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Not to be confused with Saboteur!.

The Saboteur is a third-person action-adventure game taking place in the setting of World War II's Paris, France. The actual events and situations have been altered in the name of game play and the ability to tell a single, if wide-ranging, story within this volatile setting.

The gameplay itself is a mix of third-person melee and ranged combat and various driving tasks, as presented in the Grand Theft Auto series beginning in its 3D era; and climbing, parkour and assassinations as in the Assassin's Creed series. As the title implies, sabotage is the main element of the game, usually of the explosive fashion.

This was to be the last title of the developer Pandemic Studios - the publisher EA, as they have done with other studios over the years, closed Pandemic after the title was released.

This game's released state was quite buggy, with issues preventing proper display and game play, including crashes relating to CPU core affinity as well as improper map display at high resolutions (above 720p). GOG has released a version which addresses these and other issues.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.^[1]
GOG.com
Origin		Included with EA Play. SecuROM PA DRM, limited to five activations per machine.
Amazon.com (unavailable)
(unavailable)

Essential improvements

Origin to GOG patch

This patch updates Origin version of The Saboteur to GOG version. Patch only affects game's main executable. Download it here.

With this patch you'll get all the GOG fixes for your Origin release of The Saboteur: fixes for multi-core and map issues, plus enabled LAA.

Skip intro videos

Overwriting files^[2]
Use The Saboteur intro skip

Retail patches

The latest version for retail release is Patch 1.03b.

This patch may slightly improve any performance issues on ATI/AMD cards. GOG and Origin versions are already patched.

Large Address Aware

Allows the game to use more than 2 GB of RAM (already enabled in the GOG.com version, you do not have to patch it).

Game data

In-game general settings

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Saboteur™\SaveGames\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\The Saboteur™\SaveGames\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*

Video

External video settings

In-game video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		See the WSGF entry.
Field of view (FOV)	See the WSGF entry.
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Nvidia users can enable MSAA and SGSSAA by following this guide.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Double Buffered V-sync enabled by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Edit config file^[2]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `config.ini`. Add `Windowed 1` at the end of the file.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit config file^[2]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `config.ini` Change `VSync 1` to `Vsync 0` to disable V-sync.

Motion blur

Edit config file^[2]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `config.ini`. Change `PostProcessing 1` to `PostProcessing 0`.

Input

In-game control settings

In-game key map settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Both XInput and DirectInput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Edit `InputTemplates.txt` in the installation folder and in the configuration file(s) location.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Use DS4Windows to emulate Xbox 360 Controller
DualShock button prompts		For DualShock, use the DualShock 4 Button Prompts for The Saboteur.
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers

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

Toggles

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Go to Documents/My Games/The Saboteur/SaveGames folder. Edit `InputTemplates.txt`. At the end of the DEFAULT section, change the following settings to YES/NO. `SPRINT_TOGGLE` `SNEAK_TOGGLE` `AIM_TOGGLE` `MELEE_STATE_TOGGLE` `MELEE_GRAB_TOGGLE`

Audio

In-game audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, effects and voices.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation: download (GGames)
Russian				Fan translation, ZoG.
Spanish				Fan translation, download.
Indonesian				Fan translation by IGTC Team, download.
Turkish				Fan translation by [1].

Languages can be changed by modifying entries under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\electronic arts\The Saboteur

Issues fixed

Bridges can not be blown up

When blowing up bridges, the cutscene showing the explosion is not played and the bridge remains intact. Despite this, it is listed in the statistics as destroyed.

Cap the frame rate to less than 60 FPS^[3]

Game doesn't start on a Windows 10/4+ core system

Fixed in the GOG.com release.

There is no dedicated fix - just use GOG version

If you don't own GOG version of the game, use Origin to GOG patch. Fallback version of the patch may theoretically be used with retail version.

Notes

The problem may still persist on Windows 10 x64 build 1803

Accessing the Stats screen and exiting the game crashes to desktop/freezes the game

Change resolution to 1920x1080^[4]^[5]

As a workaround to exit the game at higher than 1920x1080 resolutions, select the stats screen to force the game to crash to desktop and therefore exit without freezing the game at the exit prompt. If exiting normally at 4K resolution for example, a freeze occurs which can block access to the desktop requiring a system restart to regain control (saves are not impacted by this workaround).

Set the game's resolution to 1920x1080 or less (1440p and higher causes these crashes)

Low performance on modern systems

Disable shadows^[2]
Open `<path-to-game>\VideoSetup.exe`. Disable the game's shadows in the options menu.

