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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2000}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = mercedes-benz-truck-racing
 
|wikipedia    = Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing
 
|wikipedia    = Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing
 
|winehq      = 4055
 
|winehq      = 4055
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|ProtectDISC Software}} | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Config<code>'''X'''</code>.dsv}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} <code>'''X'''</code> represents the game version
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\SpStand|{{p|game}}\Replays}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Main menu locked '''800x600'''.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = HUD gets small.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Use [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd].
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = limited
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Toggled On or Off in advanced video settings.
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = false
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|vsync                      = true
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|vsync notes                = As "triplebuffering". Toggled On or Off in advanced video settings.
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|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Johnmooth|date=2023-03-21|comment=The game may runs on 60hz when Vsync is forced off.}}</ref>
 +
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
 +
mbtr_video.png|Video settings
 +
mbtr_advanced.png|Advanced video settings
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</gallery>
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|mbtr_input.png|Input settings}}
|key remap                = unknown
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{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = DInput only
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = All menus and some other actions can only be performed with a mouse.
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = limited
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Analog stick cannot be remapped.
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = true
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Joystick steering sensitivity is hard.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|mbtr_audio.png|Audio settings}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Image|mbtr_lang.png|Language settings}}
|separate volume notes    =  
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{{Audio
|surround sound          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = Menu music, Menu SFX, Game music, Game SFX, Engine, Opponents Engine
 +
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Only radio voice on racing.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = false
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|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
|lan play notes      =  
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|lan play notes      = IP Matchmaking. Also on Client version.
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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|udp  =  
 
|udp  =  
 
|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Intro movie not showing===
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{{ii}} This only starts on black screen and shows a Mouse pointer in game. When it skips, mutes a sound in main menu.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Fix intro movies with compatibility mode|ref=|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|TruckRace.exe}}
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# Enable Windows XP (SP3) compatibility mode.
 +
}}
 +
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===Poor performance and/or graphical errors===
 +
{{ii}} D3D Retained Mode might help
 +
{{Fixbox|fix=
 +
# Download '''D3DRM.zip''' from the [http://dege.fw.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo2 website]
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# Extract <code>d3drm.dll</code> to {{p|game}}
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo 2](Obligatory Windows 10).|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Truck livery issues when using dgVoodoo 2===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable 'Voodoo3 fix' in advanced video settings.|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 7.0
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
|glide versions        =  
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|glide versions        = true
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
|software mode          =  
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|software mode          = true
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
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|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          =
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 +
}}
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===Run game without administrator rights===
 +
{{ii}} There do not appear to be any defects by playing the game this way
 +
{{ii}} It is advised not to install the game in '''Program Files'''
 +
{{Fixbox|||fix=
 +
# Go to {{p|game}}
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# Create 2 new text documents (one for the game and one for the config utility) with <code>.bat</code> at the end of their filenames ('''file extensions must enabled in file explorer''')
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# Open the '''game''' <code>.bat</code> file in ''notepad'' and paste in the following:
 +
# <code>cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start "" TruckRace.exe"</code>
 +
# Close the '''game''' <code>.bat</code> file
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# Open the '''config utility''' <code>.bat</code> file in ''notepad'' and paste in the following:
 +
# <code>cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start "" MBTR_Setup.exe"</code>
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# Close the '''config utility''' <code>.bat</code> file
 +
# Use these newly created files to play the game and configure settings
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Installing game and registering the registry in Windows===
 +
{{ii}} Installing a game through the game directory uses registry in Windows.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
 +
# Open Registry Editor in Windows
 +
# Hold {{Key|WinKey}}+{{Key|R}} and type regedit.exe
 +
# Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\SYNETIC\Truckrace
 +
# Export "Truckrace" registry folder.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 333 MHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 333 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minRAM  = 64 MB
 +
|minHD    = 125 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 16 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
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|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  = 128 MB
 
|recRAM  = 128 MB
 +
|recHD    = 385 MB, 393 MB for multiplayer client
 
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 32 MB
  

Latest revision as of 22:08, 11 December 2023

Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing
Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing cover
Developers
Synetic
Publishers
THQ
Engines
3D Landscape Engine
Release dates
Windows 2000
Taxonomy
Genres Racing
Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing on MobyGames
Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing on Wikipedia

General information

Official website (retrieved)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
ProtectDISC Software DRM
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v.1.1.10 updates the game to the latest version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\ConfigX.dsv[Note 1]
X represents the game version

Save game data location

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

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Main menu locked 800x600.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
HUD gets small.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use DxWnd.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Toggled On or Off in advanced video settings.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
As "triplebuffering". Toggled On or Off in advanced video settings.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Input settings
Input settings

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings
Language settings
Language settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Menu music, Menu SFX, Game music, Game SFX, Engine, Opponents Engine
Surround sound
Subtitles
Only radio voice on racing.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
IP Matchmaking. Also on Client version.
Online play

Issues fixed

Intro movie not showing

This only starts on black screen and shows a Mouse pointer in game. When it skips, mutes a sound in main menu.
Fix intro movies with compatibility mode
  1. Open TruckRace.exe
  2. Enable Windows XP (SP3) compatibility mode.

Poor performance and/or graphical errors

D3D Retained Mode might help
Instructions
  1. Download D3DRM.zip from the dgVoodoo2 website
  2. Extract d3drm.dll to <path-to-game>
Use dgVoodoo 2(Obligatory Windows 10).

Truck livery issues when using dgVoodoo 2

Disable 'Voodoo3 fix' in advanced video settings.

Other information

API

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

Run game without administrator rights

There do not appear to be any defects by playing the game this way
It is advised not to install the game in Program Files
Instructions
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Create 2 new text documents (one for the game and one for the config utility) with .bat at the end of their filenames (file extensions must enabled in file explorer)
  3. Open the game .bat file in notepad and paste in the following:
  4. cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start "" TruckRace.exe"
  5. Close the game .bat file
  6. Open the config utility .bat file in notepad and paste in the following:
  7. cmd /min /C "set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start "" MBTR_Setup.exe"
  8. Close the config utility .bat file
  9. Use these newly created files to play the game and configure settings

Installing game and registering the registry in Windows

Installing a game through the game directory uses registry in Windows.
Instructions
  1. Open Registry Editor in Windows
  2. Hold WinKey+R and type regedit.exe
  3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\SYNETIC\Truckrace
  4. Export "Truckrace" registry folder.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 333 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 125 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. Verified by User:Johnmooth on 2023-03-21
    The game may runs on 60hz when Vsync is forced off.