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{{assignment|493-outlast}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = outlast.jpg
 
|cover        = outlast.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Red Barrels}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Red Barrels}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Soft Flight|OS X}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Soft Flight|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Red Barrels}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 4, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 4, 2013}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 31, 2015}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|March 31, 2015}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|outlast|80}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|290/outlast|76}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|outlast|77}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Stealth, Survival horror }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Outlast }}
 
|steam appid  = 238320
 
|steam appid  = 238320
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    = 1207660064
 +
|gogcom id side = 1207664463
 +
|hltb        = 13407
 +
|lutris      = outlast
 +
|mobygames    = 63409
 +
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Outlast
 
|wikipedia    = Outlast
 +
|winehq      = 15510
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} 32-bit systems are not officially supported but a workaround exists (see [[Outlast#32-bit workaround]]).
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|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    = 32-bit systems are not officially supported but a workaround exists (see [[#32-bit workaround|32-bit workaround]]).
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/0/846963710902292389/#p10 Thread containing multiple fixes].
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176247453 Guide for various tweaks]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{GOG.com links|1207660064|outlast}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Developer | https://redbarrelsgames.com/games/outlast/ | DRM-free | Purchase via Humble Widget. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | outlast | unknown | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | outlast | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | outlast-pc | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | outlast | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 238320 | DRM-free | [https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/5024/Outlast_Trinity Outlast Trinity] also available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Essential Improvements==
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==Monetization==
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===32-bit workaround===
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{{DLC|
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{DLC/row| {{store link|Steam|273300|Whistleblower}} | Part of the [https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/5024/Outlast_Trinity Outlast Trinity] | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Fixbox/fix|4-gigabyte tuning|ref=<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=175801311#-1</ref><ref>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb613473</ref>}}
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}}
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# Open the Start menu, type <code>cmd.exe</code>, right click on it to open the context menu and click on "Run as administrator..."
 
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# In the console window, type <code>BCDEdit /set increaseuserva 3072</code> and press Enter.
 
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# Reboot the system and start the game.
 
  
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{{ii}} Bare in mind that this workaround can decrease the overall performance of the operating system after playing the game, so please revert the changes by opening an elevated command prompt, typing <code>BCDEdit /deletevalue increaseuserva</code> and rebooting the system.
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==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete/rename IntroLogo.bik|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\OLGame\Movies\}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{file|IntroLogo.bik}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Outlast/OLGame/Config/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|true}}
  
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===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
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===Save game data location===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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{{Game data|
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|steam_cloud            = true
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\SaveData\}}
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
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|origin                =
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Outlast/OLGame/Cloud/}}
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|origin_notes          =
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{p|uid}}/238320/remote/}}
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|uplay                  =
 
−
|uplay_notes            =
 
−
|gamesave_manager      =
 
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
 
−
|gamestow              =
 
−
|gamestow_notes        =
 
−
|synctocloud            =
 
−
|synctocloud_notes      =
 
−
|square_enix            =
 
−
|square_enix_notes      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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[[File:OutlastGraphics.png|290px|right|thumb|Video options.]]
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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{{Video settings
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|discord                  =
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|wsgf link                  =  
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|discord notes            =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|epic games launcher      = unknown
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|gog galaxy                = false
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        = Approx. 10 MB available.<br/>Settings will sync too, including graphics settings.
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|OutlastGeneral.png|General settings.}}
 +
{{Image|OutlastGraphics.png|Video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/outlast/en
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = silver
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = gold
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Can also be toggled with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
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|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Controlled by the Textures setting.
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|antialiasing              = hackable
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = Off by default; see [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]].
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|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]]. (set by setting the Effects setting to at least High) See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for [[MSAA]]. [[SGSSAA]] also available for Nvidia GPUs through Nvidia Inspector with the <code>0x080010C1</code> flag.
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                = It includes an Option to Enable or Disable Vertical Sync.
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|vsync notes                =  
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = hackable
 +
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS. See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 +
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|ray tracing                = false
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 +
|color blind                = false
 +
|color blind notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} HBAO+ also available for Nvidia GPUs through Nvidia Inspector with the <code>0x00000025</code> flag. HBAO+ is incompatible with [[SGSSAA]] but has no issues with [[#Downsampling|Downsampling]].
  
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===[[Field of view (FOV)]]===
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===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Change FOV|ref=<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/outlast/en Outlast | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Customize FOV by editing OLGame.ini}}
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# Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLGame.ini}}.
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# Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLGame.ini</code>
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# Change the following values to your preference.
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# Change <code>DefaultFOV</code> and <code>RunningFOV</code> to the setting you want.
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#* <code>DefaultFOV=100.0</code> - Default FOV
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{{ii}} If you want to to maintain the zooming out effect ensure the new value for <code>RunningFOV</code> is higher than <code>DefaultFOV</code>.
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#* <code>RunningFOV=120.0</code> - Sprinting FOV
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{{ii}} defaultfov is by default at 90 but it feels like 65, so if you want actual 90 you have to write:
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#* <code>CamcorderMinFOV=15.0</code> - Camcorder FOV at maximum zoom
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<code>DefaultFOV=110.0</code> and <code>RunningFOV=120.0</code>
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#* <code>CamcorderNVMaxFOV=90.0</code> - Camcorder FOV with night vision enabled
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{{ii}} The camcorder uses its own FOV, so you have to change it as well if you want the same FOV:
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#* <code>CamcorderMaxFOV=90.0</code> - Camcorder FOV with night vision disabled
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default values are: <code>CamcorderNVMaxFOV=83.0</code> and <code>CamcorderMaxFOV=83.0</code>
 
−
For 90 FOV:
 
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<code>CamcorderNVMaxFOV=110.0</code> and <code>CamcorderMaxFOV=110.0</code>
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===[[Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
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===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Set borderless windowed|ref=<ref>[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#GeDoSaTo|GeDoSaTo]]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Enable Antialiasing by editing OLSystemSettings.ini}}
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Movies\}}. (Optional)
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# Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLSystemSettings.ini</code>
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# Delete or rename {{file|IntroLogo.bik}}. (Optional)
−
# Locate the code <code>"MaxMultiSamples=1" and "bAllowD3D9MSAA=False"</code>.
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# Install and run [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/897-gedosato/ GeDoSaTo].
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# '''Change it to:'''
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# Edit settings and find the following line in {{file|GeDoSaTo.ini}}: <code>forceBorderlessFullscreen false</code>.
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<code>MaxMultiSamples=2</code>
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# Edit the value from <code>false</code> to <code>true</code> to force this mode.
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<code>bAllowD3D9MSAA=True</code>
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# Add "OLGame" to the user whitelist.
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(In "MaxMultiSamples=" you can use 2, 4, or 8)
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# Run the game in its normal fullscreen mode as opposed to windowed.
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{{Fixbox/fix|Enable Antialiasing by using Nvidia Inspector}}
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# Open nVidia Inspector, and create a new profile for Outlast.
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'''Notes'''
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# Change the antialiasing compatibility to <code>0x080000C1</code>.
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{{ii}} GeDoSaTo works best for Outlast, as it runs on [[Engine:Unreal Engine 3|Unreal Engine 3]].
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# Change antialiasing mode to "Override any application setting".
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{{ii}} Updater/installer may crash. From an administrator [[Windows#Command Prompt|command prompt]], run <code>REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319" /v SchUseStrongCrypto /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /reg:32</code>.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/PeterTh/gedosato/issues/408#issuecomment-444757518|title=Unexpected Error has occurred popup during installation · Issue #408 · PeterTh/gedosato|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
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# Change antialiasing setting to "4x [4x Multisampling]".
 
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# Change antialiasing transparency supersampling to "4x Sparse Grid Supersampling".
 
