Burnout Paradise

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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' game mode and cars, nor the 'Big Surf Island' DLC packs were released for PC.^[1]

General information

Burnout Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Limited to five activations.
Amazon.com		Also uses SecuROM DRM.
Origin		Also uses SecuROM DRM.
Steam		Includes an Origin Key to activate the game on Origin.

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

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Burnout Paradise Bonus Vehicle Pack	Contains multiple DLC packs: Legendary Cars, Toy Cars, Boost Specials Cars, and Time Saver Pack (unlock all the cars automatically).^[3] Not included with The Ultimate Box, not available to buy through Steam.
Party Pack	Included in-game by default on The Ultimate Box release (the only version released on PC).
Big Surf Island	Never officially released on PC; recreated by modders (see Vanity Pack).

Cops and Robbers game mode never released on PC; cop cars recreated in mod (see Vanity Pack).

DLC works on both Origin and Steam versions of the game (provided that an Origin account is used in-game).

The Ultimate Box doesn't include all the DLC, Burnout Paradise Bonus Vehicle Pack DLC has to be purchased separately.

Essential improvements[edit]

External options menu.

Patches[edit]

Patch 1.1 is the latest version (for non-Steam versions of the game).

Burnout Paradise Advanced Config Tool[edit]

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

Steam version instructions^{[citation needed]}

Steam version requires to run the following command in an elevated command prompt:

FOR /F "skip=2 tokens=2,*" %A IN ('REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 24740" /v InstallLocation /reg:32') DO REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\EA Games\Burnout(TM) Paradise The Ultimate Box" /v "Install Dir" /t REG_SZ /d "%B"^\ /reg:32

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use no intro fix^{[citation needed]}

Download Burnout Paradise NoIntro.
Run the fix from anywhere and click apply.

Disable menu music[edit]

Disable song^[4]

Go to <path-to-game>\SOUND\STREAMS\
Open GUNS_AND_ROSES.SNS with a text editor.
Delete all contents and save the file.

Vanity Pack[edit]

Extensive mod (currently in active beta) to bring Big Surf Island to the PC version. It also comes with many additional features

May result in a performance decrease in-game to run required background program and render the area.

Vanity Pack 2.0^{[citation needed]}

Download the Vanity Pack.
Decompress it using 7-Zip or similar.
Follow onscreen instructions and use passwords provided when downloading to install.
Launch the game through the Vanity Pack.

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise\*.ini

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise\Save\

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game general video settings.

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

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

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Option to select where HUD appears on multiple screens
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Bumper cam available
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Force in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.^[5]
Color blind mode

Windowed[edit]

Force windowed mode^{[citation needed]}

Download and run DxWnd.
Click on Edit, then Add.
Set the name and executable path.
Set the window position and size.
Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
Click on Input tab, set Cursor visibility to Hide.
Click OK, then File and Save.

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.

In-game advanced gamepad settings.

In-game force feedback settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Other
Touchscreen optimised

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
Czech				Introductory cutscene voiceover in Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian				Partial audio
Spanish
Thai

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Hot seat Party mode
LAN play
Online play	8	Versus, Co-op Includes co-op Freeburn Challenges.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	21840
UDP (outbound)	1000, 9000-9999, 21840-21850

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Burnout Paradise.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Issues unresolved[edit]

No audio[edit]

Temporary fix^{[citation needed]}

Alt-tab out of the game and then back to it. This is necessary every time the game is run.

Issues fixed[edit]

Game crashes on startup[edit]

Issues with recording software^{[citation needed]}

Burnout Paradise may crash on start-up if you have screen recording software running, such as Xsplit. This occurs because the game sees the software as a webcam.

The easiest way to rectify this issue is: close the screen recording software, load Burnout Paradise, Alt + Tab out, then run the screen recording software. If this is not effective, you may need to uninstall the screen recording software entirely.

Issues with CL Eye Driver^{[citation needed]}

Users with the CL Eye Driver installed (to enable support for the PlayStation Eye Camera as a webcam) will encounter crashes when loading Burnout Paradise.

Currently, the only solution is to uninstall the CL Eye Driver entirely. You may encounter further problems even after doing so; it is most likely not your fault. This game is a low-quality PC port, you may have to experiment with trial and error by closing some Windows Services in the Task Manager, then running Burnout Paradise.

Nvidia graphics issues^{[citation needed]}

Users with Nvidia graphics may have Nvidia's Streamer Service installed (used for streaming to Shield).

You may have to end nvstreamsvc.exe via the Task Manager for the game to load.

Windows 7 solution^{[citation needed]}

Windows 7 users have reported crashing when attempting to run the game.

To rectify this, set the game to run in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode, or Windows Vista SP2 mode. It may also help to reduce or disable Anti-Aliasing in the game's launcher.
As a last resort, the game may be fixable by entering -multithread into the launch options.

How to go Online[edit]

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.

Getting online^{[citation needed]}

Try connecting online normally. If it connects, ignore the rest of the guide. Otherwise, go to Step 2.
After the connection fails, go to the login page again but click "Create new account" instead.
Enter the same credentials (ex. email and username) used for the current account into the new one.
Once all information is entered in, try creating a new account.
If entered correctly, an error message should pop up that says along the lines of "account already exists".
Reboot the game and try logging in again with the same account info used in the create account page.

"The product key you are using is invalid"[edit]

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.

Controller not recognized at launch[edit]

Delete controls.ini in folder %LOCALAPPDATA%\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise, and restart game.^[6]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3
64-bit executable

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2.8 GHz (XP) Intel Pentium IV 3.2 GHz (Vista)	Intel Celeron Dual Core 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon X1300 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	AMD Radeon HD 6670 Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1 GB of VRAM

References

[1] Wikipedia: Burnout Paradise Downloadable content

[2] Can a copy of Burnout:Paradise on Steam play with someone on Origin? : Reddit

[3] Burnout Paradise Bonus Vehicle Pack for PC Download | Origin Games

[4] Paradise City: How to disable the song in Burnout menu :: Race, Petrol, Skid - last accessed on November 17, 2016

[5] New 120Hz Games Report

[6] Xbox controller not working? :: Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box General Discussions

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Developers

	Criterion Games
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	February 5, 2009

Burnout Paradise

Contents

Availability[edit]

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Burnout Paradise Advanced Config Tool[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Disable menu music[edit]

Vanity Pack[edit]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Windowed[edit]

Input settings[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Ports

VR support[edit]

Issues unresolved[edit]

No audio[edit]

Issues fixed[edit]

Game crashes on startup[edit]

How to go Online[edit]

"The product key you are using is invalid"[edit]

Controller not recognized at launch[edit]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

System requirements[edit]

References