Mashed
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Developers | |
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Supersonic Software | |
Publishers | |
Empire Interactive | |
Japan | D3 Publisher |
Strategy First | |
Russia | Buka Entertainment |
Engines | |
RenderWare | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 25, 2004 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Automobile |
Mashed is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person racing game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | CD-ROM used only for installation. | |||
Publisher website | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | Fully Loaded release. |
Version differences
- Mashed, also known as Mashed: Drive to Survive, is the original European release.
- Mashed: Fully Loaded contains additional vehicles, tracks, modes, and challenges; released in Europe. Digitally, it is only available on Zoom Platform.
- Drive to Survive is the US release that contains all the additional content from Fully Loaded. It was included in the "Weekend Play Pack" alongside The Golf Pro 2 and Space Invaders Anniversary, and not available separately.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\contcfg*.bin[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281280/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\gamesave.bin[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281280/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Stretched from 4:3. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
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 | Speed is bound to frame rate and feels like it was designed for lower frame rates. The game was likely optimized for 50 Hz/50 FPS (PAL) | ||
120+ FPS | Changes monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz upon start, can be switched back but runs at twice the speed. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Windowed
Force windowed[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Cannot remap left and right arrow keys. Also, cannot assign up or down arrow keys. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | There is no mouse input in the game. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | DirectInput only. See Controller support. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Controller support
- By default, can't use axes as buttons (e.g. Xbox 360 Controller triggers).
Fix remapping issues[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | See Mute on focus lost. | |
EAX support | DirectSound3D.[1] | |
Royalty free audio |
Mute on focus lost
Set mute in background[citation needed] |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Use the -L1 command line argument |
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German | Use the -L2 command line argument |
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Italian | Use the -L4 command line argument |
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Russian | Retail version, download. | |||
Spanish | Use the -L3 command line argument |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | |||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Game does not install
Install the game from Setup.exe on the CD[2]
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Game doesn't start
- Error: "Component 'MCI32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid"
Start the game from <path-to-game>\MASHED.exe [2]
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Game crashes on launch
- Error: "Could not find output pin! hr=0x80040216"
Uninstall LAV Filters or codec packs[3] |
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The game will not run on A: or B: lettered drives. Install the game on C: or another lettered drive. |
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode is limited to 60 Hz, even if the display refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set display refresh rate using Special K[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB 256 MB (2000/XP) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 270 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (281280) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Mashed: Drive to Survive w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio) - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mashed - Play Old PC Games
- ↑ "Could not find output pin!" Error :: Mashed General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023