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Forsaken

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This page is for the original game. For the 2018 remaster, see Forsaken Remastered.

Forsaken
Forsaken cover
Developers
Probe Entertainment
Publishers
Acclaim Entertainment
Release dates
Windows April 24, 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter, Vehicle combat
Art styles Realistic
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Series Forsaken
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Forsaken
Forsaken 1998
Forsaken Remastered 2018

Forsaken is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, shooter and vehicle combat game in the Forsaken series.

Installation on modern systems requires following this procedure.

General information

Source code

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM DRM.
Windows
A demo is available.

Essential improvements

Patches

ProjectX

Community port of Forsaken, runs on cross-platform technologies and currently officially supports Windows, Linux, and OS X.

Install and play on modern systems

Apply official and unofficial patches
  1. Go to the disc and set Windows 95 compatibility mode for autorun.exe and setup.exe.
  2. Install the game normally.
  3. Install the 1.01 patch (see above)
  4. Download Forsaken Legacy Patch
  5. Delete the Opt folder in the Forsaken installation (all these drivers will be replaced)
  6. Extract the contents of the legacy patch's Forsaken folder to <path-to-game>.
  7. Run LAUNCH.BAT.
In case of playback issues with the intro cutscene, refer to the legacy patch's INSTRUCTIONS.TXT.
Using ProjectX as the engine requires a much simpler installation, at the cost of disabling music.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Field of view (FOV)

Set horizontal FOV[1]
  1. Download ProjectX.
  2. Add -fov:<number> command line argument.
  3. Replace <number> with desired FOV; default is 90, max is 120.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX and CD Audio.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Versus
Online play
Versus
The official multiplayer service was shut down.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
Game was crashing on Win7.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz (with 3D acceleration)
Intel Pentium 133 MHz (without 3D acceleration)
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible


References

  1. Command line · ForsakenX/forsaken Wiki - last accessed on November 26, 2016