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3D Instructor
3D Instructor	2006
City Car Driving	2010

General information

Official English website (archived)

Official Russian website (archived)

It is unknown if a full English version of the game officially exists

Also known as Educational Car Simulator^[3]

Predecessor to City Car Driving^[4]

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Comes with Home Exam PDD^[5]
Official website (unavailable)		Archived site. Shareware that used to be activated by internet or SMS which is no longer available, thus, the game can only run in demo mode.

English demo

Russian demo

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.4

Digital distribution version is already patched.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\data\config^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Multisoft\PDD\profiles\

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use DgVoodoo 2. Alternatively, DXWnd can be used for a fake widescreen effect.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use DXWnd
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Some keys are not registered by the game
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Input settings
Advanced input settings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				It appears to only be available in the demo version
Russian

Issues fixed

Runtime error / Unable to locate a certain file

Reinstall the game in a directory path that only contains ASCII characters (e.g. `C:\Games\3D Instructor`)

Do not install the proposed Xvid codec

Install the latest DirectX End-User Runtime or the one bundled with the game

Set regional system settings to Russian

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7, 9	The demo seems to only have DX7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP1	XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz Pentium 4 AMD Athlon	2.5 GHz Pentium 4 AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	545 MB
Video card (GPU)	GeForce MX 440, Radeon 9200	GeForce 5900/6600/6800, Radeon 9800/x700

Notes

↑ 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).

References

↑ City Car Driving :: Topic: Game Questions (51/52) - last accessed on 2022-03-19
↑ multisoft-web.ru / Новости - last accessed on 2021-07-10
↑ Учебный автосимулятор - last accessed on 2021-07-10
↑ City Car Driving - Origin and history - last accessed on 2021-07-10
↑ Учебный автосимулятор - last accessed on 2021-07-10

[gamedir-6] 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).

[1] City Car Driving :: Topic: Game Questions (51/52) - last accessed on 2022-03-19

