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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
General information
- MontanaRaiders.com - A fan site for the Crimson Skies series
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
In-game general settings.
Patches
- The latest official patch v1.02 is available here or at soggi.org.
Modern hardware support
Use csfix[citation needed]
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- Make sure the game is patched to 1.02.
- Download the Crimson Skies FOV Fix (this download includes CSFix and corrects the FOV to work with any aspect ratio).
- Extract to the installation folder.
- Ensure that DirectPlay and Windows Media Player are enabled.
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Use dgVoodoo2[citation needed]
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- Download dgVoodoo 2.
- Extract
dgVoodooCpl.exe and the contents of the MS\x86 subfolder to <path-to-game> .
- Run
dgVoodooCpl.exe and under the DirectX tab, tick Application controlled fullscreen/windowed state .
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NVIDIA settings[citation needed]
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- In addition to csfix, turn off AtiFix in
csfix.ini to fix view circles appearing as squares.
- To fix FPS issues, in the NVIDIA Control Panel's 3D Settings, change these options for Crimson Skies:
- Maximum Prerendered Frames: 1
- Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum performance
- Threaded Optimization: Off
- Vertical Sync: Fast
- Windows Compatibility Administrator (32 bit) may need to be used to apply the
DWM8And16BitMitigation setting to fix preview circle glitching.
- If cutscenes run slower than the audio (causing sync issues), try enabling
DisableDXMaximizedWindowedMode in the aforementioned Compatibility Administrator.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
In-game general controls settings.
In-game key map settings.
- The game will not detect buttons above 11 and are practically unusable
Use XInput Plus
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- Download XInput Plus
- Set the target program to
crimson.exe
- Go to "DirectInput" and check "Enable DirectInput Output"
- Assign "DPAD" to "POV"
- Go to "Customize"
- Assign "Left Stick X" to "X Axis"
- Assign "Left Stick Y" to "Y Axis"
- Assign "Right Stick X" to "Z Rot"
- Assign "Right Stick Y" to "Z Axis"
- Assign "LT" to "Button7"
- Assign "RT" to "Button8"
- Assign "DPAD Up" to "POV_Up"
- Assign "DPAD Right" to "POV_Right"
- Assign "DPAD Down" to "POV_Down"
- Assign "DPAD Left" to "POV_Left"
- Assign "A" to "Button1"
- Assign "B" to "Button2"
- Assign "X" to "Button3"
- Assign "Y" to "Button4"
- Assign "LB" to "Button5"
- Assign "RB" to "Button6"
- Assign "LS Button" to "Button9"
- Assign "RS Button" to "Button10"
- Check "Enable ForcefeedBack Emulation"
- Press apply, this will install a DLL file in <path-to-game> (which will be automatically used when you start the game).
Notes
- Edit the button layout in the in-game key map settings.
- Use the HRTR control layout as a reference. [1]
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, Effects, Voice |
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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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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Japanese |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 16 |
TCP/IP or IPX |
Online play |
| 16 |
The official MSN Gaming Zone service has been shut down. |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
28805, 28801, 3040, 1121[3] |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Windows Media Player |
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Multiplayer |
MSN Gaming Zone |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 266 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
700 MB |
1 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible
| 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX compatible | |
Other |
4x CD-ROM | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[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).
References