RiMS Racing

RiMS Racing is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing and simulation game developed by Raceward Studio and published by Nacon.

The game was first released on August 19, 2021 on Steam with the scheduled launch on Epic Games Store delayed to November 4.^[1]^[2] During its' initial launch, the game was received fairly good by critics and players alike, though both have pointed out issues with the game: the erroneous AI, issues with controller support and crashing problems among the most frequent.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, Japanese Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition also available.
GamersGate
		European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, Japanese Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, Japanese Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store		European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, Japanese Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition also available.
Steam		European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, Japanese Manufacturers Deluxe Edition, and Ultimate Edition also available.

Version differences

European Manufacturers Deluxe Edition contains the base game, the Bloody Beetroots Specials DLC, a career progress boost and the European Manufacturers pack.

Japanese Manufacturers Deluxe Edition contains the base game, the Bloody Beetroots Specials DLC, a career progress boost and the Japanese Manufacturers pack.

Ultimate Edition contains all content of the editions above.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Bahrain International Circuit	Previously granted for free for the first two weeks after release.^[3]
The Bloody Beetroots Specials
Nolan X-LITE Helmets
Career Pro Starter Pack	Contains 10 Team Points and 50.000 credits.
Japanese Manufacturers Package
European Manufacturers Package

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\RiMS Racing
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1346010/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\RiMS Racing\SAVEDATA
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1346010/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General graphics settings.

Advanced graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Ultra-widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and rendered cutscenes. Spanned HUD^[4]
4K Ultra HD		^[5]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Listed as "Low/Medium/High/Very High" under 'Texture Filtering'.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA, TAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	No true Vsync option. Vsync to 30 and 60 FPS options are available.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Post-processing settings.
HUD settings.

Input

Keyboard settings.

Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is not used in gameplay.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		While previously available, support was removed with the V1.5 Patch.^[6]

DualShock 4 controllers		^[6]
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Bluetooth, wired

Generic/other controllers		^[6]
Button prompts

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Ambient, Engine, Wind, Voiceover, Menu SFX, Menu Music and Gameplay Music.
Surround sound		Dolby Atmos.^[7]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Streamer Mode sets both Music volumes to 0% and disables their adjustment.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus Splitscreen. Requires players to choose separate input devices.
LAN play
Online play	10	Versus Crossplay between Steam and Epic Games Store.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Game crashes at launch on newer Nvidia GPUs

Update graphics drivers^[8]

This problem is caused by an compatibility issue with the 496.13 version of the driver. Nvidia has already released an hotfix.

Download the 496.61 Hotfix drivers or newer from Nvidia's site and update the drivers.

Issues when using a controller

Disable Steam Input^[9]

This issue has been fixed with the 1.5 update.

Open Steam and navigate to the game-specific controller options:
- Library -> right-click on the game -> Properties
Change the controller override to Disable Steam Input.
Click OK or Close to save the changes.
Restart the game if it is currently running.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2300 AMD FX-6300	Intel Core i7-4790 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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>/1346010/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1346010) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Developer's announcement of the release schedule - last accessed on 2021-08-21
↑ Developer's Epic Games Store release announcement - last accessed on 2021-11-04
↑ Pre-order track Bahrain - post on Steam discussions by Nacon - last accessed on 2021-11-30
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2022-07-14
Tested using custom 2560x1080 and 3840x1080 resolutions.
↑ RiMS Racing Gameplay (PC UHD) 4K60FPS on YouTube by Throneful - last accessed on 2021-11-30
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Patch V1.5 - last accessed on 2021-12-03
↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-11-30
Tested with the Steam version. Dolby Atmos is listed in the intro, though I do not have a compatible playback device to confirm.
↑ I Can't start the game - RiMS Racing General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-12-04
↑ Controller Issues? ->Look here<- - RiMS Racing General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-12-04

[Proton_path_note-4] 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>/1346010/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1346010) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Developer's announcement of the release schedule - last accessed on 2021-08-21

[2] Developer's Epic Games Store release announcement - last accessed on 2021-11-04

[3] Pre-order track Bahrain - post on Steam discussions by Nacon - last accessed on 2021-11-30

[5] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2022-07-14
Tested using custom 2560x1080 and 3840x1080 resolutions.

[6] RiMS Racing Gameplay (PC UHD) 4K60FPS on YouTube by Throneful - last accessed on 2021-11-30

[Controller_support-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Patch V1.5 - last accessed on 2021-12-03

[8] Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-11-30
Tested with the Steam version. Dolby Atmos is listed in the intro, though I do not have a compatible playback device to confirm.

[9] I Can't start the game - RiMS Racing General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-12-04

[10] Controller Issues? ->Look here<- - RiMS Racing General Discussions - last accessed on 2021-12-04

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Developers

	Raceward Studio
Publishers
	Nacon
Engines
	Kt Engine
Release dates
Windows	August 19, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	69
OpenCritic	68
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Simulation
Vehicles	Motorcycle
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary