Micro Machines V4
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Supersonic Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Codemasters | |
| Russia | Buka Entertainment |
| Engines | |
| RenderWare | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 27, 2006 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 57 |
| IGDB | 58 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Micro Machines |
| Micro Machines | |
|---|---|
| Micro Machines | 1994 |
| Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament | 1996 |
| Micro Machines V3 | 1998 |
| Micro Machines V4 | 2006 |
| Micro Machines World Series | 2017 |
Warnings
- StarForce DRM does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).
- RenderWare games may not work on Windows 11 24H2 or later without using a DirectSound wrapper (see the engine page for details).
Micro Machines V4 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person racing game in the Micro Machines series.
Availability
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\videocfg.bin[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\<user-id>.pro[Note 2] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Hor+ image when widescreen is turned on in the camera settings in-game. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Only 4:3 and 16:9 is supported by default. Use this FOV fix for a Hor+ image. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Only 4:3 and 16:9 is supported by default. Use this FOV fix for a Hor+ image. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Hor+ image when widescreen is turned on in the camera settings. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use this FOV fix to set a custom FOV value. | ||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Frame generation | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | High FPS causes the AI drivers to be faster and more difficult. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and sound effects. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Russian | Official localization by Buka Entertainment. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz | Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 512 MB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 2 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 8500 Nvidia GeForce3 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI Radeon 9000 Nvidia GeForce4 (not MX) 64 MB of VRAM |
||
| Other | 2X DVD-ROM | |||
- Supported Video Cards: ATI Radeon 8xxx, 9000, 9100, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800; Nvidia GeForce 3, 4 (not MX), FX5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950, 6800, 7800, 7900
Notes
- ↑ Version 3.0 of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[1][2][3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).