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Kill Switch

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Developers
Namco
Publishers
Hip Interactive
Engines
RenderWare
Release dates
Windows March 3, 2004
Kill Switch on MobyGames
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Warnings

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 StarForce 3.3.33.08 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete hip.bik and lsp.bik in <path-to-game>\movies
The other intro logos are not external files and currently can't be skipped.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 2]

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use dgVoodoo2
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use dgVoodoo2
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Edit settings.cfg
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Open settings.cfg.
  3. Set width and height under [display] to the desired values.
Results in stretching.
Use dgVoodoo2
  1. Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2 and extract the archive.
  2. Open the MS\x86 folder and copy the D3D9.dll file.
  3. Paste the file into the game installation folder where the game executable is.
  4. Run the included dgVoodooCpl program and configure the settings.
  5. Under the DirectX tab, resolutions can be forced.

Windowed

Use dgVoodoo2
  1. Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2 and extract the archive.
  2. Open the MS\x86 folder and copy the D3D9.dll file.
  3. Paste the file into the game installation folder where the game executable is.
  4. Run the included dgVoodooCpl program and configure the settings.
  5. Under the General tab, the game can be run in Windowed mode.
Use DxWnd
  1. Open DxWnd.
  2. Drag Kill.Switch.dxw from exports folder into DxWnd.
  3. Right click and select Modify.
  4. Under Path select KILLSWITCH.EXE from <path-to-game>.
  5. In Main tab check Run in Window and set position to Desktop center.
Edit settings.cfg
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Open settings.cfg.
  3. Set windowed to 1.
Mouse is not locked to the window.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Can be edited in 'Control Settings' in the launcher.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Can be edited in 'Control Settings' in the launcher.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Performance issues

Use dgVoodoo2
  1. Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2 and extract the archive.
  2. Open the MS\x86 folder and copy the D3D9.dll file.
  3. Paste the file into the game installation folder where the game executable is.
  4. Optional: Run the included dgVoodooCpl program and configure the settings.
  5. Under the DirectX tab, resolutions can be forced.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.5y

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or above
AMD Athlon 900 MHz or above		 Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon, 1.5 GHz or higher
System memory (RAM) 64 MB RAM (98 and ME)
128 MB RAM (2000 and XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 7500, 8500, 9000 series or better
nVidia GeForce 2, 3, 4, FX series or better
Matrox, Parhelia, or Intel Extreme 845 or better 		Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 9000 series
64 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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