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Redout

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Redout: Enhanced Edition
Redout: Enhanced Edition cover
Developers
34BigThings
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows September 2, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 78
IGDB 74
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Genres Racing
Series Redout
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Redout on IGDB
Redout on MobyGames
Redout on Wikipedia
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Redout 2 2022

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Enhanced Edition.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Solar Challenge Edition.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Enhanced Edition.
Windows
Humble Store
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Enhanced Edition.
Windows
Steam
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Enhanced Edition.
Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Back to Earth Pack
Windows
Mars Pack
Windows
Neptune Pack
Windows
Space Exploration Pack
Windows
V.E.R.T.E.X. Pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\redout\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/517710/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\redout\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/517710/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Settings (some not pictured)
Settings (some not pictured)

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Off, Medium, High, Epic. Lowering this setting from high (disabling TAA) removes elements of screen space reflections.[3]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Optional cap between 30 FPS and 240 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Added in the Patch 1.2.0.[4]
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Widescreen resolution

Set custom resolution[5]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini.
  3. Set ResolutionSizeX and ResolutionSizeY to the desired resolution.

Level of detail

Increase LOD scaling
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Add the following and save the file.
[SystemSettings]
r.ViewDistanceScale=5
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.1
foliage.LODDistanceScale=5
r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-3

Chromatic aberration

Disable chromatic aberration[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add the following and save the file.
[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings]
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music & SFX
Surround sound
Up to 7.1 output.[6]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
See Mute on focus lost.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Change UI language

Change UI language
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Engine.ini.
  3. Add [Internationalization] section with preferred Culture setting and save the file. Example for "en-US":
[Internationalization]
Culture=en-US

[Internationalization] Culture=en-US

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background[citation needed]
  1. Download Special K.
  2. Copy SpecialK64.dll to <path-to-game>\redout\Binaries\Win64\.
  3. Rename SpecialK64.dll to dxgi.dll.
  4. Start the game and exit.
  5. Open dxgi.ini in the same folder.
  6. Change MuteInBackground=false to MuteInBackground=true under [Window.System].

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
Split-screen.
LAN play
Online play
12 Versus

Connection types

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Some objects have strange layers that show up on different depths, most notably trees and some buildings. These objects show up differently in each eye and make the game unplayable in 3d vision. This is still a problem even if you turn all graphical options all the way down.
Headsets
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues fixed

Crashes when starting a race

Set Motion Blur to Off[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD
Multiplayer Steamworks, Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/517710/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (517710) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Evpointmaster on 2022-07-11
  2. Redout 21:9 Review (3440x1440) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Verified by User:Radmaxx on 2021-11-06
    The timer before the start of each race for example.
  4. Redout Patch 1.2.0 notes - last accessed on May 2023
  5. Steam Community :: Guide :: How to set custom resolution and/or windowed mode - last accessed on 2017-05-18
  6. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023