Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature
- OMF: BG Message Board - Unofficial forum
- X-BoT's OMF Universe - Fansite with substantial download and media sections
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
- A demo is available.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest archived version is
2172
.
- Patch archive
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music and Sound |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Uses some form of "3D sound" effect. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues fixed
White screen upon starting a new game
Turn off "Glow" in Video settings[5]
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Pressing certain keys has no effect
The game may not register some keyboard input. For instance, Pause Menu may be inaccessible with Esc.
Use DxWnd[5]
- Make sure you are running DXWnd in Expert Mode (Options: Expert Mode).
- Create a profile for the game (Edit: Add).
- Go to the Input tab of the newly created profile. In the Direct Input section check "Hook dinput".
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 733 MHz AMD Athlon 750 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
3D accelerator card 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible
| Hardware T&L support 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 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).
References