Star Wars: Episode I - Racer
Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Japan | Electronic Arts |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 18, 1999 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 10, 1999 |
Reception | |
IGDB | 75 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Star Wars |
Star Wars: Episode I - Racer is a racing sci-fi game set in the Star Wars universe. Its sequel Star Wars Racer Revenge was never released on PC.
The game was initially released on retail disc for Windows on May 18, 1999 in North America and June 4, 1999 in Europe, alongside the Nintendo 64 version. The MacOS version was released later that year on December 16, 1999. It did not receive a modern digital distribution release until it was released on GOG.com on May 1, 2018.[1] It was released on Steam on November 16, 2018,[2] and later on Origin.
On PC, there is a small but active modding and speedrunning community based around this Community Discord server and uses this modded exe for multiplayer.
Frame rates above 30 may introduce glitches or game-breaking bugs.[3][4]
Key points
- Installing the retail version on 64-bit versions of Windows requires a workaround. See Installing retail version on 64-bit versions of Windows.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Pre-patched with a DirectDraw to DirectX 9 wrapper | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. | |||
Steam | Pre-patched with a DirectDraw to DirectX 9 wrapper |
Essential improvements
Patches
Official
- SWEP1RCR.EXE updates the retail game to the latest version. Needed to run the game on Windows NT-based systems.
- The latest official patch 1.01 for Mac is available at soggi.org.
Peixoto's patch
- Fixes a black screen z buffer bug that makes the game unplayable
- Forces the game to run - pillarboxed - at your desktop resolution or higher. Ultra-wide and 4K supported
- Forces the game to run in 32 bit color depth
- Fixes z fighting artifacts
- Better compatibility with Xinput gamepads)
Unofficial
- SWE1R Patcher Adds higher resolution fonts and some multiplayer features.
- SWE1R HD Upgrade Pack Adds higher resolution cinematic cutscenes. Includes Patcher features and aims to add HD in-game textures to models and environment.
Skip intro videos
Use the -i command line argument[5]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Star Wars: Episode I Racer\v1.0\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/808910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\player\[Note 3] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/808910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Stretched from 4:3. Use the Patched EXE. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use the Patched EXE. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use the Patched EXE. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use the Patched EXE. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Star Wars Episode I Racer 3D Vision fix. | ||
Windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Additional video settings. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game physics designed for 24 FPS.[citation needed] Frame rates above 30 may introduce glitches or game-breaking bugs.[3][4] GOG.com version has unlocked fps (at least over 440fps). |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Additional video settings
- In
<path-to-game>\data\config\current\video.cfg
, the following options are made available to be changed:
Setting | Values |
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REFLECTIONS | ON , OFF |
ZEFFECTS | ON , OFF |
DYNAMIC_LIGHTING | ON , OFF |
VSYNC | ON , OFF |
LENSFLARE | ON , OFF |
ENGINEEXHAUST | ON , OFF |
TEXTURE_RES | 1 , 2 , 3 |
MODEL_DETAIL | 1 , 2 , 3 |
DRAWDISTANCE | 1 , 2 , 3 |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Joystick settings can easily be adapted to work with a gamepad. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | See XInput-compatible controllers. | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
XInput-compatible controllers
Use Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
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Add XInput support[6] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Require DirectSound restoration on vista/7/8/10 | |
Subtitles | Only in taunts cutscenes before a race. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | A3D 2.0[7] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail only | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Console versions only. | |||
LAN play | 8 | Use IPXWrapper for modern systems (included with GOG.com release). | ||
Online play | Use IPXWrapper and LogIn Hamachi |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Star Wars Episode I: Racer. |
Issues fixed
- Play Old PC Games has troubleshooting information on installing and running the game.
Graphical issues
- e.g., low frame rate, black screen, white screen, green screen, artifacts, crash on startup, etc.
Use dgVoodoo 2 for proper emulated old DirectX support[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Edit dgVoodoo2 config file to eliminate z-fighting (Requires at least version 2.55.1 of dgVoodoo2)[8][9] |
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dgVoodoo2 2.55.1 introduced the ability to force the internal bit depth of D3D depth buffers. The setting must be edited in the dgVoodoo.conf config file.
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Installing retail version on 64-bit versions of Windows
- The GOG.com version installs on 64-bit Windows without issue. For the retail version, read these installation instructions (click
[Expand]
to view).
