Driver: Parallel Lines
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| Developers | |
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| Reflections Interactive | |
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| Ubisoft | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 26, 2007 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 61 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Genres | Open world, Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Series | Driver |
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| Driver | |
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| Driver | 1999 |
| Driv3r | 2005 |
| Driver: Parallel Lines | 2007 |
| Driver: San Francisco | 2011 |
| REDRIVER 2 (unofficial port) | 2020 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
TAGES DRM (early copies). | |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 7.34 DRM disc check (later copies). | |
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| Amazon.com | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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| Ubisoft Store | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Move, delete or rename file[citation needed] |
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Driver: Parallel Lines MegaFix
- Fixes high pitched music and restores missing in PC port songs, to make game sounds like PS2/Xbox versions.
- Fixes car camera position to look like in PS2/Xbox, so now it has proper FOV.
- Changes British English spellings to American English spellings (e.g. Tyres = Tires, etc.).
- Restores original car names, gives the weapons their real-life counterpart's names.
- Extends the draw distance so the player can see more over a longer distance.
Game data
Game settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Driver Parallel Lines\Config.DPLUser |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Driver Parallel Lines\<user-id>.DPLSave |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Widescreen resolution
- By default, the game is capped at 1920x1080 resolution and adds black bars for aspect ratios other than 16:9.
| Use ThirteenAG's fix[citation needed] |
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Windowed
| Use ThirteenAG's fix[citation needed] |
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Input
| 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 | Native XInput controller support. Set in options. | |
| Full controller support | Entering a profile name requires a keyboard. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts | Not true icons, just letters (A, B, X, Y, etc.) | |
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Vibration can be disabled. | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 3.0 | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| German | ||||
| Italian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
| Polish | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam release | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. | |||
| Russian | Retail only. | |||
| Spanish | Retail and Steam only. |
Issues unresolved
- The game has a tendency to crash when returning to main menu from gameplay and before said cutscene. For the latter case, the game saves right before it and you can continue playing normally by launching the game again.
Issues fixed
Pixelated slow motion camera
| Decrease motion blur in the game options.[citation needed] |
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Mods
Driver Parallel Lines: Visual Edition
- Aims to make the PC version look and play as close to the PlayStation 2 version as possible, with enhancements.
Xbox Rain Droplets
- Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c | |
| Shader Model support | 1.1, 2.0 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP1 | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz AMD Athlon 3.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support |
128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c 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>/21780/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.