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# Apply changes.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
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[[File:OutlastControls.png|290px|right|thumb|Controls.]]
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit OLSystemSettings.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Input settings
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# Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLSystemSettings.ini}}.
 +
# For MSAA, set <code>bAllowD3D9MSAA</code> to <code>True</code> and <code>MaxMultiSamples</code> to <code>2</code>, <code>4</code>, or <code>8</code>.
 +
# For post-process AA, enable either <code>bAllowPostprocessMLAA</code> or <code>bAllowTemporalAA</code>.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} The "high" and "very high" in-game settings enable FXAA, set <code>bAllowPostprocessFXAA</code> to False to disable it.
 +
{{--}} Installing the DLC breaks MSAA support.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Downsampling|Downsampling]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit OLEngine.ini|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/0/152392786905385854/|title=Steam Community|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Change <code>bUseCustomResolution</code> to True.
 +
# Change <code>CustomResX</code> and <code>CustomResY</code> to desired downsampling resolution.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change frame rate smoothing|ref=[https://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/0/846963710902292389/?ctp=22]|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLEngine.ini}}.
 +
# Change all instances of <code>bSmoothFrameRate=True</code> to <code>bSmoothFrameRate=False</code>.
 +
# Set all instances of <code>MinSmoothedFrameRate</code> to the <code>0</code> value.
 +
# Set all instances of <code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate</code> to the <code>0</code> value.
 +
# Save the changes.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Note that there are multiple instances of each of those lines. All of them may have to be changed to fully unlock the frame rate.
 +
{{ii}} For more information, see the [[Engine:Unreal Engine 3#Smoothed frame rate|Unreal Engine 3 page]].
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Motion blur===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit OLSystemSettings.ini|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176247453</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLSystemSettings.ini}}.
 +
# Change the following:
 +
<pre>
 +
MotionBlur=True
 +
MotionBlurPause=True
 +
AllowRadialBlur=True
 +
</pre>
 +
to
 +
<pre>
 +
MotionBlur=False
 +
MotionBlurPause=False
 +
AllowRadialBlur=False
 +
</pre>
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Note that there are multiple instances of each of those lines. All of them may have to be changed to fully disable motion blur.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Depth of field===
 +
{{--}} Disabling depth of field also disables all other post-processing effects in the game, including the night vision effect.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit OLSystemSettings.ini|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/0/540741131475598122/|title=Steam Community|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
* Find <code>DepthOfField=True</code> and set it to False.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Film grain===
 +
{{++}} Removes the film grain effect without affecting other post-processing effects.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Remove film grain|fix=
 +
# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2402-outlast-film-grain-remover/ this file].
 +
# Follow the instructions in the readme.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|OutlastControls.png|Key bindings.}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = hackable
−
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = Mouse smoothing can be disabled. See [[#Mouse smoothing|Mouse smoothing]].
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = false
+
|controller remap          = hackable
−
|controller remap notes    = Multiple configurations available
+
|controller remap notes    = See [[#Controller remapping|Controller remapping]].
 +
|controller sensitivity    = true
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = true
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|playstation controllers  = false
 +
|playstation controller models =
 +
|playstation controllers notes =
 +
|playstation prompts      = false
 +
|playstation prompts notes =
 +
|light bar support        = false
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualsense adaptive trigger support = false
 +
|dualsense adaptive trigger support notes =
 +
|dualsense haptics support  = false
 +
|dualsense haptics support notes =
 +
|playstation connection modes =
 +
|playstation connection modes notes =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = true
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = true
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Mouse acceleration|Mouse smoothing]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit OLInput.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLInput.ini}}.
 +
# Change the first instance of <code>bEnableMouseSmoothing=true</code> to <code>bEnableMouseSmoothing=false</code>.
 +
# Save the changes.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Remapping|Controller remapping]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit DefaultInput.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|{{p|game}}\OLGame\Config\DefaultInput.ini}}.
 +
# Scroll right to the bottom where you will find a paragraph of text starting with <code>.GPBindingsC=</code>.
 +
# Edit <code>Command="X"</code> for each line/button in this paragraph to customize the controls, using the above paragraph starting with <code>.GPBindingsB=</code> as reference to the available commands.
 +
# Save the changes.
 +
# Launch the game, go to ''Options >> General'' and change ''Controller Configuration'' to ''Type C'' to use the custom layout.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Changing the controller layout in this fashion will also edit the shown controller map under ''Options >> General >> Controller Configuration'' for ease of use.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
[[File:OutlastGeneral.png|290px|right|thumb|General Options.]]
+
{{Audio
−
{{Audio settings
 
