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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Driver2Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Driver2Cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows| November 14, 2020}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows| November 14, 2020}}
|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux| November 20, 2020}}
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/driver-2|62}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|https://www.igdb.com/games/driver-2-back-on-the-streets|72}}
 
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing, Open World}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Driving, Open World }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Bus, Truck }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, North America, South America }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Driver }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Driver}}
 
 
|official site=  
 
|official site=  
 
|hltb        =  
 
|hltb        =  
|mobygames    = Driver 2
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|mobygames    = 3578
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Driver 2
 
|wikipedia    = Driver 2
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{{Introduction
 
{{Introduction
  
|introduction      = Unofficial port of the Playstation 1 version of Driver 2 with native support for widescreen & 4K.
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|introduction      = '''''REDRIVER2''''' is an unofficial port of the Playstation 1 version of Driver 2, an open world car chase game. It is a cop drama styled after 70s cop movies like the previous game. Driver 2 was released in 2000 on PS1 with a condensed Game Boy Advance port in 2002. The game was known for pushing the limits of the PlayStation 1, resulting in performance and draw distance issues. These have been resolved in this port, along with fixes for long-standing bugs and other quality of life improvements.
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|release history  = The port started being developed on March 28th, 2019<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2|title=Github- README.MD|date=May 2023}}</ref> using the debug symbols in the Italian version to reverse engineer the game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZbY_97kbNE|title=Youtube- Red River 2 - The PC Port of the PS1 Version of Driver 2! (20th anniversary)|date=May 2023}}</ref>
  
|release history  =
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|current state    =  
|current state    = Alpha 5.3
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
{{ii}} Installation requires copy of PS1 version. Only Windows is supported currently. <ref>[https://github.com/OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2/wiki/Installation-instructions Github installation guide]</ref>
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{{ii}} Installation requires disc rips of the PlayStation 1 version.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2/wiki/Installation-instructions|title=Github- Installation Guide|date=May 2023}}</ref> The release builds can be found [https://github.com/OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2/releases on Github]. Development builds are [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/SoapyMan/redriver2-10jm8 on AppVeyor] with Windows releases under Image: Visual Studio 2019 artifacts and Linux ones being under Image: Ubuntu artifacts.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\config.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\.driver2}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = true
|fov notes                  =  
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|fov notes                  = Can be changed in the launcher.
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Custom resolutions are only appied in windowed mode.
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Only has bilinear filtering as an option.
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps                    = false
|60 fps notes              = Only 30 fps.
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|60 fps notes              = 30 fps only.
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
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==Input==
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = false
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|key remap                = true
|key remap notes          = currently unsupported
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  = Moving any stick to right or up to maximum enables analog controls, Pressing any keyboard controls disables analog controls
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|controller support notes  = Moving any stick to right or up to maximum enables analog controls; pressing any keyboard controls disables analog controls
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
|controller remap notes    = currently unsupported
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|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = yes
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = no
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Separate controls for Sound effects and Music; Voice controlled under '''Sound effects'''; FMV audio is unaffected by volume settings
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = limited
|closed captions notes    =  
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|closed captions notes    = Subtitles in FMVs are closed captions by default, the rest of the game lacks closed captions.
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = limited
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  |subtitles = true
  |notes    = Only for FMV cutscenes, crushed font
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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===Driver 1 Soundtrack===
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{{ii}} Supports switching between the game's base soundtrack and Driver 1's PS1 soundtrack.
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{{ii}} Changed via the config.ini file outside the game, requires rebooting the game to apply
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{{Fixbox|description=Playing with Driver 1's PS1 soundtrack on Windows|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/OpenDriver2/REDRIVER2/blob/master/data/config.ini|title=Github- Config File|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
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# Get Driver 1's <code>MUSIC.BIN</code> file from the PS1 release's <code>SOUND</code> folder
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# Rename it to <code>D1MUSIC.BIN</code>
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# Place it in <code>{{p|game}}\DRIVER2\SOUNDS</code>
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# Set the soundtrack to play by setting the value <code>driver1music=</code> from <code>0</code> to <code>1</code> in <code>{{p|game}}\config.ini</code>.
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
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===Fullscreen mode is not displaying in monitor's full resolution===
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{{Fixbox|description=Change high DPI compatibility settings|fix=
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# Right-click the game executable (REDRIVER2.exe) or desktop shortcut.
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# Select Properties.
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# Go to the Compatibility tab.
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# Click "Change high DPI settings".
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# Check the box for "Override high DPI scaling behavior".
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# Make sure "Application" is selected in the drop-down menu.
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# Press OK.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|wing notes            =  
 
