Driv3r US Retail Patch description
Driv3r - Hit the streets for a Hollywood-style crime saga of unparalleled realism. You are Tanner, A.K.A.

Hit the streets for a Hollywood-style crime saga of unparalleled realism. You are Tanner, A.K.A. The Wheelman, an undercover cop with no rules and no fear. You and your partner must stop a ruthless, heavily armed car theft syndicate that’s planning the global heist of a lifetime.

Control and demolish over 70 vehicles, from muscle cars to speedboats, all with the most sophisticated handling ever created. Get the job done in fierce street shootouts that’ll get you back behind the wheel and closer to danger. Avoid the cops and stay alive in this wide-open action thriller from the makers of the groundbreaking Driver series. Do you feel prepared?

Here are some key features of "Driver Patch":

· A blockbuster combo of driving, shooting and wide-open roaming
· "The Hit," a mission found only on DRIV3R's PC release
· Over 60 drivable vehicles, including motorcycles, boats, police cars, vans, mopeds, muscle cars and 18-wheelers, all remarkably lifelike and fully destructible
· Three enormous true-to-life cities -- Miami, Nice and Istanbul –- all designed with stunning, photorealistic detail
· Hundreds of miles of major highways, and dozens of miles of roads, narrow back alleys and exciting waterways
· Superstar Hollywood voice talent: Michael Madsen, Ving Rhames, Mickey Rourke, and Michelle Rodriguez
· An unmatched physics/driving engine, producing vehicle handling and destruction of unbelievable accuracy
· Nearly an hour of dramatic CGI video footage to deepen the storyline and heighten player participation in the game’s secretive, seedy underworld
· Multiple paths to completion for many missions and objectives; the ultimate freedom of choice
· Film Director Mode: one of the DRIVER brand's most popular aspects -- gamers can record the action using multiple camera views, and edit original chase sequences which can be played back and stored


What's New in This Release:

· Screen corruption in the Main Menu if Anti-Aliasing is enabled on your video
· card is fixed.
· Issue where if you have an ATI Radeon series video card you may encounter a situation where at night if you collide with another object the buildings
· nearest or in line-of-sight of the collision will appear with rainbow or bright
· white textures is fixed
· If you have a Matrox P750 or Matrox Parhelia video card you would encounter a situation where vehicle windows are not displaying properly and showing up as a solid white texture.
· During gameplay, if you have all other video options enabled except for
· advanced shaders, you may encounter a situation where your character's hands
· and legs appear white. To resolve this go into Options - Settings - Display -
· Advanced Video Card Settings and enable advanced shaders. This issue is
· resolved.
· Added improvements to enhance gameplay performance.
· If you have a LCD display you may encounter a situation where during all
· introduction movies, before selecting a profile, the picture is offset to the
· left or to the right and auto-adjustment does not help. To resolve this issue,
· once you have created a profile go into Options - Settings - Display - Advanced
· Video Card Settings and adjust your resolution to 800x600 or higher.
· If you are experiencing sound problems, including volume issues, missing
· audio channels (i.e., no sound comes through your center speaker channel),
· crashes, or any other audio issues, we recommend switching your sound driver to
· the default MILES Fast 2D Driver.
· If you have a Sound Blaster PCI 16/64/128 sound card you may encounter a
· situation where if you hit ESC when firing a fully automatic weapon, such as
· the M16, the audio will stutter for a few seconds before entering the menu.
· - If you have a Sound Blaster Live! 5.1, Sound Blaster Audigy, Sound Blaster
· Audigy LS, or ADI AD1980 sound card you may encounter a situation where with
· 5.1 speakers selected, in third-person camera view, any in-game effects, such
· as gunfire, only come from the center channel. This is normal behavior.
· If you have a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, Sound Blaster Live! 5.1, Sound Blaster
· Audigy LS, or Realtek ALC650 sound card you may encounter a situation where in
· the game menu and during cutscenes, regardless of audio settings, with 5.1
· speakers selected, no sound is produced by the center channel. This is normal
· behavior.
· If you have a Sound Blaster Extigy sound card you may encounter a situation
· where during gameplay, regardless of audio settings, with 5.1 speakers
· selected, the front left and right speakers only produce audio. This is normal
· behavior.
· Driv3r does not support non-analog gamepads, such as the Microsoft
· Sidewinder, Gravis Gamepad Pro, or Logitech Precision gamepad. You will need to
· obtain an analog controller, such as the Logitech Dual-Action gamepad or
· Logitech Wingman Rumblepad if you wish to play Driv3r with a gamepad.
· During gameplay you may encounter a situation where, depending upon the
· viewing angle and distance from the car you are driving a black box will appear
· around your steering wheel. This is fixed.
· During gameplay you may encounter a situation where, if you have shadows
· enabled and are standing in a shadowed area on a daylight level, the muzzle
· flash from your selected weapon will not be present while it is present during
· night time levels. This is fixed.
· During gameplay you may encounter a situation where the water does not appear transparent or is a solid texture. This is fixed.