Uplink: Hacker Elite

General information

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

UplinkOS[edit]

UplinkOS is a massive overhaul of Uplink's interface. Not only does it improve the aesthetics of the game, it also streamlines every aspect of the interface.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\users\options\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Uplink/options
Linux	~/.uplink/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\users\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Uplink/
Linux	~/.uplink/

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Non-standard method used; Check "Network options" in the settings^[1]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Text will be very small and can be hard to read at this resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Working using GameCompanion, but icons and fonts are cut off.^[2]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				Received a universal binary in 2007.
Linux

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 300 MHz	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM	OpenGL compatible 32 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	RedHat Linux 6.2
Processor (CPU)	1.66 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

References

↑ The Ultimate Uplink Guide
↑ Verified by User:SN4T14 on 12 May 2013

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

[2] The Ultimate Uplink Guide

[3] Verified by User:SN4T14 on 12 May 2013

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	Introversion Software
Linux	Edward Rudd
Mac OS (Classic)	Ambrosia Software
macOS (OS X)	Ambrosia Software
Release dates
Windows	October 1, 2001
Linux	March 11, 2003
Mac OS (Classic)	May 27, 2003
macOS (OS X)	May 27, 2003