Not to be confused with Fallout.
Key points
- GameSpy multiplayer has been planned for the PC version. But it was not released. There are mentions of GameSpy for the PC version in patch 1.2.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Version differences
- GOG version has problems with textures and crashes in multiplayer.[4]
- Super Digital Deluxe: ZOOM Platform version, has fixes that other versions don't have. It also has more supported languages.[5][6][7][8][9]
Essential improvements
Patches
- Retail: Custom v1.1 Retail Patch
- Steam: Custom v1.1 Steam Patch
- Only the US version received patch 1.2.The patch is released only together with SecureRom. At the moment there is no solution for playing without a disc. The patch contains fixes for multiplayer, chat in multiplayer and other fixes.
Opening the launcher
After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again rendering the player unable to reconfigure the settings.
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Linux version[citation needed]
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On GOG.com's Linux version, the start.sh located in the install directory has to be modified to access the launcher. In the script, there is an option to edit how the game is launched. Look for default() { and change the lower line run_game to run_settings. After that, the game launcher starts as default, but it can be changed back.
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Skip intro videos
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Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\video
- Delete or rename
bugbear.avi, empire.avi, intro.avi, and nvidia.avi.
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ZolikaPatch
- Removes forced V-sync and the 100 FPS cap. (Doesn't work in Zoom Platform release)
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Applying ZolikaPatch[citation needed]
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- Download the ZPatchFO1_v#.#.zip file.
- Extract the contents of the download to
<path-to-game>; replace the file(s) when prompted.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Video
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Set FOVFactor[10]
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- Install ThirteenAG's fix.
- Edit
Flatout.WidescreenFix.ini.
- Set
FOVFactor to the desired value.
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Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Menu music, In-game music, Effects. |
| Surround sound |
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Up to 5.1. Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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DirectSound3D.[11] Select Hardware 3D in launcher. |
| Royalty free audio |
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The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs |
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Czech |
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Retail and Zoom Platform only. |
| French |
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| German |
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Retail, Steam and Zoom Platform only; download for GOG.com release. |
| Hungarian |
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ZOOM Platform only. |
| Italian |
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| Polish |
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ZOOM Platform only. Fan Polish translation. |
| Russian |
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Retail and Zoom Platform only. |
| Spanish |
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Polish
A high quality Polish translation was made by PL Projekt group. It can be downloaded from Graj Po Polsku.
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Installing Polish translation with Steam version of the game[citation needed]
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- Download the translation and install it to an empty folder.
- Go to that folder and copy
PLProjekt.bfs.
- Go to the installation folder.
- Edit
filesystem.ini.
- After
[3] = "europe.bfs", add a line:
- Save changes and run the game.
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
| Local play |
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4 |
Hot seat
Bonus Rag-Doll Sports Mode, but missing split screen. |
| LAN play |
| 8 |
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| Online play |
| 8 |
Only in US console version. |
VR support
Issues fixed
"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch
Missing car texture in some races (GOG)
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Havok |
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| Audio |
DirectSound3D |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
98, ME |
2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 1500+ |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 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>/6220/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6220) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
