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Burnout Paradise

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Burnout Paradise
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Developers
Criterion Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
RenderWare
Release dates
Windows February 5, 2009
Burnout Paradise on Wikipedia

Key points

The game will use any connected webcam for various online features. There is an option in-game to turn off webcam use
The retail version of the game is limited to five activations.
Neither the 'Cops and Robbers', nor the 'Big Surf Island' DLC packs were released for PC.[1]
All other DLC packs are only available from Amazon.com.

General information

Burnout Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums

Availability

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Steam and Origin users can play together in multiplayer.[2]

DLC

The DLC servers have been shut down, there is therefore no legal way to obtain the DLC. It's still possible to buy the Bonus Online Vehicles, but all other DLCs are not available.

Essential improvements

External options menu.

Patch

1.1 is the latest PC version.
Download link

Burnout Paradise Advanced Config Tool

This tool can disable intro videos and music, in addition to make available all game video settings outside of it.

Unlock DLCs

In all countries, except North America, see above, Burnout Paradise's DLCs are now abandonware.
Instructions

Vanity Pack

This is an extensive mod to bring Big Surf Island to the PC version. It also includes many additional features not standard to the original game.

Currently in active beta, while fully functional is not a finished mod.
This does not unlock pre-existing DLCs
Instructions

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24740/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24740/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings (1/2).
In-game advanced video settings (2/2).

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Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game advanced gamepad settings.
In-game force feedback settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Partial audio
Spanish
Thai

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
8

Connection types

Issues fixed

Game crashes on startup

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

How to go Online

Anyone who has played this game knows that the online is completely broken for most. Here is a step by step guide about how to fix it.
Instructions

"The product key you are using is invalid"

Upon attempting to log into an EA/Origin account in order to play the game online, some users encounter the error "The product key you are using is invalid". This occurs if you are using a retail version of the game which you have registered online via Origin/EA Download Manager. The game recognizes that your CD key is already in use (on Origin), and thinks it is invalid.
  • The only solution is to download and reinstall the game via Origin.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, Server 2008 (R2)
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 Windows XP / 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 Windows Vista
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia 6600
Radeon X1300
128 MB of VRAM
This is not a very demanding game. It will run well on almost anything you can get these days. For maximum settings at 1920x1080, a little bit above the recommended configuration is going to serve you well.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/24740/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (24740) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References