Difference between revisions of "V-Rally 2 Expert Edition"

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V-Rally
V-Rally Multiplayer Championship Edition	1999
V-Rally 2 Expert Edition	2000
V-Rally 3	2003
V-Rally 4	2018

V-Rally 2 Expert Edition is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the V-Rally series.

The PC version is a port of the Dreamcast release (released as Test Drive V-Rally in North America).

The game has problems running on Windows XP and above. See Issues fixed.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Simple disc check.

Demo

A free demo is available.

It is limited to a single time trial on a predefined stage with a predefined car (Peugeot 206).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves^{[Note 1]}

Video

Setup configuration

In-game options

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For a custom resolution, edit the `<path-to-game>\3DCard.ini` file. To correct the aspect ratio, go to Game Options - Display and change Screen Format to 16/9.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use DxWnd or dgVoodoo 2
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use DxWnd or dgVoodoo 2
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Capped at 60 FPS.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		The game does not support mouse input.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Controller input does not work in menus.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Sensitivity is only able to be changed for steering.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Menu music, racing music, sound effects and speech.
Surround sound		Up to 2.0 output. May require DirectSound 3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Using `Alt`+`Tab ↹` is not supported.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Time trials mode only.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Installer doesn't work (hangs)

Analyze wait chain (see Troubleshooting guide)

Issues running the configuration utility

Set `VRally2_Setup.exe` to run in compatibility mode for Windows 95.^[1]

Graphical issues on newer versions of Windows

Use dgVoodoo 2
Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2 and extract the archive. Extract `dgVoodooCpl.exe` and the contents of the `\MS\x86` subfolder into `<path-to-game>`. Run `dgVoodooCpl.exe` as administrator. Click the [.\] button below the banner. Under the DirectX tab, choose a Video card. Change the resolution to anything desired. Untick "dgVoodoo Watermark" Click Apply. Run the game.

Broken interiors when resolution is higher than 640x480

Use dgVoodoo 2 to set the game's resolution
Go to `<path-to-game>`. Open `3DCard.ini` in a text editor and set the game's resolution to 640x480. Set up dgVoodoo 2 (see "Graphical Issues on newer versions of Windows") and run `dgVoodooCpl.exe`. Go to the DirectX tab and set the desired resolution through there. Click Apply

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7	DirectX 6.1 media is required.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	640 MB
Video card (GPU)	8 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^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

↑ V-Rally 2 - Expert Edition - some glitches and how to work around them \ VOGONS - last accessed on 2024-06-03

[gamedir-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).

[2] V-Rally 2 - Expert Edition - some glitches and how to work around them \ VOGONS - last accessed on 2024-06-03

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+==Demo==
+{{ii}} A free demo [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2751-v-rally-2-expert-edition-demo/ is available].
+{{ii}} It is limited to a single time trial on a predefined stage with a predefined car (Peugeot 206).
 ==Game data==

Developers

	Eden Studios
Publishers
	Infogrames
Release dates
Windows	September 22, 2000
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile, Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	V-Rally