18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal
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| Developers | |
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| SCS Software | |
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| ValuSoft | |
| Engines | |
| Prism3D | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 30, 2004 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Genres | Driving, Simulation |
| Vehicles | Truck |
| Themes | North America |
| Series | 18 Wheels of Steel |
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General information
- SCS Software Forums for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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| Official website (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is Patch 1.07.
- Installing the patch changes the game language into English.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\18 WoS Pedal to the Metal\config.cfg %USERPROFILE%\Documents\18 WoS Pedal to the Metal\controls.def |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/337460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\18 WoS Pedal to the Metal\saves\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/337460/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Launcher options menu.
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Vert- from 4:3 aspect ratio. HUD is stretched. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| 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) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
| 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 |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
| Polish | Official translation only in retail version. Fan translation available here |
Issues fixed
Corrupted installation.Reinstall aplication from original CD (GOG Version)
- Ejecut the game in Admin Mode
Vsync not working on Windows10 (Direct3D8 mode)
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8, 9 | |
| OpenGL |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | Open Dynamics Engine |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/337460/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (337460) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.