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Road Wars

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Road Wars
Road Wars cover
Developers
Interactive Vision A/S
Publishers
WarCry Corp[1]
Release dates
Windows 2000
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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

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CD/DVD version is bundled with outdated AOL 9.0 client.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

Game information

  • 12 Highly detailed and atmospheric race tracks that shoot back at you, each with its own unique challenges and hidden paths. All tracks can be raced both forwards and backwards, providing a total of 24 tracks.
  • 12 Different cars, each with its own specialized characteristics and traits. The cars have customizable designs and top-rate physics, guaranteeing extreme acceleration, high speed and lots of sliding action.
  • 3 Different weapons systems with a total of more than 20 offensive or defensive pieces of hardware. Enjoy the beauty of the 20 mm Cannon, the Plasma Blaster, the Hydraulic Ram, the Swarmer Missiles, the Gatling Gun, the Excalibur, the Missile Jammer, the Oil Slick, the Reactive Mines and many more.
  • Real-time 3D environment and sound with dynamic colored lights and alpha blending transparencies for outrageous explosions, fire, smoke trails and skid marks.
  • Fast and smooth 3D graphics, fully supporting 3D accelerator under DirectX 7 or later. Also MMX and AMD K6-2 with 3DNow support.
  • Customizable control key and interface setup, supporting keyboard, joystick, force feedback and steering wheel.
  • Play Single races, Season races or Multiplayer races with up to 8 players (human or computer) over LAN, Serial, IPX, TCP-IP or the Internet.
  • Exclusive soundtrack with more than 15 tracks specially designed for the game and each car/character by the world renowned industrial synth-rock band Godhead.


Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Available at Staples for a limited time during 2000-2004
Windows
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 GameSpy services have been shut down.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
You can set one via IPX
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
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]
  1. Go to the Road Wars folder and go to the Tracks folder.
  2. A User.txt file will be located in there.
  3. You can edit [BEST LAP] and [BEST TIME] settings to your choosing.
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]
  1. Go to the Road Wars folder and go to the Tracks Folder
  2. A World folder will be located in there.
  3. Navigate inside the World folder
  4. Click on Data.txt
  5. You can edit the [DATA], [OUTPUT], [AI], and [CD MUSIC] sub-sections.
Editing Cars[citation needed]
  1. Go to the Road Wars folder and go to the Cars Folder
  2. All cars currently in the game should be listed.
  • Clicking on the folder will give you a series of folders that contain .msh or .inis to choose from.
Adding custom sounds into the game[citation needed]
  1. Go to the Road Wars folder and go to the Sfx Folder
  2. All sounds that are in the game will be listed here.
  • By clicking on a sound you should recognize where it is located in the game.
    • Example: Sound1.wav is the select sound for the main menu. You can add ANY sound file that has an extension .wav to change it.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
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

References