RFactor
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Developers | |
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Image Space Incorporated | |
Engines | |
isiMotor2[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 31, 2005 |
rFactor | |
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rFactor | 2005 |
rFactor 2 | 2013 |
Key points
- Extensive modding community.
General information
- Official site
- isi Forums - Official forums.
- rFactor Central - Large modding repository.
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo is available.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[4][5] |
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Install additional languages
Instructions[6] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Config.ini[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339790/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\UserData\<user-id>\<user-id>.plr[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339790/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | UI not fully translated. | |||
French | Fan translation, see Translations. | |||
German | Fan translation, see Translations. | |||
Italian | Fan translation, see Translations. | |||
Polish | Fan translation, see Translations. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Spanish | Fan translation, see Translations. |
Translations
- A third-party plugin was created that enhanced the functionality of the "spotter" feature in rFactor.
This plugin also enables the user to download and install additional languages. See Install Additional Languages for more information.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 103 | |||
Online play | 103 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game crash on joining multiplayer server
Patch rfactor.exe with the 4GB Patch[7] |
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Low performance with Nvidia GPUs
Install Wombat's FPS Fix[8][9] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7, 8, 9 | Selectable via launcher. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, XP 64-Bit, Vista, 7, 8 | XP, XP 64-Bit, Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.4 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce4 4200 AMD Radeon 9200 DirectX 7.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT AMD Radeon X1900 GT 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (339790) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ http://imagespaceinc.com/software.php
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://isiforums.net/f/showthread.php/973-rFactor-Tweaks-Post-what-you-find-usefull-in-Tweaking-rfactor?p=11430&viewfull=1#post11430
- ↑ http://www.racingforjesus.com/joomla_15/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=13&id=25&Itemid=71#25
- ↑ http://www.racingontheweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=332&Itemid=238
- ↑ http://isiforums.net/f/showthread.php/184-Performance-tweaks?p=3569&viewfull=1#post3569
- ↑ http://www.virtualr.net/nvidia-fps-fix-03-released
- ↑ http://isiforums.net/f/showthread.php/184-Performance-tweaks?p=3670&viewfull=1#post3670