Difference between revisions of "FlatOut"

Revision as of 05:44, 17 November 2016

FlatOut
FlatOut	2004
FlatOut 2	2006
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage	2008
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction	2011
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity	2017

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SafeDisc disc check + copy protection.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Essential improvements

Opening the launcher

After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and you will be unable to configure the settings.

Instructions

Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6220/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6220/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Game's launcher.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish

Polish

A high quality Polish translation was made by PL Projekt group. It can be downloaded from Portal24h.

Instructions

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2-4	Hot seat Bonus Rag-Doll Sports Mode.
LAN play	8
Online play	8

Issues unresolved

"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch (Windows 10)

The retail version does not work on Windows 10 due to SafeDisc support being discontinued.

Issues fixed

"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch

The SecDrv.Sys driver required by SafeDisc is not running. SecDrv.sys has been disabled by a hotfix. Refer to kb3086255 for workaround details (this does not work for Windows 10).

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Equivalent	2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD 2000+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.1 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB Graphics Card	128 MB Graphics Card

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (6220) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (6220) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (6220) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014

[1]

[Note 1]

@@ Line 87: / Line 87: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Stretched by default. Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#flatout ThirteenAG's widescreen fix].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#flatout ThirteenAG's widescreen fix].
 |multimonitor               = hackable
 |multimonitor notes         = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#flatout ThirteenAG's widescreen fix].
@@ Line 95: / Line 95: @@
 |4k ultra hd notes          = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#flatout ThirteenAG's widescreen fix].
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = Use [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#flatout Widescreen fix]. Change <code>FOVFactor</code> value in <code>Flatout.WidescreenFix.ini</code>
+|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = Use [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/87-the-bards-tale-2005-windowed-mode/ d3d9hook], put {{file|d3d9.dll}} in the game folder.
+|windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = Use [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/87-the-bards-tale-2005-windowed-mode/ d3d9hook], put {{file|d3d9.dll}} in the game folder.
+|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 |anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          =
@@ Line 112: / Line 112: @@
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Set FOVFactor|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
+# Install [https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#flatout ThirteenAG's fix].
+# Edit {{file|Flatout.WidescreenFix.ini}}.
+# Set <code>FOVFactor</code> to the desired value.
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Force windowed mode|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
+# Download [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/87-the-bards-tale-2005-windowed-mode/ d3d9hook].
+# Extract {{file|d3d9.dll}} to {{p|game}}.
 }}

Developers
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	Bugbear Entertainment
Publishers
	Empire Interactive
Engines
	ROMU Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 5, 2004
Linux	July 24, 2014^[1]