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 output.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
Line 158: Line 348:
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = [https://magyaritasok.hu/magyaritasok/outlast/outlast-dlc/1450 Also a fan made translation is available].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qR-X_kutZjvA8OJW8PlirhhrCvljWtTt/view download].</br> To activate it, go to game settings and select language "NIHONGO" and confirm.
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://blog.naver.com/jwa00700/221177216026 download].<br>It substitutes the English localization.
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Serbian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation (cyrillic). Available to [https://srbifikatori.rs/igre/outlast download].</br>It substitutes the english localization.
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|notes    = Fan translation. Available to [https://www.oyunceviri.com/outlast-2/ download].
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Ukrainian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://t.me/PatchLocalisationUA/13 download].
 +
|fan      = true
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  = unknown
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/11/outlast-by-helix.html Helix Mod: Outlast].
 +
|tridef 3d                  = true
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        = unknown
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = true
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D, DirectVR
 +
|vorpx notes                = Officially supported game, see [https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/ official vorpx game list].
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =  
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Crash on launch===
 +
{{ii}} On some 64-bit systems the game will not launch, showing a brief black window possibly with a cryptic error ''0xc000007b''.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://errorcodespro.com/fix-error-code-0xc000007b-windows-7-10/|title=How To Fix Error Code 0xc000007b|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} This will instruct the game to run in 32-bit mode even on a 64-bit platform, which should work just the same but bypasses the issue with incompatible 64-bit system libraries.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Add -32 parameter|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/238320/discussions/0/846963710918374718/|title=Fix for issues launching the game :: Outlast General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
* Use the <code>-32</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Stuttering issues (Texture Streaming Issue)===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Increase Poolsize|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176247453</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLEngine.ini}}.
 +
# Under <code>[TextureStreaming]</code>, set the value of <code>Poolsize=</code> to one roughly equivalent to the current graphics card VRAM amount.
 +
# In the same file, find the line <code>TimeBetweenPurgingPendingKillObjects=</code> and set it to <code>3600</code>.
 +
# If stuttering still does not go away, find and set <code>bUseBackgroundLevelStreaming=</code> to <code>false</code>.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
−
===Unlock frame rate===
+
===API===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{API
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Remove Frames per Second Cap by editing OLEngine.ini}}
+
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
−
# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config</code>
+
|direct3d notes        =
−
# Open <code>OLEngine.ini</code> in a text editor.
+
|directdraw versions    =
−
# Locate the code <code>"bSmoothFrameRate=TRUE", "MinSmoothedFrameRate=22", and "MaxSmoothedFrameRate=62"</code>.
+
|directdraw notes      =
−
# '''Change it to:'''  
+
|opengl versions        = true
−
<code>bSmoothFrameRate=FALSE</code>
+
|opengl notes          =
−
<code>MinSmoothedFrameRate=0</code>
+
|glide versions        =
−
<code>MaxSmoothedFrameRate=0</code>
+
|glide notes            =
−
(In "MinSmoothedFrameRate" and "MaxSmoothedFrameRate" you can write whatever you want)
+
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          = false
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        = false
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = hackable
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        =
 +
|windows exe notes      = 32-bit systems are not officially supported. See [[#32-bit workaround|32-bit workaround]].
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = false
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = false
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===32-bit workaround===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=4-gigabyte tuning|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=175801311#-1|title=Steam Community :: Guide :: 32bit Optimization|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb613473|title=4-Gigabyte Tuning: BCDEdit and Boot.ini (Windows)|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open the Start menu, type <code>cmd.exe</code>, right click on it to open the context menu and click on "Run as administrator..."
 +
# In the console window, type <code>BCDEdit /set increaseuserva 3072</code> and press {{key|Enter}}.
 +
# Reboot the system and start the game.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Bear in mind that this workaround can decrease the overall performance of the operating system after playing the game, so please revert the changes by opening an elevated command prompt, typing <code>BCDEdit /deletevalue increaseuserva</code> and rebooting the system.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Increase texture resolution===
 
