FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage

FlatOut
FlatOut	2004
FlatOut 2	2006
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage	2008
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction	2011
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity	2017

Warnings

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

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage is a racing game released in 2008. It is an enhanced port of FlatOut 2, featuring new gameplay modes, improved graphics as well as 4 new drivers (both character-wise and in each race) and at least 2 new cars.

The game was released for PC on retail on August 1, 2008 with Games for Windows Live functionality and DRM, gradually being released for Games for Windows Marketplace and Steam over the following years. In 2023, a DRM-free version was released on ZOOM Platform.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.
Retail		Polish and Czech release.
Publisher website		Fully offline installer. It does not come with a product key that activates online play through GFWL.^[1]
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
ZOOM Platform		Super Digital Deluxe Edition. Singleplayer-only; multiplayer support may be added at a later date.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[2]
Publisher website (unavailable)		Russia, CIS. Bundled with FlatOut, FlatOut 2, Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction.

All versions except the ZOOM Platform release require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.^{[Note 1]}

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to buy.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game has no microtransactions.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename intro.bik^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\video`. Delete or rename `intro.bik`.

Zolika1351's Trainer

Options to remove the 100 FPS cap, enable mouse camera control, change FOV, etc.

Crashes on the ZOOM Platform version after alt-tabbing.

Installing the trainer
Download the ZMenuFOUC_v#.#.zip file. Extract the contents of the download and the appropriate "for" folder to `<path-to-game>` (replace the file(s) when prompted).

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\FlatOut Ultimate Carnage\Savegame\options.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\FlatOut Ultimate Carnage\Savegame\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher settings.

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		While FOV and in-game HUD are correct, menus are stretched.
Multi-monitor		Use ThirteenAG's fix to fix stretching. Requires disabling GFWL.
Ultra-widescreen		Use ThirteenAG's fix to fix stretching. Requires disabling GFWL.
4K Ultra HD		While FOV and in-game HUD are correct, menus are stretched.
Field of view (FOV)	Use Zolika1351's Trainer to add a FOV multiplier.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable windowed mode and use Zolika1351's Trainer to change window type to borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Can be forced off through the graphics card control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS. Use Zolika1351's Trainer to remove the cap outside of menus.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

In-game keyboard settings.

In-game controller settings.

In-game Xbox controller mapping.

Free camera control is not natively available on the PC version, but can be restored with Zolika1351's Trainer.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse support in-game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Launcher requires mouse.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

The PC version has an audio distortion issue. Engine sounds are extremely distorted and often blown out, and maybe some other sound effects don't sound correct. A solution is not known yet.

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Licensed songs are used through the entirety of the game with no alternative option.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only; download for digital releases.
French
German
Hungarian				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Italian
Polish				Retail only; download for digital releases.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation – download.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Hot seat Party mode only.
LAN play
Online play	8	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

No port information; you can edit this page to add it.

This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Issues fixed

The DVD will not install/uninstall due to missing privileges

Run `autorun.exe` as administrator^[4]

When uninstalling the game, the same problem pops up, but the fix above will not work.

Run an uninstaller program
An example is Wise Program Uninstaller. In that case, open that, find FlatOut Ultimate Carnage in the list and select Safe Uninstall. Afterwards, the uninstaller attempts to remove related files and registries.

Game does not start after install

Install Games for Windows Live Marketplace Client

Juddery motion despite having a consistent frame rate

Use either 50 Hz or 100 Hz if the monitor is capable. If using G-Sync/FreeSync, use a third-party tool to cap the frame rate at 50 FPS or leave it uncapped for 100 FPS. Only leave it uncapped if the PC is capable of delivering 100 FPS consistently.

'Could not obtain native display resolution' error when using multiple monitors

Disconnect all secondary monitors and launch the game once. Close the game and reconnect monitors, all subsequent launches should work fine.

Stuttering, unstable FPS

Set `launcher.exe` and `Fouc.exe` to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.^{[citation needed]}

Other information

Play without Games for Windows - LIVE

Play without GFWL^[5]

Download a replacement xlive.dll.
Extract into <path-to-game>.

Notes

Disables LIVE multi-player.

This is partially used in the ZOOM Platform release.^[6]

Music from other FlatOut games (and Wreckfest) in Ultimate Carnage

Download mod^[7]

Download this file (or this file if you only wish to add music from FlatOut 2).
Extract to the <path-to-game>.

This may cause issues with GFWL.^[8]

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.2 GHz AMD 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4.75 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Integrated graphics cards are not officially supported.

Notes

↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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>/12360/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12360) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Tomomimi on 2021-07-02
Confirmed by a user whom has purchased the game through the Publisher website. They provide three bin files containing game data, and a setup exe file that installs those bin files, as well as an outdated version of the GFWL redistributable that's required for the game to launch. No sign of an online key.
↑ Games You've Missed - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
Once the game is installed, a xlive.dll file can be found. Though seems like the game has been modified further, as removing the file will cause the game to crash at launch.
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
Achievement tracking and LIVE rankings may have issues when using this mod.

[3] Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.

[Proton_path_note-5] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/12360/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12360) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:Tomomimi on 2021-07-02
Confirmed by a user whom has purchased the game through the Publisher website. They provide three bin files containing game data, and a setup exe file that installs those bin files, as well as an outdated version of the GFWL redistributable that's required for the game to launch. No sign of an online key.

[2] Games You've Missed - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[4] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25

[6] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25

[7] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25

[8] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
Once the game is installed, a xlive.dll file can be found. Though seems like the game has been modified further, as removing the file will cause the game to crash at launch.

[9] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25

[10] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
Achievement tracking and LIVE rankings may have issues when using this mod.

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Developers

	Bugbear Entertainment
Publishers
	Empire Interactive
Retail (Russia/CIS)	Buka Entertainment
Retail (Poland)	CD Projekt
Retail (Poland)	Techland
Retail (Czech Republic)	TopCD
Digital	Strategy First
Engines
	ROMU Engine
Release dates
Windows	August 1, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Vehicle combat
Sports	Mixed sports
Vehicles	Street racing, Track racing, Automobile, Bus, Truck
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	FlatOut