Difference between revisions of "Cars"

Revision as of 06:01, 28 July 2018

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Cars
Subseries of Pixar
Cars	2006
Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures	2006
Cars Mater-National Championship	2007
The World of Cars Online	2008
Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales	2010
Cars 2	2011
Disney Planes	2013
Cars: Fast as Lightning	2014

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. See High frame rate.

General information

World of Cars Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM disc check
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete video files^{[citation needed]}
Delete the folder `<path-to-game>\Data\AppStart\`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\THQ\Cars\Settings\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/331160/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\THQ\Cars\Save\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/331160/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

High frame rate

Custom frame rate fix^[1]
Open `Cars.exe` with a hex editor such as HxD. Press `Ctrl`+`R` and change the Datatype option to Floating point number. Type `29.97` in the first text field. Type your target frame rate in the second text field (e.g. `60`). Click OK and save your changes.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB	1.4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 ATI Radeon 7500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.3
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 ATI Radeon 7500 32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/331160/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (331160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Cars - Custom Framerate Tutorial - YouTube

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/331160/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (331160) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/331160/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (331160) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Cars - Custom Framerate Tutorial - YouTube

[Note 1]

[1]

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 '''Key points'''
-{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. No workarounds.
+{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 93: / Line 93: @@
 |vsync                      = hackable
 |vsync notes                = On by default. Can be forced off through the graphics card control panel.
-|60 fps                     = false
+|60 fps                     = hackable
-|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
+|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
-|120 fps                    = false
+|120 fps                    = hackable
-|120 fps notes              =
+|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Custom frame rate fix|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eje_Y9_mUxU Cars - Custom Framerate Tutorial - YouTube]</ref>|fix=
+# Open <code>Cars.exe</code> with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
+# Press {{Key|Ctrl|R}} and change the Datatype option to Floating point number.
+# Type <code>29.97</code> in the first text field.
+# Type your target frame rate in the second text field (e.g. <code>60</code>).
+# Click OK and save your changes.
 }}

Developers

	Beenox
Publishers
	THQ
Digital	Disney Interactive Studios
Russia	Noviy Disk
Release dates
Windows	June 6, 2006
macOS (OS X)	June 6, 2006