v0.1.0: first release, Windows launcher with Options and up to 3× resolution

Early, incomplete release. Windows only. Read the known issues below before playing.

This is the first public release of the Burnout recompilation: a native Windows build of Burnout (Xbox, Criterion Games / Acclaim, 2002), recompiled from your own copy of the game. No game data is included. On first run the launcher asks for your Burnout (USA) disc image and builds the game from it on your computer.

In 0.1.0

• Races play at up to 3× the Xbox's resolution (2× by default, set in Options).
• Options page: brightness, resolution, the graphics thread, full screen, and where saved games are kept.
• Borderless full screen with F11, Alt+Enter or Options, and it's remembered. The 4:3 picture keeps its shape, with black bars on widescreen monitors.
• Controller support in the menus (D-pad or stick to move, A to choose, B to go back), plus an About page with credits.
• On laptops with two graphics chips, the launcher asks Windows for the faster one.

Known issues

• After a computer-controlled racer crashes, a crash "scrape" sound sometimes keeps playing on a loop. It stops at the next crash, and at the end of the race.
• Lighting on some scenery and car parts may not match the original exactly.

Running it

1. Extract the zip and keep the folder together: Burnout.exe needs tools\ beside it.
2. Run Burnout.exe. If Windows warns about an unknown publisher, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Pick your disc image and wait for the one-time build. It takes a few minutes and needs about 6 GB of free space.
4. Press Play.

You need Windows 10/11 64-bit and a GPU with Direct3D 11.

Logs for bug reports are in %LOCALAPPDATA%\BurnoutRecomp\logs.

SHA-256 (zip): b5def55015493a318570a1238bbc82274f676911a3df53b3dc1f22aa9b0e79a2

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