FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
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Developers | |
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Bugbear Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Empire Interactive | |
Retail (Russia/CIS) | Buka Entertainment |
Retail (Poland) | CD Projekt |
Retail (Poland) | Techland |
Retail (Czech Republic) | TopCD |
Digital | Strategy First |
Engines | |
ROMU Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 1, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing, Vehicle combat |
Sports | Mixed sports |
Vehicles | Street racing, Track racing, Automobile, Bus, Truck |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | FlatOut |
FlatOut | |
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FlatOut | 2004 |
FlatOut 2 | 2006 |
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage | 2008 |
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction | 2011 |
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity | 2017 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage is a racing game released in 2008. It is an enhanced port of FlatOut 2, featuring new gameplay modes, improved graphics as well as 4 new drivers (both character-wise and in each race) and at least 2 new cars.
The game was released for PC on retail on August 1, 2008 with Games for Windows Live functionality and DRM, gradually being released for Games for Windows Marketplace and Steam over the following years.
On January 21, 2023, a DRM-free but singleplayer-only version was released on ZOOM Platform.[1] On March 7, 2024, the Steam version was updated to match the ZOOM Platform release.[2]
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7.37.0007 DRM disc check. | |||
Retail | Polish and Czech release. | |||
Publisher website | Fully offline installer; Does not come with a GFWL product key.[3] | |||
GamersGate | ||||
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Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Collector's Edition; Singleplayer-only Original Games for Windows - LIVE version available in the gfwl beta branch. |
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ZOOM Platform | Collector's Edition; Singleplayer-only Original Games for Windows - LIVE version available in the gfwl beta branch. |
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Publisher website | Russia, CIS. Bundled with FlatOut, FlatOut 2, Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction. | |||
Epic Games Store (unavailable) | Releases June 22nd, 2024. | |||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [4] |
- Retail and Games for Windows Marketplace releases require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1].
Version differences
- The Collector's Edition (originally the Super Digital Deluxe Edition) includes digital goodies and does not have online multiplayer.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to buy. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | The game has no microtransactions. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename intro.bik[5] |
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Zolika1351's Trainer
- Options to remove the 100 FPS cap, enable mouse camera control, change FOV, etc.
- Crashes on the ZOOM Platform version after alt-tabbing.
Installing the trainer |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\FlatOut Ultimate Carnage\Savegame\options.cfg |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12360/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\FlatOut Ultimate Carnage\Savegame\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12360/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | While FOV and in-game HUD are correct, menus are stretched. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use ThirteenAG's fix to fix stretching. Requires disabling GFWL. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use ThirteenAG's fix to fix stretching. Requires disabling GFWL. | ||
4K Ultra HD | While FOV and in-game HUD are correct, menus are stretched. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Zolika1351's Trainer to add a FOV multiplier. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use Zolika1351's Trainer to change window type to borderless. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS. Use Zolika1351's Trainer to remove the cap outside of menus. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) |
Input
- Free camera control is not natively available on the PC version, but can be restored with Zolika1351's Trainer.
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No mouse support in-game. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Launcher requires mouse input | |
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 | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | By default, Steam Input is enabled for Major Controller types (minus for Xbox), this includes PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Generic Controllers. | |
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts | ||
Cursor detection |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | Licensed songs are used through the entirety of the game with no alternative option. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only. link #1 or link #2 | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation – download. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Hot seat Party mode only. |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | Versus Retail only; disabled from ZOOM Platform and Steam releases. Steam users can access the gfwl beta branch to revert this. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Issues unresolved
Audio Distortion
- Engine sounds are extremely distorted and often blown out, with some sound effects not playing at times. While turning down in game audio can help, a solution is not known yet.
- Fixed on digital versions (Steam and Zoom Platform) [6]
Issues fixed
The DVD will not install/uninstall due to missing privileges
Run autorun.exe as administrator[7]
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- When uninstalling the game, the same problem pops up, but the fix above will not work.
Run an uninstaller program |
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An example is Wise Program Uninstaller. In that case, open that, find FlatOut Ultimate Carnage in the list and select Safe Uninstall. Afterwards, the uninstaller attempts to remove related files and registries. |
Game does not start after install
Install Games for Windows Live Marketplace Client |
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Juddery motion despite having a consistent frame rate
Use either 50 Hz or 100 Hz if the monitor is capable. If using G-Sync/FreeSync, use a third-party tool to cap the frame rate at 50 FPS or leave it uncapped for 100 FPS. Only leave it uncapped if the PC is capable of delivering 100 FPS consistently. |
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'Could not obtain native display resolution' error when using multiple monitors
Disconnect all secondary monitors and launch the game once. Close the game and reconnect monitors, all subsequent launches should work fine. |
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Stuttering, unstable FPS
Set launcher.exe and Fouc.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.[citation needed]
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Other information
Play without Games for Windows - LIVE
Play without GFWL[8] |
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Notes
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Music from FlatOut 2 in Ultimate Carnage
Download mod[10] |
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API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 2.2 GHz AMD 2.2 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.75 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- Integrated graphics cards are not officially supported.
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: Legacy activation, supports local profiles.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/12360/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12360) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ ZOOM Platform - New Titles - 2023-01-23 - last accessed on 2024-03-07
- ↑ FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition History · Change #22668494 · SteamDB - last accessed on 2024-03-07
- ↑ Verified by User:Tomomimi on 2021-07-02
- Confirmed by a user whom has purchased the game through the Publisher website. They provide three bin files containing game data, and a setup exe file that installs those bin files, as well as an outdated version of the GFWL redistributable that's required for the game to launch. No sign of an online key.
- ↑ Games You've Missed - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
- ↑ Fixed Audio Zoom Platform - last accessed on 15 March 2024
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
- Once the game is installed, a
xlive.dll
file can be found. Though seems like the game has been modified further, as removing the file will cause the game to crash at launch.
- Once the game is installed, a
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2023-02-25
- Achievement tracking and LIVE rankings may have issues when using this mod.