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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Open Season cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Open Season cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 12, 2006}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 12, 2006}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows }}
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}}
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 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete or Rename|fix=
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Videos\}}.
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# Delete or rename {{file|COLULOGO.bik}}, {{file|SCPCLOGO.bik}}, {{file|SPALOGO.bik}}, {{file|UBI_LOGO.bik}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\System\OpenSeason.ini|{{p|game}}\System\User.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\System\*.sav}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Vert-}}.
−
|multimonitor              = false
+
|multimonitor              = true
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Vert-}}.
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Vert-}}.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = {{term|Vert-}}.
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = false
+
|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|ALT|Enter}}. See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = true
+
|upscaling                  = false
−
|vsync notes                = Enable by default (tested by d3d8to9 on windows10)
+
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 +
|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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===Enable Alt+F4===
−
{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|fix=
−
|key remap                = unknown
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# Download [https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/ SuperF4], install and open it.
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# Press {{key|Ctrl+Alt+F4}} to exit the game during the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit ini file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-24}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}} and open {{file|OpenSeason.ini}}.
 +
# Find the lines <code>WindowedViewportX=</code> and <code>WindowedViewportY=</code>, and set their value to the desired window width and height, respectively.
 +
# Set <code>StartupFullscreen=</code> to <code>False</code> to start the game in windowed mode.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set Vsync|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-12-24}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}} and open {{file|OpenSeason.ini}}.
 +
# Search for the line containing <code>UseVSync=</code>.
 +
# Set Vsync with either of the following: <code>UseVSync=True</code> or <code>UseVSync=False</code>.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    = Dolby Digital
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|surround sound notes    = Dolby Digital.
−
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Change Language===
 +
{{Fixbox|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\System\}} and open {{file|SetLanguage.exe}}.
 +
# Select the language desired.
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Vsync (Enabled by default) not working on Windows 10===
 +
{{ii}}The game has Vsync enabled by default but in Windows 10, it does not work because the game uses DirectX 8 and DirectX 8's Vsync in Windows 10 is broken.
 +
{{Fixbox|fix=
 +
# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/ dgvoodoo2].
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# Copy {{file|D3D8.dll}} from {{folder|MS\x86\}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}/System/}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{API
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      = 8
 
|direct3d versions      = 8
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|direct3d notes        = Despite the fact that the requirements state that the game is directx 9 it is actually directx 8
+
|direct3d notes        = Game claims DX9 to be a requirement, but uses D3D8 for rendering.
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
−
|macos 32-bit app       =  
+
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
−
|macos 64-bit app       =  
+
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          =
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
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|minHD    = 2 GB
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|minHD    = 1.93 GB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU2  =  
 
|minGPU2  =  
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|recVRAM  =  
 
|recVRAM  =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}}Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 3/4/5/FX/6/7 (GeForce 4 MX not supported), ATI Radon 8500/9000/X
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 19:30, 24 December 2023

Open Season
Open Season cover
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Quebec
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows September 12, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Open Season on MobyGames
Open Season on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 7 DRM
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or Rename
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Videos\.
  2. Delete or rename COLULOGO.bik, SCPCLOGO.bik, SPALOGO.bik, UBI_LOGO.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\System\OpenSeason.ini[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\System\User.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\System\*.sav[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vert-.
Multi-monitor
Vert-.
Ultra-widescreen
Vert-.
4K Ultra HD
Vert-.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Enable Alt+F4

Instructions
  1. Download SuperF4, install and open it.
  2. Press Ctrl+Alt+F4 to exit the game during the game.

Windowed

Edit ini file[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game> and open OpenSeason.ini.
  2. Find the lines WindowedViewportX= and WindowedViewportY=, and set their value to the desired window width and height, respectively.
  3. Set StartupFullscreen= to False to start the game in windowed mode.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Set Vsync[2]
  1. Go to <path-to-game> and open OpenSeason.ini.
  2. Search for the line containing UseVSync=.
  3. Set Vsync with either of the following: UseVSync=True or UseVSync=False.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
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
Dolby Digital.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
Dutch
English
French
German
Spanish

Change Language

Instructions
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\System\ and open SetLanguage.exe.
  2. Select the language desired.

Issues fixed

Vsync (Enabled by default) not working on Windows 10

The game has Vsync enabled by default but in Windows 10, it does not work because the game uses DirectX 8 and DirectX 8's Vsync in Windows 10 is broken.
Instructions
  1. Download dgvoodoo2.
  2. Copy D3D8.dll from MS\x86\ to <path-to-game>/System/.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8 Game claims DX9 to be a requirement, but uses D3D8 for rendering.
Shader Model support 1.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz		 Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz
AMD Athlon 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.93 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 1.1 support
Sound (audio device) Audio solution containing Dolby Digital Live required for Dolby Digital audio
Other 16x CD-ROM drive or 4x DVD-ROM drive
Supported Video Cards: Nvidia GeForce 3/4/5/FX/6/7 (GeForce 4 MX not supported), ATI Radon 8500/9000/X


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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

  1. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-24
  2. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-24