BMW M3 Challenge
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| Developers | |
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| Blimey! Games | |
| Publishers | |
| 10tacle Studios | |
| BMW AG | |
| Engines | |
| isiMotor2 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 11, 2007 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Genres | Racing |
| Themes | Europe |
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Key points
- Official online servers have been shut down.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| Publisher website | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\UserData\<user-id>\<user-id>.plr[Note 1] |
Video
In-game graphics settings.
External graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | UI stretched to unreadable levels. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 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
In-game input settings.
- The game can send telemetry data to supported software like SimHub and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the shared memory protocol, but requires editing the
<player name>.plrfile to enable it. (See Enable telemetry)
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Enable telemetry
| Enable telemetry[1] |
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Audio
In-game 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 |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 103 | |||
| Online play | 103 | The official multiplayer service was shut down. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
- Official master severs have been shut down, but users can still host their own dedicated server via a third party master server.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 7, 8.1, 9.0c | Selectable via launcher. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz Intel P-IV or 100% compatible processor | 3 GHz Intel P-IV or 100% compatible processor |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Yuuyatails on November 5, 2023