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For the unrelated racing game, see Redline (2006).

Redline is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person FPS and vehicle combat game.

General information

Redline 2066 - community site with troubleshooting, secrets, info, etc.

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM^{[Note 1]}.^[4]
GOG.com
Steam

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch is v1.1. Digital distributions are up-to-date.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename `Accolade_Logo.smk` located in the base folder of the game

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\redline.cfg^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/328460/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saved games\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/328460/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Widescreen resolution.
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)	Can be forced in Nvidia/AMD control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.

Widescreen resolution

Use patch^{[citation needed]}

Download the patch and extract to the installation folder.
Start RedlineConfig.exe.
Select the preferred settings and click "Save and Start".

Notes

Always start the game via RedlineConfig.exe to run the game with the applied settings.

Resolutions higher than 2048x2048 will crash the game.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		12	Versus
Online play		12	Versus Previously hosted on services such as GameSpy, HEAT.net, MPlayer.com, Wireplay, etc. Only direct IP connections are possible now.^[5]

Issues unresolved

Game crashes after opening movie if using a DisplayPort connection to monitor

Only HDMI and DVI connections are supported.^[6]

Game crashes after opening movie if using a wireless headset

Disconnect the USB dongle prior to starting the game.^[7]

Issues fixed

Game crashes upon startup

Make sure only HDMI or DVI is used for the monitor, make sure a wireless headset isn't connected, make sure DirectPlay is enabled in Windows Settings, and make sure compatibility mode is set for Windows 98 under the game's exe.

Unable to install on modern Windows

Set the compatibility mode of `setup.exe` to Windows 98 / Me

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows^[8]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 200 MHz AMD K62	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 6.1 compatible
Sound (audio device)		DirectX compatible
Other		4X CD-ROM drive

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
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 (328460) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ New Releases (retrieved) - last accessed on 2024-01-05
↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Redline 1.1 Patch (HERE) :: Redline General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Mutliplayer - last accessed on 2023-28-09
↑ Wheels has stopped working error? :: Redline General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-06-29
↑ Troubleshooting - last accessed on 2023-28-09
↑ Redline Manual - last accessed on 2023-06-29

[4] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]

[gamedir-6] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-7] 3.0 ^3.1 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 (328460) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[6] The app ID (328460) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] New Releases (retrieved) - last accessed on 2024-01-05

[2] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[3] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[5] Redline 1.1 Patch (HERE) :: Redline General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[8] Mutliplayer - last accessed on 2023-28-09

[9] Wheels has stopped working error? :: Redline General Discussions - last accessed on 2023-06-29

[10] Troubleshooting - last accessed on 2023-28-09

[11] Redline Manual - last accessed on 2023-06-29

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[Note 1]

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[Note 2]

[Note 3]

