Outlaw Chopper

Outlaw Chopper is a singleplayer third-person action, open world, shooter and TPS game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\System\*.ini^{[Note 1]}

OutlawChopper.ini contains general settings.

User.ini contains camera FOV, mouse, keyboard/controller bindings and other settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 1]}

Video

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Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor		See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen		See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		90° by default. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Selectable in the graphics settings, can also be toggled with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`. For more detailed instructions, see Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Off by default. To turn it on, see Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Edit ini file^[1]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open OutlawChopper.ini.
Go to the [WinDrv.WindowsClient] section.
Set FullscreenViewportX and FullscreenViewportY to the desired resolution.

Notes

Image is Vert-; FOV should be increased to compensate, see Field of view (FOV).

HUD is stretched.

Field of view (FOV)

Edit ini file^[1]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open User.ini.
Define the FOV in the following lines:

DesiredFOV=90.000000
DefaultFOV=90.000000
FOVAngle=90.0

Notes

Increases both gameplay and cutscenes FOV.

Game could start to randomly reset those values. If so, edit those values in <path-to-game>\System\DefUser.ini too.

Windowed

Edit ini file^[1]
Launch the game at least once then close it. Open `OutlawChopper.ini`. Find the section `[WinDrv.WindowsClient]`. In that section, find an entry `WindowedViewportX=` and set its value to your desired window width. In that section, find an entry `WindowedViewportY=` and set its value to your desired window height. Set `StartupFullscreen=` to `False` to start the game in windowed mode.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit ini file^[1]
Launch the game at least once then close it. Open `OutlawChopper.ini`. Change the line `LevelOfAnisotropy=1` to any value desired (between 1 and 16).

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit ini file^[1]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open OutlawChopper.ini.
Change the line UseVSync=False to UseVSync=True.

Notes

Vsync is broken on Windows versions above 7. See Game's Vsync doesn't work on Windows 8/8.1/10/11 for a fix.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Set `UseJoystick=True` in `OutlawChopper.ini` under `[WinDrv.WindowsClient]`.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Edit in `User.ini`.
Controller sensitivity		Edit in `User.ini`.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Edit in `User.ini`.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects.
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software or OpenAL. See Surround sound.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Surround sound

By default the game ouput to stereo on modern versions of Windows. This will force the game to use the system OpenAL device as ouput and restore surround sound.

Forcing the game to use system OpenAL device may lead to audio dropouts, missing and substituted audio samples.

Restore surround sound^[1]
Launch the game at least once then close it. Open `OutlawChopper.ini`. Set `Use3DSound=True` and `UseDefaultDriver=False`, and save.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

Game's Vsync doesn't work on Windows 8/8.1/10/11

Use dgVoodoo2.^[1]

Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper^[1]
Download `d3d8.dll` from here. Place it in `<path-to-game>\System/`.

Use the Direct3D 9 or OpenGL renderer^[1]

The uses the Direct3D 8 renderer by default. Changing it to Direct3D 9 or OpenGL makes Vsync work on newer Windows versions.

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open OutlawChopper.ini.
Under the [Engine.Engine] section, put a semicolon behind the line RenderDevice=D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice.
Remove the semicolon behind the line RenderDevice=D3D9Drv.D3D9RenderDevice or RenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice.

Notes

Both renderers have worse performance than Direct3D 8. It's recommended to use the Direct3D 8 renderer with a DirectX wrapper like d3d8to9 or dgVoodoo 2.

Poor performance on Windows 8/8.1/10/11

Use dgVoodoo 2^[1]

Use crosire's d3d8to9 wrapper^[1]
Download `d3d8.dll` from here Place it in `<path-to-game>/System/`.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Default refresh rate is 60 Hz. This does not limit FPS, but may set your monitor's refresh rate to a lower Hz, which may result in screen tearing on a 120 Hz or 144 Hz monitor.

Set fullscreen refresh rate^[1]

Launch the game at least once then close it.
Open OutlawChopper.ini.
Find the line DesiredRefreshRate=60.
Change the value to set your monitor's refresh rate. For example, 120 or 144.

Notes

Modifying any video options will undo the custom refresh rate.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1, 9
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 2 series ATI Radeon series 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 or higher compatible	NVIDIA GeForce 4 series ATI Radeon series 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 or higher compatible
Sound (audio device)	Windows compatible	Windows compatible

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

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-25

[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).

[AlphaY-25122023-2] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-25

[Note 1]

[1]

Developers

	Jarhead Games
Publishers
	Vivendi Universal Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	July 11, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, Shooter, TPS
Vehicles	Motorcycle
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America