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Key points

FMV playback requires the Indeo 5 codec. An alternative codec replacement exists for modern operating systems.

16-bit installer doesn't run on modern systems. 32-bit InstallShield 3 works, but the game may not create desktop or start menu shortcuts. [1]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

This game was re-released as part of Mega Man X Legacy Collection.

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CAPCOM\MEGA MAN X4

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Not possible to due to the low resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 59 FPS

Keyboard remapping.

Controller remapping.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Function keys are used for video settings, and to soft reset/exit the game.
Controller remapping		Only buttons 1-8 (referred as Buttons A-H in-game) are remappable, while buttons 9 and 10 are hard-coded as "Start" and "Select" respectively.
Controller sensitivity		Digital movement.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Uses DirectInput. See Controller support to use XInput controllers.

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

A fix is required for the game to recognize XInput D-pad and analog triggers when assigning controls.

Use XInput Plus^[1]

Download and run XInput Plus.
Set the Target Program to MMX4.exe.
Go to the KeyAssign tab, click the Left Stick drop-down menu, set it to Multiple Key, then check Left Stick and DPAD.
Go to the DirectInput tab, then check Enable DirectInput Output.
Click Customize, then assign the following buttons:
- Left and Right Triggers as Button 7/8, respectively.
- Back/View and Start/Menu buttons as Button 10/9, respectively for proper in-game Start and Select placements.
- Left and Right Stick buttons as Button 11/12, respectively.
- And the Guide button as Button 13
(Optional) Go to the Settings tab, go to Other, and uncheck Enable Init Beep to disable the start-up sound when launching the game.
Click Apply to save settings and install DLLs into the installation folder.
Launch the game and configure your controller from the in-game Button Config settings from the Options menu.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5
DirectDraw	6

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

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↑ 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).

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 {{ii}} FMV playback requires the [http://www.cucusoft.com/codec.asp Indeo 5 codec]. An alternative [https://www.xvid.com/download/ codec] replacement exists for modern operating systems.
 {{--}} 16-bit installer doesn't run on modern systems. 32-bit InstallShield 3 works, but the game may not create desktop or start menu shortcuts. [http://toastytech.com/files/setup.html]
-'''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Mega_Man_Wiki MMKB, A large and detailed wiki for the series]
 ==Availability==