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Gas Guzzlers
Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage	2012
Gas Guzzlers Extreme	2013

Gas Guzzlers Extreme is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person racing and vehicle combat game in the Gas Guzzlers series.

The game is an enhanced version of Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage, featuring new gamemodes, vehicles, and maps.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Croatian release, includes DLC keys.
Amazon.com
Steam		Gold Edition also available.
GamersGate (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

A demo is available.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Full Metal Frenzy
Full Metal Zombie

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GasGuzzlers.xml.
Find the part:

<Var
    name="SkipIntro"
    type="Bool"
    value="0" />

Change the value to 1.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Gamepires\GasGuzzlersExtreme\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Gamepires\GasGuzzlersExtreme\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/243800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Video settings (continued).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Can be stretched to any window size.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use Borderless Gaming with 'Auto-Maximize' disabled.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA and SSAA up to 200% by adjusting the Pixel Size option.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Locks FPS to 60. See Run the game at screen refresh rate
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Field of view^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GasGuzzlers.xml.
Find the part:

<Var
    name="MinCameraFOV"
    type="Float"
    value="50.000000" />
<Var
    name="MaxCameraFOV"
    type="Float"
    value="65.000000" />

Change both values to your desired value.

Set MinCameraFOV value to 60.000000, and MaxCameraFOV value to 70.000000 for the same FOV values as Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage

Input

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

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

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

Logitech GamePanel

Statistics can be displayed on the LCD panel or smartphone application.^[1]

Display	Notes
Arx Control application	Native support.
G19 color screen
G15 monochrome screen

Audio

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Use Nucleus Co-Op^[2]
LAN play	8	Traffic will route over LAN but requires Internet connection
Online play	8

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set refresh rate manually

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open GasGuzzlers.xml.
Find the following lines.

<Var
    name="RefreshRateInHz"
    type="Int"
    value="60" />

Change 60 to the screen refresh rate.

May cause stuttering if the game's FPS does not meet the refresh rate.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11	Direct3D 9 available under a separate branch.^[3]
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual-core	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support	ATI Radeon HD 6850 Nvidia GeForce 560 1 GB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/243800/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (243800) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Logitech What are you thinking? (Seriously) - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Gas Guzzlers Extreme Local Splitscreen Multiplayer on one PC: Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Gas Guzzlers Extreme DirectX 11 build and 1.8 patch RELEASED - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/243800/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (243800) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/243800/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (243800) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Logitech What are you thinking? (Seriously) - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Gas Guzzlers Extreme Local Splitscreen Multiplayer on one PC: Reddit - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Gas Guzzlers Extreme DirectX 11 build and 1.8 patch RELEASED - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

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-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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-{{++}} Enhanced version of [[Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage]], featuring new gameplay modes, vehicles, and maps.
+|introduction      =
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 {{Availability/row| Amazon | B00H8ZB1JE | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 243800 | Steam | [https://store.steampowered.com/sub/66683/ Gold Edition] also available. |  | Windows }}
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-{{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/277820/Gas_Guzzlers_Extreme_Full_Metal_Frenzy/ Full Metal Frenzy] | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Full Metal Frenzy | | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/277821/Gas_Guzzlers_Extreme_Full_Metal_Zombie/ Full Metal Zombie] | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Full Metal Zombie | | Windows }}
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 {{Fixbox|description=Skip intro videos|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>GasGuzzlers.xml</code>
+# Open {{file|GasGuzzlers.xml}}.
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]] and [[SSAA]] up to 200% by adjusting the Pixel Size option.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = limited
 |vsync notes                = Locks FPS to 60. See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]]
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 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
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 {{Fixbox|description=Field of view|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>GasGuzzlers.xml</code>
+# Open {{file|GasGuzzlers.xml}}.
 # Find the part:
 <pre>
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 ===Logitech GamePanel===
-{{++}} Statistics can be displayed on the LCD panel or smartphone application.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/LogitechG/comments/42zx43/logitech_what_are_you_thinking_seriously/ Logitech What are you thinking? (Seriously)]</ref>
+{{++}} Statistics can be displayed on the LCD panel or smartphone application.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/LogitechG/comments/42zx43/logitech_what_are_you_thinking_seriously/|title=Logitech What are you thinking? (Seriously)|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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+|royalty free audio notes  =
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   |interface = true
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-  |language  = French
+  |language  = German
   |interface = true
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 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = German
+  |language  = Hungarian
   |interface = true
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Hungarian
+  |language  = Italian
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Italian
+  |language  = Polish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Polish
+  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
   |interface = true
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 |local play players   = 4
 |local play modes     =
-|local play notes     = Use Nucleus Co-Op<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/localmultiplayergames/comments/buitr5/gas_guzzlers_extreme_local_splitscreen/ Gas Guzzlers Extreme Local Splitscreen Multiplayer on one PC: Reddit]</ref>
+|local play notes     = Use Nucleus Co-Op<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/localmultiplayergames/comments/buitr5/gas_guzzlers_extreme_local_splitscreen/|title=Gas Guzzlers Extreme Local Splitscreen Multiplayer on one PC: Reddit|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |lan play             = limited
 |lan play players     = 8
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 {{Fixbox|description=Set refresh rate manually|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>GasGuzzlers.xml</code>.
+# Open {{file|GasGuzzlers.xml}}.
 # Find the following lines.
 <pre>
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 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c, 11
-|direct3d notes         = Direct3D 9 available under a separate branch.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/games/243800/announcements/detail/804273796407141069 Gas Guzzlers Extreme DirectX 11 build and 1.8 patch RELEASED - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Gas Guzzlers Extreme]</ref>
+|direct3d notes         = Direct3D 9 available under a separate branch.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/243800/announcements/detail/804273796407141069|title=Gas Guzzlers Extreme DirectX 11 build and 1.8 patch RELEASED - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Gas Guzzlers Extreme|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
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+|shader model versions  = 3.0
 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
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+|windows arm app        = unknown
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+|macos arm app          = unknown
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Developers

	Gamepires
Publishers
Former	Iceberg Interactive
Current	Gamepires
Release dates
Windows	October 18, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Vehicle combat
Vehicles	Automobile
Series	Gas Guzzlers