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Posted May 01, 2018
The circle is now complete… Let's do another one!

STAR WARS Episode I: Racer is now available, only on GOG.com, with a 15% launch discount until May 8, 5pm UTC.
It's back! The game that perfectly captured the high-velocity spirit of the memorable podracing sequence in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, returns. Pick your character and zoom across several challenging tracks, including the dunes of Tatooine, where young Anakin Skywalker made himself a legend.

Also, enjoy more galactic adventures through timeless, DRM-free STAR WARS classics up to 66% off in the May The 4th sale, including STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic, STAR WARS: Battlefront II (Classic, 2005), STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition, and STAR WARS: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter! The deals are available until May 8th, 5 PM UTC.
Posted May 02, 2018
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General Troubleshooting
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If you're experiencing black screen / crash on launch, please try the following:

- Before starting the game, change video resolution to your desktop one (or the closest match). if that fails, try falling back to 1024x768. Video settings can be found under GOG Galaxy HERE
-- or in Start Menu HERE.
- Close any unnecessary applications running in the background, especially ones overlay-based like EVGA Precision, MSI Afterburner, GeForce Experience, FRAPS etc.
- If running multiple screen setup, try switching to a single monitor.

If none of the above helps, please send your DxDiag to our Support team HERE. The more information we have, the easier it will be to pinpoint the problem.

May the Force serve you well.
Post edited May 02, 2018 by Thiev
Posted May 02, 2018
So glad this is here! I played it a lot back in the day on the Dreamcast and look forward to playing it again.
Posted May 02, 2018
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Splatsch: I'm playing with my PS2 pad connected with an USB converter and I have absolutely no issue ! And it specified on the gamecard that there is "full controler support", so I think there are good chances that it'll be working well for a classic Xbox 360 controller :) (I think)
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I just saw the recent update. So some people are saying the game doesn't work well with an XBox 360 controller?
Post edited May 02, 2018 by IronArcturus
Posted May 02, 2018
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Splatsch: I'm playing with my PS2 pad connected with an USB converter and I have absolutely no issue ! And it specified on the gamecard that there is "full controler support", so I think there are good chances that it'll be working well for a classic Xbox 360 controller :) (I think)
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IronArcturus: That's good! Does the game allow key remapping?
YES!!!! THANK GOD! :D
Posted May 02, 2018
I too am trying to get this game running on my Microsoft Surface Pro 4 running Windows 10 and am getting the same rdroid_gnome error people are getting and am having the game crash.

I've tried multiple resolutions on both the computer as well as the game itself and at some point during the main loading bar it crashes each time.

Anyone know any more ways of adjusting the settings other than the fairly basic GOG settings available? Or is it a case of waiting for a patch?
Post edited May 02, 2018 by littlesmegger
Posted May 02, 2018
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IronArcturus: That's good! Does the game allow key remapping?
Yes it does, I can remap all keys and axis :)
Buuut... 2 post up someone with a 360 controller seems to have issues :/ Which surprises me.

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Wicket1138: Is there a trick to get an controller working? The joystick setup doesn't recognise my XBox 360 USB controller.
Nope, I simply went into the joystick menu, mapped the all the key/axis I wanted, and checked the option "joystick activated". Under the big red "JOYSTICK SETTINGS" at top right, you don't see anything ? (for me "Detected : 4 axes - 12 buttons").

I'm attaching a screenshot of the joystick settings in case it could help both of you.

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tinyE: YES!!!! THANK GOD! :D
+1 :)
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Post edited May 02, 2018 by Splatsch
Posted May 02, 2018
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Splatsch: Yes it does, I can remap all keys and axis :)
Buuut... 2 post up someone with a 360 controller seems to have issues :/ Which surprises me.
Yeah, I just saw that update. :-/ Has anyone else been able to get the game to work properly with a 360 controller?
Posted May 02, 2018
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IronArcturus: That's good! Does the game allow key remapping?
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Splatsch: Yes it does, I can remap all keys and axis :)
Buuut... 2 post up someone with a 360 controller seems to have issues :/ Which surprises me.

