Split/Second

Key points

Released as Split/Second: Velocity in the United Kingdom.

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. See High frame rate.

Official multiplayer servers have been shut down.^[3]

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7.41.0004 DRM

Steam		Contains inert SecuROM DRM.^[4]
Amazon.com (unavailable)

DLC and expansion packs

The DLC packs are only available on consoles.^[5] However, a mod has ported all the DLC vehicles and Quarry map to PC. It can be downloaded from here.

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Split Second\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Configuration file is encrypted.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Split Second\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/297860/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Essential improvements

Fix stutters and slowdowns

Fixes performance issues and helps immensely with mantaining a consistent framerate.

Also improves load-times as a side-effect, among other positive ones.

Alt-tabbing may cause the game to crash

Download DXVK here.
Extract the contents of the dxvk-*.tar.gz file with 7zip or WinRAR.
Copy d3d9.dll from the x32 folder and paste it in the game's executable folder (<path-to-game>).

Video

General settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		Improper Scaling
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Use d3d9-wrapper.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use d3d9-wrapper.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	2x SSAA is enabled at very high settings.^[6] No individual option.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS	Capped at 30 FPS. See High frame rate.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

High frame rate

Use Split/Second 60 FPS Patch^[7]
The patch requires you to remove DRM from your copy as it does not work with Steam DRM. It will break some power plays and cause clipping problems with certain animations. Some of the ai cars will constantly crash into the world that you or the other ai trigger.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Only keyboard button prompts are displayed.
Full controller support		Navigating menus and pausing may not be supported on DirectInput controllers.^[8]
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Bugged in split screen mode.^[8]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)		Hooks the game as generic controller.
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection		Cursor is never shown in the game.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound		5.1 surround at least, haven't tested 7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Game pauses when not on focus.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus Player two must be using a (real or emulated) Xbox 360 Controller.
LAN play	8	Doesn't work on Windows 8 and later as LAN mode wrongly recognized as online mode. (Can be fixed by changing network adapter settings in IPV4 from automatic metric to 1 - same as with ZeroTier)
Online play	8	Official multiplayer servers have been shut down.^[3]

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. NOTE: The profile has been designed to work with the retail game Split/Second: Velocity and may not work with other versions of the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Quazal

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 3 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6656 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/297860/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (297860) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Split/Second (2010) Windows credits - MobyGames - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Split/Second: Velocity - last accessed on 2023-02-19
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Multiplayer offline :: Split/Second General Discussions
↑ Really? SecuROM? :: Split/Second General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Please bring DLCs to Steam :: Split/Second General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Split/Second - Page 5 - Rage3D Discussion Area - last accessed on 2017-01-02
↑ Collection de patchs - TUTO - Emuline - Emulation Arcade PC Retrogaming Game Jeux - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Did they fix the gamepad issue for new Steam version? :: Split/Second General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-01-02

[Proton_path_note-6] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/297860/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (297860) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/297860/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (297860) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Split/Second (2010) Windows credits - MobyGames - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Split/Second: Velocity - last accessed on 2023-02-19

[multiplayer-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Multiplayer offline :: Split/Second General Discussions

[4] Really? SecuROM? :: Split/Second General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[5] Please bring DLCs to Steam :: Split/Second General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[7] Split/Second - Page 5 - Rage3D Discussion Area - last accessed on 2017-01-02

[8] Collection de patchs - TUTO - Emuline - Emulation Arcade PC Retrogaming Game Jeux - last accessed on May 2023

[gamepad-9] 8.0 ^8.1 Did they fix the gamepad issue for new Steam version? :: Split/Second General Discussions - last accessed on 2017-01-02

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Developers

	Black Rock Studio
Windows	Porting House^[1]
Publishers
	Disney Interactive Studios
Russia	Noviy Disk^[2]
Release dates
Windows	May 18, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	79
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase