Driver: San Francisco

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Driver
Driver	1999
Driv3r	2005
Driver: Parallel Lines	2007
Driver: San Francisco	2011
REDRIVER 2 (unofficial port)	2020

General information

Driver Madness

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com

All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

No longer available digitally.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition adds three multiplayer cars and four single player challenge missions. This content is also available in the retail Collector's Pack.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Driver San Francisco\Common\fmv` Delete or rename `DriverSplash.bik` and `ubisoft.bik`.

Patches

Patch 1.04 updates the game to the latest version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33440/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33440/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Video options.

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Input settings

Keyboard/Mouse options.

Gamepad options.

Advanced wheel options.

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Audio settings

Volume options.

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Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background^{[citation needed]}
Download Special K. Copy `SpecialK32.dll` to the installation folder. Rename `SpecialK32.dll` to `d3d9.dll`. Run the game and exit. Edit `d3d9.ini` in the installation folder. Change `MuteInBackground=false` to `MuteInBackground=true` under `[Window.System]`.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Black border with certain aspect ratio

Replace application^[1]
Make sure you have not older than 1.04 version of the game. Download the file corresponding to your aspect ratio. 4:3, 5:4, 16:10. Go to the installation folder. Replace the original `driver.exe` with the one you have downloaded.

Game starts fullscreen and with sound but no video

Modify value^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `graphics.ini`. Change `Fullscreen = 1` to `Fullscreen = 0`

White screen and only sounds (OS X)

OS X users are reporting they are only getting a white screen and audio after launching the game.^[2]^[3] A possible fix is detailed below.

Adjust settings^{[citation needed]}
Go to System Preferences and open Energy Saver. Untick Automatic graphics switching.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to ~100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}
See the Special K Unofficial Guide to install Special K. Start the game once and close it immediately to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini` or `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Driver.exe\SpecialK.ini` depending on the injection method you used. Change `RefreshRate=-1` to `RefreshRate=0` under `[Render.FrameRate]`.

Installer UI Mode Error

The game will not install on Windows 8 and later with the following error: "The installer cannot run in this UI Mode".

Run the installer in compatibility mode^{[citation needed]}

Go to the Ubisoft Game Launcher/cache/installers/13/Disk1/InstData folder.
Right click the setup.exe file and open the Properties window.
Open the "Compatibility" tab and check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" checkbox.
Select "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" option from the drop down menu.
Click OK to close the Properties window.
Install the game as normal.

Notes

This method is also needed to install official patches.

Icons in Windows system menus are not removed with uninstallation

Remove the game's registry entry^{[citation needed]}
Go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameUX\Games` Look at the registry data for each entry under this folder until one of them is for the installation folder of Driver: San Francisco. Delete the registry entry in the Registry Editor by right-clicking it and selecting delete.

Logitech G920, Logitech G29 wheels not supported

Install game files modification
Go to the site and place files in the installation folder like in instructions.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Omegame Menus Master
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz	AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM Shader model 4.0 support	512 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	11 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (33440) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (33440) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (33440) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Driver: San Francisco | WSGF

[3] White screen, only sounds in game, MAC version - Steam Community Discussions

[4] White Screen of death! (for the deluxe Ed. on Mac) - Steam Community Discussions

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Ubisoft Reflections
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	September 2, 2011
macOS (OS X)	March 8, 2012