Hot Wheels: Williams F1 - Team Racer
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Developers | |
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KnowWonder | |
Publishers | |
THQ | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 2, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Hot Wheels |
Warnings
Key points
- Also known as Williams F1 Team Driver or Hot Wheels: F1 Racer.
- This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using Smacker are corrupted. See Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- The intro movies using Smacker are corrupted making the game unplayable on modern systems.
Delete or Rename |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1] <path-to-game>\miscFile\CareerData\Options.sav[Note 1] |
- Configuration file
config.ini
cannot be edited by default. - The file
Options.sav
is encrypted.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\miscFile\CareerData[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | By default, changing resolutions doesn't work in Config.ini file. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Using DxWnd crashes after launching. | ||
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 | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Keyboard only. Run <path-to-game>\ControlMapper.exe . |
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Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Run <path-to-game>\ControlMapper.exe . |
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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 | DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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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 | Music, Effects, Car | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Choose 'English version' to install the game through this language. | |||
Russian | Original game language. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues unresolved
Intro movies not showing but are corrupted
- The intro movies do not play on modern systems as they use Smacker Video Codec.
Issues fixed
Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher
- The game crashes when installing a game in English language prompting a message
Exception occurred during OnIdle
. - This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using Smacker are corrupted.
Delete or Rename |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | Movies are corrupted on modern systems. See Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher. |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium MMX | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).