Before Wreckfest

[Tarmac Terrorist]

Hi all, been watching the Wreckfest livestreams and it looks like a great time, but before I decide to maybe jump in and get a copy I wanted to see how much fun I could have offline with its predecessors. See Im always gunna be spending alot of times in other sims, but think id enjoy this to. So thing is, my brother gave me his old CD/DVD copys of Flatout & Flatout 2, problem is one of them has bloody protection software which almost locked me out of my PC (Flatout 2) so i uninstalled it straight away, and the other (Flatout) installs but wont run cause im on Windows7. After a bit of digging around I find because of certain deeply burried code these games wont run on modern opperating systems, even in compatibility mode. Surely this can't be right! These games are great, and not that old and bought and paid for. WTF! Anybody know something I don't (without getting directed to dodgy mod sights that claim to have patches and turn out to be place's of nasty malware. Cheers if you can help!

 

[Metla]

Flatout was released in 2004,That's ancient as far as computers go and I wouldn't expect a CD purchased in that era to run on current systems.

You can get a DRM copy from GOG that is built for modern systems, and I believe you can get it through steam.

https://www.gog.com/game/flatout

 

[Andy_J]

(Flatout) installs but wont run cause im on Windows7. After a bit of digging around I find because of certain deeply burried code these games wont run on modern opperating systems, even in compatibility mode. Surely this can't be right! These games are great, and not that old and bought and paid for. WTF! Anybody know something I don't (without getting directed to dodgy mod sights that claim to have patches and turn out to be place's of nasty malware. Cheers if you can help!

I have Flatout 1 and 2 both installed and running on my Windows 7 system. No problems whatsoever. Could be a graphics driver problem?

 

[Tarmac Terrorist]

Flatout was released in 2004,That's ancient as far as computers go and I wouldn't expect a CD purchased in that era to run on current systems.

You can get a DRM copy from GOG that is built for modern systems, and I believe you can get it through steam.

https://www.gog.com/game/flatout

It's bought and paid for already and I have games on CD from then that run fine

 

[Tarmac Terrorist]

I have Flatout 1 and 2 both installed and running on my Windows 7 system. No problems whatsoever. Could be a graphics driver problem?

Ive got an Nvidia GTX75o Ti and an I5 processor, did your copy just intsall and run straight away? Also is your copy steam or original disc?

 

[Andy_J]

Original disks. Just install. I use Compatibility mode for 1. (xp)

 

[Tarmac Terrorist]

Original disks. Just install. I use Compatibility mode for 1. (xp)

Does'nt work for me, yet 'Driver' by Atari (the original from 2000) works right off the bat!