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Key points

The game's source code was released in 2017.

This article also applies to the demo.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM^{[Note 1]}
GOG.com
Steam
Publisher website (unavailable)

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

A demo containing an exclusive level is available here.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Bink`. Delete or rename `Eidos.bik`, `logo24.bik` and `PCINTRO_withsound.bik`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Game's launcher.

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config.ini^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243060/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saves\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243060/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Urban Chaos Widescreen Fix.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS	Locked at 30 FPS by default. See High frame rate.
120+ FPS	See High frame rate.

High frame rate

Raising the frame rate cap beyond 60 FPS will speed up the game.

Set high frame rate^[3]
Go to the installation folder. Edit `config.ini`. Set `max_frame_rate` to the desired FPS cap.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Use a Direct Input controller only as X-Input causes the character to spin on the spot
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		Direct Input controllers only. PlayStation Mini USB controller, Logitech F series (310, 510 & 710) or any controller with a DI/XI selection switch on the back set to DI.
Button prompts

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		At least 5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		1.0 via Miles Sound System

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Only available in the retail version.
Italian				Only available in the retail version.
Spanish				Open `config.ini` and change `lang_english.txt` to `lang_spanish.txt`.

Issues fixed

Visual artifacts during gameplay

`Alt`+`Tab ↹` to another window and back.

If using a GeForce card, disable Fast VSync.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System	5.0r
Cutscenes	Bink Video	0.8i

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz	Intel Pentium 300 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1a compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/243060/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (243060) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:Azatoth on November 23, 2018

https://urban-chaos.fandom.com/wiki/A_Main_Character

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[gamedir-5] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-6] 3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/243060/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (243060) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[refcheck_Azatoth-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:Azatoth on November 23, 2018

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Developers

	Mucky Foot Productions
Publishers
Retail	Eidos Interactive
Digital	Square Enix
Release dates
Windows	November 30, 1999