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Wicket1138: Is there a trick to get an controller working? The joystick setup doesn't recognise my XBox 360 USB controller.
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Splatsch: Nope, I simply went into the joystick menu, mapped the all the key/axis I wanted, and checked the option "joystick activated". Under the big red "JOYSTICK SETTINGS" at top right, you don't see anything ? (me "4 axes - 12 buttons").

I'm attaching a screenshot of the joystick settings in case it could help both of you.

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tinyE: YES!!!! THANK GOD! :D
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Splatsch: +1 :)
actually I'm using a keyboard. Arrow keys for thrust and turns, WASD for roll and nose up/down.
Post edited May 02, 2018 by tinyE
Posted May 02, 2018
So, is this using dgVoodoo2 to get it running on Win8 and Win10?

And the screen resolution settings, are they modifying the SWEP1RCR.EXE and RACER.EXE executables to replace the standard 640x480 resolution? Only I think this causes HUD stretching and vert- rather than hor+ for widescreen.
Posted May 02, 2018
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Korell: So, is this using dgVoodoo2 to get it running on Win8 and Win10?

And the screen resolution settings, are they modifying the SWEP1RCR.EXE and RACER.EXE executables to replace the standard 640x480 resolution? Only I think this causes HUD stretching and vert- rather than hor+ for widescreen.
I'm playing it on 1920 x 1080 and it looks cool. If anything is stretched it's barely noticeable. The pods all look great. The backgrounds are shit but they never were the strength of the game.
Posted May 02, 2018
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tinyE: actually I'm using a keyboard. Arrow keys for thrust and turns, WASD for roll and nose up/down.
Oh :)
It's great if it plays well on a keyboard too :D
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tinyE: I'm playing it on 1920 x 1080 and it looks cool. If anything is stretched it's barely noticeable. The pods all look great. The backgrounds are shit but they never were the strength of the game.
Who takes the time to look at backgrounds while driving his pod ? ;)

By the way, can someone explain me what is this "slide" button useful for ? XD
Post edited May 02, 2018 by Splatsch
Posted May 02, 2018
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tinyE: actually I'm using a keyboard. Arrow keys for thrust and turns, WASD for roll and nose up/down.
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Splatsch: Oh :)
It's great if it plays well on a keyboard too :D

By the way, can someone explain me what is this "slide button" useful for ? XD
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tinyE: I'm playing it on 1920 x 1080 and it looks cool. If anything is stretched it's barely noticeable. The pods all look great. The backgrounds are shit but they never were the strength of the game.
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Splatsch: Who takes the time to look at backgrounds while driving his pod ;)
When you've put as many hours into this game as I have, I DO! :P
Posted May 02, 2018
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tinyE: When you've put as many hours into this game as I have, I DO! :P
Ahah XD
I'm discovering it personally :) It's since its launch that I want to play it :D

Edit : And I just finished all the Amateur races : it's really good :)
Post edited May 02, 2018 by Splatsch
Posted May 02, 2018
They make the backgrounds look like shit so that they look good when screaming by them at 800 km/h.
BTW, Mars Guo is definitely compensating for something. In my headcannon, he survives Sebulba's sabotage.
Posted May 02, 2018
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Korell: So, is this using dgVoodoo2 to get it running on Win8 and Win10?
No. It's using a "ddraw.dll" and the game is DX9 (or DX9EX, I don't remember). But I prefer dgVoodoo, so I replaced that dll with the dgVoodoo one (apart from adding the others and configuring dgVoodoo).

I'm playing at 2560x1440 with 4xSGSSAA, and did a shader mod for 16:9 (with centered HUD). There's some culling at the sides depending on the location, but it's generally a good 16:9. I'll publish this on the Helixmod blog in the following days, as a 3D Vision fix.
Posted May 02, 2018
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Korell: So, is this using dgVoodoo2 to get it running on Win8 and Win10?

And the screen resolution settings, are they modifying the SWEP1RCR.EXE and RACER.EXE executables to replace the standard 640x480 resolution? Only I think this causes HUD stretching and vert- rather than hor+ for widescreen.
Does the game run in a window?
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