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==Game data== | ==Game data== |
Latest revision as of 17:02, 5 September 2023
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Not to be confused with V8 Challenge or Superstars V8: Next Challenge.
Developers | |
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Torus Games | |
Publishers | |
Tru Blu Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Dick Johnson V8 Challenge is a singleplayer and multiplayer game.
Availability
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | None |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 29/08/2000 is the latest version.
- Updates DRM to SafeDisc v1.45 DRM[Note 2].
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %WINDIR%\controlcfg2.dat[Note 3] %WINDIR%\djc_sndprefs.dat[Note 3] %WINDIR%\TCC2.prf[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\assets\tournaments\slot*[Note 3] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Widescreen resolutions are available, but image is stretched. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x; set Min Filter to Anisotropic , then set Max Anisotropy to a desired value. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | On/Off toggle. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse is only used as a cursor, not in-race. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
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 | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Game installer won't run on 64-bit versions of Windows
Use the InstallShield 3 Setup Engine to get the setup running[5] |
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'Options' button in the launcher crashes
Hide all input devices from the game[5] |
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[visible] {}
Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | |
Software renderer | May not work on modern systems, use dgVoodoo2 to fix. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | 166 MHz | 350 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 395 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Verified by User:Silent on 2023-09-04