Motorhead

Motorhead

Developers
	DICE
Publishers
	Gremlin Interactive
Release dates
Windows	October 1998
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Motorhead

Motorhead
Motorhead	1998
Motorhead (2015)	2015

This page is for the original release. For the emulated PlayStation version, see Motorhead (2015).

General information

Official Page (Archived)

Official Page (Current)

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

The Steam version is not this one, it is the emulated PlayStation version Motorhead (2015).

Essential improvements

Patches

Motorhead Patch 3.0 fixes some compatibility issues and other bugs. It also adds a couple of new cars.

Alternative links:

mhp30.exe (The original patch installer from official support page (Archived)

mhp30.exe (The original patch installer)

mhp30-extracted.rar (The patch extracted with unshield)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Game\Motorhead.cfg <path-to-game>\Game\*.clo

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\HiScores\ <path-to-game>\League\

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched by default. For an unstretched widescreen, check the Widescreen Patch.
Multi-monitor		Stretched.
Ultra-widescreen		Stretched by default. Check the Widescreen Patch.
4K Ultra HD		Stretched by default. Check the Widescreen Patch.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Cars jump more than normal at high FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

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		Some buttons need to be bound in the config.
Controller remapping
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

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound FX, CD Music.
Surround sound		7.0 with A3D-Alchemy.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		A3D 1.2, 2.0 & EAX 1. Added in 2.1 patch.
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		Console versions only.
LAN play		8
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		<path-to-game>\MotorSv\Motorsv.exe
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Motorhead is designed for Windows 95 and cannot be run on Windows Nt (Setup.exe)

Set compatibility mode
Copy the whole install CD to a folder on your hard drive. Download Is5Launcher.zip Extract the contents of Is5Launcher.zip on MOTOR\DISK1. Set setup.exe to Windows 95 compatibility mode.

The pause menu is not visible in a race (Direct3D)

Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper

Unable to run with Direct3D

Use the Glide renderer using a wrapper
Download nGlide. Install it like normal. A message saying something like "nGlide is now installed" should appear when done. Open Motorhead and go into the graphics settings. Under "Renderer" at the top, select "3dFx Interactive Glide Driver". Notes Only resolutions up to 1024x768 are available.

Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5
Glide
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz	Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	PCI SVGA Graphics card with 1MB RAM capable to show "High Color" (65,535 color) and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0.	PCI SVGA graphics card with at least 2MB and with drivers supporting DirectDraw 5.0.