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|widescreen resolution notes= Resolutions higher than 1920x1200 must be set in the <code>screen.xml</code> config file.
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|widescreen resolution notes= Resolutions higher than 1920x1200. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
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|fov notes                  = Fixed 60° vertical. Hold {{key|shift}} and press {{key|>}} to increase, {{key|<}} to decrease in the game.
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Modify resolutions|fix=
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# Go to {{p|localappdata}}\torcs\config
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# Open <code>Screen.xml</code> with a text editor.
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# Edit your desired resolution:
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#* <attnum name="x" val="<code>'''X'''</code>"/> - Width
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#* <attnum name="y" val="<code>'''X'''</code>"/> - Height
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# Save the file.
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{{ii}} <code>'''X'''</code> represents the resolution number
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
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{{Image|TORCS control.png|Control settings}}
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{{Image|TORCS control.jpg|Control settings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
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|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
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|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Joystick steering is hard. Set the "Steer sensitivity" to <code>0.0500</code> in "Control settings" to fix.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
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}}
 
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          = hackable
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|local play players  = 4
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|local play modes    = Versus
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|local play notes    = See [[#Split-screen|Split-screen]]
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|lan play            =
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|lan play players    =
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|lan play modes      =
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|lan play notes      =
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|online play          =
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|online play players  =
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|online play modes    =
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|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous        =
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}
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===Split-screen===
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{{ii}} A controller is highly recommended to play split-screen. Requires others USB controller connectors for 4 players.
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{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|fix=
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# Download the split-screen file [https://www.mediafire.com/file/gikhi2tvm0lrmko/TORCS_4_Players_split_screen_mod.rar/file here].
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# Extract {{file|ssrace.xml}} to {{p|game}}\config\raceman.
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# Create Player 2 (4 for quad split-screen) in "Configure players" menu and set the controls to player 2.
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# Select "Split-screen race" in race menu.
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# In race starting grid setup menu, set the created player to grid.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} For 4 players quad split-screen mode, press {{key|]}} to split to 4 screens.
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 17 April 2023

TORCS
TORCS cover
Developers
Eric Espié
Christophe Guionneau
Bernhard Wymann
Engines
PLIB
Release dates
Windows 1997
Linux 1997
macOS (OS X) 2001
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Genres Racing
Vehicles Automobile
Art styles Realistic
Icon overlay.png
TORCS on Wikipedia

TORCS - The Open Racing Car Simulator is an open-source freeware racing game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\torcs\config
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Video

Video settings
Video settings
Graphics settings
Graphics settings
OpenGL settings
OpenGL settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Resolutions higher than 1920x1200. See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Menu items are stretched, otherwise perfect.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Fixed 60° vertical. Hold ⇧ Shift and press > to increase, < to decrease in the game.
Windowed
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.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Modify resolutions
  1. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\torcs\config
  2. Open Screen.xml with a text editor.
  3. Edit your desired resolution:
    • <attnum name="x" val="X"/> - Width
    • <attnum name="y" val="X"/> - Height
  4. Save the file.
X represents the resolution number

Input

Control settings
Control settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Joystick steering is hard. Set the "Steer sensitivity" to 0.0500 in "Control settings" to fix.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
XInput and DirectInput.[1]
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
The controller sticks don't work in-race, but the buttons work.
  1. In the controller settings, click the Calibrate button and follow the instructions on the bottom of the screen to determine left and right steering.[2]

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No dialogue or speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Versus
See Split-screen

Split-screen

A controller is highly recommended to play split-screen. Requires others USB controller connectors for 4 players.
Instructions
  1. Download the split-screen file here.
  2. Extract ssrace.xml to <path-to-game>\config\raceman.
  3. Create Player 2 (4 for quad split-screen) in "Configure players" menu and set the controls to player 2.
  4. Select "Split-screen race" in race menu.
  5. In race starting grid setup menu, set the created player to grid.

Notes

For 4 players quad split-screen mode, press ] to split to 4 screens.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
64-bit executable requires building from source code.
macOS (OS X)
No prebuilt installers are known to exist, so they have to be built from source code.[3]
Linux
Distros also offer packages for SPARC, RISC, and MIPS, among others.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 550 MHz[4] 800 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 1.3 compatible 		64 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 550 MHz 800 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 1.3 compatible 		64 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 550 MHz 800 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 1.3 compatible 		64 MB of VRAM


References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Dandelion Sprout on 2020-11-30
  2. ↑ Player's Control Configuration - last accessed on 2020-11-30
  3. ↑ The TORCS Racing Board forum thread display - last accessed on 2020-11-21
  4. ↑ The Official TORCS FAQ - last accessed on 2021-09-19