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==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:02, 5 September 2023
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Not to be confused with V8 Challenge or Superstars V8: Next Challenge.
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| Developers | |
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| Torus Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Tru Blu Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 1999 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Dick Johnson V8 Challenge is a singleplayer and multiplayer game.
Availability
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 29/08/2000 is the latest version.
- Updates DRM to SafeDisc v1.45 DRM[Note 2].
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %WINDIR%\controlcfg2.dat[Note 3] %WINDIR%\djc_sndprefs.dat[Note 3] %WINDIR%\TCC2.prf[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\assets\tournaments\slot*[Note 3] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Widescreen resolutions are available, but image is stretched. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x; set Min Filter to Anisotropic, then set Max Anisotropy to a desired value. |
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| Anti-aliasing (AA) | On/Off toggle. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse is only used as a cursor, not in-race. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Issues fixed
Game installer won't run on 64-bit versions of Windows
| Use the InstallShield 3 Setup Engine to get the setup running[5] |
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'Options' button in the launcher crashes
| Hide all input devices from the game[5] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 | |
| Software renderer | May not work on modern systems, use dgVoodoo2 to fix. |
| 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) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 166 MHz | 350 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 395 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] 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.[4]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Verified by User:Silent on 2023-09-04