Key points
- Graphics are corrupted on modern versions of Windows. See Corrupted graphics.
- PC version is based off the Xbox version, which is missing blood effects on clothing and skin.[1]
General information
- Scarface Wiki - A wiki about the Scarface universe
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- Collector's Edition was not released for PC.
- This game is no longer available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Official patches
- Fixes some corrupted graphics.
- Improves performance.
- Allows all resolutions to be selected.
- Works only with latest retail version 1.00.2.
- It's required to delete configuration files in order for the game to launch with this fix, make sure that the game didn't created a secondary configuration files location HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node.
- If the game displays a black screen after changing resolution, simply hit "enter" as soon as the black screen shows up, you'll hear a sound, then press alt-f4 in order to close, and restart the application with your selected resolution.
- Most NPCs textures have been enhanced, with Tony face/suits/models remastered and color corrected.
- All the missing effects from the PS2/Wii release have been restored, with alternative PS2/WII gun sparks.
- New wfuck you
cut effects for some cutscenes.
- Added XInput controller support.
- Lots of textures ranging from adverts to billboards have been enhanced.
- Lacks the blood effect on Tony's face and clothes.
- Lacks multilingual support.
- The project is still in beta.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- SilentPatch relocates the settings to <path-to-game>\
settings.ini.
Save game data location
Video
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Edit registry keys[8]
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VUGAMES\Scarface.
- Adjust
ScreenHeight and ScreenWidth values.
- If the settings is not found in the above path, check
HKEY_USERS\<user-id>\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\VUGames\Scarface
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Input
- XInput triggers can't be assigned to actions by default.
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Use XInput to DInput translator[9]
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- Download Ultimate ASI Loader.
- Copy
dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
- Rename
dinput8.dll to vorbisFile.dll (if the file already exists, rename the original to something else).
- Download
scarface_dinput.dll and dinput8.dll from here, and copy both files to the installation folder.
- Rename
scarface_dinput.dll to scarface_dinput.asi.
- Once in game, turn off Vibration to avoid game crashes.
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Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX, Dialogue |
| Surround sound |
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5.1 |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Russian |
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Only available in Russian retail copy. |
| Spanish |
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| Polish |
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Only available in Polish retail copy. |
Issues unresolved
Controls reset after dying
Issues fixed
Corrupted graphics
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- The game defaults to a 60 Hz refresh rate. Enforcing a 60 FPS cap is still recommended.
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Override refresh rate set by game[11]
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- Download and extract dgVoodoo 2.
- Copy
D3D9.dll from the MS\x86\ folder to the game folder.
- Run dgVoodoo, and add the game folder to the list.
- Enable the Enumerate refresh rates option.
- Go to the DirectX tab, and set the desired resolution (e.g. 1920x1080, 119Hz).
- (Optional) Disable the dgVoodoo Watermark option to prevent the dgVoodoo logo from showing on game launch.
- Click OK to apply changes.
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Low frame rate
Game won't start on Windows 7 and above
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Download 3D Ripper DX[citation needed]
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- Download 3D Ripper DX.
- While installing, select 3DS MAX 9x 32-bit and press Next.
- Check all the checkboxes on page 2 of installation.
- Skip the last page and continue to install.
- Launch 3D Ripper DX.
- Click on the folder icon to the right of "Please select DirectX 6/8/9 application to analyze" (the first option at the top), navigate to the game folder and select
Scarface.exe.
- Press Launch at the bottom right of the program.
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Can't load saved games, red square without prompts when trying to load saved profiles
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Shader Model support |
3.0 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Audio |
Vorbis |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.8d |
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
2000 |
XP SP2 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ |
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3600+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.9 GB |
5 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon 9200
Nvidia GeForce FX 5500
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| ATI Radeon X800
Nvidia GeForce 6800
256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
