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Xpand Rally
Xpand Rally	2004
Xpand Rally Xtreme	2006

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3 DRM^{[Note 1]}
GamersGate

Steam

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Demo is available. SP version, MP version

Essential improvements

Patches

Patches are available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>/Data/^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3010/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>/Data/profiles/<user-id>/^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3010/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	2x, 4x or 8x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in VideoSettings.src^[5]

Go into the Data folder where the game is installed.
Edit videosettings.src and set your resolution.
Save your changes and close the file.

Notes

Vert-; Cropped vertical FOV on widescreen. Increase FOV to compensate, see Field of view (FOV).

Field of view (FOV)

FOV settings are stored for each car.

Set FOV in car model.scr^[5]
Go into the `Data\cars` folder where the game is installed. Go into a car's folder. Edit `model.scr` and set the desired FOV value, repeating for each car. Replace FOV values as follows to switch to correct 16:9 view: 85 → 101, 70 → 86, 105 → 120, 80 → 96, 110 → 125. New = 2 * Arctan(Tan(Old / 2) * 4 / 3)

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
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Force feedback available for wheels, tested with Logitech G29.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish				Polish retail release only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play		4
Online play		4

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0b compatible

Notes

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
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 (3010) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[5] This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[gamedir-6] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-7] 3.0 ^3.1 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 (3010) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[6] The app ID (3010) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[StarForce_Windows_Vista-1] Windows Vista support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_7-2] Windows 7 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-3] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-4] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[WSGF-8] 5.0 ^5.1 Xpand Rally | WSGF

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

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 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
-|antialiasing notes         = 2x, 4x or 8x
+|antialiasing notes         = 2x, 4x or 8x.
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
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 |120 fps                    = unknown
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+{{Fixbox|description=Set resolution in VideoSettings.src|ref=<ref name="WSGF">[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/xpand-rally Xpand Rally | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
-# Go into the <code>Data</code> folder where the game is installed.
+# Go into the {{folder|Data}} folder where the game is installed.
-# Edit <code>videosettings.src</code> and set your resolution.
+# Edit {{file|videosettings.src}} and set your resolution.
 # Save your changes and close the file.
-# Set your [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
+'''Notes'''
+{{--}} {{term|Vert-}}; Cropped vertical FOV on widescreen. Increase FOV to compensate, see [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
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 # Go into the <code>Data\cars</code> folder where the game is installed.
 # Go into a car's folder.
-# Edit <code>model.scr</code> and set the FOV you want.
+# Edit {{file|model.scr}} and set the desired FOV value, repeating for each car.
-# Repeat for each car.
 # Replace FOV values as follows to switch to correct 16:9 view: 85 → 101, 70 → 86, 105 → 120, 80 → 96, 110 → 125. New = 2 * Arctan(Tan(Old / 2) * 4 / 3)
 }}
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 |controller hotplug notes  =
 |haptic feedback           = true
-|haptic feedback notes     = Force feedback available for wheels, tested with Logitech G29
+|haptic feedback notes     = Force feedback available for wheels, tested with Logitech G29.
 |simultaneous input        = unknown
 |simultaneous input notes  =
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
-|windows arm app        = false
+|windows arm app        =
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =

Developers

	Techland
Publishers
	Deep Silver
Engines
	Chrome Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	September 24, 2004
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	Xpand Rally