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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Motorheadbox.jpg
 
|cover        = Motorheadbox.jpg
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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Gremlin Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Gremlin Interactive}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fox Interactive}}
 
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|February 28, 1999}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 1998}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Motorhead }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 +
|steam appid side  =
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site = https://web.archive.org/web/19981206053722/http://www.gremlin.co.uk/games/motorhead
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 121
 
|wikipedia    = Motorhead (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Motorhead (video game)
 
|winehq      = 4703
 
|winehq      = 4703
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Motorhead}}
 
 
{{disambig|the original release|the emulated PlayStation version|[[Motorhead (2015)]]}}
 
{{disambig|the original release|the emulated PlayStation version|[[Motorhead (2015)]]}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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 +
{{ii}} The Steam version is not this one, it is the emulated PlayStation version [[Motorhead (2015)]].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\HiScores\}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\HiScores\|{{P|game}}\League\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{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      = false
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= stretched
+
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Stretched}} by default. For an unstretched widescreen, check the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2772-motorhead-widescreen-fix/ Widescreen Patch].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Stretched}}.
−
|ultrawidescreen            = false
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Stretched}} by default. Check the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2772-motorhead-widescreen-fix/ Widescreen Patch].
−
|4k ultra hd                = false
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = {{term|Stretched}} by default. Check the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2772-motorhead-widescreen-fix/ Widescreen Patch].
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = hackable
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|anisotropic                = false
−
|anisotropic notes          = Use [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DgVoodoo_2#DirectX_2-8 dgVoodoo2].
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|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = hackable
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|antialiasing              = false
−
|antialiasing notes        = Use [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DgVoodoo_2#DirectX_2-8 dgVoodoo2].
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|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = false
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|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Cars jump more than normal at high FPS.
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    = Sound FX, Music.
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|separate volume notes    = Sound FX, CD Music.
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    = 7.0 with [https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=41056 A3D-Alchemy]
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|surround sound notes    = 7.0 with [https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=41056 A3D-Alchemy].
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
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|eax support notes       = A3D 1.2, 2.0 & EAX 1. Added in 2.1 patch<ref>[http://community.fortunecity.ws/underworld/fifa/168/motorhead.htm Motorhead patch notes]</ref>
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|eax support notes         = A3D 1.2, 2.0 & EAX 1. Added in 2.1 patch<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://community.fortunecity.ws/underworld/fifa/168/motorhead.htm|title=Motorhead patch notes|date=May 2023}}</ref>.
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 
|red book cd audio        = true
 
|red book cd audio        = true
 
|red book cd audio notes  =
 
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
}}
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 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
−
|local play notes    =  
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|local play notes    = Console versions only.
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play players    = 8
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
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===Compatibility problems on modern operating systems===
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===Motorhead is designed for Windows 95 and cannot be run on Windows Nt (Setup.exe)===
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{{ii}} Newer operating systems frequently have problems with the game, but most can be fixed by running the game in [[Compatibility Mode]] and downloading the latest patches.{{cn|Should specify exactly which patch and compatibility mode to use|date=September 2016}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Set compatibility mode|fix=
 +
# Copy the whole install CD to a folder on your hard drive.
 +
# Download [http://toastytech.com/files/Is5Launcher.zip Is5Launcher.zip]
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# Extract the contents of {{file|Is5Launcher.zip}} on {{folder|MOTOR\DISK1}}.
 +
# Set {{file|setup.exe}} to Windows 95 compatibility mode.
 +
}}
  
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===Stuttering on Nvidia Graphics cards===
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===The pause menu is not visible in a race (Direct3D) ===
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{{Image|nvidiainspector.png|What the settings should look like}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use the [[DgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo2]] wrapper|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-10-07}}</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Enabling triple buffering and disable v-sync|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
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# Download [[Nvidia Profile Inspector]].
 
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# Create a new profile.
 
−
# Click "add application to current profile".
 
−
# Go to where your "motor.exe" is located. Mark it and click OK.
 
−
# Scroll down to the group called "Common" and click on Triple Buffering. Enable it.
 
