The FOV3 Mod is a major enhancement to the FlatOut game, here is a summary of its many features:
FOV3 Features
FOV3 also includes all the mods that you all know from FOV2.
144 Tracks - FOV3 has increased the number of tracks in Flatout
to an incredible 144 tracks.
This includes the original Flatout tracks, FOV2 reversed direction tracks, FOV3
resurfaced tracks, plus community made custom tracks.
Multiplayer Anti Cheat - FOV3 provides a new anti cheat system for online
racing. The host can set his race to allow custom cars.
If custom cars is turned off you will only be able to select from the original
16 Flatout cars and the game will default back to a new set of original
equipment files.
Even if players have customs added to the game. This features only affects the
equipment files, not actual models.
Example: if a player has replaced car #3 Pepper with a custom car and enters a
race with custom cars turned off.
That player will see there custom car/tires, but it will be using the original
equipment files that came with Car 3 Pepper.
Also to help keep this anti cheat system secure for as long as possible, the
fov3overrite.bfs has been locked. BFSunpack can't not unpack it!
Paint Shop - Muratus has opened a new place in the game of Flatout "Muratus's
Paint Shop". You can now have up to 7 skins per car, and change them any
time you like, even after you've purchased your car. You can even change your
cars looks after every racing in single player career mode. All 7 skins are also selectable from the car dealer menu.
Car Camera's - Shadow the camera guru has come up with 6 new cameras per
car! Each cars camera's have been tested and optimized for that exact car.
Also if you want to stick with only using the original Flatout's 3 car cameras
you can turn on/off the cars custom cameras in the FOV3 options menu.
Ragdoll Camera - Deadmans camera was introduced in FOV2.0.1. Giving you
more of a view once you've been ejected out of the car.
Now with FOV3 you have the ability to turn on/off the deadman's view in the FOV3
options menu.
Big Air - With this feature you can go flying around the tracks of
Flatout.
It resets the air time limit so when you take them huge jumps you don't get
reset back to the surface if you get to much air time.
This feature can also be turned on/off in the FOV3 options menu.
AI Driver Options - Now with FOV3 you can set the way you want the AI
drivers to drive.
You can change their Speed from Normal to Fast, and you can change their driving
style from Clean(original) to Dirty.
So if your ready for a challenge set them to Fast/Dirty and get ready for some
crazy rough racing.
These can also be set from the FOV3 options menu.
No Intro Movie Mod - This mod was thrown in for all you that hate waiting
for those movies to end.
When starting the game you'll see a second of black screen then jump straight to
the Flatout Copyright screen.
Custom Music Made Easy - FOV3 also brings you a much easier way to add
custom music to Flatout.
Just like FOV2's cars.ini, FOV3 now gives you a fov3-playlist.ini. Instead of
having to write and pack up a new playlist you can simply list your music's
information in the
fov3-playlist.ini and pack your song in to a bfs (which doesn't even need to be
in FO's normal folder structure) Just list the correct path to your songs bfs
file, in the FOV3-playlist.ini.
You can also turn on/off the custom music feature in the FOV3 options menu.
Change Transmission - Gives the ability to switch between Automatic
and Manuel Transmissions. This Menu is located in the Career Garage Menu.
Change Handling - Gives the ability to change the handling type between
Normal and Professional. This Menu is located in the Career Garage / Career
Options menu.
Change Driver - Gives the ability to change the current driver to Male or
Female. This Menu is located in the Career Garage / Career Options menu.
Cheats - A new menu added to the Career Garage Menu. GiveAll unlocks all
tracks & cars and GiveCash gives you 1,000,000. This Menu is located in the
Career Garage / Career Options menu.
Supported OS: Windows 98, 2000 and XP.
Harddisk Space: 5.0 (Five) Gigabyte (GB) < Required for
processing of the FOV3 Mod.
FlatOut Game: v1.1 (European Patch) or v1.2 (US
Release).
If you've got the v1.0 European version of the game, you can download the
v1.1 patch from here:
http://flatoutjoint.com/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,26/func,fileinfo/id,15/
Please note, there is NO v1.1 to v1.2 patch.
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The FOV3 Mod has been
designed not to cause any damage to your PC. |
To install the FOV3 Mod, run the "FlatOutFOV3Mod.exe" program.
Follow the on screen instructions to where to install the FOV3 Installer
program.
After you finished with the setup, the main FOV3 Installer program
will run.
To install the FOV3 Mod, just do the following:
1. Select the location of your FlatOut game folder.
2. Select the location to install the FOV3 Mod.
3. Press the Install button, and go!
After 10 minutes, the mod will be installed, and you will be able to play the game.
When you launch FlatOut you will need to create a brand new Profile.
If you want to have all the tracks unlocked, and have unlimited cash, go to the
career garage menu / career options menu / cheats menu. Then select the
menu items GIVEALL and GIVECASH.
