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===Alternative installation method===
 
===Alternative installation method===
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In the event the game's {{file|setup.exe}} crashes with a "Guru Meditation" error, a manual installation can be performed.
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{{Fixbox|description=Alternative installation method|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42285|title=International Rally Championship (Magnetic Fields/Europress) - how to install if setup.exe won't work - VOGONS|date=2023-10-13}}</ref>||fix=
  
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{{mm}} [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42285 Original Vogons article]
 
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The setup.exe file will probably crash with a "Guru Meditation" error, so perform a manual install as follows:
 
  
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1. Create a folder to install the game into, e.g. <code>c:\games\irc</code>
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<li>Create a folder to install the game into, e.g. {{folder|{{P|game}}\irc}}.</li>
  
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2. Go into the new folder
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<li>Go into the new folder.</li>
  
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3. Copy from the CD-ROM the following files into these locations:
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<li>Copy from the CD-ROM the following files into these locations:</li>
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* The whole "files" folder into the game folder, i.e. so you have <code>c:\games\irc\files</code>
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* ral.exe into the game folder, i.e. so you have <code>c:\games\irc\ral.exe</code>
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<li> The {{folder|files}} folder into the game folder, resulting in, for example, {{folder|{{P|game}}\irc\files}}.</li>
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<li> {{file|ral.exe}} into the game folder, resulting in, for example, {{file|{{P|game}}\irc\ral.exe}}.</li>
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4. Create 2 more sub-folders in the game folder, called "savedata" and "var"
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<li>Create 2 more sub-folders in the game folder, called {{folder|savedata}} and {{folder|var}}.</li>
  
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5. Go into the "var" folder and create a new text document, in it put the following - and change the CD-ROM for the correct drive letter that you have the game in:
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<li>Go into the "var" folder and create a new text document. In it put the following, changing the CD-ROM for the correct drive letter the game is being manually installed in:
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
; International Rally Championship
 
; International Rally Championship
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cdrom=d:\
 
cdrom=d:\
 
installation=3
 
installation=3
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</pre>
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</pre></li>
  
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6. Rename this text document (you'll need to be able to see extensions in Windows to do this) to <code>ral.zog</code>
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<li>Rename this text document to {{file|ral.zog}}.</li>
  
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7. Go up one level to the main folder again. Now you need to create a sub-folder called "savedata", so you have <code>c:\games\irc\savedata</code>
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<li>Go up one level to the main folder again. Now create a sub-folder called "savedata", resulting in, for example, <code>{{P|game}}\irc\savedata</code>.</li>
  
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8. Go into the new savedata folder and create the following folders:
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<li>Go into the new savedata folder and create the following folders:
 
<pre>
 
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c:\games\irc\savedata\carsetup
 
c:\games\irc\savedata\carsetup
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c:\games\irc\savedata\replay
 
c:\games\irc\savedata\replay
 
c:\games\irc\savedata\savegame
 
c:\games\irc\savedata\savegame
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</pre>
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</pre></li>
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9. Download the 4.80 patch from Patches Scrolls http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2217
 
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10. Copy the <code>ral.exe</code> file from the zip 4.80 patch into the game folder and overwrite the existing <code>ral.exe</code>
 
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11. {{key|Right-click}} on <code>ral.exe</code> in the game folder and choose Win95 or Win98 compatibility mode
 
  
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12. In order to get the full framerate, follow the guide on this site (either download their <code>DDRAW.dll</code> or use ACT): http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/post.php?77&post=1202630 (optional step, in some cases it didn't need at all, other use [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat])
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<li>Download the 4.80 patch from [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/2217 Patches Scrolls].</li>
  
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13. Run <code>ral.exe</code> and hopefully the game will load!
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<li>Copy {{file|ral.exe}} from the downloaded patch into the game folder and overwrite the existing {{file|ral.exe}}.</li>
  
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14. The game may crash if you use the non-Direct3D 8bit graphics version, so go into the Options > Settings > Visual Display and ensure 16bit accelerated is chosen
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<li>{{key|Right-click}} on {{file|ral.exe}} in the game folder and choose '''Windows 95''' or '''Windows 98''' compatibility mode.</li>
  
