MegaRace 3
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| Developers | |
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| Cryo Interactive | |
| Digital | Jordan Freeman Group |
| Publishers | |
| Retail (Europe) | Wanadoo Edition |
| Retail (USA) | DreamCatcher Interactive |
| Retail (Russia) | 1C Company |
| Digital | Microïds |
| Engines | |
| RenderWare | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 14, 2001 |
| macOS (OS X) | Unknown |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Hovercraft |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | MegaRace |
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| MegaRace | |
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| MegaRace | 1994 |
| MegaRace 2 | 1996 |
| MegaRace 3 | 2001 |
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Steam | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Pre-packaged with ThirteenAG's d3d8 wrapper. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is available from Patches-Scrolls.
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/733770/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Save[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/733770/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings
External configuration application
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Stretched [citation needed] | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Mouse not used at all. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DualShock 4 controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
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| Button prompts |  |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and effects; commentary by Lance Boyle can only be toggled on/off. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only. | |||
| German | Retail and Zoom Platform only.; download for digital releases. | |||
| Italian | Retail and Zoom Platform only. | |||
| Portuguese | Retail and Zoom Platform only.[2] | |||
| Russian | Retail and Zoom Platform only. | |||
| Spanish | Retail and Zoom Platform only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | The official multiplayer service has been shut down. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | Havok | |
| Cutscenes | Windows Media Foundation |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, ME, 2000 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 8 compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (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>/733770/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (733770) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-01-28
- Tested on ZOOM Platform release.
- ↑ Verified by User:DarkSonicPT on 2023-03-20