Q. Can I distribute the FOV3 Mod on my website?
A. You need to ask permission from Muratus at FlatOut Joint.
Q. How long did it take to make the FOV3 mod?
A. From November 2005 to April 2006.
Q. Can I transfer my profile across?
A. Not recommended. If you do this, you will lock out the new single
player tracks from the game.
Q. Why does it need 5GB of Harddisk space?
A. For the FOV3 mod to be installed properly, it needs to copy tracks from the
original game.
With all the unpacking, copying, etc. of the track folders, at most it will peak
at 5GB of HD usage.
After everything is done, the installer will clear up things, and the final size
will be less than 5GB.
Bug Report Unfortunately we were unable to get all the bugs out of FOv3.
Single player is very stable, Multiplayer does have a few unfixable bugs. (See
list below)
1). Online, using GAME TYPE: “DESTRUCTION DERBY” , do not select “NEW
RANDOM TRACK” , will crash the game.
2). Online, using GAME TYPE: “QUICK RACE” , when using “NEW RANDOM TRACK” option, the game will randomly load all the tracks in FOv3, including the DD tracks. The DD tracks are not meant to be race, so the time will keep running and the DD track will not end.
If you go on to the track and race the minimap that is showing and the number of laps that are showing, you can trigger the finish. But this will not work for BugBear arena or King of the Roof. For BugBear, drive back and forth across the middle of BugBear logo will trigger the finish. For King of the Roof, would be real hard to do. Best, host should exit the race.
The host also can exit the race and go back to the lobby, but in testing, the other players were still in the race, racing. So host has to wait for the other players to quit racing and rejoin host.
There are three 1 lap races in FOV3: Fairgrass Drag, Bunker Havoc OC and Bay Cup OC. If one of these tracks are pick in random mode, you will have to race them as many time as the lap count is set for to trigger the Finish. So if lap count is set for 4 laps with Bay Cup obstacle course, you may want to exit the race!
3). Online, to fix the bug where changing the CARS UPGRADES to “ALL” or “MEDIUM” crash the game, Fov3 now defaults to “ALL” and can not be change.
Here links to the two obstacle course movies to help you learn how to drive the tracks. They are a challenge to race, but fun when you now how to drive the course.
Bunker Havoc OC
http://flatoutjoint.com/component/option,com_remository/func,fileinfo/id,187/
Bay Cup OC
http://flatoutjoint.com/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,26/func,fileinfo/id,66/
If you have any feedback or problems, please reported it to the link below:
http://flatoutjoint.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,27/board,16.0
FOV3 TEAM
Design & Planning
Muratus
Pavcules
Scripting & Programing
Muratus
- LUA script programming.
Pavcules
- VB6, InnoSetup for FOV3 Installer, and finalisation of MakeBFS code.
Baku
- LUA script programming.
Tenttu
- Thanks for releasing the MakeBFS C++ source code.
NKAc_Street - MakeBFS non-GUI launch changes.
Quick Tom - FlatOutNetPro 2
Graphics
USMCG_Spyder
> Menu track icons
Camera's
Shadow
> Car Camera's
Muratus
> Deadmans & Paintshop Camera's
Conversion Tracks:
USMCG_Spyder:
> Winter tracks to Asphalt tracks
> Racing tracks to Dirt tracks
> Forest tracks to Winter tracks
> Pit tracks to Winter tracks
> Racing tracks to Winter tracks
> Town tracks to Winter tracks
> Arena tracks to Winter tracks
> Derby to Winter Derby
Heddly:
> Forest tracks to Asphalt
Custom Tracks:
Special credit go to Pavcules and EntropicLqd for
the Flatout Track Editor, without it, these custom
tracks would not have been made.
Purple44:
>
Cops & Robbers DD,
>
Brad's Pit Crash
>
Whattahoo Slam
>
Whitefish Ice Derby
> DD pits:
>
Bay Challenge - King of the Roof
>
Bunker Bigbang Run - King of the Hill
>
Whattahoo Slam - Pav's Barn & Grill
>
Bay Amateur Run - Bugbear DD Arena
> Obstacle Course:
>
Bay Cup Run
>
Bunker Hill Havoc
> Extended tracks:
>
Woodland Mayhem - extended figure 8
>
Pinewood Crashup - extended figure 8
>
Bay Cup Run - extended figure 8 and somewhat obstacle course
Heddly:
>
Fairgrass Cup Drag Strip
>
Super Asphalt Roundabout
>
Bay Cup Run Speedway
>
Drag Racer:
>
Cops & Robbers DD,
>
Hay Havco Demo
> Obstacle Course:
>
Circle of Eight
MarcellusW:
> Extended tracks:
>
Bay Challenge - extended
Shadow and Purple44:
> Extended tracks:
>
Mound Mayhem - extended double figure 8
People who had a hand in helping out with FOV3
or the custom tracks:
Bent Rim
DDay
The Menace
M. O. B. Warrior
Mud Slinger
www.flatoutjoint.com
(Release 2006)