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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Autobahn Raser IV Cover.jpg
 
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 2002}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 13, 2002}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Street racing }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Europe, North America }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Autobahn Raser }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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{{Series|Davilex Racer Series}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} Released in German '''only'''.
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
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{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|2}} |  | Windows }}
 
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|fix=
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{{Fixbox|ref=<ref name="2019-07-24">{{Refcheck|user=Nessy|date=2019-07-24|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Autobahn Raser IV Video.png|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Autobahn Raser IV Video.png|Graphics settings.}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
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|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
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|120 fps notes              =  
 
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
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|color blind                = unknown
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Autobahn Raser IV Input.png|Input Settings.}}
 
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap                = limited
 
|key remap notes          = Only 4 different presets to choose from.
 
|key remap notes          = Only 4 different presets to choose from.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Autobahn Raser IV Audio.png|Audio Settings.}}
 
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music & Effects.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music & Effects.
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|surround sound notes    =  
 
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Game does not launch or crashes upon loading===
 
===Game does not launch or crashes upon loading===
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
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|recOS    =  
 
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
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|recRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recHD    = 270 MB
 
|recHD    = 270 MB

Latest revision as of 20:16, 25 November 2023

Autobahn Raser IV
Autobahn Raser IV cover
Developers
Davilex Games
Release dates
Windows November 13, 2002
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing
Vehicles Automobile, Street racing
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, Europe, North America
Series Autobahn Raser
Autobahn Raser IV on MobyGames
Autobahn Raser
Subseries of Davilex Racer Series
Autobahn Raser 1998
Autobahn Raser II 2000
Autobahn Raser III: Die Polizei schlägt zurück! 2001
Autobahn Raser IV 2002
Autobahn Raser: World Challenge 2003
Autobahn Raser: Das Spiel zum Film 2004
Autobahn Raser: Destruction Madness 2005
Autobahn Raser: Police Madness 2005

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
This game is not playable in English (see Localizations for supported languages).

Autobahn Raser IV is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person racing game in the Autobahn Raser series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc 2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Video\German.
  2. Rename, move or delete Intro.avi.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Common[Note 2]

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 4 hardcoded resolution options.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 26 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Input Settings.
Input Settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Only 4 different presets to choose from.
Mouse acceleration
No mouse at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio Settings.
Audio Settings.

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Splitscreen.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Game does not launch or crashes upon loading

Instructions[3]
  1. Use dgVoodoo 2.

If the game still crashes at launch:

  1. Choose Windows 95 compatibility mode.
  2. Prevent the game from trying to play the intro movie. See #Skip intro videos.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System 6.0m[4]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB 270 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM 16 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
  2. ↑ 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).

References

  1. ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  2. ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-07-24
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-07-24
    Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.