DethKarz

DethKarz is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action and racing game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Version differences

The GOG.com re-release is packaged with nGlide, and defaults to 3DFX Glide.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Melbourne House\Dethkarz^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1257910/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\`*`.dks^{[Note 3]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1257910/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Gameplay/general settings.

Display/graphics settings.

Performance/quality settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		nGlide required (included in the Gog and Steam release)
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		nGlide required (included in the Gog and Steam release)
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use nGlide or DgVoodoo 2. nGlide is already included in the GOG.com re-release. Use `Alt`+`↵ Enter` to toggle nGlide/DgVoodoo windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use dgVoodoo 2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Use dgVoodoo 2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Framerate limit can be set to 15, 30, or 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard binding options.

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

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	8	Versus
Online play

Connection types

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

Other information

Change rendering device

To change the default resolution/rendering device, retail installations will have a Start Menu shortcut for Configuration.

This shortcut is missing from the GOG.com release.

Creating a Configuration shortcut

Create a new shortcut to the game executable (<path-to-game>\DethKarz.exe).
Edit the shortcut and add the /c switch to the end of the Target field then apply/save.

Using the newly created shortcut will open the Configuration screen, allowing to change the selected rendering device.

A Performance Benchmark shortcut can be created by using the /p switch instead of /c when editing the shortcut.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6
Glide		GOG release uses nGlide to convert to DirectX 9 or Vulkan.
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Pentium @ 166 MHz	Pentium MMX @ 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA 1 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible	3DFX or DirectX 6 compatible GPU 4 MB of VRAM

A faster CPU is required if a 3D accelerator is not present.

Notes

↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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>/1257910/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1257910) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
↑ 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).

References

[HKLM-1] Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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>/1257910/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1257910) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[gamedir-3] 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).

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

Developers

	Melbourne House
Publishers
United States	GT Interactive
Europe	Infogrames
Argentina	Edusoft
Digital (2019-2020)	Piko Interactive
Digital (2020-present)	Ziggurat Interactive
Release dates
Windows	November 6, 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Racing
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi, Space