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Revision as of 16:02, 27 April 2012
Introduction
Motorhead is a racing game, developed by Digital Illusions CE (DICE) in 1998, and published by Gremlin Interactive in Europe & Latin America and Fox Interactive in North America. It is available for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It is a dark and moody arcade racing game, set in futuristic urban environments. The sports cars available for play are reminiscent of vehicles of the era, and also handle more realistically than most other arcade racers of the time. The lack of commentary audio was applauded by game critics as it enhanced the moody racing experience. The game engine had the ability to produce stunning visuals without the need for hardware accelerated graphics cards. DICE developed the engine from scratch, where it was also used in S40 Racing.
Issues And Fixes for Windows 7 64 bit
Some usual issues with this game:
a) Cannot start the game.
b) Stuttering while gameplay
c) Unable to run with Direct 3D.
a) Cannot start the game
This is usually resolved by running the game in compatibility-mode.
-Right click on motor.exe.
-Click Properties.
-Click the 'compatibility'-tab.
-Mark the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for:"
-Choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2).
-Run the game.
If it still doesn't work, try another compatibility mode.
a2): Get the latest patch:
-go here: http://mhtools.knoware.nl/files.htm
-download patch 3.0
-install patch.
-run the game.
If it still doesn't work you might have the wrong PC setup for it to work. I had a Sony VAIO laptop with a ATI Radeon Mobility 5650 and I couldn't get the game running, but it works on my system with a GeForce GTX 570.
b) Stuttering while gameplay (resolve for Nvidia graphic cards)
I'm not sure why this appears, but I had a lot of problems with it before I found the solution.
-Download Nvidia Inspector: http://downloads.guru3d.com/NVIDIA-Inspector-1..9.6.5-download-2612.html
-Create a new profile.
-Click "add application to current profile".
-Browse to where your "motor.exe" is located. Mark it and click OK. You have now connected this config to you Motorhead executive.
-Scroll down to the group called "Common" and click on Triple Buffering. Enable it.
-Optional: Click "Vertical sync" and enable it.
It should now look like this : http://i.imgur.com/TCzp3.png
As you can see I've chosen to force v-sync off, but enabled triple buffering.
Now the stuttering should be resolved.
c) Unable to run with Direct 3D.
If you can't start a race with the graphics set to Direct 3D you might need a separate 3Dfx-renderer.
-Download nGlide: http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide
-Install it like normal. The installation should be fairly quick. You should see a message saying something like "nGlide is now installed"
-Open Motorhead and go into the graphics settings
-Under "Renderer" at the top, select "3dFx Interactive Glide Driver". WARNING: only resolutions up to 1024x768 are available.
References
http://www.mobygames.com/game/motorhead