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Key points
- Palette issues with software rendering under Windows Vista and higher can be corrected using compatibility settings.
- Extensive electronic manual containing detailed information on every aspect of the game.
- Hardware-accelerated rendering has lower texture quality than software rendering.
General information
- Truck O Rama MTM-1 Archive for additional tracks and trucks, along with instructions on how to install them.
Availability
- Demo
Essential improvements
Perform complete installation
- One of the possible installation options, Complete, installs all game files to your hard drive (200 MB) for playing without the disc.
- Has the side benefit of making the game portable.
- A limited selection of low-quality songs will be used if the game CD (or any CD-Audio CD) isn't in the primary CD-ROM drive.
- Fixes some multiplayer issues.[1]
- May need to be ran in Windows 95 compatibility mode in order to install properly.
- These extra tracks are made by Terminal Reality and are available at WinRetro.com [1]
- A Crazier eight
- Sierra Logging Run
- Snowy Canyon
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[2]
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- From the menu bar at the top of the screen, select "Options".
- From the drop-down menu which appears, select "Game".
- Uncheck "View Intro Movies".
- Uncheck "View Clip Scenes" if you also want to skip videos shown between races.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Red Book CD audio |
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On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
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Online play |
| 8 |
The official MSN Gaming Zone service has been shut down. |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
2300-2400, 47624 |
UDP |
2300-2400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Software rendering causes palette issues under Vista and higher
Set compatibility options[2]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Right-click MONSTER.EXE and select "Properties".
- Click on the "Compatibility" tab.
- Check checkbox for "Run this program in compatibility mode for:", and from the dropdown box which becomes enabled, select "Windows 95".
- Check the checkboxes for "Run in 256 colors", "Run in 640x480 screen resolution", and "Run this program in administration mode".
- Run the game as normal, selecting "yes" for the UAC prompts which appear.
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"Feature not included" or "Help not supported" error when trying to open help files
- Windows Vista and later need an update to open legacy Help files.
CD music not available
- CD music requires the disc in the first drive (CD-ROM 0).
- Some virtual drive software might not support CD music.
Check drive is CD-ROM 0[citation needed]
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Check that the drive is set to CD-ROM 0.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
2 |
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Software renderer |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
MSN Gaming Zone |
Shut down June 16, 2006. |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 60 (60 MHz)
| Intel Pentium 166 (166 MHz) |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
12 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 MB |
200 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA-compatible DirectX 2.0 compatible | |
Notes
References