Difference between revisions of "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4"

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Tony Hawk's
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	2002
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4	2003
Tony Hawk's Underground	2004
Tony Hawk's Underground 2	2004
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland	2006
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD	2012
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	2020

Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Random Soundtrack options have always the same music order by default. Can be fixed with the ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix or PARTYMOD.

Port of the superior Xbox version.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

This game is not available digitally.

Version differences

Polish release includes optional bonus music tracks by Polish hip-hop artists (Tede, Mezo, Tymon, Fisz, WSZ & CNE, Sweet Noise and O.S.T.R.), which can be installed by running setup.exe in the "Dodatki" folder on the first CD after installation of the game itself. A patch for any game release is available here.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.0.2 (OS X) - The patch only applies to the retail OS X version and the OS X demo, not the Windows or OEM version. If your Mac came bundled with THPS4, do not install this patch.

PARTYMOD

Improves input handling and fixes bugs.

Adds support for widescreen resolutions.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>` Delete, move or rename `data002.tgr` (Activision O2 Logo), `data001.tgr` (Aspyr Media Logo), `data021.tgr` (Neversoft Logo), and `data014.tgr` (Game Intro).

Skipping the configuration window

Launch game directly^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Game\`. Launch the game using `Skate4.exe`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Aspyr Media\Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4f\Settings
Windows	<path-to-game>\Game\config.cfg^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Game\Save\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use ThirteenAG's fix or PARTYMOD.
Multi-monitor		Use ThirteenAG's fix or PARTYMOD.
Ultra-widescreen		Use ThirteenAG's fix or PARTYMOD.
4K Ultra HD		Use ThirteenAG's fix or PARTYMOD.
Field of view (FOV)		Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA toggle. Force MSAA in the graphics card control panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		The game is uncapped, Physics and animations is capped 60fps.

Windowed

Force windowed mode^[1]
Install ThirteenAG's fix. Go to `<path-to-game>\Game\`. Create `wndmode.ini` and start the game.

Input

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

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish				Local retail only, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Split-screen
LAN play	8
Online play	8	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Game crashing on Windows 8 and later

Disable AA setting^{[citation needed]}
Open the configuration window. Disable fullscreen anti-aliasing.

Window border on Windows 10

Use Borderless Gaming^{[citation needed]}
Use Borderless Gaming.

Widescreen fix not working

Generate missing configuration file^[1]
Open `<path-to-game>\Start.exe` as Administrator. Click on "Save settings and quit" to create `config.cfg`. The game can now be launched from `Skate4.exe` correctly.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

Mods

HQ Music and Videos for PC Replaces the music and videos with the highest quality versions of them.
Level Expansion Pack Adds new levels to the game.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce2 or similar DirectX 8 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.1.2	10.6
Processor (CPU)	G4 733 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce2 ATI Radeon 32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-22
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[2017-09-22-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-22

[3] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media|Windows}}
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media|OS X}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts|Brazil}}
 |engines      =
 {{Infobox game/row/engine|RenderWare}}
@@ Line 32: / Line 33: @@
 |steam appid  =
 |gogcom id    =
+|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20021130083655/http://www.activisiono2.com/hawk/index.html
 |hltb         = 10496
 |igdb         = tony-hawk-s-pro-skater-4
@@ Line 42: / Line 44: @@
 '''Key points'''
-{{--}} Random Soundtrack options have always the same music order by default. Can be fixed with the [https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/thps4 ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix].
+{{--}} Random Soundtrack options have always the same music order by default. Can be fixed with the [https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/thps4 ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix]  or [[#PARTYMOD|PARTYMOD]].
 {{++}} Port of the superior Xbox version.
@@ Line 53: / Line 55: @@
 ===Version differences===
-{{ii}} Original Polish release includes optional bonus music tracks by Polish hip-hop artists (Tede, Mezo, Tymon, Fisz, WSZ & CNE, Sweet Noise and O.S.T.R.), which can be installed by running '''setup.exe''' in the '''"Dodatki"''' folder on the first CD after installation of the game itself.
+{{ii}} Polish release includes optional bonus music tracks by Polish hip-hop artists (Tede, Mezo, Tymon, Fisz, WSZ & CNE, Sweet Noise and O.S.T.R.), which can be installed by running '''setup.exe''' in the '''"Dodatki"''' folder on the first CD after installation of the game itself. A patch for any game release is available [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2742-polish-ost-tracks-for-tony-hawks-pro-skater-4/ here].
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
 {{ii}} [http://www.macgamefiles.com/item/17873/Tony-Hawks-Pro-Skater-4/ Patch 1.0.2 (OS X)] - The patch only applies to the retail OS X version and the OS X demo, not the Windows or OEM version. If your Mac came bundled with THPS4, do not install this patch.
+===[https://github.com/PARTYMANX/partymod-thps4 PARTYMOD]===
+{{++}} Improves input handling and fixes bugs.
+{{++}} Adds support for widescreen resolutions.
 ===Skip intro videos===
@@ Line 74: / Line 80: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Aspyr Media\Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4f\Settings}}
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Game\config.cfg}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
@@ Line 92: / Line 99: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thps4 ThirteenAG's fix].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thps4 ThirteenAG's fix] or [[#PARTYMOD|PARTYMOD]].
-|multimonitor               = false
+|multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         =
+|multimonitor notes         = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thps4 ThirteenAG's fix] or [[#PARTYMOD|PARTYMOD]].
-|ultrawidescreen            = false
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thps4 ThirteenAG's fix] or [[#PARTYMOD|PARTYMOD]].
-|4k ultra hd                = false
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thps4 ThirteenAG's fix] or [[#PARTYMOD|PARTYMOD]].
-|fov                        = false
+|fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  =
+|fov notes                  = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#thps4 ThirteenAG's fix].
 |windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
@@ Line 108: / Line 115: @@
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         = [[FSAA]] only. Force [[MSAA]] in the graphics card control panel.
+|antialiasing notes         = [[FSAA]] toggle. Force [[MSAA]] in the graphics card control panel.
 |upscaling                  = unknown
 |upscaling tech             =
@@ Line 197: / Line 204: @@
 ==Audio==
 {{Audio
-|separate volume          = unknown
+|separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = unknown
+|subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = unknown
@@ Line 218: / Line 225: @@
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = unknown
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |ref       =
@@ Line 228: / Line 235: @@
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = true
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Local retail only, [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2735-polish-translation-for-tony-hawks-pro-skater-4 download].
   |ref       =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 334: / Line 341: @@
 |input            =
 |input notes      =
-|cutscenes        =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 |cutscenes notes  =
 |multiplayer      = GameSpy
@@ Line 341: / Line 348: @@
 ===Mods===
+*[http://www.thmods.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1390 HQ Music and Videos for PC] Replaces the music and videos with the highest quality versions of them.
-====[https://github.com/PARTYMANX/partymod-thps4 PARTYMOD]====
+*[http://thps-mods.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5103 Level Expansion Pack] Adds new levels to the game.
-{{ii}} Unofficial patch, that's focused on improving input handling and fixing bugs.
-====[http://www.thmods.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1390 HQ Music and Videos for PC]====
-{{ii}} Rips music from PS2 version and videos from Xbox version for highest possible quality.
 ==System requirements==

Developers

	Neversoft
Windows	Beenox Shift
macOS (OS X)	Beenox Shift
Publishers
	Activision
Windows	Aspyr Media
OS X	Aspyr Media
Brazil	Electronic Arts
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	August 15, 2003
macOS (OS X)	August 15, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	88
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Genres	Tricks
Sports	Skateboarding
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Tony Hawk's