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# Click "Vertical sync" and choose "force off".
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Unable to run with Direct3D===
 
===Unable to run with Direct3D===
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{{Fixbox|description=Install a separate 3Dfx-renderer|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Use the Glide renderer using a wrapper|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-10-08}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide]
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# Download [https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide nGlide].
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# Install it like normal. A message saying something like "nGlide is now installed" should appear when done
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# Install it like normal. A message saying something like "nGlide is now installed" should appear when done.
−
# Open Motorhead and go into the graphics settings
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# Open Motorhead and go into the graphics settings.
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# Under "Renderer" at the top, select "3dFx Interactive Glide Driver".  
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# Under "Renderer" at the top, select "3dFx Interactive Glide Driver".
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{--}} Only resolutions up to 1024x768 are available.
 
{{--}} Only resolutions up to 1024x768 are available.
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [[DgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo2]] wrapper|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2023-10-07}}</ref>|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 5
 
|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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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 
|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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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = 95
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|minOS    = 95, 98
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
−
|minRAM  = 16 MB
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|minRAM  = 8 MB
 
|minHD    = 100 MB
 
|minHD    = 100 MB
 
|minGPU  = PCI SVGA Graphics card with 1MB RAM capable to show "High Color" (65,535 color) and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0.
 
|minGPU  = PCI SVGA Graphics card with 1MB RAM capable to show "High Color" (65,535 color) and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0.
  
−
|recOS    = 95
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|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 200 MHz
 
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 200 MHz
−
|recRAM  = 32 MB
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|recRAM  = 16 MB
−
|recHD    = 100 MB
+
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = PCI SVGA graphics card with at least 2MB and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0.
 
|recGPU  = PCI SVGA graphics card with at least 2MB and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 15:24, 23 April 2024

Motorhead
Motorhead cover
Developers
DICE
Publishers
Gremlin Interactive
Release dates
Windows October 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing
Vehicles Automobile
Art styles Realistic
Series Motorhead
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Motorhead on MobyGames
Motorhead on Wikipedia
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Motorhead
Motorhead 1998
Motorhead (2015) 2015

This page is for the original release. For the emulated PlayStation version, see Motorhead (2015).

General information

Official Page (Archived)
Official Page (Current)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
The Steam version is not this one, it is the emulated PlayStation version Motorhead (2015).

Essential improvements

Patches

Motorhead Patch 3.0 fixes some compatibility issues and other bugs. It also adds a couple of new cars.

Alternative links:

mhp30.exe (The original patch installer from official support page (Archived)

mhp30.exe (The original patch installer)

mhp30-extracted.rar (The patch extracted with unshield)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Game\Motorhead.cfg[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\Game\*.clo[Note 1]

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.


Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Stretched by default. For an unstretched widescreen, check the Widescreen Patch.
Multi-monitor
Stretched.
Ultra-widescreen
Stretched by default. Check the Widescreen Patch.
4K Ultra HD
Stretched by default. Check the Widescreen Patch.
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)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Cars jump more than normal at high FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Some buttons need to be bound in the config.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound FX, CD Music.
Surround sound
7.0 with A3D-Alchemy.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D 1.2, 2.0 & EAX 1. Added in 2.1 patch[1].
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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Console versions only.
LAN play
8
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
<path-to-game>\MotorSv\Motorsv.exe
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Motorhead is designed for Windows 95 and cannot be run on Windows Nt (Setup.exe)

Set compatibility mode
  1. Copy the whole install CD to a folder on your hard drive.
  2. Download Is5Launcher.zip
  3. Extract the contents of Is5Launcher.zip on MOTOR\DISK1.
  4. Set setup.exe to Windows 95 compatibility mode.

The pause menu is not visible in a race (Direct3D)

Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper[2]

Unable to run with Direct3D

Use the Glide renderer using a wrapper[3]
  1. Download nGlide.
  2. Install it like normal. A message saying something like "nGlide is now installed" should appear when done.
  3. Open Motorhead and go into the graphics settings.
  4. Under "Renderer" at the top, select "3dFx Interactive Glide Driver".

Notes

Only resolutions up to 1024x768 are available.
Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper[4]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Glide
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) PCI SVGA Graphics card with 1MB RAM capable to show "High Color" (65,535 color) and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0. PCI SVGA graphics card with at least 2MB and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0.


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. ↑ Motorhead patch notes - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-10-07
  3. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-10-08
  4. ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-10-07