What's new
Fixed: Zone still crashed above 60 FPS (#79). Found by @ahmanwoods (#91): the HUD's draw lists are a ring of four, and above 60 FPS the render thread fell behind until the game refilled the list it was drawing. It now always draws the newest list. My v0.2.39 fix looked at the wrong cause. Tested: 8 minutes of Zone at 240 FPS, no crash.
After a crash, the launcher now tells you where the log is. It stays open, shows the path of last_run.log, and has a button to show the file. Advanced → Log → Show the log file does the same any time. When the graphics card ran out of video memory, it also says what to change.
New:
- 3840x1600 render resolution (#23).
- 40 FPS frame rate limit, for the Steam Deck (#92).
- Keep the song between races (Music page and Insert → Music): each race goes on with the song that was playing (#93). Off by default.
- Controls → Gamepad: with several gamepads connected, choose which one plays (#88).
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: 720p, 900p, Native (1080p), 1440p, 4K, 2560x1080, 3440x1440, 3840x1600, 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.
- Temporal anti-aliasing (experimental): FSR 3.1 on every GPU, and DLAA (NVIDIA DLSS) on RTX cards with one download in the launcher. Switch it live in the game: Insert → Image.
- PS4 Pro mode (experimental): Graphics → PS4 Pro mode.
- F12 saves a screenshot.
Performance
- Up to 240 FPS. Frame rate limit 30, 40, 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 (or the same song goes on, with Keep the song between races). 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. With several gamepads, choose which one plays.
- Split-screen: a second gamepad plays as player 2.
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 (Tigron too), 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.
- After a crash, the launcher shows where the log file is, for a bug report.
- Updates itself: a pop-up at start shows a new version and installs it with one click, and Check for updates sits next to PLAY.
- Desktop shortcut and Add to Steam (with pictures).
Not yet
- Linux: build from source (no package yet). No VR. Not every event is tested.
Download
New here: download wipeout-windows.zip, extract it and open WipEout.exe.
Already have the port: a pop-up at start shows the new version; click UPDATE NOW. Or click Check for updates (next to PLAY; on versions before v0.2.32 it is on the Advanced page) → Update. Your saves and settings stay.
Found a bug or want something? Please open an issue. Stars help other players find the port!