Brink

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Brink
Brink cover
Developers
Splash Damage
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
id Tech 4
Release dates
Windows May 9, 2011
 
 
 
Brink guide on StrategyWiki
Brink on Wikipedia

Key points

Free to play.
Single player frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[1] See Unlock FPS.

General information

Official website
Official manual
Steam Community Discussions
Unofficial Brink Wikia

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name Notes
Agents of Change
Windows
Doom/Psycho Combo Pack Initially available as exclusive pre-order content when buying from GameStop, Amazon.com or Direct2Drive
Windows
Fallout/SpecOps Combo Pack Initially available as exclusive pre-order content when buying from Best Buy, Walmart or Steam
Windows

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Delete or rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\base\video\assets
  2. Delete or rename pubdevlegal_splash.bik

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base
Linux (Proton) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22350/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location[edit]

System Location
Windows
Linux (Proton) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22350/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Approx. 100 MB available.

Video settings[edit]

Basic graphical settings.
Basic graphical settings.
Advanced graphical settings.
Advanced graphical settings.
Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 For resolutions higher than 1080p see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
8 by default; See Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering for adjusting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, toggle only. See Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering for MSAA.
Nvidia users can add SGSSAA with flag 0x0000F0C1.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
30FPS lock in single player,[1] not locked in multiplayer.
See Unlock FPS.
120+ FPS
See above

Tweak visual effects[edit]

Brink has some effects that some consider annoying, such as blurring when being hit by an enemy or the red glow of said enemies.
Set effects[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add seta g_enemyTintEnabled "0" to turn off enemy tint and seta g_skipViewEffects "1" to turn off blurring when hit.

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Set Custom resolutions[2]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Change the following:
seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customWidth "5760"
seta r_customHeight "1200"
seta r_aspectRatio "-1"
seta r_customAspectRatioH "24"
seta r_customAspectRatioV "5"
Change r_customWidth & r_customHeight to your resolution.
Set your aspect ratio in r_customAspectRatioH and r_customAspectRatioV respectively.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Set FOV[3]
  1. Add +com_allowconsole 1 to the launch options to enable the console.
  2. Start playing and open the console (~).
  3. Enter ui_fov 90 (where 90 is the FOV you want).
  4. Press ↵ Enter.
  5. Close the console again (~).

Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering[edit]

Set AA and filtering[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Find and adjust the following values to your liking:
seta r_useAntiAliasing ""
seta image_anisotropy ""

Unlock FPS[edit]

The below .ini tweak is only applicable to the multiplayer portion of the game. Singleplayer actually remains locked at 30 fps, even though the fps counter will display a higher fps after this tweak.[4] To play the singleplayer campaign with more than 30 fps, you will have to run a local dedicated server. Brink dedicated server can be found in the Steam Library under Tools category[5]
Set FPS[6]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add the following, adjusting "60" to your desired rate:
seta com_unlockfps "1"
seta com_unlock_maxFPS "60"
If lag occurs try setting r_visDistMult to "1.2"

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
See this thread.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
See Surround Sound.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Toggleable.

Surround Sound[edit]

Set numberofspeakers[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add line blow with value "4" for quad, "6" for 5.1 and "8" for 7.1
seta s_numberOfSpeakers "6"

Sound Occlusion[edit]

Set Occlusion[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add the following line:
seta s_useOcclusion "1"

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail version only.
Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Requires internet connection
Online play
16 Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Windows dedicated server is available under Tools in the Steam client.
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Use +connect parameter followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27015, 27016, 8766
UDP 27015, 27016, 8766
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support[edit]

3D modes Native GG3D Notes
iZ3D
 

Issues fixed[edit]

Crash after splash screen[edit]

Delete all .ncf files[7]
  1. Delete all the Brink .ncf files in <Steam-folder>\steamapps\
  2. Delete the \base\ folder in the installation folder (this is where the bad content package appears to be)
  3. Open your Steam Games Library
  4. Right-click on Brink and select Properties
  5. Click on the Local Files tab and select Verify integrity of game cache

Low FPS fix[edit]

Set launch options[citation needed]
  1. Find Brink in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Set Launch Options...
  4. Input r_useThreadedRenderer 2, r_usePortals 1 and/or r_useOptimizedShadows 1.

Additional improvements[edit]

Editing the configuration (autoexec.cfg)[edit]

See the following pages for more info: Tweak Guide and Smoother Config

Rank Cheat[edit]

Most online players are veterans and, as such, new players may find difficulty competing in matches. A guide available here shows you how to unlock the highest level instantly. Note that this does not give an unfair advantage, as it merely unlocks existing items in game, and doesn't conflict with anti-cheat systems so long as the "hack" part is performed in single player.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz Intel Quad Core i5
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS
ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
ATI Radeon HD 5850

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/22350/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (22350) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FPS Issue :: BRINK General Discussions
  2. ↑ [1] (retrieved)
  3. ↑ FOV problem-Way to much - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
  4. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/22350/discussions/0/864959809795241066/#c864959810125334635
  5. ↑ https://forums.splashdamage.com/t/care-to-explain-how-to-remove-30fps-cap/132242/27
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSCKN7KSZbY
  7. ↑ http://forums.warchestgames.com/showthread.php/31531-Brink-crash-on-startup