Outriders

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website
Epic Games Store
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam

All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Demo

A demo is available on Steam: steam://install/1435990. Includes the first few missions of the game. Progress from the demo can be carried over seemlessly to the full game.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Madness\Content\Movies\` Delete or rename `splash_screens.umovie`.

Pausing in Singleplayer

Use Ansel (NVIDIA only)^[2]
Despite the always-online requirement, the game can be paused in Singleplayer mode on NVIDIA GPUs by enabling the Ansel overlay and pressing `Alt` + `F2`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Madness\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\39C668CD.Madness-BaseGame_r7bfsmp40f67j\LocalCache\Local\Madness\Saved\Config\WinGDK
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/680420/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

No local save files, game progress is only saved on server.^[3]

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay.^[4]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Ranges from 75 - 130°.^[4]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Also supports resolution scaling and DLSS.^[4]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Cutscenes locked to 30, 60, 90, or 120 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

General Unreal Engine Improvements

Disable Chromatic Aberration
Go to the configuration file location. Open `Engine.ini`. Go to or add the `[SystemSettings]` section. Add `r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0`. Save your changes.

Disable Bloom

Go to the configuration file location.
Open Engine.ini.
Go to or add the [SystemSettings] section.
Add

r.DefaultFeature.Bloom=0
r.BloomQuality=0

Save your changes.

Reduce Input Lag

Go to the configuration file location.
Open Engine.ini.
Go to or add the [SystemSettings] section.
Add

r.OneFrameThreadLag=0
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Save your changes.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		^[4]
Mouse acceleration		Mouse smoothing on by default.^[4]
Mouse sensitivity		Separate option for aiming multiplier.^[4]
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.^[4]
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Triggers and analog sticks can be swapped.^[4]
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.^[4]

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[4]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		^[4]
PlayStation button prompts		Set steam controller input to forced off
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	, , Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter), Wired Bluetooth not tested

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse smoothing

Disable mouse smoothing

Navigate to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Input.ini with a text editor:
Add the following lines:

[/Script/Engine.InputSettings]
bEnableMouseSmoothing=false

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	3	Co-op Cross-play support with all platforms.^[4]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[5]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD FX-8350	Intel Core i7-7700 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	70 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R9 270X DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

System requirements target 720p and 1080p respectively at 60 FPS.

Notes

↑
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (680420) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Awesome games coming in 2020 and beyond - last accessed on 2020-01-02
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/outriders/comments/mj3upt/pc_users_with_nvidia_gpus_can_pause_the_game/
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/outriders/comments/mo8u3e/any_way_to_back_up_save_files_on_pc/
↑ ^4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 ^4.10 ^4.11 YouTube - Outriders: PC Spotlight & Details - last accessed on 2021-01-15
↑ Outriders - 1 Week To Launch - Dev Update - last accessed on 2021-03-26

[Proton_path_note-3] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (680420) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (680420) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Awesome games coming in 2020 and beyond - last accessed on 2020-01-02

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/outriders/comments/mj3upt/pc_users_with_nvidia_gpus_can_pause_the_game/

[4] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/outriders/comments/mo8u3e/any_way_to_back_up_save_files_on_pc/

[pc-5] 4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 ^4.10 ^4.11 YouTube - Outriders: PC Spotlight & Details - last accessed on 2021-01-15

[6] Outriders - 1 Week To Launch - Dev Update - last accessed on 2021-03-26

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Developers

	People Can Fly
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^[1]
Release dates
Windows	April 1, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	73
OpenCritic	73
IGDB	78