Difference between revisions of "Open Season"

Revision as of 18:43, 25 November 2021

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or Rename
Go to <path-to-game>\Videos 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
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Issues fixed

Enable Alt+F4

Instructions
Download SuperF4, Install and open it. Press Ctrl+Alt+F4 keys simultaneously to exit the game during the game.

Vsync (Enable by default) not working on Windows10

The game uses vsync enable by default but in windows 10 it does not work because the game uses Directx 8 and the vsync of directx 8 in windows10 is broken

Instructions
Download dgvoodoo2. Copy `D3D8.DLL` from the \MS\x86\ folder to the <path-to-game>

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Set Vsync
Go to <path-to-game> and open `OpenSeason.ini` Search for the line containing `UseVSync=` 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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
Dutch
English
French
German
Spanish

Change Language

Instructions
Go to <path-to-game>\System and open `SetLanguage.exe` And select the language you want

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8	Despite the fact that the requirements state that the game is directx 9 it is actually directx 8
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)	2 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

Notes

↑ ^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

[gamedir-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).

[Note 1]

@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 # Go to {{p|game}}\Videos
 # Delete or Rename: {{file|COLULOGO.bik}}, {{file|SCPCLOGO.bik}}, {{file|SPALOGO.bik}}, {{file|UBI_LOGO.bik}}
-}}
-===Enable Alt+F4===
-{{Fixbox|fix=
-# Download [https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/ SuperF4], Install and open it.
-# Press Ctrl+Alt+F4 keys simultaneously to exit the game during the game.
 }}
@@ Line 84: / Line 78: @@
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Enable Alt+F4===
+{{Fixbox|fix=
+# Download [https://stefansundin.github.io/superf4/ SuperF4], Install and open it.
+# Press Ctrl+Alt+F4 keys simultaneously to exit the game during the game.
+}}
+===Vsync (Enable by default) not working on Windows10===
+{{ii}}The game uses vsync enable by default but in windows 10 it does not work because the game uses Directx 8 and the vsync of directx 8 in windows10 is broken
+{{Fixbox|fix=
+# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/ dgvoodoo2].
+# Copy <code>D3D8.DLL</code> from the \MS\x86\ folder to the {{p|game}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Set Vsync|fix=
-# Go to {{p|game}} and open <code>OpenSeason.ini</code>.
+# Go to {{p|game}} and open <code>OpenSeason.ini</code>
-# Search for the line containing <code>UseVSync=</code>.
+# Search for the line containing <code>UseVSync=</code>
-# Set Vsync with either of the following: <code>UseVSync=True</code> or <code>UseVSync=False</code>.
+# Set Vsync with either of the following: <code>UseVSync=True</code> or <code>UseVSync=False</code>
 }}
@@ Line 220: / Line 228: @@
 # Go to {{p|game}}\System and open <code>SetLanguage.exe</code>
 # And select the language you want
-}}
-==Issues fixed==
-===Vsync (Enable by default) not working on Windows10===
-{{ii}}The game uses vsync enable by default but in windows 10 it does not work because the game uses Directx 8 and the vsync of directx 8 in windows10 is broken
-{{Fixbox|fix=
-# Download [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/ dgvoodoo2].
-# Copy <code>D3D8.DLL</code> from the \MS\x86\ folder to the {{p|game}}
 }}

Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
	Ubisoft Quebec
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	September 12, 2006