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Revision as of 19:08, 30 March 2023
Developers | |
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Interactive Vision A/S | |
Publishers | |
WarCry Corp[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 2000 |
Warnings
Key points
- Online multiplayer no longer works due to GameSpy services being shut down.
- CD/DVD version is bundled with outdated AOL 9.0 client. This can be resolved by just not installing it.
- Game comes with stable configuration manager to help it run on newer systems.
- Customization and mods
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Road Wars\Ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Windows Compatibility | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Windows Compatibility. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Triple Buffering Only | ||
60 FPS | Optimal Framerate | ||
120+ FPS | Can run at higher framrates but breaks in-game physics | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Install folder by .ini . |
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Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | In-Game | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | You can important custom .ini files for whatever controller you have. |
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Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | Steering Sensitivity and Deadzone | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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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 | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | You can set one via IPX | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | Ports 1,2,3,4 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
Editing The Game
- All files must have the same name as the original file in order to work. You cannot specify new file names due to the files being hardcoded.
Editing Highscore[citation needed] |
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- Track editing is limited, but if you know how to configure .txt files, you can set certain highscores on whichever track you race on.
Editing Tracks[citation needed] |
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Editing Cars[citation needed] |
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Adding custom sounds into the game[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, Me, 2000 | XP, NT |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | Intel Pentium III 450 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).