General
FAQs
Is this going to be a GAME, or a
screen saver?
Sponsors, and Sponsoring Screen
Racer?
Will people be able to add tracks
and skins to the screen saver?
A combo question about car skins and
marketing.
"And, will there be add ons to
this software down the road?"
"One last question. Do you
REALLY expect us to be able to walk away from our
computers..."
What are the system requirements for
the ScreenRacer screensaver?
General Use FAQs
How do I change the screensaver's
settings, how many cars it uses or screen
resolution?
How do I select the set of cars you
want to see racing and the tracks you want them
to race on?
How do I select the amount of cars
in a race?
How to select the length of a race?
How do I turn the sound on or off?
How do I change the detail in
ScreenRacer?
How do I change the resolution /
Antialiasing / Rendering Device in ScreenRacer?
Windows Vista 64bit won't install
ScreenRacer correctly?
How to manually start the
screensaver?
The screensaver uses 100% of my CPU
when I set it to 12 cars. How do I make it use
less?
Will the screensaver go into sleep
mode?
ScreenRacer runs very slow and
jerky.
Is this going
to be a GAME, or a screen saver?
A screen saver.
When we started this project back in Feb 05. Our
goal was to build a great full 3D stockcar screen
saver. Over time we have grown, and we now have 5
total race car types, and 5 track locations. But
our first goal is still in place, to create great
3D racing experience for you!
Sponsors, and
Sponsoring Screen Racer?
Auto Racing is the
worlds largest spectator sport, and screen savers
are running on millions of PC's all over the
world. Our goal is the build the best 3D Racing
screen saver, and we are looking for sponsors to
help us reach out goal, in turn helping them
reach millions of users and potential customers.
That
is a interesting question, one I have not fully
thought about. I plan on creating more tracks. As
we get a larger install base, and allowing users
the options to download them. As we get new
sponsors, they will be included in updates, and
new versions.
We
are getting companies to sign up as sponsors. We
are looking for motorsports related sponsors, not
them evil web tracking popup types! Were looking
for motorsports related sponsors because we want
all the race cars to look realistic, not just
have fake generic sponsors. The second part of
this question, is about adding your owns race
skins to the cars. I can only recommend you not
doing this, because when you change data in any
program anything could happen. But game mods help
keep games going on for very long time, so you
would be making a screen saver mod (now that is
funny!). Most people that race in the leagues are
very intelligent. So figuring out a way to crack
open the DAT files and finding the race skins
wouldn't be that hard. That's about all I want to
comment on that for now.
Yes.
New Tracks are in the plans. I'm not 100% sure
what you mean by modes of play, We are
considering doing a off road version, after the
first release. But only time will tell.
NO!
The Screen saver runs on graphics engine with a
awesome physics system, 100% AI driven. No fake
pre-made animation racing! You'll see passing,
bump and runs, and perhaps a car getting moved
out of the way and into the wall. We are not
going to use yellow flags, if a car falls too far
behind (from a accident) it will get moved to the
pits and wait for the cars to come back around,
and rejoin the race pack.
Minimum
Requirements: 1.2 GHz Computer, with 128MB of
free RAM and 32MB 3D video card.
How do I
change the screensaver's settings, how many cars
it uses or screen resolution?
From Desktop in
Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP
1. Right click on any empty space on the desktop
background
2. Select Properties in the menu that appears
3. When the dialog box appears left click on the
screen saver tab.
4. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
5. Now left click on the 'Settings' button to
change the settings of ScreenRacer.
From Control Panel In Window 9X/ME/2000
1. Left click the start button located on the
lower left hand cornder of the screen.
2. Left click the settings category, then left
click Control Panel
3. Left click the icon named Display.
4. When the dialog box appears left click on the
screen saver tab.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6. Now left click on the 'Settings' button to
change the settings of ScreenRacer.
From Control Panel in XP (clasic mode Control
Panel view)
1. Left click on the start button bottom located
on the lowe left hand corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the 'Control Panel' button
3. In the window that opens double click the icon
named Display.
4. When the dialog box appears left click on the
screen saver tab.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6. Now left click on the 'Settings' button to
change the settings of ScreenRacer.
From Control Panel in XP (cagetory Control
Panel view)
1. Left click on the start button bottom located
on the lowe left hand corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the 'Control Panel' button
3. You should only see roughly 10 different menus
now. Left click on the 'Appearance and Themes'
menu.
4. In the 'Pick A Task' section, left click on
'Choose A Screen Saver'.
