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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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SecuROM 4 DRM disc check in the international CD release. Original Polish release uses SafeDisc v2.9 DRM[Note 1]. |
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Retail |
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International DVD release, re-releases from CD Projekt.[4] |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- No longer available due to licensing reasons.[5]
Demo
- A demo is available. It is based off a 95% finished game.
- Limited to a selection of 3 tracks (UK, Japan, Sweden) and 1 car (Ford Focus).
- A patch for the demo version brings the codebase up to date with the initial retail version of the game.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 is the latest version. Re-releases from CD Projekt are pre-patched to that version.
- Polish version updates DRM to SafeDisc v3.1 DRM[Note 2].
SilentPatch
- Requires Patch 1.1
- Adds support for widescreen and other aspect ratios including windowed and borderless modes
- Fixes numerous bugs
Install[8]
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- Download and install the official Patch 1.1
- Download SilentPatch and DRM-free patcher
- Extract both to
<path-to-game>
- Open
setup.bat to patch your 1.1 EXE to DRM-free 1.1 EXE
- (Optionally) Extract the optional mods (listed below) to
<path-to-game>
Notes
- Optionally includes:
- Language pack with all 7 languages
- HD UI redone for higher resolutions
- Nicky Grist co-driver VA for the Polish re-release (CD Projekt)
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- If using SilentPatch the configuration is stored in
<path-to-game>
\SilentPatchCMR3.ini
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX and Copilot can be changed separately |
Surround sound |
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7.1 |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Chinese retail release only.[1] |
Czech |
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Czech retail release only. For other releases use SilentPatch + Language Pack addon. |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Italian |
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Japanese |
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Japanese retail release only. |
Polish |
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Polish retail release only. For other releases use SilentPatch + Language Pack addon. |
Russian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Split-Screen Bug
- Split screen mode does not work correctly on modern operating systems causing the camera to freeze on a texture[12]
High FPS issue
- Menu animations are sped up at high fps and flags/ribbons animating too fast
Enable Vsync and set refresh rate to 60 Hz
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In-game resolution setting has (NULL) value causing the game to crash
- Multi-monitor bug when neither of the displays are identical
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 750 MHz AMD Athlon 750 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM | |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[6] 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.[7]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
- ↑ 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