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15. Set everything else up as you wish and play away!
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<li>In order to get the full framerate, follow the guide on the following site (either download their <code>DDRAW.dll</code> or use ACT): [http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/post.php?77&post=1202630 http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/post.php?77&post=1202630]</li>
  
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16. You can set up a shortcut to <code>ral.exe</code> if you wish.
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<li>Run {{file|ral.exe}}.</li>
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'''Notes:'''
  
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'''NOTE''': there is one issue: when you press Escape in-game, the menu will be invisible. So if you want to exit the current race, press up once, then press return, then up once again and return again!
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{{ii}} The game may crash if using the non-Direct3D 8-bit graphics version. To resolve this, go into '''Options > Settings > Visual Display''' and ensure '''16bit accelerated''' is chosen.
  
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'''NOTE 2:''' the original game did install some Registry strings, but the game seems to run fine without them
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{{--}} Pressing {{key|Escape}} in-game may result in the menu being invisible. Thus, to exit the current race, press {{key|Up}} once, then press {{key|Enter}}, then {{key|Up}} once again and {{key|Enter}} again.
 
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===Install on Windows 10 64-bit (Spanish Version)===
 
===Install on Windows 10 64-bit (Spanish Version)===
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{{Fixbox|description=Installing the game using a 16-bit emulator|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Installing the game using a 16-bit emulator|ref={{cn|date=13-10-2023}}|fix=
  
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# Go to [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm winevdm] and Download the last stable version, extract and install with it install.reg
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# Go to [https://github.com/otya128/winevdm winevdm] and download the last stable version, extract and install with it {{file|install.reg}}
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# Start otvdmw.exe and look for the game installer path on the disc.
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# Start {{file|otvdmw.exe}} and look for the game installer path on the disc.
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# Proceed with the normal installation of the game.
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# Proceed with normal installation of the game.
 
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===Pause menu not working on Windows 10===
 
===Pause menu not working on Windows 10===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat]
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{{Fixbox|ref=<ref name="Marcelofrau_13102023">{{Refcheck|user=Marcelofrau|date=2023-10-13}}</ref>|description=Use [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases/ DDrawCompat]
 
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==="Guru Meditation" error in loading races===
 
==="Guru Meditation" error in loading races===
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{{Fixbox|description=The default game sets the color depth in 8bits so you should change it to 16bits from the game's graphic configuration
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The game sets the default color depth to 8 bits.
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{{Fixbox|description=Change color depth to 16 bits from the game's graphic configuration|ref=<ref name="Marcelofrau_13102023"/>
 
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===Distorted Sound===
 
===Distorted Sound===
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DSOAL]].}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DSOAL]].|ref=<ref name="Marcelofrau_13102023"/>}}
  
 
===Game won't start (black screen then crashes itself)===
 
===Game won't start (black screen then crashes itself)===
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{{Fixbox|description=Gamepad issue|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Background applications causing crash|ref=<ref name="Marcelofrau_13102023"/>|fix=
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It was noticed that Xbox Series gamepad if connected, can cause a problem where the game doesn't start and cause a crash. Disconnect and try with another gamepad.
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It was observed that if wallpaper engine or any other 3D application is running in the background, the game can crash.
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(not a fix, but at least you can play with keyboard or other gamepad)
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Also OBS caused a similar issue. So if the game is not opening (just a black screen then closes) try to close most applications running in background that uses DirectX or OpenGL.  
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{{Fixbox|description=Background applications causing crash|fix=
 
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It was observed that if wallpaper engine or any other 3D application is running in the background, can cause the game to crash.
 
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Also OBS caused a similar issue. So if the game is not opening (just a black screen then closes) try to see if you can close the most applications that are running in background that uses directx or opengl.  
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 13 October 2023

International Rally Championship
International Rally Championship cover
Developers
Magnetic Fields[1]
Publishers
Europress Software[2]
Release dates
Windows 1997[1][3][4]
Taxonomy
Genres Racing
Series Rally Championship
International Rally Championship on MobyGames
International Rally Championship on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
Rally Championship
Lombard RAC Rally 1988
Network Q RAC Rally 1993
Network Q RAC Rally Championship 1996
International Rally Championship 1997
Mobil 1 Rally Championship 1999
Rally Championship Xtreme 2001

General information

Official website (retrieved)
Europress Tech Support (retrieved)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Demo

A demo is available here

Patches

Patch v4.80 - The latest patch available for the game.

