Burnout Paradise

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Burnout Paradise

Developers   Criterion Games

Publishers   Electronic Arts

Engines   RenderWare

Release dates Windows February 5, 2009

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.

All other DLC packs are only available to North American players from Amazon.com and Green Man Gaming.

General information

Burnout Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys
Retail		Limited to five activations.
Origin
Steam		Can be unlocked on Origin.

Steam and Origin users can play together in multiplayer.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Bonus Vehicle Pack	Contains the following packs: Time Savers Pack (unlocks all in-game vehicles, their Burning Routes, and gold and platinum paint jobs immediately) Toy Collection (nine smaller versions of in-game vehicles; eight cars and one motorbike) Boost Specials Collection (two cars with unique boosts) Legendary Cars Collection (four cars based on famous cars from pop culture) Only obtainable from a third-party in either the US and the UK.
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).

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.

Vanity Pack

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

Achieve DLCs

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

Nonetheless it may be possible to trick Amazon Try to buy the DLC unlock code through the shop If successful, redeem it with your EA/Origin account Use the same account in the game (also work with retail and Steam versions)

OR

Step 1a: Automatically patch your save game Download the Steam DLC unlocker (even if you have other versions) Run it and press "Patch Savegame"  Step 1b: Manually patch your save game Open Profile.BurnoutParadiseSave with a hex editor Go to 0001d4a2 address. Add 11 to the following number (17 in decimal) Every car should be stored afterwards, starting from: 00 00 36 3a 1a 0f e6 a7 ff ff 01 02 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Look for the last 01 02 instance (that should be followed by some zeros)        6. After exactly 12 bytes (address positions) paste this (overwrite) 00 00 51 30 cb 01 66 a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 d8 13 92 02 66 a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 63 70 ac 03 66 a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 9d 9b 02 66 a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 36 62 56 95 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 85 74 56 95 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f6 a8 08 b4 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 36 a8 19 b9 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 36 b7 c5 53 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 36 32 69 a8 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 17 76 d2 59 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 63 90 5c 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 10 80 73 8d a7 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 96 c9 e6 a6 6c a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 76 b5 16 13 23 a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7f f2 16 13 23 a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 99 f8 16 13 23 a5 ff ff 01 02 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Step 2a: Run a trainer every time you play the game Retail users: use DLC unlocker Steam users: can also use either that or the aforementioned Steam DLC unlocker  Step 2b: Permanently patch the game files Download the required files. Notes A completely clean (already patched) profile is included in this last archive

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager

Video settings

In-game general video settings.

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

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

Graphics option	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		Use DxWnd
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Force in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Has heavy impact on game performance with some setups
Vertical sync (Vsync)
High frame rate		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game advanced gamepad settings.

In-game force feedback settings.

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

Audio settings

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
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian				Partial audio
Spanish
Thai

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		8
LAN co-op
Online co-op		8	Freeburn challenges
Hot-seat		8	Party mode

Connection types

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

Issues unresolved

No audio

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

Issues fixed

Game crashes on startup

Issues with recording software 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 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 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 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

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 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"

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	2.4 GHz Celeron Dual Core / Athlon X2 2.4GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) / 1.5 GB (Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia 6600 Radeon X1300 128 MB of VRAM	AMD HD6670 Nvidia GT550Ti or equivalent 1 GB 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.