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Revision as of 15:04, 2 September 2021
For the unrelated 2016 game, see Revolt (2016).
Developers | |
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Acclaim Studios London | |
Publishers | |
Acclaim Entertainment | |
Throwback Entertainment | |
H2 Interactive | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 18, 1999 |
Key points
- It's necessary to enable DirectPlay and install RVGL to run this game on modern systems.
General information
- Re-Volt I/O | R/C Racing Game Community
- Re-Volt Race community site
- Re-Volt Zone community modding site
- Re-Volt XTG (RVXTG) community site
- The official Re-Volt I/O forum and home to the development of RVGL
- Our Re-Volt Pub forum
- RRR Racing Forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Three official patches were released: v1.0, 0916, and v1.1 (1207).
RVGL
- A cross-platform rewrite/port of Re-Volt that runs natively on both Windows and GNU/Linux, that's powered entirely by modern, open source components.
- Fixes tons of bugs and adds support for modern systems, resolutions, custom soundtracks.
- Brings console exclusive content and options to PC version.[1]
- Improved multiplayer with better netcode with active community.
- Frequently updated.
Skip intro videos
Skip intro with RVGL[1] |
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Utilities
Phoenix R3
- Allows for the creation of fully-custom tracks of comparable quality to those in the original release.
WolfR4
- Similar in premise to Phoenix R3, but with expanded capabilities
- Only supports patch 1207.[2]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Acclaim\Re-Volt\1.0\[Note 1] |
- RVGL location:
<path-to-game>\profiles\
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Acclaim\Re-Volt\1.0\[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Custom FOV with RVGL[1] |
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Windowed
Set windowed with RVGL[1] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Russian | Official localization by «Руссобит-М». | |||
Basque | Only in RVGL | |||
Czech | Only in RVGL | |||
Hungarian | Only in RVGL | |||
Lithuanian | Only in RVGL | |||
Polish | Only in RVGL | |||
Portuguese | Only in RVGL | |||
Romanian | Only in RVGL | |||
Serbian | Only in RVGL | |||
Slovenian | Only in RVGL | |||
Swedish | Only in RVGL | |||
Turkish | Only in RVGL |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Versus Use RVGL. |
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LAN play | 24 | Versus Use RVGL. 16 Cars and 8 spectators.[3] |
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Online play | 24 | Versus Use RVGL. 16 Cars and 8 spectators.[3] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | Use RVGL. | |
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Crashing and freezing
A number of situations can cause the game to crash. Currently, these include:
- Crashing during multiplayer
- Rare freeze due to propagation of bad data over the internet
- Freeze resulting from incompatibility of some Antivirus programs with Miles Sound System
- Rare instances of PC restarting after reaching a menu screen
Use RVGL |
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Graphical glitches
Graphical glitches are common in v1.2. A basic listing of issues is as follows:
- Improper rendering of vertex colors (dev mode only)
- Rare artifacts with cloud rendering
- Lines and glitches with graphics card forced anti-aliasing turned on
- Screen flickering when attempting to change display mode after using the Print Screen button
- Visible artifacts in the rear-view camera (known as the blue triangle bug)
- Visible texture seams in-between polygons
- Transparent areas are displayed incorrectly on screenshots
- No objects in main menu after exiting a track with Objects Edit Mode
- Objects clipping when viewed at a specific angle
Use RVGL |
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Multiplayer
There are a number of issues with the game's multiplayer mode, including:
- Crashing and object inconsistencies
- Bad syncing, especially at the start, often preceded by a hang at the loading screen
- Saving replays also often results in a bug
Use RVGL |
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Other issues
- Bomb fuse disappears after hitting a clone pickup
- Unable to read certain game states if Caps Lock is on
Use RVGL |
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Game does not start (Windows 10)
- This applies to the GOG.com version.
Delete or rename winmm.dll in the <path-to-game>.[4]
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | Use RVGL for 64-bit. | ||
macOS (OS X) | RVGL is required for native support. | ||
Linux | RVGL is required for native support. |
Vehicle dynamics
- This allows the user to change the top speed, acceleration, steering rate and wheel size, as well as detailed vehicle dynamics settings, effectively allowing the user to 'tune' the vehicle.
Edit vehicle parameters
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Mods
FutureCars
- Adds custom cars and tracks which replaces existing Re-Volt gameplay with high speed, "ultra grav" vehicles, reaching in-game speeds of up to 100 mph. The mod currently includes seven custom tracks, and 20 unique vehicles.
Content Packs
- 9 content packs, that various new content, like new cars, tracks, soundtrack and more.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, ME | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 200 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 RVGL Documentation
- ↑ Re-Volt Wiki - WolfR4 - last accessed on 2021-09-02
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Online parameters - last accessed on 2021-09-02
- ↑ Re-Volt not loading on Windows 10., page 1 - Forum - GOG.com