3D Instructor
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| Developers | |
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| Forward Development | |
| Publishers | |
| Forward Development | |
| Retail | Noviy Disk |
| Engines | |
| Nebula Device[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 28, 2006[2] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Series | 3D Instructor |
| 3D Instructor | |
|---|---|
| 3D Instructor | 2006 |
| City Car Driving | 2010 |
General information
- Official English website (archived)
- Official Russian website (archived)
- It is unknown if a full English version of the game officially exists
- Also known as Educational Car Simulator[3]
- Predecessor to City Car Driving[4]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail |  |
Comes with Home Exam PDD[5] | |
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| Official website (unavailable) | |
Archived site. Shareware that used to be activated by internet or SMS which is no longer available, thus, the game can only run in demo mode. | |
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.4
- Digital distribution version is already patched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\config[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Multisoft\PDD\profiles\ |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use DgVoodoo 2. Alternatively, DXWnd can be used for a fake widescreen effect. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Use DXWnd | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Some keys are not registered by the game | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Input settings
Advanced input settings
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | It appears to only be available in the demo version | |||
| Russian |
Issues fixed
Runtime error / Unable to locate a certain file
Reinstall the game in a directory path that only contains ASCII characters (e.g. C:\Games\3D Instructor)
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| Do not install the proposed Xvid codec |
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| Install the latest DirectX End-User Runtime or the one bundled with the game |
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| Set regional system settings to Russian |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 7, 9 | The demo seems to only have DX7 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP1 | XP SP2 |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 AMD Athlon |
2.5 GHz Pentium 4 AMD Athlon |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 545 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | GeForce MX 440, Radeon 9200 | GeForce 5900/6600/6800, Radeon 9800/x700 |
Notes
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ City Car Driving :: Topic: Game Questions (51/52) - last accessed on 2022-03-19
- ↑ multisoft-web.ru / Новости - last accessed on 2021-07-10
- ↑ Учебный автосимулятор - last accessed on 2021-07-10
- ↑ City Car Driving - Origin and history - last accessed on 2021-07-10
- ↑ Учебный автосимулятор - last accessed on 2021-07-10