Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure

Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a singleplayer third-person action, TPS and hack and slash game.

Key points

Can't change keybindings, nor controller bindings in-game.

Some menu options can't be applied such as changing the language of the game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM^{[Note 1]}.
Humble Store
Steam
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Version differences

Steam release is an updated version featuring widescreen resolutions and compatibility fixes for modern systems.

Essential improvements

Higher quality music

The PC version uses lower quality 22.050 KHz/96 Kbps tracks compared to the 44.1 KHz/128 Kbps tracks from the Xbox version.

Make sure to use Creative ALchemy for the highest quality sound playback.

Replace music tracks with higher quality Xbox music tracks^[3]
Download and unzip the replacement archive. Copy the files to `<path-to-game>\engine\music`, overwriting any existing files.

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^[4]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `default_pc.cfg`. Change `playlicensemovie = 1` to `playlicensemovie = 0`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\engine\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260190/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%PUBLIC%\Documents\getting up - contents under pressure\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/260190/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Steam version only. Use Unknownproject's patch for retail.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use Unknownproject's patch.
4K Ultra HD		Use Unknownproject's patch.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Borderless only. See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use dgVoodoo2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Use dgVoodoo2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default. Can be forced off through the graphics card control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `vars_pc.cfg`. Change `defaultfov=65` to the desired value.

Windowed

Enable windowed^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `default_pc.cfg`. Change `fullscreen = 1` to `fullscreen = 0`.

High frame rate

Remove FPS cap^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `vars_pc.cfg`. Change `fpsLimit=60` and `maxFPSLimit=60` to the desired value.

Input

Control settings.

Camera Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See Remapping.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse acceleration is present. Can't be disabled.
Mouse sensitivity		See Mouse sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus		Launcher only.
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Steam version launcher requires requires mouse input. Lacks Button promps.
Controller remapping		See Remapping.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Keyboard button prompts only.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Remapping

The default controller mapping has mixed-up buttons and incorrectly mapped camera & triggers.

Change keybinds^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `binds_pc.cfg`. Keyboard controls are the top of the file. Controller controls are the lower tree sections of the file.

Mouse sensitivity

This is to fix the insane mouse sensitivity to which there is no menu option to change it.

Mouse sensitivity^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\engine\` Open `vars_pc.cfg`. Change `mousespeed=-0.50000` (found roughly half way down) to a desired value. 0.2 and 0.15 work well. Save the file (if does not work - that may mean that launcher overrides the file, mark the file as "read-only" in properties and launch the game using GettingUp.exe (in the "_Bin" folder).

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German				The Steam version is available in German even though the store page says otherwise.
Italian				The Steam version is available in Italian even though the store page says otherwise.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation: download.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital releases here (you can choose either the official localization by Akella or the localization made by the 7 Wolf pirating company).
Spanish				The Steam version is available in Spanish even though the store page says otherwise.

Changing the game's language

Edit default_pc.cfg^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\engine\` Open `default_pc.cfg`. Change "language = os" to "language = [desired language]" (replace [desired language] with `ru`, `ru` or whatever abbreviation necessary) Save the file

Change the OS language^[3]

Issues fixed

Access Violation Exception errors

Change Windows Compatibility Mode to Windows XP Service Pack 3^{[citation needed]}

Texture flickering on modern systems

Use dgVoodoo2
Download dgvoodoo2. Copy D3D8.DLL from the \MS\x86\ folder to the System folder in the game install directory.

Jumpy camera during train car riding missions

Cap the framerate to 30 for the duration of the levels

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Various engine options

Instructions^[5]^[6]^[7]
Go to Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure > Guides > Various engine options. Download Debug Patch to enable hidden DebugUI and Debug windows.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Hardware T&L compatible card 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	256 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX Compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ 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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (260190) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-02-09
↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Skip logo/branding intros - last accessed on 2016-8-9
↑ Marc Ecko’s Getting Up - Player option
↑ Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure - Debug Console Enabler
↑ Various engine options. - last accessed on May 2023

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[gamedir-6] 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).

[Proton_path_note-7] 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.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (260190) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[6] The app ID (260190) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[AlphaYellow_20230209-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-02-09

[5] Steam Community :: Guide :: Skip logo/branding intros - last accessed on 2016-8-9

[8] Marc Ecko’s Getting Up - Player option

[9] Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure - Debug Console Enabler

[10] Various engine options. - last accessed on May 2023

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Developers

	The Collective
Steam	General Arcade
Publishers
	Atari
Steam	Devolver Digital
Engines
	Slayer
Release dates
Windows	February 14, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Genres	Action, TPS, Hack and slash
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary