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Family Guy
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse	2012
Warped Kart Racers	2022

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com		Keys only work in the US.
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Peter Griffin's Man Boob Mega Sweat Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\FMV\` Delete or rename `V100.BIK`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Heavy Iron Studios Inc.\Family Guy\Settings\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Save\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	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)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Use Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse FOV Fix

Set in registry
Open the configuration file(s) location with the Registry Editor. Set `Width` and `Height` accordingly. Byte order is inverted. 2560 (`0A00` in hex) would correspond to `00 0A 00 00`. 1440 (`05A0` in hex) would correspond to `A0 05 00 00`.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV with hex edit^{[citation needed]}
Download Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse FOV Fix. Open `FGUY.exe` with a hex editor such as HxD. Go to offset `0x5DB32E`. Replace bytes `00 00 80 3F` with bytes representing your float value multiplier (default multiplier is 1.0). Remember to invert the byte order to Little Endian.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Negative acceleration. No option to turn it off.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Controller must be enabled manually.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

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, Dialogues, Movies
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
Italian
Portuguese				Fan translation by rubinho146, download.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Split-screen. 2 players co-op. Up to 4 players competitive.
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Family Guy Back to the Multiverse.

Issues fixed

The game freezes or doesn't proceed with the next event

Alt+tab out and back in the game OR play in window mode^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS ATI Radeon HD 3450 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

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 (214230) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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

↑ Category:GoodEngine - last accessed on 2022-12-18
↑ Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2023-02-07

[Proton_path_note-3] 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 (214230) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (214230) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-4] 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).

[1] Category:GoodEngine - last accessed on 2022-12-18

[Zach_Fett-2] Verified by User:Zach Fett on 2023-02-07

[1]

[2]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

@@ Line 59: / Line 59: @@
 # Delete or rename <code>V100.BIK</code>.
 }}
 ==Game data==
@@ Line 98: / Line 97: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/family-guy-back-multiverse/en WSGF entry].
+|multimonitor notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/family-guy-back-multiverse/en WSGF entry].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |4k ultra hd                = true
-|4k ultra hd notes          = [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Family_Guy:_Back_to_the_Multiverse#Change_Resolution Requires Registry Edit]
+|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |fov                        = hackable
 |fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = hackable
+|borderless windowed        = false
-|borderless windowed notes  = Use Borderless Gaming ([https://store.steampowered.com/app/388080/Borderless_Gaming/ Steam] or [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases GitHub]).
+|borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
@@ Line 128: / Line 127: @@
 |color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1656-family-guy-back-to-the-multiverse-fov-fix/ Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse FOV Fix]|ref=|fix=
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Set in registry|ref=|fix=
+# Open the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]] with the [[Registry Editor]].
+# Set {{code|Width}} and {{code|Height}} accordingly. Byte order is inverted. 2560 ({{code|0A00}} in hex) would correspond to {{code|00 0A 00 00}}. 1440 ({{code|05A0}} in hex) would correspond to {{code|A0 05 00 00}}.
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Change FOV with hex edit|ref={{cn|date=May 2017}}|fix=
-# Download one of the archive attachments containing fixed exes from [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/family-guy-back-multiverse/en WSGF].
+# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1656-family-guy-back-to-the-multiverse-fov-fix/ Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse FOV Fix].
 # Open <code>FGUY.exe</code> with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
 # Go to offset <code>0x5DB32E</code>.
 # Replace bytes <code>00 00 80 3F</code> with bytes representing your float value multiplier (default multiplier is 1.0). Remember to invert the byte order to Little Endian.
 }}
-==Change Resolution==
-Change Resolution with regedit
-#Open Registry Editor
-#Navigate to "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Heavy Iron Studios Inc.\Family Guy\Settings"
-#Set Width and Height Accordingly. Byte order is inverted. 2560(hex:0A00) would correspond to 00 0A 00 00. 1440(hex:05A0) would correspond to A0 05 00 00.
 ==Input==
@@ Line 343: / Line 344: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===The game freezes or doesn't proceed with the next event===
-{{Fixbox|description=Alt+tab out and back in the game '''OR''' play in window mode.|ref={{cn}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Alt+tab out and back in the game '''OR''' play in window mode|ref={{cn}}|fix=
 }}

Developers

	Heavy Iron Studios
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	GoodEngine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	November 20, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	42
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Comedy
Series	Family Guy