Key points
- Based on the graphically inferior Wii release rather than the 360/PS3 versions. Despite this, Steam page falsely advertises the game with screenshots from said versions.[2]
- DLC from the 360/PS3 was never released.
General information
- World of Cars Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Delete or rename video files
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data_dxw\FMV\.
- Delete or rename the following files:
avlogo.bik
Copyright.bik
DIS.bik
gslogo.bik
Opening.bik
Pixar_Logo.bik
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Arcade models
- This mod ports character models from the arcade version of the game by Raw Thrills which have richer detail compared to the default PC version models.
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Use the Arcade Model Pack mod[3]
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- Download it here.
- Extract the
assets folder into <path-to-game> and replace files when prompted to.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Cars2\storage |
| macOS (OS X) |
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| Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/301760/pfx/[Note 1] |
| System |
Native |
Notes |
| OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
| Steam Cloud |
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Video
- The game doesn't allow to change graphic settings individually and only has presets.
Input
Xbox 360 button prompts
- This mod replaces generic controller prompts with Xbox prompts ported from the Xbox 360 version of the game.
- Included with the Arcade Model Pack mod.
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Use the Arcade Model Pack mod[3]
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- Download it here.
- Go to
Optional Files/Xbox 360 Controller Icons folder in the zip file.
- Extract either
Default or 85x85 Icons folders' content into <path-to-game> and replace files when prompted to.
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Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, Effects, Voice |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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There is no option to turn them off. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| German |
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| Polish |
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| Turkish |
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Ported from the Wii version. Download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Looping music and game crashes
During an event, the music may loop, which ends up crashing the game when leaving the event. This is because of a threading issue with the CPU.
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Let the game use only one CPU core[4]
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- When the game has opened, go to Task Manager.
- Go to the details tab.
- Right click on the game in the list (called Game-Cars.exe) and then click on "Set affinity".
- Make sure only CPU 0 is selected, then click OK.
- Return to the game and have fun.
- Do this every time you run the game, because all cores are selected by default the next time the game launches.
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Widescreen resolution
For some reason, the game's resolution won't go any higher than 1152x854 on some computers.
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Widescreen fix
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- Open your game files.
- Delete your
specs.cfg.
- Go to
GameCars.exe's properties.
- Turn on the compatibility mode and set it to Windows 7.
- Done!
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Other information
API
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Cutscenes |
Bink |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 6000+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600
ATI Radeon X800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3 support |
Nvidia GeForce 7900
ATI Radeon X1900 |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
Snow Leopard 10.6.7 | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo
| Intel Core i series |
| System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT
ATI Radeon X1600
Intel HD 3000
128 MB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce x6xx series
ATI Radeon HD 2600
256 MB of VRAM |
- Intel GMA 950 and x3100 GPUs are not supported on OS X.
- This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (Power Mac).
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/301760/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (301760) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