- Installation instructions
Alternative installer for modern systems[10] |
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German website with the installers: website An alternative Inno Setup installer can be downloaded from MediaFire for CD-Version and DVD-Collection Version. This alternative installer includes many fixes listed below. It's the ultimate installer for English, German and French version for this game.
This custom installer uses old dgVoodoo2 version. If you still have issues with graphics (like greenish screen), then download latest version, unpack it and copy everything from MS folder to the install dir replacing files. Update: Launcher 2.0 for CD, DVD or HDD versions of this Setup. Contain VB6-runtimes. Optional for DirectX-9 User: Wine3D Emulation Files D3D8.dll D3DImm.dll DDraw.dll 2. Copy the correct Wine3D patch files for your Star Wars Racer Version in the installation folder and overwrite the existing files. |
Alternative installer[11] |
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An alternative MSI installer can be downloaded from his website. A guide on how to create a CD image with a new installer can be found here. |
Manual installation[12] |
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1. Copy the gnome folder from Racer's CD to your hard disk and rename it to RACER C:\Games\RACER\data\ *files* C:\Games\RACER\a3dapi.dll C:\Games\RACER\DSETUP.DLL C:\Games\RACER\DSETUP16.DLL C:\Games\RACER\DSETUP32.DLL C:\Games\RACER\IFORCE2.dll C:\Games\RACER\Racer.exe C:\Games\RACER\Smush.dll C:\Games\RACER\SWEP1RCR.exe C:\Games\RACER\SYSCHECK.EXE C:\Games\RACER\syscheck.ini C:\Games\RACER\WEBSITE.EXE< 5. Now for the registry entries. Copy the following text into Notepad Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Star Wars: Episode I Racer\v1.0] "3D Device"="Microsoft Direct3D Hardware acceleration through Direct3D HAL" "Analyze Path"="D:\\INSTALL\\SysCheck.exe" "CD Path"="D:" "DevMode"=dword:00000000 "Display Height"=dword:00000300 "Display Width"=dword:00000400 "Display"="Primary Display Driver" "Executable"="C:\\Games\\RACER\\SWEP1RCR.EXE" "Fix Flicker"=dword:00000000 "FullScreen"=dword:00000000 "GUID"="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}" "Install Path"="C:\\Games\\RACER" "InstallType"=dword:00000009 "JoystickID"="1" "Source Dir"="D:\\" "Source Path"="D:" "UseFett"=dword:00000000 6. You need to edit drive letters in this entries Analyze Path, CD Path, Source Dir and Source Path so they point to your CD/DVD drive. After that edit entries Executable and Install Path so they point to folders/files where you copied your game. 7. Now save that file as racer.reg and run it to import settings to registry. 8. You should be able to start the game. Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
PC Debug Menu
- SWEP1RCR_CM - A customized trainer to re-enable the debug menu from N64, works with latest GOG release.
- AI Difficulty Multiplier
- AI Opponents Difficulty Spread
- Invincibility
- Mirrored Mode (Flip the levels left/right)
- Configure Death Values (Min speed, Spawn Delay)
- Tweak all pod racer stats
SWE1R HD Upgrade Pack
- Project that aims to upgrade the game assets to HD, starting with the cinematics. Progress can be tracked on the project's Discord server.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Direct3D compatible graphics card 2 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/808910/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (808910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ RELEASE: STAR WARS EPISODE I: RACER - last accessed on 2020-05-19
- "STAR WARS Episode I: Racer is now available, only on GOG.com, with a 15% launch discount until May 8, 5pm UTC."
- ↑ STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer · AppID: 808910 · SteamD - last accessed on 2020-05-19
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Speedrun.com Forum - Star Wars Episode I: Racer - Frame rates and Racer (archived) - last accessed on 2020-08-15
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 GOG.com Community Discussions - Slide doesn't work in 60 FPS after hotfixes - last accessed on 2020-08-15
- ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2018-05-17
- ↑ Verified by User:CrazySteve88 on 2019-03-03
- ↑ Aureal Interview - X-bit labs
- ↑ dgVoodoo 2.71: Glide and DirectX API libraries implemented on D3D11/12
- ↑ Star Wars Episode I: Racer (aka Podracer)
- ↑ https://www.letsplayforum.de/index.php/Thread/159414-Star-Wars-Episode-1-Racer-x86-x64-Setup-Fixes-und-Patches/
- ↑ http://www.markusegger.at/Software/Games/Default.aspx
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-03-29