Mercedes-Benz World Racing
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| Developers | |
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| Synetic | |
| Publishers | |
| TDK Mediactive | |
| Engines | |
| 3D Landscape Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 15, 2003 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary, Europe, North America, Japan, Oceania |
| Series | World Racing |
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| World Racing | |
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| Mercedes-Benz World Racing | 2003 |
| World Racing 2 | 2005 |
| World Racing 2: Champion Edition | 2022 |
Warnings
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Mercedes-Benz World Racing is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the World Racing series.
Key points
- Easily moddable, the modding community is still active.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SecuROM 5.03.04 DRM disc check. StarForce 3.03.032.005 DRM[Note 1] disc check (Russian and Spanish versions). |
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- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Config.ini[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\WR-SavesSinglePM\[Note 2] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Widescreen can be selected in the launcher but aspect ratio is limited to 16:9 | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | HUD gets very small | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | "Dynamic" or "Full". | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No limit observed. At FPS over about 80, chase camera side-to-side-movement progressively gets quicker and increases in range when steering. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Launcher
Advanced video settings
Display settings
Input
Input settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts | Keyboard key prompts only. Could be edited as they are *.tga files at <path-to-game>\FrontEnd\Daten\PCSystem\ |
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Can be enabled or disabled separately for all 4 controller ports. | |
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings
Language settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | FX, Engine and Ambient volume level can be changed | |
| Surround sound | 4 channels surround sound | |
| Subtitles | No speech | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | No speech | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | Only available in Russian retail copy | |||
| Spanish |
Network
Join game
Create game
Direct connect
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Versus There are 4 controller ports configurable but only 2 player slots. Screen can be horizontal or vertical split. |
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| LAN play | Requires patch 1.6.6 | |||
| Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[5] see GameSpy for workarounds. | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 8.1 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz or AMD Duron 1.2 GHz |
Intel Pentium IV 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1600 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.55 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | AGP 3D 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).