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{{stub}}
 
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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        =  
+
|cover        = ERacer_cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Rage Games|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021020192845/http://www.rage.co.uk:80/eracer/eracer.asp]</ref>}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Rage Games|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020192845/http://www.rage.co.uk:80/eracer/eracer.asp|title=web.archive.org|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Rage Games|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Akelotė ir Ko|Retail Latvia/Lithuania}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk|Retail Russia}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Koch Media|Retail Austria}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Funbox Media|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2001}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 25, 2001}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|official site=  
 
|official site=  
|hltb        =  
+
|hltb        = 112780
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
|mobygames    = eracer
+
|mobygames    = 16183
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = E-racer
 
|wikipedia    = E-racer
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
|license      =  
+
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Russia, Europe: {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}} | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | e-racer | DRM-free | Includes the Storm Drain track formerly exclusive to the Lithuanian retail release.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.zoom-platform.com/news/new-titles-and-updates-2023-08-24|title=Zoom Platform - New Titles and Updates - 2023-08-24|date=2023-08-27}}</ref> | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} A demo was [https://web.archive.org/web/20020711232236/http://www.eracer-online.com/demos.asp available].
 +
 
 +
==Monetization==
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Storm Drain | Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Bus Station | Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Military Base | Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version. | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Tarn Henge | Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version. | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} A demo was [https://web.archive.org/web/20020711232236/http://www.eracer-online.com/demos.asp available].
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\Saves\}}
}}
 
 
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
|discord                =
 
|discord notes          =
 
|epic games store      =
 
|epic games store notes =
 
|gog galaxy            =
 
|gog galaxy notes      =
 
|origin                =
 
|origin notes          =
 
|steam cloud            =
 
|steam cloud notes      =
 
|uplay                  =
 
|uplay notes            =
 
|xbox cloud            =
 
|xbox cloud notes      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen|Widescreen]]
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = The game does not support more than FHD
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Vertical sync
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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# Open <code>PREFERRED HEIGHT</code>, change <code>Base</code> to <code>Decimal</code> and change it to the desired value.
 
# Open <code>PREFERRED HEIGHT</code>, change <code>Base</code> to <code>Decimal</code> and change it to the desired value.
 
# Open <code>PREFERRED WIDTH</code>, change <code>Base</code> to <code>Decimal</code> and change it to the desired value.
 
# Open <code>PREFERRED WIDTH</code>, change <code>Base</code> to <code>Decimal</code> and change it to the desired value.
 +
* Caution - this game supports only resolutions up to 1920x1080. Attempting to set anything higher will cause the game to crash after start.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = n/a
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = No mouse support.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Music, Effects.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Latvian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Lithuanian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = unknown
 
  |audio    = unknown
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
|local play          = unknown
+
|local play          = false
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
+
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = unknown
+
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    =  
+
|online play notes    = Servers have been shut down.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 7
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|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 =  
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+
|linux 32-bit executable=  
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = 95 OSR2, 98 SE, ME, 2000
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minHD    =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minVRAM  = 8 MB
 +
|minDX    = 7
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III 733 MB
|recRAM  =  
+
|recRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  

Latest revision as of 19:15, 30 August 2023

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ERacer
ERacer cover
Developers
Rage Games[1]
Publishers
Retail Rage Games
Retail Latvia/Lithuania Akelotė ir Ko
Retail Russia Noviy Disk
Retail Austria Koch Media
Digital Funbox Media
Release dates
Windows April 25, 2001
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing
Vehicles Automobile
ERacer on HowLongToBeat
ERacer on MobyGames
ERacer on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Russia, Europe: SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Includes the Storm Drain track formerly exclusive to the Lithuanian retail release.[4]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
A demo was available.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Storm Drain Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version.
Windows
Bus Station Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version.
Windows
Military Base Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version.
Windows
Tarn Henge Included in the Track Pack in the Zoom Platform version.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

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

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
The game does not support more than FHD
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)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Vertical sync

Widescreen resolution

Hex edit main executable[citation needed]
  1. Open eracer.exe in a hex editor (such as HxD).
  2. Search for hex value 3F3A46713F.
  3. Replace it with one of the below values for the desired aspect ratio:
  • 3F6666663F for 5:4
  • 3F3BDF873F for 25:16
  • 3F61E0893F for 16:10
  • 3FBA2C8E3F for 15:9
  • 3FE3A5933F for 16:9
  • 3F295CAF3F for 21:9
  1. Save eracer.exe and quit the hex editor.
  2. Open Registry Editor.
  3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Rage Games Ltd\eRacer.
  4. Open PREFERRED HEIGHT, change Base to Decimal and change it to the desired value.
  5. Open PREFERRED WIDTH, change Base to Decimal and change it to the desired value.
  • Caution - this game supports only resolutions up to 1920x1080. Attempting to set anything higher will cause the game to crash after start.

Input

Audio

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
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Polish
Spanish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Servers have been shut down.

VR support

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
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 OSR2, 98 SE, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. 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]
  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