FlatOut
Not to be confused with Fallout.
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Developers | |
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Bugbear Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Retail (Europe) | Empire Interactive |
Retail (Russia/CIS) | Buka Entertainment |
Retail (North America) | Vivendi Universal Games |
Retail (Italy/Spain) | FX Interactive |
Retail (Poland) | Techland |
Digital | Strategy First |
Engines | |
ROMU Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 5, 2004 |
Linux (Wine) | July 24, 2014[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 72 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Racing, Tricks |
Vehicles | Automobile, Off-roading, Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | FlatOut |
FlatOut | |
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FlatOut | 2004 |
FlatOut 2 | 2006 |
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage | 2008 |
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction | 2011 |
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity | 2017 |
FlatOut is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, racing and tricks game in the FlatOut series.
Key points
- GameSpy multiplayer has been planned for the PC version. But it was not released.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | US: SecuROM 7 DRM (v1.2) Europe/Russia/CIS: StarForce 4 DRM[Note 1] (v1.0/v1.1) |
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Retail | Polish and Czech release. (v1.1) | |||
Publisher website | v1.0 | |||
Publisher website | Russia, CIS. Bundled with FlatOut 2, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage, Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction. | |||
Epic Games Store | v1.0 | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | v1.0 | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | v1.0 | |||
ZOOM Platform | Super Digital Deluxe Edition (v1.1) |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Version differences
- GOG version has problems with textures and crashes in multiplayer.[4]
- Super Digital Deluxe: ZOOM Platform version, has fixes that other versions don't have. It also has more supported languages.[5][6][7][8][9]
Essential improvements
Patches
- Retail: Custom v1.1 Retail Patch
- Steam: Custom v1.1 Steam Patch
- Only the US version received patch 1.2.The patch is released only together with SecureRom. At the moment there is no solution for playing without a disc.
Opening the launcher
After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again rendering the player unable to reconfigure the settings.
Windows version[10] |
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Use the |
Linux version[citation needed] |
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On GOG.com's Linux version, the |
Skip intro videos
Use ThirteenAG's widescreen fix[10] |
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Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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ZolikaPatch
- Removes forced V-sync and the 100 FPS cap. (Doesn't work in Zoom Platform release)
Applying ZolikaPatch[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegame\[Note 2] |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6220/pfx/[Note 3] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegame\[Note 2] |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6220/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Stretched 4:3. To correct the ratio use ThirteenAG's widescreen fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use ThirteenAG's widescreen fix. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Stretched 4:3. To correct the ratio use ThirteenAG's widescreen fix. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Stretched 4:3. To correct the ratio use ThirteenAG's widescreen fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use ZolikaPatch to disable it. | ||
60 FPS | Frame rate is cut in half when slow motion is used. | ||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS. Use ZolikaPatch to remove the cap outside menus. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Set FOVFactor[10] |
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Windowed
Force windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No mouse support. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Button bound to Handbrake works as Select, Nitro works as Back. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | For XInput controllers see XInput force feedback vibration in DirectInput games. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | In menus, Controller and KB/M can be used at the same time. Controller used for races has to be set in the settings. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Menu music, In-game music, Effects. | |
Surround sound | Up to 5.1. Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | DirectSound3D.[11] Select Hardware 3D in launcher. | |
Royalty free audio | The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail and Zoom Platform only. | |||
French | ||||
German | Retail, Steam and Zoom Platform only; download for GOG.com release. | |||
Hungarian | ZOOM Platform only. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ZOOM Platform only. Fan Polish translation. | |||
Russian | Retail and Zoom Platform only. | |||
Spanish |
Polish
A high quality Polish translation was made by PL Projekt group. It can be downloaded from Graj Po Polsku.
Installing Polish translation with Steam version of the game[citation needed] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Hot seat Bonus Rag-Doll Sports Mode, but missing split screen. |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | Only in US console version. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch
Install the v1.1 patch |
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Missing car texture in some races (GOG)
Install this fix |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | DirectSound3D |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1500+ |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (6220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-04-06
- Source would be nice to inform others about its severity.
- ↑ Update 1.1 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut: - Updated to Game Version 1.1. - Various bug fixes. - Added German and Russian localization. - All languages now in single installer.
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- ↑ Update 1.2 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut: - Updated Installer to Version 1.2. - Added French, Italian and Spanish Manuals. Special Thanks to @SRDLINE | ZOOM!
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- ↑ Update 1.3 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut: - Added Czech, Polish and Hungarian localizations, alongside some fixes.
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- ↑ Update 1.4 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut: - Fixed Installer issues for some languages, added final localization fixes.
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- ↑ Update 1.5 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut: Super Digital Deluxe Edition: - Updated to ZOOM Version 1.5. - All languages besides Russian are now selectable via the launcher. Russian uses its own executable. - Fixed a GPU load issue that was sometimes caused by opening the credits menu.
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Verified by User:Nessy on 2022-03-19
- ↑ FlatOut with 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)