Test Drive 5
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| Developers | |
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| Pitbull Syndicate | |
| Publishers | |
| Accolade | |
| Europe | Electronic Arts |
| Japan | Capcom |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 20, 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile, Track racing |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary |
| Series | Test Drive |
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| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Test Drive | 1987 |
| The Duel: Test Drive II | 1989 |
| Test Drive III: The Passion | 1990 |
| Test Drive: Off-Road (series) | |
| Test Drive 4 | 1997 |
| Test Drive 5 | 1998 |
| Test Drive 6 | 1999 |
| Test Drive Le Mans | 2000 |
| Le Mans 24 Hours | 2001 |
| TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed | 2002 |
| Test Drive Unlimited (series) | |
| Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends | 2012 |
Test Drive 5 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Test Drive series.
The game has compatibility problems when running on Windows XP and above; see Issues fixed and Issues unresolved.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
| Upgrade Test Drive 5 to version 5.1.1 |
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dgVoodoo 2
| Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Can be set in the <path-to-game>\Settings.exe application (requires v5.1.1 patch). |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | Glide mode capped at 63 FPS | ||
| 120+ FPS | High (+300) FPS makes the game move at an unplayable speed and boggles the camera | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
Game crashes when starting a race
| Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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Most textures are white
Run Voodoo.exe for Glide, and use nGlide or dgVoodoo[1]
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Game runs too fast
| Limit the framerate to 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 3dfx Voodoo 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | |
| Controller | Microsoft Sidewinder Gravis GamePad Pro | |
References
- ↑ Reference