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Motorhead

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Wiki for the Game Motorhead for PC (Windows 7); 1998; Digital Illusions (DICE)

Here's the link to the game on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorhead_(video_game)

Here's gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlXnI2R4gAE

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.


Solution #2: 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

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.

Good Luck.