Outcast: Second Contact
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This page is for the 2017 remake. For the original version, see Outcast. For the updated version, see Outcast 1.1.
Developers | |
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Appeal Studios | |
Publishers | |
Bigben Interactive | |
Engines | |
Unity 5[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 14, 2017 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 68 |
OpenCritic | 68 |
IGDB | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Outcast |
Outcast | |
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Outcast | 1999 |
Outcast 1.1 | 2014 |
Outcast: Second Contact | 2017 |
Outcast: A New Beginning | 2024 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
itch.io | ||||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\outcast_Data\StreamingAssets\userdata\config.ini[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/618970/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\\outcast_Data\StreamingAssets\userdata\savegames\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/618970/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Hor+. The intro movie and main menus are stretched to fit the entire screen. Gameplay/HUD Scaling is otherwise correct. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Added in Patch 1 | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | You can remap movement controls but not inventory shortcuts. Mouse controls cannot be remapped. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Added in Patch 1 | |
Surround sound | Added in Patch 1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Mistakenly labeled on Steam as portuguese. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Outcast - Second Contact. | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | 4th Gen Intel Core i5 AMD FX 8300 |
6th Gen Intel Core i7 AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon HD 7950 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon 290 |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 5.6.3p4[1]
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/618970/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (618970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-12