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Difference between revisions of "F1 Challenge '99-'02"

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|cover        = F19902.jpg
 
|cover        = F19902.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Image Space Incorporated|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000510104158/http://www.imagespaceinc.com/final/ISIproducts.htm Products - Image Space Inc.]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Image Space Incorporated|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000510104158/http://www.imagespaceinc.com/final/ISIproducts.htm|title=Products - Image Space Inc.|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|EA Sports}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|EA Sports}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|GMotor 2}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|isiMotor|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516230839/http://imagespaceinc.com/software.php|title=web.archive.org|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 27, 2003}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 23, 2003}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|f1-challenge-99-02|91}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|f1-challenge-99-02|91}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing, Simulation }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing, Simulation }}
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = f1-career-challenge
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|hltb        = 3308
 +
|mobygames    = 13962
 
|wikipedia    = F1 Challenge '99-'02
 
|wikipedia    = F1 Challenge '99-'02
 
|winehq      = 2753
 
|winehq      = 2753
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}}
 
}}
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} Released as F1 Career Challenge in Australia.
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|introduction      = '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a {{Glossary:singleplayer}} and {{Glossary:multiplayer}} {{Glossary:racing}} game developed by [[Company:Image Space Incorporated|Image Space Incorporated]] and published by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] via their [[Company:EA Sports|EA Sports]] brand. It is the licensed ''[[Series:F1|Formula 1]]'' game and was the last ''F1'' game to be published by Electronic Arts until the company's acquisition of [[Company:Codemasters|Codemasters]] in 2021. (Where ''F1'' games from ''[[F1 2021]]'' onward were published by EA.)
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{{++}} Active season modding community.
+
 
 +
As EA did not have a license for the 2003 Formula 1 season, the company included contents from 1999 through 2002 seasons into one game, effectively making it an updated release of all prior ''EA Sports F1'' games.
 +
 
 +
|release history  = It was released in Australasia on June 23, 2003, followed by the North American and European releases few days later on June 24 and June 27 respectively. The console versions of the game were titled '''''F1 Career Challenge''''', but offer no unique content.
 +
 
 +
|current state    = The game still has a modding community, but active projects distribute the whole game alongside the modified files.
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check, key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}} | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc check, key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}} | | Windows }}
−
}}
 
−
 
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==Monetization==
 
−
{{Monetization
 
−
|ad-supported          =
 
−
|dlc                    =
 
−
|expansion pack        =
 
−
|freeware              =
 
−
|free-to-play          =
 
−
|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
 
−
|sponsored              = The game was sponsored through 1999 and 2002 Formula 1 season and its various licensed real life brands and manufacturers.
 
−
|subscription          =
 
−
}}
 
−
 
−
===Microtransactions===
 
−
{{Microtransactions
 
−
|boost              =
 
−
|cosmetic            =
 
−
|currency            =
 
−
|finite spend        =
 
−
|infinite spend      =
 
−
|free-to-grind      =
 
−
|loot box            =
 
−
|none                = No microtransactions are available in this game.
 
−
|player trading      =
 
−
|time-limited        =
 
−
|unlock              =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|description=Delete or Rename|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Plok|date=2023-06-04}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to {{p|game}}\{{file|Movies|folder}}
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\Movies}}
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# Delete or rename: {{file|Eas.bik}}, {{file|EAintro.bik}}
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# Move, delete or rename {{file|Eas.bik}} and {{file|EAintro.bik}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Image|F1 Challenge 99-02 game.jpg|Game options.}}
 
−
 
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Save\[profile name]|{{P|game}}\Config.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Save\[profile name]\[profile name].plr|{{P|game}}\Config.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{++}} {{file|Config.ini}} can be edited through text editor.
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{{ii}} {{file|Config.ini}} can be edited with a text editor.
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{{ii}} Alternatively, it stores the car setup files and a FOV file in {{p|userprofile\Documents}}\F1 Challenge 99-02.
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{{ii}} Alternatively, car setup files and a FOV file are stored in in {{folder|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\F1 Challenge 99-02}}.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Save\[profile name]}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\Save\[profile name]\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} {{file|[profile name].plr}} can be edited with a text editor.
  
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|F1 Challenge 99-02 video.jpg|Graphics settings.}}
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{{Image|F1 Challenge 99-02 external settings.png|External settings application}}
 +
{{Image|F1 Challenge 99-02 game.jpg|Game options}}
 +
{{Image|F1 Challenge 99-02 video.jpg|Graphics settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = limited
 