5. You should have a new window appear. There
should be a little arrow pointing down located on
the left hand side of the settings button, left
click on that and choose Screen Racer.
6. Now left click on the 'Settings' button to
change the settings of ScreenRacer.
From Desktop in Windows Vista
1. Right click on any empty space on the desktop
background
2. Select Personalize in the menu that appears
3. In the new window that opens select Screen
Saver.
4. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
5. Now left click on the 'Settings' button to
change the settings of ScreenRacer.
From Control Panel in Windows Vista
(categorized Control Panel View)
1. Left click on the windows logo in the lower
left corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the Control Panel button.
3. In the new window that opens left click on the
Appearance and Personalization category.
4. In the new screen under the Personalation
category select Change screen saver.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6. Now left click on the 'Settings' button to
change the settings of ScreenRacer.
From Control Panel in Windows Vista (classic
Control Panel View)
1. Left click on the windows logo in the lower
left corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the Control Panel button.
3. In the new window that opens Double click on
the icon named Personlaztion.
4. In the new window that opens select Screen
Saver.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6. Now left click on the 'Settings' button to
change the settings of ScreenRacer.
How do I
select the set of cars you want to see racing and
the tracks you want them to race on?
In the settings
menu left click in the boxes next to the name to
put a tick in there or remove a tick. The boxes
with ticks will be shown in a race, the boxes
without will not be shown.
If you put a tick in the randomize box, then the
computer will decide what is shown, if it is left
unchecked then it will cycle through in the same
order.
How do I
select the amount of cars in a race?
In the settings
menu just below the title 'How Many Cars Per
Race' there should be a drop down box. In there
you can select the amount of cars per race. Hint:
The more cars selected the more CPU power
ScreenRacer need to simulate them. So if your
screenplay stutters then turning down the amount
of cars will help it become smoother.
How to select
the length of a race?
In the settings
menu just below the title 'How Many Laps Per
Race' there should be a drop down box. Select the
option that you want to see.
How do I turn
the sound on or off?
In the settings
menu at the top there is a box with 'Disable
Sound' next to it. Put a tick in the box to turn
ScreenRacers sound off, or un-tick it to turn it
on.
How do I
change the detail in ScreenRacer?
In the settings
menu at the bottom in-between the OK and Cancel
Button there is a drop-down menu, for a smoother
but not so graphically advanced screen play
select Low Detail. For ScreenRacer to look its
best select High Detail. Hint: If the screenplay
stutters, then reducing the detail in this menu
will help smoothen it out.
How do I
change the resolution / Antialiasing / Rendering
Device in ScreenRacer?
Go to the settings
menu and go right to the bottom next to the
detail menu. You should see a button labelled
'Display Settings'. Left click on that and that
should launch a new menu. If you’re running
more then 1 graphics card then you can select
which one you want it to run on in the Rendering
Device menu. To change the resolution of
ScreenRacer, then click on the arrow pointing
down and select which resolution in-which you
want SR to operate in. To change the amount of
antialiasing in ScreenRacer, click the down arrow
next to the resolution box. Hint: If your
screenplay stutters then changing the resolution
to 800x600x16 and the Antialiasing to None will
smooth the screenplay out.
Windows Vista
64bit won't install ScreenRacer correctly?
1. Go to the demo
installation file and double click on it to start
the installation proceedure.
2. If a box pops asking you to run or canel the
install, click run.
3. You'll probably get another box pop-up, click
"Allow" to continue the install.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install
ScreenRacer.
5. At the end, leave the box checked that asks if
you want to make ScreenRacer the default screen
saver.
6. Click finish
7. You should See the "Screensaver
Settings"
8. Click on OK
9. Now go to your C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder and
scroll down to the "ScreenRacer Stockcar
Demo.scr" file (about 3/4 of the way down).
10. Right click on it.
11. Click install
12. You should have the screen saver settings
dialog box in front of you.
13. Click OK
To Install the full version, make sure you have
deleted the demo if you have installed it before
the installation of the full version. Follow the
guide above on how to install the full version
but instead of looking for "ScreenRacer
Stockcar Demo.scr" look for "Screen
Racer.scr".
How to
manually start the screensaver?
From Desktop in
Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP
1. Right click on any empty space on the desktop
background
2. Select Properties in the menu that appears
3. When the dialog box appears left click on the
screen saver tab.
4. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
5a. Then left click the Preview button to start
ScreenRacer Running.
5b. A Alternative way is to change the 'wait'
time to 1 minute and it will launch itself.
