Outcast 1.1 has been recompiled from the original source code and improved to run smoothly on today's computers.The main improvements compared to the original version are: multithreaded voxel renderer for higher performances, software bilinear filtering on polygonal meshes, part of the HUD redesigne...
Outcast 1.1 has been recompiled from the original source code and improved to run smoothly on today's computers.The main improvements compared to the original version are: multithreaded voxel renderer for higher performances, software bilinear filtering on polygonal meshes, part of the HUD redesigned to match higher resolutions, new high-resolution sky paintings, new launcher, native support of xbox gamepad, user-friendly controller configuration, a lot of bugs fixed and improved stability.
Please note: Outcast Classic remains available for download as a bonus goodie.
As part of a covert experiment, the US military deployed a probe designed to prove the existence of a parallel universe hidden from our own. Although the probe successfully entered the alternate universe and reached a planet called Adelpha, its first crucial data transmission is mysteriously cut short.
The probe's unexpected demise triggers a disastrous chain of events resulting in the creation of a black hole, one that threatens to destroy the Earth. Unless the missing probe can somehow be found and repaired, planet Earth itself is doomed.
Vast and diverse continents to explore, inhabited by thousands of living creatures
An excellent mix of action and adventure, well-designed combat and complete freedom of movement
One of the best games of 1999 with a memorable and believable storyline set in the not-so-distant future
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making of Outcast
Outcast Outakes
Outcast Classic
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Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility
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Outcast is a very boring game. Most missions are running around "you must find these objects three" type of repetitive meaningless tasks. The action is way too easy, as you can finish almost the whole game with your first weapon. The plot is ok, but the dialogue is so cheesy that the CD almost transformed into a double-cheese burger in my CD tray.
I guess I could give this game 2 stars because of the amazing voxel graphics and the soundtrack, but since my expectations were very high when I bought it, the huge disappointment brings down any additional stars.
I missed this game when it came out originally, perhaps due to the high system requirements and did play it a few years ago. Outcast is a very absorbing and addicting game. You really do get immersed into this alien world. I like that it is basically an open world RPG mostly without the boring obsessive-compulsive elements of RPGs like character leveling and looting (though it has some of the latter and you can get better weapons by doing quests), but with the exploring and questing that actually feel meaningful. It holds up really well nowadays, especially regarding the core gameplay mechanics.
There is no other game out there which i prayed for a sequel that much than for this one, but they never made ...
If you want to enter a cool, very surreal, deep and interesting story you have to play this one.
Have fun!
I bought “Outcast” completely on a whim based on the user reviews that were glowing and without any prior knowledge of the game. And what can I say – I was exceptionally pleased.
“Outcast” is a Sci-Fi Action/Adventure game, concerning a travel to a parallel universe. You are a commander Cutter Slade and are tasked with saving the Earth and eventually an alternate world of Adelpha. This is a game that throws you head first into an unknown huge world and hopes you can make sense out of it, with the help of locals and your own wits. The territories of Adelpha are huge and have lots of quests – both mandatory and optional and you can complete a majority of them in any order you prefer.
What pleased me the most is that this game tells a story. You play it and through completing missions and conversing with locals you are getting a bigger picture of what is happening. Also I found the game quite long. Well, I don’t have time to play much but still it wasn’t a ten hour game.
Graphics are so-so even using an unofficial resolution increasing patch, but I wasn’t playing the game for eye candy and they served the purpose of keeping Adelpha alive. I liked the sound with the buzz of the city and people singing while working plus I actually liked voice acting. A minor drawback is that you have to set your hardware acceleration to Basic otherwise the background sound will go insane.
I have only two problems with it. The first: it being very unstable. The game kept crashing on me occasionally (I don’t know if it was a problem of the game or the resolution patch, but I had to save often in order not to lose a progress). The other: it lacked a satisfying ending. Seeing “The End” my only thought was “WTF? That’s it?” and the stupid scene after the credits didn’t help to alleviate my disappointment.
All in all it was a very solid game that kept me interested to the very (not so solid) end.
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