Essential improvements

dgVoodoo2

Fixes rendering issues with intro videos, flickering menu textures and occasional black in-game screen flickering.
Use dgVoodoo2.[5]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\var\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\savedata\[Note 1]

Video

Video settings menus.
Video settings menus.

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)
Use dgVoodoo2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use dgVoodoo2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On by default. Force off through graphics driver.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Control settings menus.
Control settings menus.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keyboard only.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse isn't supported.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Menus are keyboard only.
Controller remapping
See joystick.txt for instructions.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Force Feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings menus.
Audio settings menus.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Brazilian Portuguese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
8
Online play

Issues unresolved

Game won't start (black screen then crashes itself)

Gamepad issue[6]

It was noticed that Xbox Series gamepad if connected, can cause a problem where the game doesn't start and cause a crash. Disconnect and try with another gamepad.

Issues fixed

Alternative installation method

In the event the game's setup.exe crashes with a "Guru Meditation" error, a manual installation can be performed.

Alternative installation method[7]
  1. Create a folder to install the game into, e.g. <path-to-game>\irc.
  2. Go into the new folder.
  3. Copy from the CD-ROM the following files into these locations:
    • The files folder into the game folder, resulting in, for example, <path-to-game>\irc\files.
    • ral.exe into the game folder, resulting in, for example, <path-to-game>\irc\ral.exe.
  4. Create 2 more sub-folders in the game folder, called savedata and var.
  5. Go into the "var" folder and create a new text document. In it put the following, changing the CD-ROM for the correct drive letter the game is being manually installed in: 
    ; International Rally Championship

; INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION

cdrom=d:\
installation=3
  6. Rename this text document to ral.zog.
  7. Go up one level to the main folder again. Now create a sub-folder called "savedata", resulting in, for example, <path-to-game>\irc\savedata.
  8. Go into the new savedata folder and create the following folders: 
    c:\games\irc\savedata\carsetup
c:\games\irc\savedata\ghosts
c:\games\irc\savedata\hst
c:\games\irc\savedata\levels
c:\games\irc\savedata\replay
c:\games\irc\savedata\savegame
  9. Download the 4.80 patch from Patches Scrolls.
  10. Copy ral.exe from the downloaded patch into the game folder and overwrite the existing ral.exe.
  11. Right-click on ral.exe in the game folder and choose Windows 95 or Windows 98 compatibility mode.
  12. In order to get the full framerate, follow the guide on the following site (either download their DDRAW.dll or use ACT): http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/post.php?77&post=1202630
  13. Run ral.exe.

Notes:

The game may crash if using the non-Direct3D 8-bit graphics version. To resolve this, go into Options > Settings > Visual Display and ensure 16bit accelerated is chosen.
Pressing Esc in-game may result in the menu being invisible. Thus, to exit the current race, press ↑ once, then press ↵ Enter, then ↑ once again and ↵ Enter again.

Install on Windows 10 64-bit (Spanish Version)

Installing the game using a 16-bit emulator[citation needed]
  1. Go to winevdm and download the last stable version, extract and install with it install.reg
  2. Start otvdmw.exe and look for the game installer path on the disc.
  3. Proceed with normal installation of the game.

Pause menu not working on Windows 10

Use DDrawCompat[6]

"Guru Meditation" error in loading races

The game sets the default color depth to 8 bits.

Change color depth to 16 bits from the game's graphic configuration[6]

Distorted Sound

Use DSOAL.[6]

Game won't start (black screen then crashes itself)

Background applications causing crash[6]

It was observed that if wallpaper engine or any other 3D application is running in the background, the game can crash. Also OBS caused a similar issue. So if the game is not opening (just a black screen then closes) try to close most applications running in background that uses DirectX or OpenGL.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5 4.05.00.0155
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shaun Southern softography
  2. ↑ Europress: International Rally Championship - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  3. ↑ International Rally Championship Menu - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  4. ↑ Europress On-line - last accessed on 17 May 2023
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Antrad on September 1, 2017
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Verified by User:Marcelofrau on 2023-10-13
  7. ↑ International Rally Championship (Magnetic Fields/Europress) - how to install if setup.exe won't work - VOGONS - last accessed on 2023-10-13