Tony Hawk's Underground

Tony Hawk's Underground

Developers
	Neversoft
Windows	Beenox Shift
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	2004
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Tricks
Sports	Skateboarding
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Tony Hawk's

Tony Hawk's
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	2002
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4	2003
Tony Hawk's Underground	2004
Tony Hawk's Underground 2	2004
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland	2006
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD	2012
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	2020

Warnings

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

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Tony Hawk's Underground is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person tricks game in the Tony Hawk's series.

The PC port is based on the Xbox version. It was released only in Australia and New Zealand^{[citation needed]}

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM.

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

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use ClownJob'd

Modify .bik files
Go to <path-to-game>\Game\Data\movies\bik. Delete, rename, or move: ATVI.bik, Beenox.bik, intro.bik, and NSlogo.bik.

ClownJob'd

Fixes bugs and adds features asked about in the community, all while being self-contained and not making changes to any loose files.

Adds support for modern Windows, more resolutions, borderless windowed mode and multiplayer via OpenSpy.

Allows the use of PS2-style controls and XInput controllers.

Installation
Download archive from link above. Extract THUGONE.exe, ClownJob'd.dll and ClownJob'd.ini into <path-to-game>\Game. Run game using THUGONE executable.

Alternative compatiblity fixes

Replace files with patched ones
Download archive from here. Extract and replace THUG.exe and patch.dll into <path-to-game>\Game.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Game\Save\

Video

Launcher - Video Settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
Multi-monitor			Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
Ultra-widescreen			Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
4K Ultra HD			Use ClownJob'd.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use ClownJob'd.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use ClownJob'd.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA toggle. Force MSAA in the graphics card control panel.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Capped 60fps
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Launcher - Keyboard Settings

Launcher - Controller Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput only. Use ClownJob'd for XInput support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Triggers are counted as one axis and cannot be individually mapped without external tools.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts		Only keyboard key prompts are shown.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		For XInput controllers see XInput force feedback vibration in DirectInput games.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound can be adjusted separately. Special sounds can either be enabled or disabled.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus Horizontal or vertical split-screen.
LAN play		8
Online play		8	GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Windows 7/8/8.1/10 compatibility

Use ClownJob'd

Stuttering while installed on hard drive

Disable APM (Advanced Power Management)

D-Pad not working

In the game's launcher under the "Gamepad binding" tab, bind the "Park editor specific controls" to the controller's d-pad.

Random soundtrack setting playing the same order by default

Use ClownJob'd or the ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

Mods

HQ Music and Videos for PC

Rips audio, music and videos from Xbox version for highest possible quality.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 series ATI Radeon 7500 Matrox Parhelia 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible