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{{Infobox game/row/developer|O3 Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|O3 Games}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|Retail (North America), digital}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Infinite Loop}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Infinite Loop|Retail (Europe)}}
|engines      =  
+
|engines      =
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 31, 2000}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 25, 2000}}
|steam appid  =  
+
|taxonomy    =
|gogcom page  =  
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Strategy}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi, Space }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 +
|steam appid  = 2633480
 +
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 4334
 
|wikipedia    = The Outforce
 
|wikipedia    = The Outforce
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
 +
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/2633480/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | the-outforce-acfbb8 | DRM-free | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.zoom-platform.com/news/strategy-first-coming-in-hot|title=ZOOM Platform - Strategy First Coming In Hot!|date=2024-01-09}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 2633480 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | the-outforce | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/813-the-outforce-demo/ Demo] is available.
+
{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/813-the-outforce-demo/ PCGamingWiki].
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
{{ii}} The latest official patch is v1.01, available from [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4279/7/32939 Patches-Scrolls].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Outforce\Scripts}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Outforce\Save\}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      = true
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = limited
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= The UI does not scale.
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = limited
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = The UI does not scale.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = Enabled by default
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support        = unknown
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = Retail, Steam and Zoom Platform only.
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = unknown
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = unknown
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = unknown
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        = unknown
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = unknown
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = unknown
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = unknown
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = unknown
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = unknown
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==="The program can't start because d3drm.dll is missing" error===
 
==="The program can't start because d3drm.dll is missing" error===
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Add d3drm.dll to the installation folder|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Add d3drm.dll to the installation folder|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 
 
# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/3-direct3d-retained-mode-dll-d3drmdll/ Direct3D Retained Mode DLL]
 
# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/3-direct3d-retained-mode-dll-d3drmdll/ Direct3D Retained Mode DLL]
# Extract the included .dll in {{p|game}}
+
# Extract the included .dll in {{folder|{{p|game}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
===Low frame rate and random crash on Windows 8 and newer===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Download the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/579-windows-881-ddraw-fps-fix/ DDraw FPS Fix] and put it in {{folder|{{P|game}}}}|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170418171908/http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=99477#1202630 Windows 8 strange things and 3d faster in window] (retrieved)</ref>}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 7
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Miles Sound System
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minVRAM  = 4 MB
 +
|minDX    = 7.0
  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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The Outforce
The Outforce cover
Developers
O3 Games
Publishers
Retail (North America), digital Strategy First
Retail (Europe) Infinite Loop
Release dates
Windows September 25, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Point and select
Genres Strategy
Themes Sci-fi, Space
The Outforce on MobyGames
The Outforce on Wikipedia

The Outforce is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view strategy game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
[1]
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows
A free demo version is available from PCGamingWiki.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is v1.01, available from Patches-Scrolls.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Outforce\Scripts[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2633480/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Outforce\Save\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2633480/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
The UI does not scale.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
The UI does not scale.
4K Ultra HD
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)
Enabled by default
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Retail, Steam and Zoom Platform only.
German
Polish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Issues fixed

"The program can't start because d3drm.dll is missing" error

Add d3drm.dll to the installation folder[citation needed]
  1. Download Direct3D Retained Mode DLL
  2. Extract the included .dll in <path-to-game>

Low frame rate and random crash on Windows 8 and newer

Download the DDraw FPS Fix and put it in <path-to-game>[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References