[2] ultisoft-web.ru / Новости - last accessed on 2021-07-10

[3] Учебный автосимулятор - last accessed on 2021-07-10

[4] City Car Driving - Origin and history - last accessed on 2021-07-10

[5] Учебный автосимулятор - last accessed on 2021-07-10

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[Note 1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
-|cover        = GAME TITLE cover.jpg
+|cover        = 3D_Instructor.jpg
 |developers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/developer|Multisoft}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Forward Development}}
 |publishers   =
-{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Multisoft}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Forward Development}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk|Retail}}
 |engines      =
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Nebula Device|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://citycardriving.com/forum?view=topic&catid=5&id=15189&start=500#115609|title=City Car Driving :: Topic: Game Questions (51/52)|date=2022-03-19}}</ref>}}
 |release dates=
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 28, 2006}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 28, 2006|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109044950/http://www.multisoft-web.ru/news|title=multisoft-web.ru / Новости|date=2021-07-10}}</ref>}}
 |reception    =
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
@@ Line 25: / Line 26: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | PCGW Templates<!-- CHANGE TO THE ACTUAL SERIES NAME IF ONE EXISTS --> }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | 3D Instructor }}
 |steam appid  =
 |steam appid side =
@@ Line 44: / Line 45: @@
 {{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110421185642/http://3dinstructor.ru/ Official Russian website (archived)]
 {{ii}} It is unknown if a full English version of the game officially exists
+{{ii}} Also known as '''Educational Car Simulator'''<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610212309/http://3dinstructor.ru/home/version1_4|title=Учебный автосимулятор|date=2021-07-10}}</ref>
-{{Introduction
+{{ii}} Predecessor to '''[[City Car Driving]]'''<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://citycardriving.com/history|title=City Car Driving - Origin and history|date=2021-07-10}}</ref>
-|introduction      =
-|release history   =
-|current state     =
-}}
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| retail | | drm-free | Comes with '''Home Exam PDD'''<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610212309/http://3dinstructor.ru/home/version1_4|title=Учебный автосимулятор|date=2021-07-10}}</ref> |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| official | https://web.archive.org/web/20110101133539/http://www.3dinstructor.ru/distrib/3di_14 | key, Activation | Archived site. Used to be activated by internet or SMS, which is most definitely no longer available. |  | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| official | https://web.archive.org/web/20110101133539/http://www.3dinstructor.ru/distrib/3di_14 | Activation | Archived site. Shareware that used to be activated by internet or SMS which is no longer available, thus, the game can only run in demo mode. |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
 {{ii}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100917064919if_/http://3dinstructor.com/upload/files/3d.driving.instructor.v1.4.demo.eng.zip English demo]
 {{ii}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20101201161610if_/http://www.3dinstructor.ru/upload/files/3dinstructor_demo_20070608.zip Russian demo]
+==Essential improvements==
+===Patches===
+====[https://web.archive.org/web/20110101140235/http://www.3dinstructor.ru/upload/files/3dinstructor_update_1.0_to_1.4.zip Patch 1.4]====
+{{ii}} Digital distribution version is already patched.
 ==Game data==
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\data\config}}
 }}
@@ Line 70: / Line 70: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Multisoft\PDD\profiles\}}
-}}
-===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
-{{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
-|discord notes          =
-|epic games store       =
-|epic games store notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
-|origin                 =
-|origin notes           =
-|steam cloud            =
-|steam cloud notes      =
-|ubisoft connect        =
-|ubisoft connect notes  =
-|xbox cloud             =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
 }}
 ==Video==
+{{Image|3di_video_settings.png|Video settings}}
 {{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
@@ Line 97: / Line 80: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[DgVoodoo 2]]. Alternatively, [[Glossary:Windowed#DxWnd|DXWnd]] can be used for a fake widescreen effect.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 107: / Line 90: @@
 |fov                        = unknown
 |fov notes                  =
-|windowed                   = unknown
+|windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = Use [[Glossary:Windowed#DxWnd|DXWnd]]
 |borderless windowed        = unknown
 |borderless windowed notes  =
-|anisotropic                = unknown
+|anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = unknown
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 131: / Line 117: @@
 ==Input==
 {{Input
-|key remap                 = true
+|key remap                 = limited
 |key remap notes           = Some keys are not registered by the game
 |acceleration option       = unknown
@@ Line 192: / Line 178: @@
 |steam cursor detection notes =
 }}
+<gallery>
+di_input_settings.png|Input settings
+di_input_advanced.png|Advanced input settings
+</gallery>
 ==Audio==
+{{Image|3di_audio_settings.png|Audio settings}}
 {{Audio
-|separate volume           = unknown
+|separate volume           = true
 |separate volume notes     =
 |surround sound            = unknown
 |surround sound notes      =
-|subtitles                 = unknown
+|subtitles                 = n/a
 |subtitles notes           =
-|closed captions           = unknown
+|closed captions           = n/a
 |closed captions notes     =
-|mute on focus lost        = unknown
+|mute on focus lost        = false
 |mute on focus lost notes  =
 |eax support               =
 |eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 |red book cd audio         =
 |red book cd audio notes   =
@@ Line 217: / Line 210: @@
   |language  = English
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
+  |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = false
+  |subtitles = n/a
-  |notes     = It appears to only be available in the demo version
+  |notes     = It appears to only be available in the [[3D Instructor#Availability|demo]] version
   |fan       =
   |ref       =
@@ Line 226: / Line 219: @@
   |language  = Russian
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = unknown
+  |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = false
+  |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 233: / Line 226: @@
 }}
 }}
+==Issues fixed==
+===Runtime error / Unable to locate a certain file===
+{{Fixbox|description=Reinstall the game in a directory path that only contains ASCII characters (e.g. <code>C:\Games\3D Instructor</code>)||fix=}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Do not install the proposed Xvid codec||fix=}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Install the [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109 latest DirectX End-User Runtime] or the one bundled with the game||fix=}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Set regional system settings to Russian||fix=}}
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 238: / Line 238: @@
 {{API
 |direct3d versions      = 7, 9
-|direct3d notes         = The demo seems to only have DX7
+|direct3d notes         = The [[3D Instructor#Availability|demo]] seems to only have DX7
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
@@ Line 297: / Line 297: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    =
+|minOS    = XP SP1
-|minCPU   =
+|minCPU   = 1.5 GHz Pentium 4
-|minRAM   =
+|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon
-|minHD    =
+|minRAM   = 256 MB
-|minGPU   =
+|minHD    = 545 MB
+|minGPU   = GeForce MX 440, Radeon 9200
-|recOS    =
+|recOS    = XP SP2
-|recCPU   =
+|recCPU   = 2.5 GHz Pentium 4
-|recRAM   =
+|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon
+|recRAM   = 512 MB
 |recHD    =
-|recGPU   =
+|recGPU   = GeForce 5900/6600/6800, Radeon 9800/x700
 |notes    =
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Forward Development
Publishers
	Forward Development
Retail	Noviy Disk
Engines
	Nebula Device^[1]
Release dates
Windows	December 28, 2006^[2]
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Series	3D Instructor