Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions

Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions

Developers
	DICE
Publishers
	Infogrames
Release dates
Windows	July 25, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Realistic

Key points

Runs great on modern systems.

Supports a wide variety of resolutions.

Has a couple of minor issues. See the fixed issues section below.

Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 3.2 is the latest version (Make sure to download the right patch for your region) (Try to open the download link in a new tab/window in case it doesn't work)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Digital Illusions\Rally Masters\Configurations\Default\

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SavedGames

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Vert-; game looks cropped when using widescreen resolutions. See [Widescreen Patch].
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert-; game looks cropped when using ultrawide resolutions. See [Widescreen Patch].
4K Ultra HD		Vert-; game looks cropped when using widescreen resolutions. See [Widescreen Patch].
Field of view (FOV)		60-90°, cockpit cam is fixed at 80°. For higher FOVs, see [Widescreen Patch].
Windowed		Use dgVoodoo2.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Can be forced through driver control or through dgVoodoo2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Can be forced through driver control or through dgVoodoo2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default. Can be forced off through driver.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		The game doesn't support mouse.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Rumble only works on DirectInput controllers.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		A3D 2.0, EAX
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		Direct IP
Online play		8	Direct IP with an interface that can save server addresses

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Game crashes on car selection or when the resolution is set to above 1920x1200

Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper
Download dgVoodoo2 Unpack dgVoodooCpl.exe, dgVoodoo.conf and the contents of the MS folder into the <path-to-game>. Run dgVoodooCpl.exe and go to the DirectX tab. Change Videocard to the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra with 256MB VRAM. Check Fast video memory access and uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark. (Optionaly) Change Filtering to the Force anisotropic x16 and Antyaliasing (MSAA) to the preferred value.

Audio is muted when a stage starts

Pause and then unpause the game

Menu backgrounds don't show up

Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0 compatible
Other	4x CD-ROM drive