Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
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| Developers | |
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| Original | LucasArts |
| Remaster | Aspyr |
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| Aspyr | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 1, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 65 |
| OpenCritic | 67 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Star Wars |
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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a singleplayer third-person action and adventure game in the Star Wars series.
This game is a remastered version of the 2002 game, originally released on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube, that serves as a prequel to Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Specifically, the port is based on the GameCube version's source code.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| No microtransactions | The game has no microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Star Wars Bounty Hunter\Settings\Settings.txt |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2419090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Star Wars Bounty Hunter\Saves |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2419090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | Configured incorrectly. Root path variable "WindowsHome" doesn't exist according to Steam Cloud documentation.[2] |
Video
Display settings
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | FMV cutscenes are letterboxed at 2.35:1, while in-game cutscenes apply additional letterboxing for cinematic purposes. The aspect ratio becomes anamorphic when "Window Mode" is set to "Fullscreen" and the resolution is changed to one with a different aspect ratio than the display. Natively supports arbitrary aspect ratios, such as 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 21:9 and 32:9.[3] |
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| Multi-monitor | [4] | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Cutscenes are incorrectly cropped and use Vert- scaling. Gameplay sections, however, use Hor+ FOV scaling.[5][6] |
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| 4K Ultra HD | [7] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | A windowed mode setting is available, but enabling it crashes the game.[3] | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is actually borderless fullscreen windowed, and is used in place of exclusive fullscreen.[8][3] | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | [9] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Options for FXAA, TAA and a combination of FXAA+TAA. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 120 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
Keyboard and mouse settings
Gamepad settings (Modern preset, Xbox One layout)
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Gamepad settings (Legacy preset, Xbox One layout)
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | Has one preset control scheme that cannot be changed. Despite always showing QWERTY layout bindings, layouts like AZERTY are handled correctly. |
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| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | A slider is available. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Referred to as "Flip Camera Y Axis". Setting is shared between mouse and gamepad. X-axis can also be inverted. |
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| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Two presets are available for gamepads: "Legacy" and "Modern". Set to "Modern" by default. |
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| Controller sensitivity | Referred to as "Camera Sensitivity". A slider is available. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Referred to as "Flip Camera Y Axis". Setting is shared between gamepad and mouse. X-axis can also be inverted. |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense |
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| PlayStation button prompts | DualSense prompts will be displayed, even when using a DualShock 4 controller. Requires Steam Input to be disabled. | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
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| Button prompts | Natively supports Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and Joy-Con. Joy-Con are shown in the "Controls Settings", even when a Pro Controller is connected. Face buttons are displayed without button symbols, and Western-style layout is used for the "Confirm" and "Cancel" buttons (B to select and A to cancel). Requires Steam Input to be disabled. |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Option located under "Gameplay Settings". Vibration is used even when playing with keyboard and mouse. |
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| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | ||
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | Uses a default gamepad preset. | |
| Steam Controller button prompts | ||
| Cursor detection | Cursor is not used in the game. |
Gamepad settings (Modern preset, DualSense layout)
Gamepad settings (Legacy preset, DualSense layout)
Gamepad settings (Modern preset, Joy-Con layout)
Gamepad settings (Legacy preset, Joy-Con layout)
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Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Separate sliders for Music, Sound Effects, Voice, and Cinematic. | |
| Surround sound | Stereo only.[10] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
General gameplay settings
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
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| Russian | ||||
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Issues unresolved
Memory leak
- This can be observed with RTSS just by leaving the game opened, RAM memory will increase until the game freezes and a pop-up will appear with the following message: "Connection to the graphics device has been lost. Please verify the integrity of your graphics drivers. Check the logs for further details."[11][12]
Issues fixed
Game can't be captured with OBS Studio Game Capture
| Use Window Capture with Capture Method Windows 10 (1903 and up)[13] |
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Game crashes after start
| Disable GOG Galaxy Overlay[14] |
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| Make sure that the game uses a correct GPU on Laptops[15] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD | [16] |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | [17] |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core2 Duo E8400 AMD Phenom II X2 550 | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB[18] | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 AMD Radeon R7 250 DirectX 12 compatible | Intel Arc A310 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 470 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2419090) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - FAQ – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 2024-08-10
- "By working with the original GameCube source code, we’ve been able to make significant improvements to Star Wars: Bounty Hunter to maximize performance and push the visual fidelity to make this classic experience feel new and improved.
Those with a deeper familiarity with the original release of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter will know that the original game had significant visual flourishes that we’ve preserved for this release."
- "By working with the original GameCube source code, we’ve been able to make significant improvements to Star Wars: Bounty Hunter to maximize performance and push the visual fidelity to make this classic experience feel new and improved.
- ↑ SteamDB configuration page - last accessed on 2024-08-01
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- Tested by playing the game with a multi-monitor setup at a resolution of 3840x1080.
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2024-08-01
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- Tested by playing the game at a resolution of 3840x1080 and 3840x1600.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2024-08-01
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- Tested by checking the same area in the second mission of Chapter 1 with several AF sample rates and comparing them. The game appears to not have any form of AF, as forcing AF through the Nvidia Control Panel produced sharper and cleaner results to texture quality.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
- ↑ Verified by User:Faust8 on 2024-08-03
- Crash after repeating level 1, checking the memory RAM in task manager, the game was at 17 GB when crashed.
- ↑ Game Crash Grafic Card - last accessed on 2024-08-03
- ↑ Verified by User:Faust8 on 2024-08-03
- Works when the game is in window and fullscreen mode.
- ↑ GOG Forum - If your game crashes after starting, disable the GOG overlay. - last accessed on 2024-08-01
- ↑ Steam forum - Keeps crashing on launch for me - last accessed on 2024-08-01
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
fmod.dllcan be found in the game's main directory.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-02
- As seen in the
Moviesfolder. All of the files in the directory areBK2files.
- As seen in the
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2024-08-03
- Actual install size is 10.24 GB.