on newer versions of Windows. See Increase Rendering Resolution.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\video
- Rename, move or delete these files:
infernal.mpg
intro.mpg
logo.mpg
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Modify blowout.ini
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open the
blowout.ini file with Notepad or other text editor.
- Change the values of
gamePIXX and gamePIXY to your desired resolution.
- Save the changes.
- Menu and UI are cut off on the top and bottom.
- Vertical FOV is reduced.
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Increase Rendering Resolution
Play at 1080p or higher
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- Download dgVoodoo.
- Extract
dgVoodooCpl.exe and dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>, where Blowout.exe resides.
- Open the
MS folder in the dgVoodoo zip and extract DDraw.dll , D3DImm.dll , D3D8.dll , and D3D9.dll from the x86 folder to <path-to-game>, again where Blowout.exe resides.
- Open
dgVoodooCpl.exe .
- Make sure the Config folder / Running instance is set to <path-to-game>, it may already be there by default.
- In the General tab, set Adapter(s) to use / enable to your current graphics card, Appearance to Full Screen, and Scaling mode to either Stretched, keep Aspect Ratio or Stretched, 4:3 Aspect Ratio.
- In the DirectX tab, make sure Disable and passthru to real DirectX is unchecked, and set Resolution to Max. You can uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark if you wish.
- Optional: under Texturing, set Filtering to Force anisotropic 16x and set Antialiasing (MSAA) to 8x to enable anisotropic filtering and antialiasing respectively. Under Miscellaneous, check Force vSync to enable vSync.
- Click Apply and exit the program.
- Also helps with game performance on Windows 10.
- Opening videos now play correctly on newer versions of Windows.
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Input
General control settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Effects and Music. |
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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VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, XP |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
733 MHz AMD equivalent |
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB+200 MB virtual memory | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 ATI Radeon 9800 DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Sound (audio device) |
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Sound Blaster Audigy |
Other |
4x CD-ROM |
8x CD-ROM |
Notes
References