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Brink tweaks and fixes
I will continue adding to this as tweaks and fixes are found.
Q. My sound doesn't work?
A. Go into your Steam/steamapps/common/brink/directx, Run DXSETUP.EXE, Let it finish, PROFIT
Q. I'm in Australia, but want to play now instead of in 3 days, like the USA
A. Connect to a USA VPN (such as Strong VPN or Overplay), then connect to Steam, and presto; you can decrypt and play Brink. Once the game is running, you can disconnect from the VPN.
Q. Can I start Brink without running the VPN now?
You can, but only by running it from the .exe directly once you have completed these steps:
1. Go to you're steamapps/common/brink folder
2. Create a .txt file called "steam_appid.txt"
3. Open the .txt file and paste "22350" into it. (without quotes)
4. Save the file
Q. How do I skip the intro movies?
A. Simply rename your assets folder to anything else (e.g. assetsss):
Steam\steamapps\common\brink\base\video\assets
Q. I'm having graphical and stability issues, and own an ATI card
A. Install the latest ATI hotfix which addresses these issues.
Q. Brink is crashing at start-up, how do I fix it!?
A. Disable force triple buffering in your video card driver options (Nvidia Control Panel for example).
Q. How do I open the developer console?
A. Ctrl + Alt + Tide (~). Alternatively, edit your config or add seta com_allowConsole "1" to your autoexec.cfg - this means you just need to hit tide (~).
Q. Where is the Brink config file?
A. Steam/userdata/XXXXXXXX/22350/local/base/brinkconfig.cfg where X is your account identifier, and "22350" is Steam's Brink app ID. This file will be overwritten, create autoexec.cfg for your own custom commands!
Q. How can I setup Brink for ATI Eyefinity/Nvidia Surround/triple screen?
A. You need to edit the following commands to match your setup specifics, and put them into your autoexec.cfg (find your aspect ratio here):
seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customWidth "5760"
seta r_customHeight "1080"
seta r_aspectRatio "-1"
seta r_customAspectRatioH "16"
seta r_customAspectRatioV "3"
Q. How can I change my field of vision (FOV)?
A. In the console type g_fov XX. Where XX is your FOV; default (and lowest) is 70. Some might be more comfortable with 80-90, but then the FOV dips in/out when using SMART.
Q. How do I show my FPS?
A. com_ShowFPS 1 in console
Q. My sound doesn't work?
A. Go into your Steam/steamapps/common/brink/directx, Run DXSETUP.EXE, Let it finish, PROFIT
Q. I'm in Australia, but want to play now instead of in 3 days, like the USA
A. Connect to a USA VPN (such as Strong VPN or Overplay), then connect to Steam, and presto; you can decrypt and play Brink. Once the game is running, you can disconnect from the VPN.
Q. Can I start Brink without running the VPN now?
You can, but only by running it from the .exe directly once you have completed these steps:
1. Go to you're steamapps/common/brink folder
2. Create a .txt file called "steam_appid.txt"
3. Open the .txt file and paste "22350" into it. (without quotes)
4. Save the file
Q. How do I skip the intro movies?
A. Simply rename your assets folder to anything else (e.g. assetsss):
Steam\steamapps\common\brink\base\video\assets
Q. I'm having graphical and stability issues, and own an ATI card
A. Install the latest ATI hotfix which addresses these issues.
Q. Brink is crashing at start-up, how do I fix it!?
A. Disable force triple buffering in your video card driver options (Nvidia Control Panel for example).
Q. How do I open the developer console?
A. Ctrl + Alt + Tide (~). Alternatively, edit your config or add seta com_allowConsole "1" to your autoexec.cfg - this means you just need to hit tide (~).
Q. Where is the Brink config file?
A. Steam/userdata/XXXXXXXX/22350/local/base/brinkconfig.cfg where X is your account identifier, and "22350" is Steam's Brink app ID. This file will be overwritten, create autoexec.cfg for your own custom commands!
Q. How can I setup Brink for ATI Eyefinity/Nvidia Surround/triple screen?
A. You need to edit the following commands to match your setup specifics, and put them into your autoexec.cfg (find your aspect ratio here):
seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customWidth "5760"
seta r_customHeight "1080"
seta r_aspectRatio "-1"
seta r_customAspectRatioH "16"
seta r_customAspectRatioV "3"
Q. How can I change my field of vision (FOV)?
A. In the console type g_fov XX. Where XX is your FOV; default (and lowest) is 70. Some might be more comfortable with 80-90, but then the FOV dips in/out when using SMART.
Q. How do I show my FPS?
A. com_ShowFPS 1 in console
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