Hint: When ScreenRacer is loading make sure not
to move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard
as this will make ScreenRacer exit.
From Control Panel In Window 9X/ME/2000
1. Left click the start button located on the
lower left hand cornder of the screen.
2. Left click the settings category, then left
click Control Panel
3. Left click the icon named Display.
4. When the dialog box appears left click on the
screen saver tab.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6a. Then left click the Preview button to start
ScreenRacer Running.
6b. A Alternative way is to change the 'wait'
time to 1 minute and it will launch itself.
Hint: When ScreenRacer is loading make sure not
to move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard
as this will make ScreenRacer exit.
From Control Panel in XP (clasic mode Control
Panel view)
1. Left click on the start button bottom located
on the lowe left hand corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the 'Control Panel' button
3. In the window that opens double click the icon
named Display.
4. When the dialog box appears left click on the
screen saver tab.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6a. Then left click the Preview button to start
ScreenRacer Running.
6b. A Alternative way is to change the 'wait'
time to 1 minute and it will launch itself.
Hint: When ScreenRacer is loading make sure not
to move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard
as this will make ScreenRacer exit.
From Control Panel in XP (cagetory Control
Panel view)
1. Left click on the start button bottom located
on the lowe left hand corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the 'Control Panel' button
3. You should only see roughly 10 different menus
now. Left click on the 'Appearance and Themes'
menu.
4. In the 'Pick A Task' section, left click on
'Choose A Screen Saver'.
5. You should have a new window appear. There
should be a little arrow pointing down located on
the left hand side of the settings button, left
click on that and choose Screen Racer.
6a. Then left click the Preview button to start
ScreenRacer Running.
6b. A Alternative way is to change the 'wait'
time to 1 minute and it will launch itself.
Hint: When ScreenRacer is loading make sure not
to move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard
as this will make ScreenRacer exit.
From Desktop in Windows Vista
1. Right click on any empty space on the desktop
background
2. Select Personalize in the menu that appears
3. In the new window that opens select Screen
Saver.
4. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
5a. Then left click the Preview button to start
ScreenRacer Running.
5b. A Alternative way is to change the 'wait'
time to 1 minute and it will launch itself.
Hint: When ScreenRacer is loading make sure not
to move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard
as this will make ScreenRacer exit.
From Control Panel in Windows Vista
(categorized Control Panel View)
1. Left click on the windows logo in the lower
left corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the Control Panel button.
3. In the new window that opens left click on the
Appearance and Personalization category.
4. In the new screen under the Personalation
category select Change screen saver.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6a. Then left click the Preview button to start
ScreenRacer Running.
6b. A Alternative way is to change the 'wait'
time to 1 minute and it will launch itself.
Hint: When ScreenRacer is loading make sure not
to move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard
as this will make ScreenRacer exit.
From Control Panel in Windows Vista (classic
Control Panel View)
1. Left click on the windows logo in the lower
left corner of the screen.
2. Left click on the Control Panel button.
3. In the new window that opens Double click on
the icon named Personlaztion.
4. In the new window that opens select Screen
Saver.
5. On the screen saver dialog screen there should
be a little arrow pointing down located on the
left hand side of the settings button, left click
on that and choose Screen Racer.
6a. Then left click the Preview button to start
ScreenRacer Running.
6b. A Alternative way is to change the 'wait'
time to 1 minute and it will launch itself.
Hint: When ScreenRacer is loading make sure not
to move the mouse or press a key on the keyboard
as this will make ScreenRacer exit.
The
screensaver uses 100% of my CPU when I set it to
12 cars. How do I make it use less?
It's due to all
the screensaver running on 100% physics system.
The only way to use less of your CPU is lower the
car count.
Will the
screensaver go into sleep mode?
Due to the
screensaver being a 3D application the computer
will run the screensaver normally, but sleep mode
will not take over because it can't disable the
3D hardware. We hope to find a fix for this in
future updates.
ScreenRacer
runs very slow and jerky.
*Note that your
system must be equipped with 3D video card.
1. Make sure you have the latest version of
drivers from the manufacturer of your video card.
Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
ATI: http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html
Matrox: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/corpo/support/drivers/home.php
2. Try to change the resolution settings to
800x600x16.
3. Sometimes a program (Some Internet
connections, communication/chat programs and
media players) will access the system
periodically and terminate or disrupt the 3D
screensaver. Try disabling these types of
programs to see if it makes a difference.
4. You might need to update your windows DirectX.
www.microsoft.com/directx
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