Mashed

Mashed is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person racing game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		CD-ROM used only for installation.
Publisher website
Amazon.com
Epic Games Store
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam
ZOOM Platform		Fully Loaded release.

Version differences

Mashed, also known as Mashed: Drive to Survive, is the original European release.

Mashed: Fully Loaded contains additional vehicles, tracks, modes, and challenges; released in Europe. Digitally, it is only available on Zoom Platform.

Drive to Survive is the US release that contains all the additional content from Fully Loaded. It was included in the "Weekend Play Pack" alongside The Golf Pro 2 and Space Invaders Anniversary, and not available separately.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\contcfg*.bin^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281280/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\gamesave.bin^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/281280/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched from 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS	Speed is bound to frame rate and feels like it was designed for lower frame rates. The game was likely optimized for 50 Hz/50 FPS (PAL)
120+ FPS	Changes monitor refresh rate to 60 Hz upon start, can be switched back but runs at twice the speed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Force windowed^{[citation needed]}
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the Path to `<path-to-game>\MASHED.exe`. Set the desired window position and size. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Cannot remap left and right arrow keys. Also, cannot assign up or down arrow keys.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		There is no mouse input in the game.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput only. See Controller support.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

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

Controller support

By default, can't use axes as buttons (e.g. Xbox 360 Controller triggers).

Fix remapping issues^{[citation needed]}
Download and run XInput Plus. Set the "Target Program" to `<path-to-game>\MASHED.exe`. Go to "DirectInput" and check "Enable DirectInput Output". Assign LT/RT to Button 11/12. Assign DPAD to Button 13-16. Click Apply and OK.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		See Mute on focus lost.
EAX support		DirectSound3D.^[1]
Royalty free audio

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background^{[citation needed]}
Download Special K. Copy `SpecialK32.dll` to the installation folder. Rename `SpecialK32.dll` to `d3d9.dll`. Start the game and exit. Open `d3d9.ini` in the installation folder. Change `MuteInBackground=false` to `MuteInBackground=true` under `[Window.System]`.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Use the `-L1` command line argument
German				Use the `-L2` command line argument
Italian				Use the `-L4` command line argument
Russian				Retail version, download.
Spanish				Use the `-L3` command line argument

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Game does not install

Install the game from `Setup.exe` on the CD^[2]

Game doesn't start

Error: "Component 'MCI32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid"

Start the game from `<path-to-game>\MASHED.exe`^[2]

Game crashes on launch

Error: "Could not find output pin! hr=0x80040216"

Uninstall LAV Filters or codec packs^[3]

Game crashes on menu load

The game will not run on A: or B: lettered drives. Install the game on C: or another lettered drive.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

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

Set display refresh rate using Special K^{[citation needed]}
Download Special K. Copy `SpecialK32.dll` to the installation folder. Rename `SpecialK32.dll` to `d3d9.dll`. Start the game and exit. Open `d3d9.ini` in the installation folder. Change `TargetFPS=0.0` to `TargetFPS=60.0`. Change `RefreshRate=-1` to `RefreshRate=0`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB 256 MB (2000/XP)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	270 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM	128 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/281280/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (281280) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Mashed: Drive to Survive w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio) - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Mashed - Play Old PC Games
↑ "Could not find output pin!" Error :: Mashed General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/281280/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (281280) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[3] Mashed: Drive to Survive w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio) - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[popg-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Mashed - Play Old PC Games

[5] "Could not find output pin!" Error :: Mashed General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

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[Note 2]

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Developers

	Supersonic Software
Publishers
	Empire Interactive
Japan	D3 Publisher
	Strategy First
Russia	Buka Entertainment
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	June 25, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile