For the unrelated 2016 game, see Revolt (2016).
Key points
- It's necessary to enable DirectPlay and install RVGL to run this game on modern systems.
General information
- Re-Volt I/O | R/C Racing Game Community
- Re-Volt Race community site
- Re-Volt Zone community modding site
- Re-Volt XTG (RVXTG) community site
- The official Re-Volt I/O forum and home to the development of RVGL
- Our Re-Volt Pub forum
- RRR Racing Forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Three official patches were released: v1.0, 0916, and v1.1 (1207).
- A cross-platform rewrite/port of Re-Volt that runs natively on both Windows and GNU/Linux, that's powered entirely by modern, open source components.
- Fixes tons of bugs and adds support for modern systems, resolutions, custom soundtracks.
- Brings console exclusive content and options to PC version.[1]
- Improved multiplayer with better netcode with active community.
- Frequently updated.
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Utilities
- Allows for the creation of fully-custom tracks of comparable quality to those in the original release.
- Similar in premise to Phoenix R3, but with expanded capabilities
- Only supports patch 1207.[2]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- RVGL location:
<path-to-game>\profiles\
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Custom FOV with RVGL[1]
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- Install RVGL.
- Run
rvgl.exe with the -aspect <width> <height> <lens> command line argument.
- Specify the display aspect ratio and FOV (default 512). Lower values give a wider FOV.
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Set windowed with RVGL[1]
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- Install RVGL.
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rvgl.exe with the -window <width> <height> command line argument.
- Specify width and height optionally. The default size is half the desktop dimensions.
- You can also toggle windowed mode by pressing F11 in game.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Spanish |
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Russian |
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Basque |
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Only in RVGL |
Czech |
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Only in RVGL |
Hungarian |
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Only in RVGL |
Lithuanian |
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Only in RVGL |
Polish |
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Only in RVGL |
Portuguese |
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Only in RVGL |
Romanian |
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Only in RVGL |
Serbian |
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Only in RVGL |
Slovenian |
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Only in RVGL |
Swedish |
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Only in RVGL |
Turkish |
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Only in RVGL |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues fixed
Crashing and freezing
A number of situations can cause the game to crash. 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 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 polygons
- Transparent areas are displayed incorrectly on screenshots
- No objects in main menu after exiting a track with Objects Edit Mode
- Objects clipping when viewed at a specific angle
Multiplayer
There are a number of issues with the game's multiplayer mode, including:
- Crashing and object inconsistencies
- Bad syncing, especially at the start, often preceded by a hang at the loading screen
- Saving replays also often results in a bug
Other issues
- Bomb fuse disappears after hitting a clone pickup
- Unable to read certain game states if Caps Lock is on
Game does not start (Windows 10)
- This applies to the GOG.com version.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
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Direct3D |
6 |
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OpenGL |
2.0, 3.0, 4.1 |
Only when using RVGL. |
Shader Model support |
2.0, 3.0, 3.1 |
Only when using RVGL. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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RVGL is required for 64-bit support. |
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RVGL is required for native support. |
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RVGL is required for native support. |
Vehicle dynamics
- 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.
Edit vehicle parameters
- Go to
<path-to-game>\cars\ .
- Enter any sub-folder with a car in it.
- Edit the vehicle parameters in the
parameters.txt file.
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Mods
- Adds 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.
- 9 content packs, that various new content, like new cars, tracks, soundtrack and more.
System requirements
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Operating system (OS) |
95, 98, ME |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
200 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References