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The Club

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The Club
The Club cover
Developers
Bizarre Creations
Publishers
Sega
Release dates
Windows February 7, 2008
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The Club on Wikipedia
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Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Key points

Most of the audio is delayed by 0.5 seconds.
The mouse sensitivity does not have separate settings for hip fire, and aiming down sights (see workaround for Logitech gaming mice).

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
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 SecuROM DRM disc check.[1]
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1]

Essential improvements

Patches

A Title Update is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run clubupdate.exe).
If patch installation fails copy the contents of Data to the installation folder, replacing the existing files when prompted.[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %PUBLIC%\Documents\The Club Game Save Data\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10460/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %PUBLIC%\Documents\The Club Game Save Data\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10460/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Motion blur, and depth of field are only enabled when 'Post Processing Effects' is set to High or Ultra.

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Gunplay (Hotseat) is still included, but split screen was removed.
LAN play
8 Called 'System Link'
Online play
8

Issues fixed

Stuttering & Low Framerate

Install DirectPlay

Windows 8/8.1/10 removes important DirectX components. These components can be brought back by installing DirectPlay. More about DirectPlay here.

  1. Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'.
  2. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off'
  3. Click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'.
  4. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer.

Notes

It is recommended to reinstall the game after installing DirectPlay.
Resetting CPU Afinity
  1. While the game is running, Alt+Tab ↹, and open Task Manager. Make sure you click the 'More details' arrow to show the full Task Manager.
  2. Go to the 'Details' tab, and find the process 'TheClub.exe'
  3. Right click the process, and select 'Set affinity'.
  4. Uncheck the box for '<All Processors>', recheck 'CPU 0', and click OK.
  5. Right click the 'TheClub.exe' process again, and recheck the box for '<All Processors>', and click OK.
This has to be done every time the game is launched.

Mouse sensitivity workaround

Logitech DPI Script[3]
Only works with Logitech gaming mouses, and if your aim key for the game is assigned on a mouse button.
Default script is set to trigger when pressing the right mouse button. This can be changed by looking up the commands in the 'Scripting API' in the 'Help' tab of the scripting window.
  1. Download the Logitech Gaming Software.
  2. Make sure to use the 'Automatic Game Detecion' mode in the 'Home' menu.
  3. Add a new profile in the 'Custom buttons' menu by either scanning for new games, and selecting 'The Club', or adding the 'TheClub.exe' file manually.
  4. In commands menu, add the 'DPI Up' and 'DPI Down' commands from the 'Mouse Function' tab. They will now show up in the commands list, but do not add them to any buttons.
  5. In the 'Customize pointer settings' menu, make sure to set two DPI settings of your choice. Make sure to set a default sensitivity, preferably the highest DPI setting.
  6. Click on the down arrow for the profile, and click on 'Scripting'. Paste this command, and save the script:
function OnEvent(event, gkey, family)
    if event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED" and gkey == 2 then
        PlayMacro("DPI Down")
    elseif event == "MOUSE_BUTTON_RELEASED" and gkey == 2 then
        PlayMacro("DPI Up")
    end
end

Increased Game Speed

Cheat Engine Speedhack
Some hardware configurations experience an issue where the game runs at 125% normal speed, speeding up running and reloading
  1. Download the latest version of Cheat Engine
  2. When in-game attach Cheat Engine to TheClub.exe
  3. Tick the "Enable Speedhack" Option
  4. Set the Speedhack multiplier to 0.75
  5. Click Apply
Unknown if this causes any side effects but does set the game to run at normal speeds.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 or XP
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor 2.5 GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP 2500+ processor
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		ATI Radeon X800 series or higher video card with latest manufacturer drivers

Notes

  1. ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, local profile support unknown.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References