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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- Released as DTM Race Driver 3 in Germany and V8 Supercars 3 in Australia.
- No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.[1]
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest retail patch is v1.1 Patch (june 2006). Note: Digital distribution versions already include this patch.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Set resolution in pchardwareconfig.ini[6]
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- Run the Hardware Setup tool and select 1024x768.
- Go to the
savedata folder in the installation folder.
- Edit
pchardwareconfig.ini .
- Change the
FullScreenHeight= and FullScreenWidth= values to match your resolution.
- Change the
FullScreenRefresh= to your resolution's refresh rate (usually 60 or 75).
- Save your changes.
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Enable windowed mode[citation needed]
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- Go to the
savedata folder in the installation folder.
- Edit
pchardwareconfig.ini
- Change
StartWindowed=0 to StartWindowed=1
- Save your changes.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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2 |
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LAN play |
| 12 |
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Online play |
| 12 |
GameSpy features no longer work. Use OpenSpy by replacing instances of 'gamespy.com' in the executable with 'openspy.org'. |
Connection types
Issues unresolved
"Your PC cannot connect to GameSpy" error
- GameSpy multiplayer services have been shut down.
Issues fixed
Hardware Setup spinning cube doesn't appear
Hardware Setup's spinning cube might not appear; simply choose Yes when prompted for the refresh rate you want (usually 60).
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
7 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | |
- Supported cards: Intel 82915; ATI Radeon: 8xxx, 9000, 9100, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800; Nvidia: GeForce 3, GeForce 4 (not MX), GeForce FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950, 6800, 7800.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.4.8 | |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz Intel
| 2.4 GHz Intel |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1.5 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM
| 256 MB of VRAM |
- Requires an Intel processor.
- Does not support Macs with Intel GMA (Intel Mac Minis and MacBooks)
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[4] 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.[5]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References