|widescreen resolution      = limited
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|widescreen resolution notes= In-game images, {{term|FMV}}s & UI is {{term|Vert-}}. The 3D car showroom in main menu is on right side.{{cn|November 2022}}
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|widescreen resolution notes= Menus, {{term|FMV}}s and UI are {{term|Vert-}}. Resolutions can be chosen in {{file|3DConfig.exe}}, but many are not listed.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov notes                  = Fixed by default in camera views. See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|fov notes                  = Fixed by default in camera views. See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed notes            = No option to toggle windowed in game or in Game Setup. Edit the <code>WINDOWEDMODE=1</code> and <code>VIDEOMODE=1</code> text line in {{file|config.ini}}.
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|windowed notes            = No option to toggle windowed mode in-game or in the Game Setup. Edit the <code>WINDOWEDMODE=1</code> and <code>VIDEOMODE=1</code> line in {{file|config.ini}}.
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
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|antialiasing notes        = No option to toggle [[FSAA]] in game. Edit the <code>FSAA=1</code> text line in {{file|config.ini}}.
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|antialiasing notes        = No option to toggle [[FSAA]] in-game. Edit the <code>FSAA=1</code> line in {{file|config.ini}}.
 
|upscaling                  = false
 
|upscaling                  = false
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
−
|vsync notes                = Toggled On or Off in Game Setup
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|vsync notes                = Toggled in {{file|3DConfig.exe}} under the Advanced section.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Modify configuration file|fix=
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# Open {{file|default.cfg}} in {{file|{{p|game}}\Save|folder}} with a text editor.
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# Open {{file|default.cfg}} in {{folder|{{p|game}}\Save}} with a text editor.
 
# Choose their camera views.
 
# Choose their camera views.
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# Set <code>Fov=(00.000000, 00.000000)</code> to your desired.
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# Set <code>Fov=(##.000000, ##.000000)</code> to the desired value.
 
# Save the file.
 
# Save the file.
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{{ii}} Zero numbers represents the desired FOV numbers, after full stop, contains 6 zero numbers.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse not used outside the menus
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse not used outside the menus.
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio        = always on
 
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |interface = hackable
 
  |interface = hackable
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  |audio    = false
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  |audio    = hackable
 
  |subtitles = false
 
  |subtitles = false
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  |notes    = [https://www.gamevicio.com/traducao/traducao-de-f1-challenge-99-02-para-portugues-brasil/ Fan translation.]
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  |notes    = [https://www.gamevicio.com/traducao/traducao-de-f1-challenge-99-02-para-portugues-brasil/ Fan translation.] [https://www.mediafire.com/file/pq3v4eunce3jywg/F1_Challenge_99-02_Audio_Dublado.rar/file Audio and voice] are also available. Some season racing teams, track infos and driver names are not fully dubbed.
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
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|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        =  
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|matchmaking        = false
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
−
|p2p                =  
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|p2p                = true
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
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|dedicated          =  
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|dedicated          = false
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
−
|self-hosting      =  
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|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
−
|direct ip          =  
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|direct ip          = true
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
}}{{Network/Ports
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
−
}}
 
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==Issues fixed==
 
−
===Crashes after opening game using unofficial mods on Windows 8 and later===
 
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{{ii}} Changing the racing team in menu and loading tracks has issues. The possible way was a mod problem.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://wookey.forumotion.com/t818-f1-challenge-windows-10-problem-with-mods|title=F1 Challenge Windows 10 Problem with mods - Forumotion|date=March 20, Unknown year}}</ref>
 
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{{Fixbox|description=Fix crashes during opening game|ref={{cn|March 2023}}|fix=
 
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# Open <code>F1 Challenge 99-02.exe</code> [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]].
 
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# Enable Windows 95 compatibility mode.
 
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# Run the game as adminstrator.
 
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}}
 
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===Game does not launch on modern systems===
 
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{{Fixbox|description=Run the game as Adminstrator|fix=
 
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}}
 
−
 
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===Vsync option in Game Setup not working on Windows 10===
 
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{{ii}} The game uses Vsync to enable but in Windows 10 does not work because the game uses DirectX 8 and the Vsync of DirectX 8 in Windows 10 is broken.
 
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{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|fix=
 
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# Download [[dgVoodoo 2]].
 
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# Copy {{file|dgVoodooCpl.exe}} and {{folder|MS\x86\D3D8.dll}} to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|trackir notes              = Supports: Yaw, Pitch.
 
|trackir notes              = Supports: Yaw, Pitch.
 
|tobii eye tracking          = hackable
 
|tobii eye tracking          = hackable
−
|tobii eye tracking notes    = Works with [http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/Trackers/Tobii.htm Tobii EyeX tracker] or [http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/Trackers/Tobii4C.htm Tobii EyeX 4C and 5 headtracker] plugins for [http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/ FaceTrackNoIR].
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|tobii eye tracking notes    = Works with [http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/Trackers/Tobii.htm Tobii EyeX tracker] or [http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/Trackers/Tobii4C.htm Tobii EyeX 4C and 5 headtracker] plugins for [http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/ FaceTrackNoIR].{{cn|June 2023}}
 
|play area seated            =  
 
|play area seated            =  
 
|play area seated notes      =  
 
|play area seated notes      =  
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|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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−
===Mods===
 
−
{{++}} Using mods does not require the base game.
 