===Increase texture resolution===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Edit OLEngine.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Get Better Texture Resolution by editing OLEngine.ini}}
+
<ol>
−
# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config</code>
+
<li>Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLEngine.ini}}.</li>
−
# Open <code>OLEngine.ini</code> in a text editor.
+
<li>Find the lines:</li>
−
# Locate the code <code>"MaxProcBuildingLODColorTextureSize=1024" and "MaxProcBuildingLODLightingTextureSize=256"</code>.
+
<pre>
−
# '''Change it to:'''
+
MaxProcBuildingLODColorTextureSize=1024
−
<code>MaxProcBuildingLODColorTextureSize=2048</code>
+
MaxProcBuildingLODLightingTextureSize=256
−
<code>MaxProcBuildingLODLightingTextureSize=1024</code>
+
</pre>
−
(In "MaxProcBuildingLODColorTextureSize" and "MaxProcBuildingLODLightingTextureSize" you can write 1024, 2048 or other Values)
+
<li>Change their values to <code>2048</code> and <code>1024</code>, respectively.</li>
 +
<li>Save the changes.</li>
 +
</ol>
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===Remove motion blur===
+
===Increase shadow resolution===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Edit OLSystemSettings.ini|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176247453</ref>|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Remove Motion Blur by editing OLSystemSettings.ini}}
+
<ol>
−
# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config</code>
+
<li>Open {{file|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLSystemSettings.ini}}.</li>
−
# Open <code>OLSystemSettings.ini</code> in a text editor.
+
<li>Find the lines:</li>
−
# Locate the code <code>"MotionBlur=True", "MotionBlurPause=True" and "MotionBlurSkinning=1"</code>.
+
<pre>
−
# '''Change it to:'''
+
MinShadowResolution=64
−
<code>MotionBlur=False</code>
+
MaxShadowResolution=2048
−
<code>MotionBlurPause=False</code>
+
MaxWholeSceneDominantShadowResolution=2048
−
<code>MotionBlurSkinning=0</code>
+
</pre>
 +
<li>Change their values to <code>32</code> and <code>4096</code>, respectively.</li>
 +
<li>Save the changes.</li>
 +
</ol>
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===Disable Quick Time Events===
+
===Disable quick time events===
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Edit DefaultGame.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Quick Time Events by editing DefaultGame.ini}}
+
# Open {{file|{{p|game}}/OLGame/Config/DefaultGame.ini}}.
−
# Navigate to <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Outlast\OLGame\Config\</code>
+
# Change <code>StruggleNoFail=False</code> to <code>StruggleNoFail=True</code>.
−
# Open <code>DefaultGame.ini</code> in a text editor.
+
# Save the changes.
−
# Locate the code <code>"StruggleNoFail=False"</code>.
 
−
# '''Change it to:'''
 
−
<code>StruggleNoFail=True</code>
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 213: Line 608:
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
+
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
−
|minproc = 2.2 GHz Dual Core CPU
+
|minCPU  = 2.2 GHz Dual Core
−
|minmem   = 2 GB
+
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minHD    = 5 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series
 +
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
 +
|minaudio = DirectX compatible
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = A 64-bit system
 +
|recCPU  = 2.8 GHz Quad Core
 +
|recRAM  = 3 GB
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
 +
|recGPU2 = AMD Radeon HD 6850
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = 10.9
 +
|minCPU  = 2.2 GHz Dual Core
 +
|minRAM   = 4 GB
 
|minHD    = 5 GB
 
|minHD    = 5 GB
−
|minGPU  = 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 3xxx
 +
|minGPU3  = Intel Iris Pro 5200
 +
|minaudio = Standard
  
−
|recproc  = 2.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
+
|recCPU  = 2.8 GHz Quad Core
−
|recmem   = 3 GB
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
−
|recGPU  = 1 GB NVIDIA GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 6850 or better
+
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6850
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = Ubuntu 12, Fedora 20, SteamOS
 +
|minCPU  = 2.2 GHz Dual Core
 +
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|minHD    = 5 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 3xxx
 +
|minOGL   = 3.2+
 +
|minaudio = Standard
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = Ubuntu 14, Fedora 21, SteamOS
 +
|recCPU  = 2.8 GHz Quad Core
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
 +
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6850
 +
|recOGL  = 4.x+
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
−
 
+
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}
−
[[Category:Windows]]
 

Revision as of 16:44, 12 April 2024

Outlast
Outlast cover
Developers
Red Barrels
macOS (OS X) Soft Flight
Linux Soft Flight
Publishers
Red Barrels
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows September 4, 2013
macOS (OS X) March 31, 2015
Linux March 31, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 80
OpenCritic 76
IGDB 77
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Stealth, Survival horror
Art styles Realistic
Themes Horror
Series Outlast
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Outlast on HowLongToBeat
Outlast on IGDB
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Outlast on MobyGames
Outlast on Wikipedia
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Outlast
Outlast 2013
Outlast 2 2017
The Outlast Trials 2024

Outlast is a singleplayer first-person stealth and survival horror game in the Outlast series.

