Forsaken

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This page is for the original game. For the 2018 remaster, see Forsaken Remastered.

Forsaken

Developers
	Probe Entertainment
Publishers
	Acclaim Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	April 24, 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter, Vehicle combat
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Forsaken

Forsaken
Forsaken	1998
Forsaken Remastered	2018

Forsaken is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter and vehicle combat game in the Forsaken series.

Key points

Difficult to get running on newer systems

Engine is open source with a modern multi-platform port available.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM.

A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

• The latest official patch 1.01 is available at www.patches-scrolls.de and at soggi.org.
• Unofficial patches

ProjectX

Community port of Forsaken, runs on cross-platform technologies and currently officially supports Windows, Linux, and OS X.

Install and play on modern systems

1. Go to the disc and set Windows 95 compatibility mode for autorun.exe and setup.exe.
2. Install the game normally.
3. Install the 1.01 patch (see above)
4. Download Forsaken Legacy Patch
5. Delete the Opt folder in your Forsaken installation (all these drivers will be replaced)
6. Copy the contents of the legacy patch's Forsaken Folder to your existing installation
7. Run LAUNCH.BAT

In case of playback issues with the intro cutscene, refer to the legacy patch's INSTRUCTIONS.TXT.

If you don't mind not having any music, using ProjectX as the engine requires a much simpler installation.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use ProjectX.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Use ProjectX.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use ProjectX.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Use ProjectX.
60 FPS		Use ProjectX.
120+ FPS		Use ProjectX.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

Set horizontal FOV
Download ProjectX. Add -fov:<number> command line argument. Replace <number> with desired FOV; default is 90, max is 120.

Input

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX and CD Audio.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play		Versus
Online play		Versus The official multiplayer service was shut down.

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		Game was crashing on Win7.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 100 MHz (with 3D acceleration) Intel Pentium 133 MHz (without 3D acceleration)
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 5 compatible