Difference between revisions of "Wheelman"

Revision as of 12:16, 2 September 2018

Key points

Bare-bone PC port, lacking such features as video options or key rebinding.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7.39.0005 DRM. Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM.

This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace bik files^{[citation needed]}
Download "blank" movie files and extract them. Copy them to `<path-to-game>\WheelmanGame\Movies` replacing already existing ones.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Wheelman
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Wheelman
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Use FOV hack^{[citation needed]}
Download Racer_S FOV hack and extract it. Start the program. Start the game. Use hotkeys displayed in a program to increase or decrease FOV.

Windowed

Use DxWnd^{[citation needed]}

Download DxWnd,extract and start it.
Click Edit and Add.
Type in a name, e.g. Wheelman.
Right to a Path field click button with ....
Go to <path-to-game>\Binaries\Wheelman.exe.
Under position type in:
- X = 0
- Y = 0
- W = *your desired window width* (e.g. 1920)
- H = *your desired window hight* (e.g. 1080)
Go to Input tab and under Cursor handling select.
- Correct mouse position
- Intercept GDI Cursor Clipping
Go to DirectX tab and under DirectX version hook select DirectX9.
Click OK and launch the game.

Notes

Make sure window width and height in DxWnd is the same as the one selected in game.

This method has a negative impact on frame rate.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Only available in Russian retail copy
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+	Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2600 512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (21920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (21920) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (21920) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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 |wikipedia    = Wheelman (video game)
 |winehq       = 14547
+|license      = commercial
 }}
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 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/21920/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/21920/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 ==Availability==
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 |invert mouse y-axis       = true
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
+|touchscreen               = unknown
+|touchscreen notes         =
 |controller support        = true
 |controller support notes  =
@@ Line 150: / Line 153: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = true
 |invert controller y-axis notes= Shared with mouse.
-|touchscreen               = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = unknown
-|touchscreen notes         =
+|xinput controllers notes  =
+|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts notes        =
+|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers notes    =
+|dualshock 4               = unknown
+|dualshock 4 notes         =
+|dualshock prompts         = unknown
+|dualshock prompts notes   =
+|light bar support         = unknown
+|light bar support notes   =
+|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
+|dualshock 4 modes notes   =
+|tracked motion controllers= unknown
+|tracked motion controllers notes =
+|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
+|tracked motion prompts notes =
+|other controllers         = unknown
+|other controllers notes   =
+|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts notes=
 |button prompts            = Xbox
 |button prompts notes      =
@@ Line 160: / Line 183: @@
 |simultaneous input        = unknown
 |simultaneous input notes  =
-|light bar support         = unknown
+|steam input api           = unknown
-|light bar support notes   =
+|steam input api notes     =
+|steam hook input          = unknown
+|steam hook input notes    =
+|steam input presets       = unknown
+|steam input presets notes =
+|steam controller prompts  = unknown
+|steam controller prompts notes =
+|steam cursor detection    = unknown
+|steam cursor detection notes =
 }}

Developers

	Tigon Studios
	Midway Studios Newcastle
Publishers
	Midway Games
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	March 24, 2009