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Read Full Detailed Report - Re-Volt
RC Car racer that originally appeared on the Dreamcast. A lot of fun.
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| Author: | bonz [ 06 Jan 2009, 07:00 ] |
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Widescreen Grade: Unsupported Multi-monitor Grade: Unsupported Read Full Detailed Report - Re-Volt RC Car racer that originally appeared on the Dreamcast. A lot of fun. |
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| Author: | bonz [ 07 Jan 2009, 02:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
| Author: | X-Warrior [ 07 Jan 2009, 10:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
Hmmm... I still have the game lying about somewhere. Ok, not just somewhere, but with the rest of my neatly sorted games ;). I do recall playing it in widescreen. Might install it later just to check it out. 'Tis a great game :) |
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| Author: | scavvenjahh [ 07 Jan 2009, 14:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
I have it too, on my messy game shelf, somewhere - but instead of looking for the cd I just downloaded the demo, here's what I found : -no easy-to-edit config file or reg key. -widescreen support : native, stretch. -I couldn't get the game to run at any 16:9 res so far. -high 4:3 resolutions work no problem, including 2048x1536 and 1920x1440. -max 16:10 res seems smaller, maybe 1680x1050, still testing. (Edit: 1920x1200 actually.) So bonz, the best you can do is probably to create custom res's such as 1440x1080 (4:3) or 1680x1050 (16:10) - with 16-bit colors. Screenies were a pain to take, so I'll probably post some later ;) Edit: comparison screenshots |
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| Author: | scavvenjahh [ 07 Jan 2009, 16:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
Screenshots taken using the demo. I may write a Detailed Report of the full game someday. Widescreen support is native (stretch), but limited to 16:10. 16:9 and 15:9 resolutions caused the demo to crash. 4:3 and 16:10 resolutions can go as high as 2048x1536 and 1920x1200 respectively. 1024x768 (4:3), race start 
1280x800 (16:10), race start 
1024x768 (4:3), car selection screen 
1280x800 (16:10), car selection screen 
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| Author: | X-Warrior [ 07 Jan 2009, 17:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
Well I tried. But the game tells me: "No disc inserted." Heh... not compatible with my dvd drive I guess. And there don't seem to be any decent patches out either (yeah, there's 1.1, but I hate and despise FilePlanet for their very existance on this planet), so I guess that's the end of it for me :( |
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| Author: | bonz [ 07 Jan 2009, 19:59 ] |
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And there don't seem to be any decent patches out either (yeah, there's 1.1, but I hate and despise FilePlanet for their very existance on this planet), so I guess that's the end of it for me :( Here are the available patches: 0916 http://www.mediafire.com/?ttiy5z1vsdc 1207 http://www.mediafire.com/?zznglq5tr12 This one disables the CD check too. -no easy-to-edit config file or reg key. There are registry entries for the resolution here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREAcclaimRe-Volt1.0 ScreenHeight and ScreenWidth I tried changing them, but unsupported resolutions reset it to 1280*1024 in the game. -high 4:3 resolutions work no problem, including 2048x1536 and 1920x1440. Did all those resolutions actually show up in the game's options menu? Because for such high ones don't. :/ And, yes, I guess a high 16:10 resolution with a little squeezing would be the best compromise (better than a stretched 4:3 resolution, I guess). |
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| Author: | X-Warrior [ 07 Jan 2009, 21:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
Here are the available patches: Ah, thanks. Are both official patches ? |
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| Author: | scavvenjahh [ 07 Jan 2009, 23:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
My full version of the game comes from a magazine I think and requires no cd to play iirc, so I suppose that patch is legit. (Updates that simply removed cd checks... Those were the days...) bonz, you're right about the registry of course. I should've taken the time to perform a real search... Before posting I had just done a quick manual search in "usual" places while in Vista64 the path is : HKLMSOFTWAREWow6432NodeAcclaimRe-Volt All the resolutions I tested show up in-game. Even those that didn't work ! So maybe they "fixed" that in the retail game. And of course, I'm using a 30" panel (2560x1600) with lots of custom res's. |
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| Author: | bonz [ 08 Jan 2009, 15:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re-Volt |
Ah, thanks. Are both official patches ? Yes, they are. I prefer the second one, as it adds EAX support. I use a 3rd party tool to reinstate the CD music, which has been removed with the no-cd feature. All the resolutions I tested show up in-game. Even those that didn't work ! So maybe they "fixed" that in the retail game. And of course, I'm using a 30" panel (2560x1600) with lots of custom res's. Strange, they don't seem to show up for me. I think I have to look further into it and might do a clean re-install and check before patching. |
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