CART Precision Racing

Installer needs to be run on compatibility mode on modern Windows versions, see below.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Racing School and Driver Info / Track Info data is read from the disc, even if performing a complete installation.^[1]

Trial version available.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch 1.01 brings several improvements to gameplay, rendering, AI and documentation, plus bugfixes. It is available here and at soggi.org.

The unofficial 3dfx patch Triglide.dll which is also avaiable at soggi.org adds a 3dfx Glide renderer to the graphics options,^[2] which in turn allows using the nGlide wrapper to increase the render resolution.

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^[1]
From the menu bar at the top of the screen, select "Options". From the drop-down menu which appears, select "Game". Uncheck "View Intro Movie". Uncheck "View Clip Scenes" if you also want to skip videos shown between races.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\system^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saved Races^{[Note 1]}

Video

Game settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Automatically forces Software renderer.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Can be added using your GPU's control panel when using hardware rendering.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Can be added using your GPU's control panel when using hardware rendering.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Can be added using your GPU's control panel when using hardware rendering.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Copy dll's from MS folder in DGVoodoo to game exe folder and use the DGV configutator for resolution/framerate etc Same as above, just remember to tick "Enumerate Refresh Rates" and set resolution/refresh rate in DGV control panel
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Control settings.

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

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Speaker options include Dolby Surround
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		MSN Gaming Zone is no longer available.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2300-2400, 47624
UDP	2300-2400

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Installer not running on modern Windows versions

Run installer in compatibility mode^[1]

Right-click SETUP.EXE (or MSCART.EXE for the trial)
Select Properties.
Select the Compatibility tab.
Enable Compatibility Mode for Windows 95.

If no Compatibility tab shows up for the CD installer, right-click and run the compatibility troubleshooter instead.

Compatibility mode not needed for the actual game.

"Feature not included" or "Help not supported" error when trying to open help files

Windows Vista and later need an update to open legacy Help files.

Install Windows Help program^[3]
Install the Windows Help program. Restart your computer if prompted.

CD music not available

CD music requires the disc in the first drive (CD-ROM 0).

Some virtual drive software might not support CD music.

Check drive is CD-ROM 0^{[citation needed]}
Check that the drive is set to CD-ROM 0.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5
Glide		See TRIGLIDE.DLL
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology
Multiplayer	MSN Gaming Zone	Shut down June 16, 2006.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 60 (60 MHz)	Intel Pentium 166 (166 MHz)
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	35 MB	100 MB recommended, 200 MB for full install
Video card (GPU)	SVGA-compatible DirectX 5.0 compatible	Direct3D-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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Brownd on 2020-08-29
↑ GameSpot: Secret Drivers for CART Appear on the Web - last accessed on 17 May 2023
↑ Microsoft Support KB #917607 - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[gamedir-3] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Brownd-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Brownd on 2020-08-29

[2] GameSpot: Secret Drivers for CART Appear on the Web - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[4] Microsoft Support KB #917607 - last accessed on 9 June 2023

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Developers

	Terminal Reality
Publishers
	Microsoft
Engines
	Photex
Release dates
Windows	November 20, 1997
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Bird's-eye view, Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Simulation
Vehicles	Automobile, Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America, Oceania, South America