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+ | {{ii}} This game has muted sound on Windows Vista and newer. See [[#Enable sound on Windows Vista and newer|Essential improvements]]. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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{{ii}} For 16:9 aspect ratio | {{ii}} For 16:9 aspect ratio | ||
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|minCPU = Intel Pentium 700 MHz | |minCPU = Intel Pentium 700 MHz | ||
|minRAM = 192 MB | |minRAM = 192 MB | ||
|minHD = 2 GB | |minHD = 2 GB | ||
− | |minVRAM = | + | |minVRAM = 32 MB |
|minDX = 9 | |minDX = 9 | ||
− | |minother = | + | |minother = 4x CD-ROM Drive |
|recOS = XP | |recOS = XP | ||
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|recRAM = 256 MB | |recRAM = 256 MB | ||
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|recVRAM = 64 MB | |recVRAM = 64 MB | ||
|recGPU = Nvidia GeForce 2 | |recGPU = Nvidia GeForce 2 | ||
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{{References}} | {{References}} |
Latest revision as of 19:52, 26 May 2023
Developers | |
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Kuju Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Virgin Interactive | |
Sold Out Software | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 23, 2003 |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | Racing |
Key points
- This game has muted sound on Windows Vista and newer. See Essential improvements.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Check "Disable videos" in the game's external settings. |
Enable sound on Windows Vista and newer
Instructions[1] |
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Place |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Lotus Challenge\SaveGame\ |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | See Custom resolution | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Some UI elements display incorrectly at high framerates. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Widescreen resolution
- For 16:9 aspect ratio
Editing an executable file using a hexadecimal editor[2] |
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Custom resolution
Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper[3] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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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 | Engine, Music, Sound | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Sound FX are muted, but music continues to play. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
Issues unresolved
Sky renders incorrectly on modern GPUs
Setting Z depth to "High" will crash the game on modern GPUs
Instructions |
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Set Z depth to Medium or lower. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 700 MHz | Intel Pentium 1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 192 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 2 64 MB of VRAM |
Other | 4x CD-ROM Drive |
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41705#p421415
- ↑ mh-nexus.de - last accessed on 26 May 2023
- ↑ http://dege.freeweb.hu/