Difference between revisions of "F1 Challenge '99-'02"
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|windowed notes = No option to toggle windowed in game or in Game Setup. Edit the <code>WINDOWEDMODE=1</code> text line in {{file|config.ini}}. | |windowed notes = No option to toggle windowed in game or in Game Setup. Edit the <code>WINDOWEDMODE=1</code> text line in {{file|config.ini}}. | ||
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+ | ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix= | ||
+ | # Open {{file|default.cfg}} in {{file|{{p|game}}\Save with a text editor. | ||
+ | # Choose their camera views. | ||
+ | # Set <code>Fov=(00.000000, 00.000000)</code> to your desired. | ||
+ | # Save the file. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Zero numbers represents the desired FOV numbers, after points, contains 6 zero numbers. | ||
==Input== | ==Input== |
Revision as of 16:42, 13 April 2023
Developers | |
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Image Space Incorporated[1] | |
Publishers | |
EA Sports | |
Engines | |
GMotor 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 27, 2003 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 91 |
IGDB | 63 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing, Simulation |
Vehicles | Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | F1 |
F1 | |
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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).
Key points
- Released as F1 Career Challenge in Australia.
- Active season modding community.
Availability
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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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. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | No microtransactions are available in this game. |
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[profile name][Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Save\[profile name][Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | In-game images, FMVs & UI is Vert-. The 3D car showroom in main menu is on right side.[citation needed] | ||
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 in game or in Game Setup. Edit the WINDOWEDMODE=1 text line in config.ini . |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Toggled On or Off in Game Setup | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Field of view (FOV)
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
- Open
default.cfg
in {{file|<path-to-game>\Save with a text editor. - Choose their camera views.
- Set
Fov=(00.000000, 00.000000)
to your desired. - Save the file.
- Zero numbers represents the desired FOV numbers, after points, contains 6 zero numbers.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues fixed
Crashes after opening game using unofficial mods on Windows 8 and 10
- Changing the racing team in menu and loading tracks has issues. The possible way was a mod problem.[5]
Fix crashes during opening game[citation needed] |
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Game does not launch on modern systems
Run the game as Adminstrator |
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Vsync option in Game Setup not working on Windows 10
- 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.
Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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VR support
Devices | State | Notes | |
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Works with Tobii EyeX tracker or Tobii EyeX 4C and 5 headtracker plugins for FaceTrackNoIR. | ||
TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Mods
- Using mods does not require the base game.
F1 Challenge VB
- The whole mod with over F1 seasons of 1950 to newest is released.
- 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 here. For instructions, read the Readme file below. A password for this mod is required to complete (requires registration).[6]
- 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.
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.
F1 Challenge BRASIL
Brazilian modding community
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ 2.0 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
- ↑ Products - Image Space Inc.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ F1 Challenge Windows 10 Problem with mods - Forumotion - last accessed on March 20, Unknown year
- ↑ F1 Challenge VB - Installation Guide - FREE Game - YouTube - last accessed on 2020-01-08