Broken map overlay

Fixed in the GOG.com release.

Set lower resolution^{[citation needed]}
Set the game's resolution to 720p or lower.

Game only runs at 640x480 resolution

If the refresh rate is set higher than 60 Hz, the resolution will always default back to the lowest settings

Change refresh rate^{[citation needed]}
For running the game at higher than 60 Hz properly, see Run the game at screen refresh rate.

Set windowed mode^{[citation needed]}
See Windowed.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}

Open VideoSetup.exe in the installation folder.
Set refresh rate to 60 Hz or less.
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better. If you install manually, you may have to name the Special K DLL "dinput8.dll" instead of "D3D9.dll".
Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or <path-to-game>\dinput8.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Saboteur.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

"The Saboteur is unable to continue due to an error initializing your graphics hardware."

Set windowed mode^{[citation needed]}
See Windowed.

Game freezes when opening certain messages from other characters

Set windowed mode. Alternatively, try changing Vsync and refresh rate.

See Windowed.

Notes

The game auto saves after a (properly) opened message is closed, so you can quit the game and revert the changes before meeting the sender. Windowed mode can be disabled by adding "//" before it in the config.ini file (//Windowed 1) or changing to Windowed 0.

Controller incorrectly mapped

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Download The Saboteur - Controller Remapping Fix.
Copy the file to the installation folder and overwrite.

Notes

Alternatively, go to the installation folder, open InputTemplates.txt and remove alternative pad then save.

Xbox 360 Controller camera control fix

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Open `InputTemplates.txt`. Look for a section called OTHER GAMEPAD. Change SOLDIER_TURN_LEFT from JOYSTICK_STICK2_LEFT to INPUT_NONE. Change SOLDIER_TURN_RIGHT from JOYSTICK_STICK2_RIGHT to INPUT_NONE. Go to the configuration file(s) location. Repeat this process for `InputTemplates.txt`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.9n

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 1.86 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6850 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom X4 9500
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX ATI Radeon HD 2600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS ATI Radeon HD 3800 512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

References

↑ Reclaim Your Game - RYG's SecuROM 7+ DRM List
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 13, 2016
With a help of Radeon PRO on-screen display
↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2022-09-14
Tested on version 1.03b from GOG.com using RivaTuner Statistics Server.
↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/the_saboteur/crash_upon_selecting_stats_page
↑ https://www.gog.com/forum/the_saboteur/game_sometime_crashes_upon_exit

[1] Reclaim Your Game - RYG's SecuROM 7+ DRM List

[Sui-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Verified by User:Suicide machine on August 13, 2016
With a help of Radeon PRO on-screen display

[3] Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2022-09-14
Tested on version 1.03b from GOG.com using RivaTuner Statistics Server.

[4] ttps://www.gog.com/forum/the_saboteur/crash_upon_selecting_stats_page

[5] ttps://www.gog.com/forum/the_saboteur/game_sometime_crashes_upon_exit

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-|introduction	= '''''The Saboteur''''' is a third-person action-adventure game taking place in the setting of World War II's Paris, France, as it is occupied by the Nazis. The actual events and situations have been altered in the name of game play and the ability to tell a single, if wide-ranging, story within this volatile setting.
+|introduction	= '''''The Saboteur''''' is a third-person action-adventure game taking place in the setting of World War II's Paris, France. The actual events and situations have been altered in the name of game play and the ability to tell a single, if wide-ranging, story within this volatile setting.
-The gameplay itself is a mix of third-person melee and ranged combat and various driving tasks, as presented in the Grand Theft Auto series beginning in its 3D era; and climbing, parkour and assassinations as in the Assassin's Creed series. As the title implies, sabotage of the Nazis' various materiel also takes place, usually of the explosive variety.
+The gameplay itself is a mix of third-person melee and ranged combat and various driving tasks, as presented in the Grand Theft Auto series beginning in its 3D era; and climbing, parkour and assassinations as in the Assassin's Creed series. As the title implies, sabotage is the main element of the game, usually of the explosive fashion.
 |release history	= This was to be the last title of the developer Pandemic Studios - the publisher EA, as they have done with other studios over the years, closed Pandemic after the title was released.

Developers

	Pandemic Studios
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Odin
Release dates
Windows	December 8, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	76
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world
Vehicles	Automobile, Motorcycle, Tank, Truck
Art styles	Realistic, Stylized
Themes	Europe, World War II