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|eax support notes        = Must be [[#Enable EAX|manually enabled]].
 
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===Enable EAX===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Modify quality_control.ini|ref=<ref>Tested by [[User:Expack3 Expack3]]</ref>}}
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* Open <code>{{P|game}}/quality_control.ini</code>
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* Change the following lines to read as follows:
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<code>EAX_support=1</code><br />
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<code>3D_sound=1</code>
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* Save and close the file.
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Notes:
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{{--}} 3D sound support is broken; sounds are played at maximum volume as soon as the player is within hearing range.
 
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Revision as of 18:53, 28 June 2015

Outcast 1.1
Outcast 1.1 cover
Developers
Fresh3D
Engines
GAIA
Release dates
Windows December 18, 2014
Outcast 1.1 on Wikipedia
Outcast
Outcast 1999
Outcast 1.1 2014
Outcast: Second Contact 2017
Outcast: A New Beginning 2024

This page is for the updated version. For the original release, see Outcast.

Key points

Occasional issues with CPUs with Hyperthreading or equivalent (see Issues fixed)
Multi-threaded software renderer supports significantly-higher resolutions than the original, including 1080p

General information

Official website
Planet-Adelpha - Fansite
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Comes bundled with the original version (titled "Outcast Classic").
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Steam
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Game data

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.
Launcher advanced settings.
Launcher advanced settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/336610/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/336610/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Launcher general control settings.
Launcher general control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Launcher audio settings.
Launcher audio settings.
Launcher language settings.
Launcher language settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish

Enable EAX

Instructions

Issues fixed

Game runs slow

The game occasionally fails to detect the number of CPU cores when it uses technology like Intel's Hyperthreading, resulting in poor performance.
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Software renderer
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input XInput
Cutscenes MPlayer

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible


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