Grand Prix Legends
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Developers | |
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Papyrus Design Group | |
Publishers | |
Sierra On-Line | |
Engines | |
Papy3D | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 6, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Grand Prix Legends is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game.
Availability
- A demo version is available from Archive.org and GamePressure
Essential improvements
Patches
- The original retail release patch v1.2 is available.
GPLPS installer
- Recommended for most players to install this patch.
- Includes all official patches (version 1.2.0.2).
- Fixes compatibility for all modern systems (Widescreen fix, Performance, etc.).
- Added new content and controls.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Only 4:3 aspect ratio with maximum resolution of 1600x1200 supported by default. Main menu locked to 640x480. Use GPLPS installer. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use GPLPS installer. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use GPLPS installer. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Using DxWnd crashes after launching. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Toggled On or Off in game options. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | 36 FPS cap; see Unofficial 60 FPS patch. | ||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Unofficial 60 FPS patch
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- A 60 FPS patch is available here (requires registration).
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Certain keys with letters, numbers, arrow keys or symbols for driving cannot be bound. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | All menus require a mouse. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Audio volume control only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Intro movie not playing
- The intro videos do not work on modern systems due to an old codec.[citation needed]
Issues fixed
Game not loading tracks or crashes entering the game on Windows 8 and newer
Disable Data Execution Prevention in Windows[citation needed] |
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The game starts but the profile cannot be created with the correct name
Set <path-to-game>\gpl.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows Vista SP1[citation needed]
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In the command prompt, run bcdedit.exe /set nw alwaysoff [citation needed]
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Low performance using Direct3D renderer on modern systems
Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | |
Shader Model support | 1.0 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Mods
- gplworld.de - active modding community
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium I 90 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 100 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX, 3Dfx, Rendition Vérité DirectX 6.0 compatible |