TOCA Race Driver 3
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Developers | |
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Codemasters | |
macOS (OS X) | Robosoft Technologies |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 22, 2006 |
macOS (OS X) | October 31, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Automobile, Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | TOCA |
TOCA | |
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TOCA Touring Car Championship | 1997 |
TOCA 2 Touring Cars | 1998 |
TOCA Race Driver | 2002 |
TOCA Race Driver 2 | 2004 |
TOCA Race Driver 3 | 2006 |
Race Driver: Grid | 2008 |
GRID 2 | 2013 |
GRID Autosport | 2014 |
GRID (2019) | 2019 |
GRID Legends | 2022 |
Warnings
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
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | StarForce 3.7.13.00 DRM[Note 1]. SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 2] on OS X release. | |||
GOG.com (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
- 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
Use replacement videos |
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Apply the TOCA Race Driver 3 intro skip. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savedata\pchardwareconfig.ini[Note 3] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11500/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savedata[Note 3] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/11500/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:9, 16:10 supported. Vert-. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Racer_S's Camera Hack | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Set in Hardware Setup, Advanced Settings. On/Off toggle only. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Set in Hardware Setup, Advanced Settings. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Set in Hardware Setup, Advanced Settings (listed as "Lock Frame Rate"). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | High frame rates affect tire friction negatively, making cornering harder.[6] Set refresh rate on 60hz and enable option Lock Frame Rate in Advanced Settings. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Set resolution in pchardwareconfig.ini[7] |
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Ultra-widescreen
21:9 Hor+[7] |
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Windowed
Enable windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Only Keyboard | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Only DirectInput devices. For XInput devices use 3rd party tools such as XInput Plus. | |
Full controller support | After configuration. | |
Controller remapping | Full button remapping. | |
Controller sensitivity | Independent per Axix DeadZones, Range and Threshold. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | Configurable |
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 | Only in Menus |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | Can't swap between different types of controllers while in game. | |
Haptic feedback | Force Feedback (DirectInput Steering Wheels) and Rumble Effects for Gamepads. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Effects, Engine, Speech and Music (set in-game). | |
Surround sound | Set in Hardware Setup. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | |||
LAN play | 12 | |||
Online play | 12 | GameSpy features no longer work. Use OpenSpy by replacing instances of 'gamespy.com' in the executable with 'openspy.org'. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
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 |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
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:
- 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 (11500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The last day to grab TOCA Race Driver 3 on GOG.com - GOG.com (Archived) - last accessed on 2021-05-09
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2020-05-16
- At 120 FPS issues don't seem to be easily noticeable, but they might be there. Cornering gets harder the higher the frame rate is.)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 TOCA Race Driver 3 | WSGF