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Re-Volt

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Re-Volt
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Developers
Probe Software
Acclaim Cheltenham
Publishers
Acclaim Entertainment
Throwback Entertainment
H2 Interactive
Release dates
Windows July 31, 1999
Re-Volt on Wikipedia

General information

Re-Volt Race community site
Re-Volt XTG (RVXTG) community site
Our Re-Volt Pub forum
RRR Racing Forum
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Install the v1.2 Update.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

Essential improvements

v1.2 Update

The Re-Volt v1.2 Update fixes many issues and adds new features including proper widescreen support.

Mods and utilities

Phoenix R3

Phoenix R3 is a program which allows the creation of full custom tracks. Its features provide the ability to make tracks of comparable quality to those in the original release, and gives the player more freedom than was offered in the original release.

WolfR4

WolfR4 is a custom launcher tool currently under active development, and similar in premise to Phoenix R3, but with expanded capabilities (however it should be noted it only supports patch 1207).[1]

Other popular mods

  • FutureCars is a Re-Volt mod including custom cars and tracks which replaces existing Re-Volt gameplay with high speed, "ultra grav" vehicles, reaching in-game speeds of up to 100 mph. The mod currently includes seven custom tracks, and 20 unique vehicles.

Vehicle dynamics

Go to Acclaim/ReVolt/cars and then enters any sub-folder with a car in it, they are able to edit the vehicle parameters in the 'Parameters.txt' file. This allows the user to change the top speed, acceleration, steering rate and wheel size, as well as detailed vehicle dynamics settings, effectively allowing the user to 'tune' the vehicle.

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

Video settings.
Render settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2-4 Install the latest Re-Volt v1.2 Alpha Build.
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

The v1.2 Update has a number of unresolved issues.

Crashing and freezing

A number of situations will currently cause the game to crash, none of which have yet been resolved. Currently, these include:

  • Crashing during multiplayer
  • Rare freeze due to propagation of bad data over the internet
  • Freeze resulting from incompatibility of some Antivirus programs with Miles Sound System
  • Rare instances of PC restarting after reaching a menu screen

Graphical Glitches

Graphical glitches are common in v1.2. A basic listing of unresolved issues is as follows:

  • Improper rendering of vertex colors (dev mode only)
  • Rare artifacts with cloud rendering
  • Lines and glitches with graphics card forced anti-aliasing turned on
  • Screen flickering when attempting to change display mode after using the Print Screen button
  • Visible artifacts in the rear-view camera (known as the blue triangle bug)
  • Visible texture seams in-between ploygons
  • Transparent areas displayed incorrectly in Print Screen shots
  • No objects in frontend after exiting a track with Objects Edit Mode
  • Objects clipped when viewed at a specific angle

Multiplayer

There are a number of issues with the game's multiplayer mode, including crashing and object inconsistencies, as well as bad syncing and bad starts, often preceded by a hang at the loading screen. Saving replays also often results in a bug. There is currently no known fix for any of these issues.

Other issues

  • Bomb fuse disappears after hitting a clone pickup
  • Unable to read certain game states if Caps Lock is on

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, ME
Processor (CPU) 200 MHz Pentium Class
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM

References