Difference between revisions of "Moto Racer 3"

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Moto Racer
Moto Racer	1997
Moto Racer 2	1998
Moto Racer 3	2001
Moto Racer 15th Anniversary	2011
Moto Racer 4	2016

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Moto Racer 3 is a singleplayer third-person racing game in the Moto Racer series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original release of the game uses TAGES DRM. Gold Edition uses TAGES V5 DRM EU Gold Edition by Sold Out Software uses SafeDisc v4.6 DRM^{[Note 1]}
GOG.com		Gold Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition, part of the Moto Racer Collection.
Steam		Gold Edition, part of the Moto Racer Collection.
ZOOM Platform		Gold Edition.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Version differences

The Gold Edition includes extra courses and motorcycles.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Set in launcher^{[citation needed]}
Open the launcher. Go to the Display tab. Choose No intro. Click Save.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\*.ini^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\Data_Gen\Config.bin^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/324110/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\Players\^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/324110/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher video settings.

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See the WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		See the WSGF entry.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Can be forced with dgVoodoo2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x. Set in launcher.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Set in launcher.
60 FPS	Frame rate is capped at around 33 FPS. Use the `-FrameRateMax0` parameter for uncapped frame rate.
120+ FPS	Use the `-FrameRateMax0` parameter.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Set in launcher.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Set in launcher.
Controller sensitivity
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

Launcher audio settings.

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Bike, Ambience, Voices, SFX, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese				Retail only - CD Games.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	8
Online play	8	GameSpy services have been shut down;^[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 450 MHz	Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	650 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible	32 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 8.0a compatible
Other	4X CD-ROM	32X CD-ROM

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (324110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[gamedir-4] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (324110) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[6] The app ID (324110) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[6] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[3]

[1]

[2]

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 {{Image|Moto Racer 3 video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
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 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/moto-racer-3/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
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 |vsync notes                = Set in launcher.
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+==Input==
-{{Input settings
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 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           = Set in launcher.
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+==Audio==
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 {{Image|Moto Racer 3 audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
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 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Bike, Ambience, Voices, SFX, Music.
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+|royalty free audio notes  =
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Developers

	Delphine Software International
Publishers
Retail (Europe)	Electronic Arts
Retail (North America)	Infogrames
Digital (original)	Nobilis
Digital (current)	Microids
Release dates
Windows	December 7, 2001
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Motorcycle
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Moto Racer