|wing notes            =  
 
|opengl versions        = 3.1
 
|opengl versions        = 3.1
|opengl notes          = recently reverted from 3.3 currently
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|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos arm app          = unknown
|macos arm notes        =
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|linux powerpc app      = unknown
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|notes    =  
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|notes    = {{ii}} No system requirements have been officially-released.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 14:13, 24 February 2024

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REDRIVER 2
REDRIVER 2 cover
Developers
Reflections Interactive
Publishers
Infogrames
Release dates
Windows November 14, 2020
Linux November 20, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Driving, Open world
Vehicles Automobile, Bus, Truck
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, North America, South America
Series Driver
REDRIVER 2 on MobyGames
REDRIVER 2 on Wikipedia
Driver
Driver 1999
Driv3r 2005
Driver: Parallel Lines 2007
Driver: San Francisco 2011
REDRIVER 2 (unofficial port) 2020

REDRIVER2 is an unofficial port of the Playstation 1 version of Driver 2, an open world car chase game. It is a cop drama styled after 70s cop movies like the previous game. Driver 2 was released in 2000 on PS1 with a condensed Game Boy Advance port in 2002. The game was known for pushing the limits of the PlayStation 1, resulting in performance and draw distance issues. These have been resolved in this port, along with fixes for long-standing bugs and other quality of life improvements.

The port started being developed on March 28th, 2019[1] using the debug symbols in the Italian version to reverse engineer the game.[2]

Availability

Installation requires disc rips of the PlayStation 1 version.[3] The release builds can be found on Github. Development builds are on AppVeyor with Windows releases under Image: Visual Studio 2019 artifacts and Linux ones being under Image: Ubuntu artifacts.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1]
Linux

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\.driver2
Linux

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Can be changed in the launcher.
Windowed
Custom resolutions are only appied in windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Only has bilinear filtering as an option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
30 fps only.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Separate controls for Sound effects and Music; Voice controlled under Sound effects; FMV audio is unaffected by volume settings
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Subtitles in FMVs are closed captions by default, the rest of the game lacks closed captions.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Driver 1 Soundtrack

Supports switching between the game's base soundtrack and Driver 1's PS1 soundtrack.
Changed via the config.ini file outside the game, requires rebooting the game to apply
Playing with Driver 1's PS1 soundtrack on Windows[4]
  1. Get Driver 1's MUSIC.BIN file from the PS1 release's SOUND folder
  2. Rename it to D1MUSIC.BIN
  3. Place it in <path-to-game>\DRIVER2\SOUNDS
  4. Set the soundtrack to play by setting the value driver1music= from 0 to 1 in <path-to-game>\config.ini.

Issues fixed

Fullscreen mode is not displaying in monitor's full resolution

Change high DPI compatibility settings
  1. Right-click the game executable (REDRIVER2.exe) or desktop shortcut.
  2. Select Properties.
  3. Go to the Compatibility tab.
  4. Click "Change high DPI settings".
  5. Check the box for "Override high DPI scaling behavior".
  6. Make sure "Application" is selected in the drop-down menu.
  7. Press OK.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
No system requirements have been officially-released.

Notes

  1. 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

  1. Github- README.MD - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Youtube- Red River 2 - The PC Port of the PS1 Version of Driver 2! (20th anniversary) - last accessed on May 2023
  3. Github- Installation Guide - last accessed on May 2023
  4. Github- Config File - last accessed on May 2023