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This page is for the updated version. For the original release, see Outcast. For the 2017 remake, see Outcast: Second Contact.
Outcast 1.1 is a recompiled version of the 1999 game Outcast. It includes higher resolution support, a multi-threaded renderer, tweaked visuals (particularly skyboxes), altered interface, Xinput controller support and bug fixes.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Game data
Launcher advanced settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Launcher general control settings.
Launcher key/button map settings.
Audio
Launcher language settings.
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Global, music, ambient, SFX |
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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EAX support |
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Must be manually enabled. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Portuguese |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Zoom Platform only. |
Spanish |
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Enable EAX
Modify configuration file[1]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\quality_control.ini with a text editor.
- Change the following lines to read as follows:
EAX_support=1
3D_sound=1
Notes
- 3D sound support is broken; sounds are played at maximum volume as soon as the player is within hearing range.
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Issues fixed
Game runs slow
- The game occasionally fails to detect the number of CPU cores when it uses technology like Intel's Hyperthreading, resulting in poor performance.
Manually set Max Voxel Threads[1]
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- From the game's launcher, click on "Settings".
- From the window which appears, click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Click on the menu next to
Max Voxel Threads and select the number which represents the number of logical CPU cores the computer has.
- Click "OK".
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Software renderer |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Input |
XInput |
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Cutscenes |
MPlayer |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
References