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− | {{Disambig|the 2002 Dreamcast/PlayStation 2 port,<ref> | + | {{Disambig|the 2002 Dreamcast/PlayStation 2 port,<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/le-mans-24-hours-coming-to-the-pc/1100-2863701/|title=Le Mans 24 Hours coming to the PC - GameSpot|date=May 2023}}</ref> originally released as Test Drive Le Mans|the 2000 game by Eutechnyx that was released for the PlayStation and PC|[[Test Drive Le Mans]]}} |
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]=== | ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]=== | ||
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* Download [https://www.mediafire.com/file/s2t1mee5qvvzyhv/Le_Mans_24_Hours_%25282002%2529_Widescreen_patch.zip/file patch] and extract to {{p|game}} | * Download [https://www.mediafire.com/file/s2t1mee5qvvzyhv/Le_Mans_24_Hours_%25282002%2529_Widescreen_patch.zip/file patch] and extract to {{p|game}} | ||
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Revision as of 06:39, 20 May 2023
Developers | |
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Melbourne House[1][2] | |
Windows | Torus Games |
Publishers | |
Infogrames | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 24, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 60 |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | Racing |
Series | Test Drive |
⤏ 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 |
This page is for the 2002 Dreamcast/PlayStation 2 port,[3] originally released as Test Drive Le Mans. For the 2000 game by Eutechnyx that was released for the PlayStation and PC, see Test Drive Le Mans.
General information
- Official website (retrieved)
Key points
- Based on PlayStation 2 release. Model reflections in this game are also missing.
- Game settings and progress does not save on modern systems, but can be fixed.
- The patches for this game were not released.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 4 DRM. The game comes with 2 executables, running Lemans2000_Win32_rel.exe bypasses the CD check |
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Amazon.com (unavailable) |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Sponsored | The game was sponsored through Le Mans 24 Hours and its various licensed real life brands and manufacturers. |
Essential improvements
Use d3d8to9
- For Direct3D8 on Windows 8 and 10, use d3d8to9. Using installed DirectX 8 may be broken.
Instructions
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Use dgVoodoo 2
- For 3dfx Voodoo3 on modern systems, use dgVoodoo 2.
Allow cars from Le Mans game mode to quick race and championship mode
- The Le Mans 2000 cars are only available exclusively for Le Mans game mode. Now it's open for quick race and championship mode.
Instructions |
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Notes
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Skip intro videos
Delete or Rename |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save[Note 1] <path-to-game>\data\controls.cfg[Note 1] |
- The configuration file is encrypted.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | The option is in the launcher. Resolutions are up from 640x480 to 1600x1200. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Working with Borderless fullscreen windowed. When loading the game, the window switches then switch to borderless fullscreen automatically. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | 21 FPS lock. Use dgVoodoo 2 to force uncapped frame rates. Main menu is capped at 22 FPS by default, but the 3D car selection appears to be rendered. Gameplay physics are internally rendering. | ||
120+ FPS | Use dgVoodoo 2 to force uncapped frame rates. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen fix[4] |
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Notes |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Key settings are disabled by default, the option is not saving. See Settings in game is not saving | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Xinput and Dinput supported. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Controller settings are not saved. See Settings in game is not saving | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Game music, Sound effects, Menu music. | |
Surround sound | Mono and stereo only. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Polish | Only available in Polish retail copy. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation is available. but in-game hud texts needs Britishigstrings.txt to replace inside Data.zip\HUD . |
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Russian | Only available in Russian retail copy. |
Use American English interface
- Was only on the PlayStation 2 version.
Instructions |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Versus Horizontal split screen. |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues unresolved
Name not found. teams.txt in <path-to-game>\Data.zip
is missing
- It only seems to affect Windows 8.1. The file teams.txt is missing after installing the game. There's no fix known.
Isues fixed
Low framerate, stuttering on modern systems
Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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Installer issues on modern versions of Windows
- Installer for this game is unsupported. Also it prompts a error message "Intel version of Windows 98/ME 2K/XP required" using Intel GPUs (fixed with Windows 98/ME compatibility mode).[5]
Instructions to install |
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Settings in game and progress does not save
- The file Data.zip appears to be encrypted and that it can't save game settings and progress on modern systems.
Repair Data.zip in <path-to-game>\Data .[citation needed]
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Broken steering control in game
Delete Controls.cfg in <path-to-game>\Data .
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Notes:
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Cheat codes
Unlock all cars, tracks and championship[6] |
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Notes:
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Input | DirectInput | |
Cutscenes | MPEG-1 |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, Me, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 333 MHz | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 670 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ lemans24hours - Melbourne House - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ games - lemans - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Le Mans 24 Hours coming to the PC - GameSpot - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Le Mans 24 Hours (2002) - Widescreen Tutorial - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Le Mans 24 Hours 2002 Atari version - really stuck (solved!) - last accessed on 2014-12-10
- ↑ Bonus tip: unlock all cars and tracks - last accessed on 2015-11-30