Burnout Paradise
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Developers | |
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Criterion Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
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 | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | Can be unlocked 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. |
- 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, but Burnout Paradise Bonus Vehicle Pack DLC can be purchased from Origin or Amazon (the price is much more cheaper in Origin than in Amazon).
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 is the latest version.
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
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.
Instructions |
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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
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
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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