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{{mm}} [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Wookieepedia] - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe | {{mm}} [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Wookieepedia] - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== |
Revision as of 17:05, 5 February 2019
Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Publishers | |
LucasArts | |
Japan | Electronic Arts |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 18, 1999 |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 16, 1999 |
Key points
- Installing the retail version on 64-bit versions of Windows requires a workaround. See Installing retail version on 64-bit versions of Windows.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- Community Discord - Community Discord for Multiplayer and Speedrunning
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Pre-patched with a DirectDraw to DirectX 9 wrapper | |||
Steam | Pre-patched with a DirectDraw to DirectX 9 wrapper |
Essential improvements
Patches
Official
- SWEP1RCR.EXE updates the retail game to the latest version. Needed to run the game on Windows NT-based systems.
Unofficial
- SWEIR Patcher adds higher resolution fonts and some multiplayer features.
Skip intro videos
Use the -i command line argument[1]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Star Wars: Episode I Racer\v1.0\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/808910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\player\[Note 3] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/808910/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Additional video settings
- In
<path-to-game>\data\config\current\video.cfg
, the following options are made available to be changed:
Setting | Values |
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REFLECTIONS | ON , OFF |
ZEFFECTS | ON , OFF |
DYNAMIC_LIGHTING | ON , OFF |
VSYNC | ON , OFF |
LENSFLARE | ON , OFF |
ENGINEEXHAUST | ON , OFF |
TEXTURE_RES | 1 , 2 , 3 |
MODEL_DETAIL | 1 , 2 , 3 |
DRAWDISTANCE | 1 , 2 , 3 |
Input settings
XInput-compatible controllers
Use Peixoto's patch[citation needed] |
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Add XInput support[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Console versions only. | |||
LAN play | 8 | Use IPXWrapper for modern systems (included with GOG.com release). | ||
Online play | Use IPXWrapper and LogIn Hamachi |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Star Wars Episode I: Racer. |
Issues fixed
- Play Old PC Games has troubleshooting information on installing and running the game.
Graphical issues
- e.g., low frame rate, black screen, white screen, green screen, artifacts, crash on startup, etc.
Use dgVoodoo 2 for proper emulated old DirectX support[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Installing retail version on 64-bit versions of Windows
Alternative installer for modern systems[2] |
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German website with the installers: website An alternative Inno Setup installer can be downloaded from MediaFire for CD-Version and DVD-Collection Version. This alternative installer includes many fixes listed below. It's the ultimate installer for English, German and French version for this game.
This custom installer uses old dgVoodoo2 version. If you still have issues with graphics (like greenish screen), then download latest version, unpack it and copy everything from MS folder to the install dir replacing files. Update: Launcher 2.0 for CD, DVD or HDD versions of this Setup. Contain VB6-runtimes. Optional for DirectX-9 User: Wine3D Emulation Files D3D8.dll D3DImm.dll DDraw.dll 2. Copy the correct Wine3D patch files for your Star Wars Racer Version in the installation folder and overwrite the existing files. |
Alternative installer[3] |
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An alternative MSI installer can be downloaded from his website. A guide on how to create a CD image with a new installer can be found here. |
Manual installation[4] |
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1. Copy the gnome folder from Racer's CD to your hard disk and rename it to RACER C:\Games\RACER\data\ *files* C:\Games\RACER\a3dapi.dll C:\Games\RACER\DSETUP.DLL C:\Games\RACER\DSETUP16.DLL C:\Games\RACER\DSETUP32.DLL C:\Games\RACER\IFORCE2.dll C:\Games\RACER\Racer.exe C:\Games\RACER\Smush.dll C:\Games\RACER\SWEP1RCR.exe C:\Games\RACER\SYSCHECK.EXE C:\Games\RACER\syscheck.ini C:\Games\RACER\WEBSITE.EXE< 5. Now for the registry entries. Copy the following text into Notepad Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC\Star Wars: Episode I Racer\v1.0] "3D Device"="Microsoft Direct3D Hardware acceleration through Direct3D HAL" "Analyze Path"="D:\\INSTALL\\SysCheck.exe" "CD Path"="D:" "DevMode"=dword:00000000 "Display Height"=dword:00000300 "Display Width"=dword:00000400 "Display"="Primary Display Driver" "Executable"="C:\\Games\\RACER\\SWEP1RCR.EXE" "Fix Flicker"=dword:00000000 "FullScreen"=dword:00000000 "GUID"="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}" "Install Path"="C:\\Games\\RACER" "InstallType"=dword:00000009 "JoystickID"="1" "Source Dir"="D:\\" "Source Path"="D:" "UseFett"=dword:00000000 6. You need to edit drive letters in this entries Analyze Path, CD Path, Source Dir and Source Path so they point to your CD/DVD drive. After that edit entries Executable and Install Path so they point to folders/files where you copied your game. 7. Now save that file as racer.reg and run it to import settings to registry. 8. You should be able to start the game. Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
PC Debug Menu
- SWEP1RCR_CM - A customized trainer to re-enable the debug menu from N64, works with latest GOG release.
- AI Difficulty Multiplier
- AI Opponents Difficulty Spread
- Invincibility
- Mirrored Mode (Flip the levels left/right)
- Configure Death Values (Min speed, Spawn Delay)
- Tweak all pod racer stats
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Direct3D compatible graphics card 2 MB of VRAM |
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 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>/808910/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (808910) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2018-05-17
- ↑ https://www.letsplayforum.de/index.php/Thread/159414-Star-Wars-Episode-1-Racer-x86-x64-Setup-Fixes-und-Patches/
- ↑ http://www.markusegger.at/Software/Games/Default.aspx
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-03-29