−
 
−
====[https://valpaso75.altervista.org/ F1 Challenge VB]====
 
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{{++}} The whole mod with over F1 seasons of 1950 to newest is released.
 
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{{--}} For only on newest systems, a 210 GB of storage for definitive season tracks and teams is required to install.
 
−
{{--}} To complete the installation, a patch installer is required and it's available [https://www.adrive.com/public/jAzr3n/F1VBAS22.0.1.rar here]. For instructions, read the Readme file below. A [https://www.facebook.com/vale password] for this mod is required to complete (requires registration).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AR5SNRFkPQ&ab|title=F1 Challenge VB - Installation Guide - FREE Game - YouTube|date=2020-01-08}}</ref>
 
−
{{++}} Available with new languages: Italian, French, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese.
 
−
{{++}} Including launcher for this game to launch selecting a seasons, configuring game, etc.
 
−
{{--}} Launching and loading a game can take quite a while due to the storage size.
 
−
 
−
====[http://f1challenge99-02game.blogspot.com/ F1 Challenge 99-02 Central]====
 
−
{{++}} Popular seasons moddeding community site.
 
−
{{--}} Some download links are not available due to the users are banned from uploading to MediaFire.
 
−
 
−
====[https://f1cbr.blogspot.com/ F1 Challenge BRASIL]====
 
−
Brazilian modding community
 
  
 
===Middleware===
 
===Middleware===
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|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 1 GB
−
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 256 / Quaddro / 2 (Go!) / 3 / 4
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon
 +
|minGPU3  = PowerVR Kyro / Matrox G400 / Matrox G450 / Matrox G550
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minDX    = 8.1
 
|minDX    = 8.1

Latest revision as of 21:18, 8 January 2024

F1 Challenge '99-'02
F1 Challenge '99-'02 cover
Developers
Image Space Incorporated[1]
Publishers
EA Sports
Engines
isiMotor[2]
Release dates
Windows June 23, 2003
Reception
Metacritic 91
IGDB 63
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing, Simulation
Vehicles Track racing
Art styles Realistic
Series F1
F1 Challenge '99-'02 on HowLongToBeat
F1 Challenge '99-'02 on IGDB
F1 Challenge '99-'02 on MobyGames
F1 Challenge '99-'02 on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
F1
F1 2000 2000
F1 Championship Season 2000 2000
F1 2001 2001
F1 2002 2002
F1 Challenge '99-'02 2003

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

F1 Challenge '99-'02 is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed by Image Space Incorporated and published by Electronic Arts via their EA Sports brand. It is the licensed Formula 1 game and was the last F1 game to be published by Electronic Arts until the company's acquisition of Codemasters in 2021. (Where F1 games from F1 2021 onward were published by EA.)

As EA did not have a license for the 2003 Formula 1 season, the company included contents from 1999 through 2002 seasons into one game, effectively making it an updated release of all prior EA Sports F1 games.

It was released in Australasia on June 23, 2003, followed by the North American and European releases few days later on June 24 and June 27 respectively. The console versions of the game were titled F1 Career Challenge, but offer no unique content.

The game still has a modding community, but active projects distribute the whole game alongside the modified files.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename files[5]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Movies
  2. Move, delete or rename Eas.bik and EAintro.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\[profile name]\[profile name].plr[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\Config.ini[Note 2]
Config.ini can be edited with a text editor.
Alternatively, car setup files and a FOV file are stored in in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\F1 Challenge 99-02.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Save\[profile name]\[Note 2]
[profile name].plr can be edited with a text editor.

Video

External settings application
External settings application
Game options
Game options
Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Menus, FMVs and UI are Vert-. Resolutions can be chosen in 3DConfig.exe, but many are not listed.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Fixed by default in camera views. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
No option to toggle windowed mode in-game or in the Game Setup. Edit the WINDOWEDMODE=1 and VIDEOMODE=1 line in config.ini.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
No option to toggle FSAA in-game. Edit the FSAA=1 line in config.ini.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Toggled in 3DConfig.exe under the Advanced section.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)

Modify configuration file
  1. Open default.cfg in <path-to-game>\Save with a text editor.
  2. Choose their camera views.
  3. Set Fov=(##.000000, ##.000000) to the desired value.
  4. Save the file.

Input

Key bindings.
Key bindings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse not used outside the menus.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
External display settings and in-game menus require a mouse.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Steering wheels
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, SFX, Engine, Speech
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation. Audio and voice are also available. Some season racing teams, track infos and driver names are not fully dubbed.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Console versions only.
LAN play
8
Online play
8 GameSpy services have been shut down;[6] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

Devices State Notes
Tobii Eye Tracking
Works with Tobii EyeX tracker or Tobii EyeX 4C and 5 headtracker plugins for FaceTrackNoIR.[citation needed]
TrackIR
Supports: Yaw, Pitch.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 256 / Quaddro / 2 (Go!) / 3 / 4
ATI Radeon
PowerVR Kyro / Matrox G400 / Matrox G450 / Matrox G550
16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 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]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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