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| − | {{ii}} Comically known as Williams F1 Team Driver and Hot Wheels: | + | {{ii}} Comically known as Williams F1 Team Driver and Hot Wheels: F1 Racer. |
{{--}} Gameplay in this game are extremely rare.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjidOLgYtg4|title=Hot Wheels: Williams F1 Team Driver (2002) - Every PC F1 Game - YouTube|date=2018-06-27}}</ref> | {{--}} Gameplay in this game are extremely rare.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjidOLgYtg4|title=Hot Wheels: Williams F1 Team Driver (2002) - Every PC F1 Game - YouTube|date=2018-06-27}}</ref> | ||
{{ii}} This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using with Smacker are corrupted. See [[#Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher|Issues fixed]]. | {{ii}} This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using with Smacker are corrupted. See [[#Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher|Issues fixed]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 24 March 2023
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| Developers | |
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| KnowWonder | |
| Publishers | |
| THQ | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 2002 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Genres | Racing |
| Series | Hot Wheels |
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Warnings
Key points
- Comically known as Williams F1 Team Driver and Hot Wheels: F1 Racer.
- Gameplay in this game are extremely rare.[1]
- This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using with Smacker are corrupted. See Issues fixed.
Availability
- The retail copy was never retrieved, but it can be found the DRM-free game installer on Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- The intro movies using with Smacker is corrupted when launching the game on modern systems.
Delete or Rename
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1] <path-to-game>\miscFile\CareerData\Options.sav[Note 1] |
- Configuration file
config.inicannot be edited by default. - The file
Options.savis encrypted.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\miscFile\CareerData[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | By default, changing resolutions don't work in Config.ini file. |
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| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| 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) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Keyboard only. Run <path-to-game>\ControlMapper.exe. |
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| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Dinput based gamepads. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Run <path-to-game>\ControlMapper.exe. |
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| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Effects, Car | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Choose 'English version' to install the game through this language. | |||
| Russian | Original game language. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Issues unresolved
Intro movies not showing but are corrupted
- The intro movies uses Smacker Video Codec. Running on modern systems of Windows do not show the movies, as they appear to be corrupted.
Issues when enabling Game Recording Mode on Bandicam
- Enabling Game Recording Mode on Bandicam and opening the game shows that main menu is invisible and blind on background image. Possibly there's no fix known.
Issues fixed
Game does not start on Windows Vista and higher
- The game crashes when installing a game in English language prompting a message
Exception occurred during OnIdle. - This game is unplayable on modern systems because the intro movies using with Smacker are corrupted.
| Delete or Rename |
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In game language is Russian
- The in game menus are possibly translated and may be explained this image.
| Reinstall the game and select language to 'English version'.. |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | Movies are corrupted on modern systems. See Issues fixed. |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium MMX | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 4 MB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
References
- ↑ Hot Wheels: Williams F1 Team Driver (2002) - Every PC F1 Game - YouTube - last accessed on 2018-06-27
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology