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Revision as of 21:15, 10 December 2017

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Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Serious Sam: The First Encounter cover
Developers
Croteam
Publishers
Gathering of Developers
Devolver Digital
Engines
Serious Engine
Release dates
Windows March 1, 2001
Serious Sam: The First Encounter guide on StrategyWiki
Serious Sam: The First Encounter on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Serious Sam: The First Encounter 2001
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter 2002
Serious Sam 2 2005
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 2009
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter 2010
Serious Sam Double D 2011
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter 2011
Serious Sam 3: BFE 2011
Serious Sam: The Greek Encounter 2012
Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! 2012
Serious Sam VR (series)
Serious Sam Fusion 2017 EA
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour 2017
Serious Sam Classics: Revolution 2019
Serious Sam 4 2020
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem 2022
Serious Sam: Tormental 2022

For the updated HD version, see Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter.

Key points

GameSpy online server browser stopped working on May 31, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.
Online functionality is restored on the Steam versions, for non-Steam versions use the Master Server Patch.

General information

Official game series site
Serious Sam Wiki
Seriously! Forums
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Includes in-game Soundtrack
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Includes DRM-free version (SeriousSamGamespy.exe)
Windows

Essential improvements

Serious Sam XPLUS is a mod that enhances the textures, using the HD version textures.
Updates for non-Steam versions of the game can be downloaded from Serious Zone.

Game data

In-game player settings.
In-game player settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/41050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game general rendering settings.
In-game general rendering settings.

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Widescreen resolution

This is what happens if you don't disable widescreen when setting a custom resolution in Serious Sam: The First Encounter.
This is what happens if you don't disable widescreen when setting a custom resolution in Serious Sam: The First Encounter.
Custom resolution[citation needed]
Do not enable wide screen option from rendering menu. If it is enabled, game will add black bars on top and bottom of the screen regardless of aspect ratio or resolution.

1) Run game at least once.

2) Go to Scripts\ in the installation folder.

3) Open PersistentSymbols.ini.

4) Locate lines

persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeI=(INDEX)XXX;
persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeJ=(INDEX)YYY;

5) Change XXX and YYY to your preferred resolution.

Field of view (FOV)

Field of view (FOV)[citation needed]
  1. Run game at least once.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>\Scripts\
  3. Open PersistentSymbols.ini
  4. Locate the line persistent extern user FLOAT plr_fFOV=(FLOAT)XX;
  5. Change XX to your preferred field of view.

Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game axis settings.
In-game axis settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op, Versus
Split-screen.
LAN play
16 Co-op, Versus
Co-op supports 4 players.
Online play
16 Co-op, Versus
Co-op supports 4 players. To play online with non-Steam versions apply the Master Server Patch.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 25600 - 25603
UDP 25600 - 25603
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
AMD K6-3 400 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References