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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        =  
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|cover        = Grand Prix 3 Cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Simergy|Season 2000}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Hasbro Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Hasbro Interactive}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 28, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 28, 2000}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|grand-prix-3|87}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|igdb        = grand-prix-3
 +
|mobygames    = grand-prix-3
 
|wikipedia    = Grand Prix 3
 
|wikipedia    = Grand Prix 3
 +
|winehq      = 4760
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Grand Prix }}
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Grand Prix}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |}}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc}} | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Grand Prix 3 Season 2000 | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
<!-- DO NOT GIVE A LINK TO THE NO-CD PATCH. IT WILL GET REMOVED! -->
 +
The latest patch available is [http://www.simracingworld.com/files/download/2-gp3-patch/ Patch v1.13].
 +
 +
Note that a No-CD patch may be required to fix a potential [[#"Cannot locate the CD-ROM" error after patching the game|"Cannot locate the CD-ROM" error]].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 General.png|In-game general settings.}}
 +
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
−
|widescreen wsgf award      = incomplete
+
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
−
|multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
+
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
−
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
+
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
−
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
+
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|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                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = false
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes              = Capped 30 fps
−
|high frame rate            = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes             =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 General Controls.png|In-game general control settings.}}
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Advanced Controls.png|In-game advanced control settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 
|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 =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes   =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = false
 
|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      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
−
|eax support notes        = A3D, EAX <ref>[http://www.spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_multi_piattaforma/385/grand-prix-3-2000-season.aspx Grand Prix 3 2000 Season Review - SpazioGames.it]</ref>
+
|eax support notes        = A3D, EAX<ref>[http://www.spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_multi_piattaforma/385/grand-prix-3-2000-season.aspx Grand Prix 3 2000 Season Review - SpazioGames.it]</ref>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010410004501/http://www.brasoft.com.br/grandprix3/index.htm Brasoft release.]
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
−
|local play          =  
+
|local play          = true
−
|local play players  =  
+
|local play players  = 8
 +
|local play modes    = Hot seat
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 4
 
|lan play players    = 4
−
|lan play notes      =  
+
|lan play modes      = Versus
−
|online play          = unknown
+
|lan play notes      = {{cn|date=August 2015}}
−
|online play players  =  
+
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 22
 +
|online play modes    = Versus
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
−
|local co-op          =
 
−
|local co-op players  =
 
−
|local co-op notes    =
 
−
|lan co-op            =
 
−
|lan co-op players    =
 
−
|lan co-op notes      =
 
−
|online co-op        =
 
−
|online co-op players =
 
−
|online co-op notes  =
 
−
|hot-seat            =
 
−
|hot-seat players    =
 
−
|hot-seat notes      =
 
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
−
}}{{Network/Connections
+
}}
−
|matchmaking        =  
+
 
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
−
|p2p                =  
+
|p2p                = true
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
−
|dedicated          =  
+
|dedicated          = false
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
−
|self-hosting      =  
+
|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
−
|direct ip          =  
+
|direct ip          = true
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
}}{{Network/Ports
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
==="Cannot locate the CD-ROM" error after patching the game===
 +
<!-- DO NOT GIVE A LINK TO THE NO-CD PATCH. IT WILL GET REMOVED! -->
 +
 +
After patching the game to the latest official version (v1.13), the game cannot detect the disc, even if it's in the drive. The only "solution" is to use a No-CD patch.
 +
 +
Due to the legality of the patch, PCGamingWiki cannot directly link to any downloads of it.
 +
 +
===Game crashes at the end of graphics calibration===
 +
 +
===Game always asks for graphics calibration on game startup===
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Black screen on startup===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|Gp3.exe}} file: <code>Compatibility mode (Windows XP (Service Pack 2))</code>}}
 +
 +
===Adding compatibility for modern Windows===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo 2|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Download and setup [http://dege.freeweb.hu/ dgVoodoo 2].
 +
# Once the initial setup is done, go to the {{code|MS}} subfolder.
 +
# Copy the {{code|D3DImm.dll}} and {{code|DDraw.dll}} files and paste them into {{code|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
# Run the game.
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 7
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          = true
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            =
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = 95
−
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II
−
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 32 MB
−
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 330 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
−
|minVRAM  =  
+
|minVRAM  = 2 MB
−
|minDX    =  
+
|minDX    = 7
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Revision as of 09:03, 6 November 2021

Grand Prix 3
Grand Prix 3 cover
Developers
MicroProse
Season 2000 Simergy
Publishers
Hasbro Interactive
Release dates
Windows July 28, 2000
Reception
Metacritic 87
Taxonomy
Genres Racing
Series Grand Prix
Grand Prix 3 on IGDB
Grand Prix 3 on MobyGames
Grand Prix 3 on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
Grand Prix
Formula One Grand Prix 1992
Grand Prix 2 1996
Grand Prix 3 2000
Grand Prix 4 2002

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

General information

GrandPrixGames.com Grand Prix 3 forums section

Availability

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

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Grand Prix 3 Season 2000
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch available is Patch v1.13.

Note that a No-CD patch may be required to fix a potential "Cannot locate the CD-ROM" error.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

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

Video

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
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)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped 30 fps

Input

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D, EAX[3]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Brazilian Portuguese
Brasoft release.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
8 Hot seat
LAN play
4 Versus
[citation needed]
Online play
22 Versus

Connection types

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

Issues unresolved

"Cannot locate the CD-ROM" error after patching the game

After patching the game to the latest official version (v1.13), the game cannot detect the disc, even if it's in the drive. The only "solution" is to use a No-CD patch.

Due to the legality of the patch, PCGamingWiki cannot directly link to any downloads of it.

Game crashes at the end of graphics calibration

Game always asks for graphics calibration on game startup

Issues fixed

Black screen on startup

Enable the following compatibility settings for the Gp3.exe file: Compatibility mode (Windows XP (Service Pack 2))

Adding compatibility for modern Windows

Use dgVoodoo 2[citation needed]
  1. Download and setup dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Once the initial setup is done, go to the MS subfolder.
  3. Copy the D3DImm.dll and DDraw.dll files and paste them into <path-to-game>.
  4. Run the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 330 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
  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