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@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |publishers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Accolade|Retail}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital (original)}}
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|Digital}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Retroism|Digital (original)}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Atari|Digital (current)}}
 |engines      =
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 20, 1999}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 24, 1999|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010105002900/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_03/24_pc_new/index.html|title=New Releases (retrieved)|date=2024-01-05}}</ref>}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|redline|}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|redline|}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | FPS, Vehicle combat }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
@@ Line 24: / Line 28: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  = 328460
+|steam appid side =
 |gogcom id    = 1207664193
+|gogcom id side =
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20001018035812/http://www.redline2066.com/index2.htm
+|hltb         = 7696
+|lutris       = redline
+|mobygames    = 2581
 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = redline
 |wikipedia    = Redline (1999 video game)
 |winehq       = 361
@@ Line 33: / Line 42: @@
 {{disambig||the unrelated racing game|[[Redline (2006)]]}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
+|introduction      =
-{{--}} Game crashes after opening movie if using a DisplayPort connection to monitor. Only HDMI and DVI connections are supported.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/328460/discussions/0/613939841540984355/?ctp=2 Wheels has stopped working error? :: Redline General Discussions]</ref>
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
+{{mm}} [http://www.redline2066.net Redline 2066] - community site with troubleshooting, secrets, info, etc.
 {{GOG.com links|1207664193|redline}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/328460/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 47: / Line 62: @@
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 328460 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 }}
+{{ii}} A [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2800-redline-demo/ demo] is available.
 ==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+The latest patch is [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2798-redline-v11-patch/ v1.1]. Digital distributions are up-to-date.
 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename <code>Accolade_Logo.smk</code> located in the base folder of the game}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename {{file|Accolade_Logo.smk}} located in the base folder of the game}}
-===Patches===
-The [ftp://ftp.atari.com/patches/redline/ v1.1 Patch] updates the game to the latest version.
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 126: / Line 142: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Use patch|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# Download the [https://kunnollakeittoa.info/asm/#redline patch] and extract to the installation folder.
+# Download the [https://kunnollakeittoa.eu/asm/#redline patch] and extract to the installation folder.
-# Start <code>RedlineConfig.exe</code>.
+# Start {{file|RedlineConfig.exe}}.
-# Select your preferred settings and click "Save and Start".
+# Select the preferred settings and click "Save and Start".
 '''Notes'''
-{{ii}} Always start the game via <code>RedlineConfig.exe</code> to run the game with the applied settings.
+{{ii}} Always start the game via {{file|RedlineConfig.exe}} to run the game with the applied settings.
 {{ii}} Resolutions higher than 2048x2048 will crash the game.
 }}
@@ Line 221: / Line 237: @@
   |language  = English
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = true
   |subtitles = false
   |notes     =
@@ Line 238: / Line 254: @@
 |lan play modes       = Versus
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = false
+|online play          = true
 |online play players  = 12
 |online play modes    = Versus
-|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service was shut down.
+|online play notes    = Previously hosted on services such as [[GameSpy]], HEAT.net, [[MPlayer.com]], Wireplay, etc. Only [[Glossary:Direct IP|direct IP]] connections are possible now.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.angelfire.com/va3/x-zommer/rmulti.html|title=Mutliplayer|date=2023-28-09}}</ref>
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 260: / Line 277: @@
 |upnp =
 }}
+==Issues unresolved==
+===Game crashes after opening movie if using a DisplayPort connection to monitor===
+{{ii}} Only HDMI and DVI connections are supported.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/328460/discussions/0/613939841540984355/?ctp=2#c1318835718935651805|title=Wheels has stopped working error? :: Redline General Discussions|date=2023-06-29}}</ref>
+===Game crashes after opening movie if using a wireless headset===
+{{ii}} Disconnect the USB dongle prior to starting the game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.angelfire.com/va3/x-zommer/rhelp_trouble.html|title=Troubleshooting|date=2023-28-09}}</ref>
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Game no install on modern windows===
+===Game crashes upon startup===
-{{Fixbox|description=
+{{Fixbox|description=Make sure only HDMI or DVI is used for the monitor, make sure a wireless headset isn't connected, make sure [[DirectPlay]] is enabled in Windows Settings, and make sure [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility mode]] is set for Windows 98 under the game's exe.|fix=}}
-|fix=
-# Set setup.exe on Windows 98/ME compatibility mode
+===Unable to install on modern Windows===
+{{Fixbox|description=Set the compatibility mode of {{File|setup.exe}} to Windows 98 / Me|fix=}}
-}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 293: / Line 318: @@
 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
 |windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
@@ Line 310: / Line 335: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = 95/98
+|minOS    = 95, 98
-|minCPU   = Intel Pentium 200
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium 200 MHz
 |minCPU2  = AMD K62
-|minRAM   = 32 MB
+|minRAM   = 16 MB
-|minHD    = 300 MB
+|minHD    = 100 MB
 |minGPU   =
-|minDX    = 6.0
+|minDX    = 6.1
+|recaudio = DirectX compatible
+|recother = 4X CD-ROM drive
 |recOS    =
-|recCPU   =
+|recCPU   = Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
-|recRAM   =
+|recRAM   = 32 MB
 |recHD    =
 |recGPU   =
+|ref      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/328460/manuals/Manual_(English).pdf?t=1468248580#page=2|title=Redline Manual|date=2023-06-29}}</ref>
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Beyond Games
Publishers
Retail	Accolade
Digital (original)	Night Dive Studios
Digital (original)	Retroism
Digital (current)	Atari
Release dates
Windows	March 24, 1999^[1]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS, Vehicle combat