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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row | Amazon | B001KNID2S | Disc,Key | DRM: [[SecuROM]] disc check.<ref>[http://www.reclaimyourgame.com/content.php/19-SecuROM-7-List Reclaim Your Game - RYG's SecuROM 7+ DRM List]</ref>}}
 
{{Availability/row| Origin | saboteur | Origin | [[SecuROM]] DRM, limited to five activations per machine.}}
 
{{Availability/row| Origin | saboteur | Origin | [[SecuROM]] DRM, limited to five activations per machine.}}
 
}}
 
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===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
{{Fixbox/fix|Skip intro videos}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Replace saboteur.bik}}
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\The Saboteur\Bink}}.
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# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\Bink}}
 
# Replace the original {{file|saboteur.bik}} with the one from [http://download1304.mediafire.com/ryub28zdgxtg/47o81am8nn68p8c/The+Saboteur+no+intro+fix.rar this archive].
 
# Replace the original {{file|saboteur.bik}} with the one from [http://download1304.mediafire.com/ryub28zdgxtg/47o81am8nn68p8c/The+Saboteur+no+intro+fix.rar this archive].
 
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 
|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming#readme Borderless Gaming].
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|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming].
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced through the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Forcing Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic_Filtering|NVIDIA Control Panel]]/[[AMD VISION Engine Control Center|AMD Control Center]].
 
|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced through the [[NVIDIA Control Panel#Forcing Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic_Filtering|NVIDIA Control Panel]]/[[AMD VISION Engine Control Center|AMD Control Center]].
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        =
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|antialiasing notes        = Nvidia users can enable [[SGSSAA]] by following [http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=357956 this guide].
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                = Always active. Uses Triple Buffering.  
 
|vsync notes                = Always active. Uses Triple Buffering.  
 
|oculus rift                = unknown
 
|oculus rift                = unknown
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|high frame rate            = false
 
|high frame rate            = false
|high frame rate notes      = Vsync always enabled
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|high frame rate notes      = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = true
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
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|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = hackable
 
|controller remap          = hackable
|controller remap notes    = Through '''InputTemplates''' found in <code>{{p|game}}\The Saboteur</code>
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|controller remap notes    = Edit <code>InputTemplates.txt</code> in the installation folder.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
* Located under InputTemplates.txt <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\The Saboteur™\SaveGames</code>, at the end of the '''DEFAULT''' section.
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* Edit <code>InputTemplates.txt</code> in the installation folder, at the end of the '''DEFAULT''' section.
}}
 
 
 
===[[Controller|Controller support]]===
 
====Controller incorrectly mapped====
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
 
# Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/228-the-saboteur-controller-remapping-fix/ InputTemplates.txt].
 
# Navigate to <code>{{p|game}}\The Saboteur</code>, drop the file and overwrite.  
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
# Navigate to <code>{{p|game}}\The Saboteur</code>.
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# Navigate to the installation folder.
 
# Open <code>SaboteurLauncher.exe</code>, then disable the game's shadows in the options menu.
 
# Open <code>SaboteurLauncher.exe</code>, then disable the game's shadows in the options menu.
  
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{{Fixbox|1=
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
* Install older drivers versions for [http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-257.21-whql-driver.html Windows Vista and 7] (64 bit), [http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-32bit-257.21-whql-driver.html Windows Vista and 7] (32 bit) or [http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-257.21-whql-driver.html Windows XP].
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* Install older drivers versions for [http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-257.21-whql-driver.html Windows Vista and 7] (64-bit), [http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-32bit-257.21-whql-driver.html Windows Vista and 7] (32-bit) or [http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-257.21-whql-driver.html Windows XP].
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
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{{Fixbox/fix|Windowed mode}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Windowed mode}}
* Use a [[#Windowed|windowed]] or a [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming#readme borderless windowed] mode.
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* Use a [[#Windowed|windowed]] or a [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming borderless windowed] mode.
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}}
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===Controller incorrectly mapped===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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# Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/228-the-saboteur-controller-remapping-fix/ InputTemplates.txt].
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# Navigate to the installation folder, drop the file and overwrite.  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 12:34, 1 November 2014

The Saboteur
The Saboteur cover
Developers
Pandemic Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Odin
Release dates
Windows December 8, 2009
The Saboteur on Wikipedia

Key points

Huge performance issues even on more modern systems.[1]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
DRM: SecuROM disc check.[2]
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Origin
Origin
SecuROM DRM, limited to five activations per machine.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

Patch 1.3

May slightly improve any performance issues on ATI/AMD cards.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

The controls menu.

Template:Input settings

Toggles

Instructions

Audio settings

The audio menu.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Italian

Issues fixed

Low performance on modern systems

Instructions

Broken map overlay

Limited fix only up to the GTX 400 series.
Instructions

Video settings not applying

Instructions

Controller incorrectly mapped

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Win XP 32
Processor (CPU) Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+
Core 2 Duo E6320 1.86GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) Radeon HD 5550
GeForce 7800 GTX
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

References