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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1998}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1998}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing}}
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|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.vrgt.com/ Viper Racing Grand Touring Association]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Config\options.cfg}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\Config\options.cfg}}
 
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{{ii}} Also might be stored in <code>{{P|appdata}}\VirtualStore\Program Files\MGI\Viper98\options.cfg</code>
 
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
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}}
 
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Viper Racing graphics settings.jpg|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Viper Racing graphics settings.jpg|Graphics settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Use [http://vnovak.com/vr/VRresolutionChanger.rar VR Screen Resolution changer]
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|widescreen resolution notes= Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2278-viper-racing-resolution-changer/ Viper Racing - Resolution Changer]
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[MSAA]] can be forced through [[#Low_FPS_on_Windows_8_and_later|dgVoodoo wrapper]]
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[MSAA]] can be forced through [[#Low_FPS_on_Windows_8_and_later|dgVoodoo wrapper]]
|vsync                      = false
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                = Forced with triple buffering
 
|vsync notes                = Forced with triple buffering
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              = Tied to refresh rate. Turning off Vertical Sync in GPU control panel disables FPS cap completely.
 
|120 fps notes              = Tied to refresh rate. Turning off Vertical Sync in GPU control panel disables FPS cap completely.
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Viper Racing input settings.jpg|Controls settings.}}
 
{{Image|Viper Racing input settings.jpg|Controls settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Viper Racing audio settings.jpg|Sound settings.}}
 
{{Image|Viper Racing audio settings.jpg|Sound settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = Only volume slider
 
|separate volume notes    = Only volume slider
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
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===Game Will NOT RUN graphics error===
 
===Game Will NOT RUN graphics error===
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [[#Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch|Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch]]|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use the [[#Unofficial|Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch]]|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}}}
  
 
===Loud crackling sounds===
 
===Loud crackling sounds===
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [[#Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch|Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch]]|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Use the [[#Unofficial|Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch]]|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}}}
  
 
===Low FPS on Windows 8 and later===
 
===Low FPS on Windows 8 and later===
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 08:38, 23 April 2023

Viper Racing
Viper Racing cover
Developers
Monster Games
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Release dates
Windows 1998
Taxonomy
Genres Racing
Viper Racing on MobyGames
Viper Racing on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Official

The latest official Patch 1.1 is available at www.patches-scrolls.de and at soggi.org.

Unofficial

The latest unofficial Patch 1.2.4 is available here and at soggi.org.
Fixes numerous launch issues
Fixes some issues such as loud crackling sounds
Raises some limits in the game's engine like running higher poly cars.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Config\options.cfg[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Config\career[Note 1]

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use Viper Racing - Resolution Changer
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
MSAA can be forced through dgVoodoo wrapper
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Forced with triple buffering
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Tied to refresh rate. Turning off Vertical Sync in GPU control panel disables FPS cap completely.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Controls settings.
Controls settings.

Audio

Sound settings.
Sound settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Only volume slider
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
8
Online play

Issues fixed

Viper Racing cannot run under Windows NT

Error displays when launching the game through Viper Racing.exe
Run game with race.exe[citation needed]
Set compatibility mode[citation needed]

Game Will NOT RUN graphics error

Use the Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch[citation needed]

Loud crackling sounds

Use the Unofficial 2016 updated 1.2.4 patch[citation needed]

Low FPS on Windows 8 and later

(DirectX 10.1+) Use dgVoodoo wrapper[citation needed]
  1. Download newest dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Extract it and place it in a convenient place.
  3. Start dgVoodooSetup.exe and configure it.
  4. Go to DirectX tab and make sure that Disable a passthru to real DirectX is not checked.
  5. Select Virtual 3D Accelerated Card under Videocard and set its RAM to 65536 kB.
  6. Click Apply and OK.
  7. Now go to MS folder in dgVoodoo's folder and copy files D3DImm.dll and DDraw.dll.
  8. Go to the <path-to-game>\Data and paste the files in there.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 5 compatible
Sound (audio device)


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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