32-bit systems are not officially supported but a workaround exists (see 32-bit workaround).

General information

Guide for various tweaks
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
 Purchase via Humble Widget.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 Outlast Trinity also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Whistleblower Part of the Outlast Trinity
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename IntroLogo.bik[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\OLGame\Movies\.
  2. Delete or rename IntroLogo.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Outlast/OLGame/Config/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\SaveData\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Outlast/OLGame/Cloud/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/238320/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Approx. 10 MB available.
Settings will sync too, including graphics settings.

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Can also be toggled with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Controlled by the Textures setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA. (set by setting the Effects setting to at least High) See Anti-aliasing (AA) for MSAA. SGSSAA also available for Nvidia GPUs through Nvidia Inspector with the 0x080010C1 flag.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
HBAO+ also available for Nvidia GPUs through Nvidia Inspector with the 0x00000025 flag. HBAO+ is incompatible with SGSSAA but has no issues with Downsampling.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV[1]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLGame.ini.
  2. Change the following values to your preference.
    • DefaultFOV=100.0 - Default FOV
    • RunningFOV=120.0 - Sprinting FOV
    • CamcorderMinFOV=15.0 - Camcorder FOV at maximum zoom
    • CamcorderNVMaxFOV=90.0 - Camcorder FOV with night vision enabled
    • CamcorderMaxFOV=90.0 - Camcorder FOV with night vision disabled

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Set borderless windowed[2]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Movies\. (Optional)
  2. Delete or rename IntroLogo.bik. (Optional)
  3. Install and run GeDoSaTo.
  4. Edit settings and find the following line in GeDoSaTo.ini: forceBorderlessFullscreen false.
  5. Edit the value from false to true to force this mode.
  6. Add "OLGame" to the user whitelist.
  7. Run the game in its normal fullscreen mode as opposed to windowed.

Notes

GeDoSaTo works best for Outlast, as it runs on Unreal Engine 3.
Updater/installer may crash. From an administrator command prompt, run REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319" /v SchUseStrongCrypto /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /reg:32.[3]

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Edit OLSystemSettings.ini[citation needed]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLSystemSettings.ini.
  2. For MSAA, set bAllowD3D9MSAA to True and MaxMultiSamples to 2, 4, or 8.
  3. For post-process AA, enable either bAllowPostprocessMLAA or bAllowTemporalAA.

Notes

The "high" and "very high" in-game settings enable FXAA, set bAllowPostprocessFXAA to False to disable it.
Installing the DLC breaks MSAA support.

Downsampling

Edit OLEngine.ini[4]
  1. Change bUseCustomResolution to True.
  2. Change CustomResX and CustomResY to desired downsampling resolution.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing[1]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLEngine.ini.
  2. Change all instances of bSmoothFrameRate=True to bSmoothFrameRate=False.
  3. Set all instances of MinSmoothedFrameRate to the 0 value.
  4. Set all instances of MaxSmoothedFrameRate to the 0 value.
  5. Save the changes.

Notes

Note that there are multiple instances of each of those lines. All of them may have to be changed to fully unlock the frame rate.
For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page.

Motion blur

Edit OLSystemSettings.ini[5]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLSystemSettings.ini.
  2. Change the following:
MotionBlur=True
MotionBlurPause=True
AllowRadialBlur=True

to 

MotionBlur=False
MotionBlurPause=False
AllowRadialBlur=False

Notes

Note that there are multiple instances of each of those lines. All of them may have to be changed to fully disable motion blur.

Depth of field

Disabling depth of field also disables all other post-processing effects in the game, including the night vision effect.
Edit OLSystemSettings.ini[6]
  • Find DepthOfField=True and set it to False.

Film grain

Removes the film grain effect without affecting other post-processing effects.
Remove film grain
  1. Download this file.
  2. Follow the instructions in the readme.

Input

Key bindings.
Key bindings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse smoothing can be disabled. See Mouse smoothing.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See Controller remapping.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse smoothing

Edit OLInput.ini[citation needed]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLInput.ini.
  2. Change the first instance of bEnableMouseSmoothing=true to bEnableMouseSmoothing=false.
  3. Save the changes.

Controller remapping

Edit DefaultInput.ini[citation needed]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\OLGame\Config\DefaultInput.ini.
  2. Scroll right to the bottom where you will find a paragraph of text starting with .GPBindingsC=.
  3. Edit Command="X" for each line/button in this paragraph to customize the controls, using the above paragraph starting with .GPBindingsB= as reference to the available commands.
  4. Save the changes.
  5. Launch the game, go to Options >> General and change Controller Configuration to Type C to use the custom layout.

Notes

Changing the controller layout in this fashion will also edit the shown controller map under Options >> General >> Controller Configuration for ease of use.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Up to 7.0 output.[7]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Also a fan made translation is available.
Italian
Japanese
Fan translation. Available to download.
To activate it, go to game settings and select language "NIHONGO" and confirm.
Korean
Fan translation. Available to download.
It substitutes the English localization.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Serbian
Fan translation (cyrillic). Available to download.
It substitutes the english localization.
Spanish
Turkish
Fan translation. Available to download.
Ukrainian
Fan translation, download.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Outlast.
TriDef 3D
vorpX
G3D, DirectVR
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Crash on launch

On some 64-bit systems the game will not launch, showing a brief black window possibly with a cryptic error 0xc000007b.[8]
This will instruct the game to run in 32-bit mode even on a 64-bit platform, which should work just the same but bypasses the issue with incompatible 64-bit system libraries.
Add -32 parameter[9]

Stuttering issues (Texture Streaming Issue)

Increase Poolsize[10]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLEngine.ini.
  2. Under [TextureStreaming], set the value of Poolsize= to one roughly equivalent to the current graphics card VRAM amount.
  3. In the same file, find the line TimeBetweenPurgingPendingKillObjects= and set it to 3600.
  4. If stuttering still does not go away, find and set bUseBackgroundLevelStreaming= to false.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
32-bit systems are not officially supported. See 32-bit workaround.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

32-bit workaround

4-gigabyte tuning[11][12]
  1. Open the Start menu, type cmd.exe, right click on it to open the context menu and click on "Run as administrator..."
  2. In the console window, type BCDEdit /set increaseuserva 3072 and press ↵ Enter.
  3. Reboot the system and start the game.

Notes

Bear in mind that this workaround can decrease the overall performance of the operating system after playing the game, so please revert the changes by opening an elevated command prompt, typing BCDEdit /deletevalue increaseuserva and rebooting the system.

Increase texture resolution

Edit OLEngine.ini[citation needed]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLEngine.ini.
  2. Find the lines:
    3. MaxProcBuildingLODColorTextureSize=1024
MaxProcBuildingLODLightingTextureSize=256
  3. Change their values to 2048 and 1024, respectively.
  4. Save the changes.

Increase shadow resolution

Edit OLSystemSettings.ini[13]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Outlast\OLGame\Config\OLSystemSettings.ini.
  2. Find the lines:
    3. MinShadowResolution=64
MaxShadowResolution=2048
MaxWholeSceneDominantShadowResolution=2048
  3. Change their values to 32 and 4096, respectively.
  4. Save the changes.

Disable quick time events

Edit DefaultGame.ini[citation needed]
  1. Open <path-to-game>/OLGame/Config/DefaultGame.ini.
  2. Change StruggleNoFail=False to StruggleNoFail=True.
  3. Save the changes.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8 A 64-bit system
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual Core 2.8 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX
ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6850
1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual Core 2.8 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
ATI Radeon HD 3xxx
Intel Iris Pro 5200 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6850
1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) Standard
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12, Fedora 20, SteamOS Ubuntu 14, Fedora 21, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) 2.2 GHz Dual Core 2.8 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
ATI Radeon HD 3xxx
OpenGL 3.2+ compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6850
1 GB of VRAM
OpenGL 4.x+ compatible
Sound (audio device) Standard


References