What's new
Fixed: red screens on the start gantry in WipEout HD. Thanks to @ahmanwoods (#76). The side screens of the start gantry turned solid red when seen from a distance (from the grid). The port did not see that the game draws the smallest versions of that screen picture as part of the same picture. Tested on the start grid: before, solid red; now the correct teal screens.
Clearer message when the game update is missing. If your eboot.bin is the old 01.00 version (the 01.07 update is not set or not merged), none of the fixes and cheats can apply. The launcher's status line now says: no patch fits your eboot.bin: add the game update (Game > Update folder). Before, it only said that some patches were "not found".
All features
New here? This is everything the port can do, from every version so far.
The game
- A native PC port: the game's own code runs on your processor, with no emulator. WipEout HD, HD Fury and 2048 are all in.
- Works with the US (CUSA07671, update 01.07) and EU (CUSA05670) versions. You need your own dump of the game from your own PS4. No game files are included.
- Correct game speed at any frame rate, and the shield, effects and camera shakes behave above 60 FPS as they do at 60.
- Saves work, and the launcher makes a backup of them at every start (Game → Save backups → Restore).
Picture
- Render resolutions: Native (1080p), 1440p, 4K, 2560x1080, 3440x1440, 5120x1440 (32:9, beta) and 5120x2160. On wide screens the HUD and menus stay 16:9 in the middle. 4K and the 5120-wide sizes need more than 8 GB of video memory.
- Windowed, Borderless or Fullscreen; VSync; HDR (when Windows has HDR on for your screen).
- Anisotropic filtering, sharpening (RCAS), and a switch for the game's multisampling.
- FSR 3.1 anti-aliasing (experimental): smoother edges, F10 to compare in the game.
- PS4 Pro mode (experimental): Graphics → PS4 Pro mode.
- F12 saves a screenshot.
Performance
- Up to 240 FPS. Frame rate limit 30, 60, 100, 120, 240 or Unlimited, also changed live in the game.
- Performance overlay: FPS, frame time, GPU, CPU, RAM and video memory.
- Options for frames queued, shader loading in the background, the graphics card to use, and stream buffer memory.
Sound and music
- The game's music and its 3D sound effects.
- Your own music: MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV or M4A files (subfolders too) replace the game's music. Launcher Music page, and Insert → Music in the game: pick a song, skip, shuffle, volume. Each song is leveled, and the songs follow the game: they wait during loading, fade out with the game's music, and a new song starts with each race. Turn Play my music off for the original music.
Controls
- Gamepad, or keyboard and mouse. Every button can be remapped. Vibration strength and stick deadzone.
Cheats (launcher → Cheats page)
- Unlock all HD and HD Fury events.
- Top rank in 2048 (rank 50).
- Unlock all ships: every HD and HD Fury ship and livery, and all 20 WipEout 2048 ships.
- Van Über team: the Van Über team in WipEout HD and HD Fury.
- VR ships outside VR: the VR HD and VR Fury liveries can be picked on a normal screen, once they are unlocked.
- The cheats only work while they are on; your save keeps your own progress.
Launcher and menus
- In the game, Insert (or R3 + L2) opens the port's menu: Game, Image, Performance, Overlay and Music tabs.
- The launcher in 13 languages. The game language list matches your game version.
- Mods: change textures, sounds and text without touching your game files, with a load order and presets.
- Updates itself: a pop-up at start shows a new version and installs it with one click.
- Desktop shortcut and Add to Steam (with pictures).
Not yet
- Linux: build from source (no package yet). No VR. The Tigron DLC ships are not available. Not every event is tested.
Download
New here: download wipeout-windows.zip, extract it and open WipEout.exe.
Already have the port: v0.2.18 shows a pop-up at start; click UPDATE NOW. On an older version: Advanced → Check for updates → Update. Your saves and settings stay.
Found a bug or want something? Please open an issue. Stars help other players find the port!