Carmageddon

Carmageddon

Developers
	Stainless Games
Publishers
Retail (UK)	SCi Games
Retail (Europe)	Sales Curve Interactive
Retail (NA)	Interplay Entertainment
Retail (Brazil)	Brasoft
Mac OS	Aspyr Media
Original digital	Stainless Games
Current digital	THQ Nordic
Engines
	BRender
Release dates
DOS	June 30, 1997
Windows	August 30, 1997
Mac OS (Classic)	August 30, 1997
Windows (DOSBox)	September 27, 2012
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Racing, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Automobile, Street racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Carmageddon

Carmageddon
Carmageddon	1997
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now	1998
Carmageddon TDR 2000	2000
Carmageddon: Reincarnation	2015
Carmageddon: Max Damage	2016

Carmageddon is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, racing and vehicle combat game in the Carmageddon series.

General information

Official website (archived)

Official forums (archived)

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate		Max Pack.
		Max Pack.
GOG.com		Max Pack. Pre-packaged with DOSBox and pre-configured with nGlide.
Green Man Gaming		Max Pack.
Humble Store		Max Pack.
Steam		Max Pack. Pre-packaged with DOSBox and pre-configured with nGlide. Not available in Germany.

Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: base game, Splat Pack.

Version differences

Carmageddon Max Pack includes the base game along with the Splat Pack expansion.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Splat Pack	Included with Carmageddon Max Pack.

Essential improvements

Patches

• The 3dfx-patch and the Voodoo2-patch (requires the former) are available at soggi.org.

Windows 95 Restoration Pack

The Unofficial Max Pack 95 Restoration Project Pack adds the Windows 95 version of the game, alongside the DOS version.

The Windows 95 version allows the game to run at a higher native resolution and with higher frame rates. However, it is not as stable as the DOS version (some AMD/ATI cards have issues running it) and has poor multiplayer support.

Improved draw distance

Edit OPTIONS.txt
Go to the configuration file location. Open OPTIONS.TXT (Steam) or DATA.TWT (GOG.com, 3dfx). Find the line containing Yon 35.000000 and increase the value to Yon 70..000000 or more. Entering the in-game settings menu will revert the value.

Special Edition Mod

The Carmageddon Special Edition mod allows the game and it's expansion to easily run on modern computers while adding new pedestrians, tracks, and vehicles.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game>\DATA
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/282010/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	<path-to-game>\DATA\SAVEGAME
Mac OS (Classic)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/282010/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Windows 95 version only. See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Windows 95 version only (on by default). See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Windows 95 version only. See High frame rate.

Widescreen resolution

Modifying the ddraw.ini file[citation needed]
Go to the game installation folder Open ddraw.ini. Change the lines with width and height to the width and height the game should run in (ex. width=1680 and height=1050 will run the game in 1680x1050 resolution). Save the file. Launch the game.

Windowed

DOS version

Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using DOSBox).

Windows 95 version

Modifying the ddraw.ini file[citation needed]
Go to the game installation folder Open ddraw.ini. Change the line with windowed from false to true. Save the file. Launch the game.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Modifying the ddraw.ini file[citation needed]
Go to the game installation folder Open ddraw.ini. Change the line with windowed from false to true. Change the line with border from true to false. Save the file. Launch the game.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

DOS version

Use nGlide.

Windows 95 version

Modifying the ddraw.ini file[citation needed]
Go to the game installation folder Open ddraw.ini. Change the line with vsync to either true or false. Save the file. Launch the game.

High frame rate

Modifying the ddraw.ini file[citation needed]
Go to the game installation folder Open ddraw.ini. Change the line with vsync from true to false. Change the line with maxfps to either 0 (no limit), -1 (cap the FPS to the monitor refresh rate), or any arbitrary number (ex. maxfps=75 will cap the game at 75 FPS). Save the file. Launch the game.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Certain keys are hardcoded in the menu, preventing use of a WASD control scheme for example. Use the Carma Key Binder to work around this.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Limited modern controller support.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings (DOS version).

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		For the Windows 95 version, all audio settings need to be configured via external control panel (which does not work with 64-bit Windows).
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio		Combined original and licensed music by Fear Factory (instrumentals).
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian				Retail base game only. Zombie version.
Polish				Retail base game only.
Brazilian Portuguese				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		PlayStation version only.
LAN play		6
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Random crashes on modern versions of Windows

No fix known yet.

Issues fixed

Running the game on modern versions of Windows

Use DgVoodoo DirectX Wrapper
Download the files by link. Choose the WineD3D versions folder, then copy to the game directory. The Vsync enabled by default and a music is not working on modern systems.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Glide	2.x	There's a Voodoo 2 patch for Retail release that adds Glide support
DOS video modes	VGA, SVGA	320x200, 640x480 with hires mode

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	6.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 MB	220 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA & SVGA 2 MB of VRAM	4 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	Sound Blaster compatible
Other	4X CD-ROM w/ MSCDEX 2.25

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium 75 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 MB	220 MB
Video card (GPU)	1 MB of VRAM DirectX 3a compatible	4 MB of VRAM

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7.5
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC 601
System memory (RAM)	12 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 MB