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Tony Hawk's Underground

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Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground cover
Developers
Neversoft
Windows Beenox Shift
Publishers
Activision
Engines
RenderWare
Release dates
Windows 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Genres Tricks
Sports Skateboarding
Themes Contemporary
Series Tony Hawk's
Tony Hawk's Underground on HowLongToBeat
Tony Hawk's Underground on IGDB
Tony Hawk's Underground on MobyGames
Tony Hawk's Underground on Wikipedia
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 2020

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Released only in Australia and New Zealand.
Random Soundtrack options always have the same music order by default. Can be fixed with ClownJob'd or the ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.
Port of the superior Xbox version.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1].
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use ClownJob'd
Modify .bik files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Game\Data\movies\bik\
  2. Delete, rename, or move: ATVI.bik, Beenox.bik, intro.bik, and NSlogo.bik

ClownJob'd

The purpose of this mod is to add some bug fixes and features asked about in the community, all while being self-contained and not making changes to any loose files.
Adds support for modern Windows, more resolutions and borderless windowed mode.
Allows to use PS2 style controls and XInput controllers.
Allows to play online via OpenSpy.
Installation
  1. Download archive from link above.
  2. Extract THUGONE.exe, ClownJob'd.dll and ClownJob'd.ini into <path-to-game>\Game.
  3. Run game using THUGONE executable.

Modern Windows Compatibility and Online Play

Use ClownJob'd
Replace files with patched ones
  1. Download archive from here.
  2. Extract and replace THUG.exe and patch.dll into <path-to-game>\Game.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Game\Save\[Note 2]

Video

Launcher - Video Settings
Launcher - Video Settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
Multi-monitor
Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
Ultra-widescreen
Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Use ClownJob'd.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use ClownJob'd.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use ClownJob'd.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FSAA toggle. Force MSAA in the graphics card control panel.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
Capped 60fps
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Launcher - Keyboard Settings
Launcher - Keyboard Settings
Launcher - Controller Settings
Launcher - Controller Settings

Audio

Audio Settings
Audio Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and sound can be adjusted separately. Special sounds can either be enabled or disabled.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
Horizontal or vertical split-screen.
LAN play
8
Online play
8 GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Compatibility

Use ClownJob'd
Windows update issue
  1. Delete Windows Update KB3086255 if installed to be able to run the game or use the Windows 10 patch

Stuttering while installed on hard drive

Disable APM (Advanced Power Management)[4]

D-Pad not working

In the game's launcher under the "Gamepad binding" tab, bind the "Park editor specific controls" to your controller's d-pad.[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer GameSpy

Mods

HQ Music and Videos for PC

Rips audio, music and videos from Xbox version for highest possible quality.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
AMD Athlon 800 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2 series
ATI Radeon 7500
Matrox Parhelia
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. 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