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Brink

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Brink
Brink cover
Developers
Splash Damage
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
id Tech 4
Release dates
Windows May 9, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 70
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
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Key points

Free to play since August 22, 2017.
Single player frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[1] See Unlock FPS.

General information

Official manual
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Agents of Change
Windows
Doom/Psycho Combo Pack Initially available as exclusive pre-order content when buying from GameStop, Amazon.com or Direct2Drive
Windows
Fallout/SpecOps Combo Pack Initially available as exclusive pre-order content when buying from Best Buy, Walmart or Steam
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\base\video\assets
  2. Delete or rename pubdevlegal_splash.bik
Set intro[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add line seta com_bootLogo 0

Brink Configurator

Allows editing settings not available in the ingame settings menu.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22350/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/22350/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Approx. 100 MB available.

Video

Basic graphical settings.
Basic graphical settings.
Advanced graphical settings.
Advanced graphical settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 For resolutions higher than 1080p see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
8 by default; See Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering for adjusting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, toggle only. See Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering for MSAA.
Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector with flag 0x0000F0C1.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
30FPS lock in single player,[1] not locked in multiplayer.
See Unlock FPS.
120+ FPS
See above
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Tweak visual effects

Brink has some effects that some consider annoying, such as blurring when being hit by an enemy or the red glow of said enemies.
Set effects[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add seta g_enemyTintEnabled "0" to turn off enemy tint and seta g_skipViewEffects "1" to turn off blurring when hit.

Widescreen resolution

Set Custom resolutions[2]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Change the following:
seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customWidth "5760"
seta r_customHeight "1200"
seta r_aspectRatio "-1"
seta r_customAspectRatioH "24"
seta r_customAspectRatioV "5"
Change r_customWidth & r_customHeight to your resolution.
Set your aspect ratio in r_customAspectRatioH and r_customAspectRatioV respectively.

For 4K, change it to the following: 

seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customWidth "3840"
seta r_customHeight "2160"
seta r_aspectRatio "-1"
seta r_customAspectRatioH "16"
seta r_customAspectRatioV "9"
In-game video settings in the Advanced section apply automatically when changed, but do not click on Apply as this will revert it back to the maximum supported resolution (2560x1440).

Field of view (FOV)

Set FOV[3]
  1. Add +com_allowconsole 1 to the launch options to enable the console.
  2. Start playing and open the console (~).
  3. Enter ui_fov 90 (where 90 is the FOV you want).
  4. Press ↵ Enter.
  5. Close the console again (~).

Anti-aliasing and Anisotropic filtering

Set AA and filtering[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Find and adjust the following values to your liking:
seta r_multiSamples ""
seta r_useAntiAliasing ""
seta image_anisotropy ""

Unlock FPS

The below .ini tweak is only applicable to the multiplayer portion of the game. Singleplayer actually remains locked at 30 fps, even though the fps counter will display a higher fps after this tweak.[4] To play the singleplayer campaign with more than 30 fps, you will have to run a local dedicated server. Brink dedicated server can be found in the Steam Library under Tools category[5]
Set FPS[6]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add the following, adjusting "60" to your desired rate:
seta com_unlockfps "1"
seta com_unlock_maxFPS "60"
If lag occurs try setting r_visDistMult to "1.2"

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
See this thread.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
See Surround Sound.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Toggleable.
Royalty free audio

Surround sound

Set numberofspeakers[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add line blow with value "4" for quad, "6" for 5.1 and "8" for 7.1
seta s_numberOfSpeakers "6"

Sound Occlusion

Set Occlusion[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\22350\local\base.
  2. Open brinkconfig.cfg.
  3. Add the following line:
seta s_useOcclusion "1"

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail version only.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Requires internet connection
Online play
16 Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Windows dedicated server is available under Tools in the Steam client.
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Use +connect parameter followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27015, 27016, 8766
UDP 27015, 27016, 8766
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
iZ3D

Issues fixed

Crash after splash screen

Delete all .ncf files[7]
  1. Delete all the Brink .ncf files in <Steam-folder>\steamapps\
  2. Delete the \base\ folder in the installation folder (this is where the bad content package appears to be)
  3. Open your Steam Games Library
  4. Right-click on Brink and select Properties
  5. Click on the Local Files tab and select Verify integrity of game cache

Low FPS fix

Set launch options[citation needed]
  1. Find Brink in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Set Launch Options...
  4. Input r_useThreadedRenderer 2, r_usePortals 1 and/or r_useOptimizedShadows 1.

Additional improvements

Editing the configuration (autoexec.cfg)

See the following pages for more info: Tweak Guide and Smoother Config

Rank Cheat

Most online players are veterans and, as such, new players may find difficulty competing in matches. A guide available here shows you how to unlock the highest level instantly. Note that this does not give an unfair advantage, as it merely unlocks existing items in game, and doesn't conflict with anti-cheat systems so long as the "hack" part is performed in single player.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS
ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
ATI Radeon HD 5850


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/22350/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (22350) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References