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{{++}} Fixes high pitched music and restores missing in PC port songs, to make game sounds like PS2/Xbox versions. | {{++}} Fixes high pitched music and restores missing in PC port songs, to make game sounds like PS2/Xbox versions. | ||
{{++}} Fixes car camera position to look like in PS2/Xbox, so now it has proper FOV. | {{++}} Fixes car camera position to look like in PS2/Xbox, so now it has proper FOV. | ||
| − | {{++}} | + | {{++}} Changes British English spellings to American English spellings (e.g. Tyres = Tires, etc.). |
{{++}} Restores original car names, gives the weapons their real-life counterpart's names. | {{++}} Restores original car names, gives the weapons their real-life counterpart's names. | ||
{{++}} Extends the draw distance so the player can see more over a longer distance. | {{++}} Extends the draw distance so the player can see more over a longer distance. | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 29 January 2023
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| Developers | |
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| Reflections Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| Ubisoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 26, 2007 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 61 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Genres | Open world, Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Series | Driver |
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| Driver | |
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| Driver | 1999 |
| Driv3r | 2005 |
| Driver: Parallel Lines | 2007 |
| Driver: San Francisco | 2011 |
| REDRIVER 2 (unofficial port) | 2020 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
TAGES DRM (early copies). | |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 7.34 DRM disc check (later copies). | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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| Ubisoft Store | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Move, delete or rename file[citation needed] |
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Driver: Parallel Lines MegaFix
- Fixes high pitched music and restores missing in PC port songs, to make game sounds like PS2/Xbox versions.
- Fixes car camera position to look like in PS2/Xbox, so now it has proper FOV.
- Changes British English spellings to American English spellings (e.g. Tyres = Tires, etc.).
- Restores original car names, gives the weapons their real-life counterpart's names.
- Extends the draw distance so the player can see more over a longer distance.
Game data
Game settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Driver Parallel Lines\Config.DPLUser |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Driver Parallel Lines\<user-id>.DPLSave |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See 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. | ||
Widescreen resolution
- By default, the game is capped at 1920x1080 resolution and adds black bars for aspect ratios other than 16:9.
| Use ThirteenAG's fix[citation needed] |
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Windowed
| Use ThirteenAG's fix[citation needed] |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Native XInput controller support. Set in options. | |
| Full controller support | Entering a profile name requires a keyboard. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts | Not true icons, just letters (A, B, X, Y, etc.) | |
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Vibration can be disabled. | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 3.0 | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| German | ||||
| Italian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| Polish | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam release | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. | |||
| Russian | Retail only. | |||
| Spanish | Retail and Steam only. |
Issues fixed
Pixelated slow motion camera
| Decrease motion blur in the game options.[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c | |
| Shader Model support | 1.1, 2.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP1 | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz AMD Athlon 3.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/21780/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.