Hot Wheels: Williams F1 - Team Racer

Hot Wheels: Williams F1 - Team Racer

Developers
	KnowWonder
Publishers
	THQ
Release dates
Windows	December 2, 2001
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Hot Wheels

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Key points

Also known as Williams F1 Team Driver or Hot Wheels: F1 Racer.

This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using Smacker are corrupted. See Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

The intro movies using Smacker are corrupted making the game unplayable on modern systems.

Delete or Rename
Go to <path-to-game>\MiscFile\. Delete or rename all files starting with Movies.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config.ini <path-to-game>\miscFile\CareerData\Options.sav

Configuration file config.ini cannot be edited by default.

The file Options.sav is encrypted.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\miscFile\CareerData

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		By default, changing resolutions doesn't work in Config.ini file.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Using DxWnd crashes after launching.
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)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keyboard only. Run <path-to-game>\ControlMapper.exe.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Run <path-to-game>\ControlMapper.exe.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Choose 'English version' to install the game through this language.
Russian				Original game language.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues unresolved

Intro movies not showing but are corrupted

The intro movies do not play on modern systems as they use Smacker Video Codec.

Issues fixed

Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher

The game crashes when installing a game in English language prompting a message Exception occurred during OnIdle.

This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using Smacker are corrupted.

Delete or Rename
Go to <path-to-game>\MiscFile\. Delete or rename all files starting with Movies.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology	Movies are corrupted on modern systems. See Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher.
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium MMX
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	4 MB