Toca Patch ?

Anyone know what the Toca patch sited on codemasters web site will actually do. i mailed them but no answers yet ah the xmas holidays!!!. regards Paul Knox

I emailed them asking SPECIFICALLY about the patch, and got the following reply (which didn't answer any of my questions - I think it was like a form letter or something - it assumed I was having problems, which I'm not, I just want to know about the patch!) Dear Sir RE: TOCA The game requires a minimum of p133 with 3dfx support and p166 without 3dfx support. TOCA requires a minimum of 4meg from the graphics card to work, without this it will be bypassed and the game will operate off the spec of the machine. In some cases this will cause a crash during the loading bar, even though it is operating off a p166. If your card is below a 4meg, you will need to upgrade. If you are having problems with crashes or screen lockups or strange graphics, you may need to check that all of your hardware components are certified. As TOCA is accessed via the latest version of Microsoft DirectX (v.5) as apposed to MS-DOS which most other games use, it may be that your graphics or sound cards are not being recognised. To check, do the following: My Computer / double right click on the CDROM drive / pick 'explore' from the scroll down menu / double left click on DirectX / double left click on DXSetup. This will show you all of the hardware components on the left, the version numbers in the middle and whether or not they are certified on the right. If there are any blanks or messages you will need to update your drivers, to do this contact the manufacturers of your cards (via the telephone or the Internet). Once installed DirectX will recognise them and access the extra resource of your cards, and graphics, speed etc. will improve. If you are unable for any reason to re-install the game, please check that you have removed it from the registrar (c:/windows/regedit/hkey local machine/software/highlight and delete 'Codemasters'). If, when you are trying to load the game it asks for a .DLL file, you will need to un-install the game (via the disk) and re-install but when asked if you want to install DirectX, you must say yes (even if you already have it as it will do a search and skip automatically if it is already installed, it may be that you have version 4.0). The game should then run perfectly. I hope this helps with your enquiry, if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me (help line: 01926 816 044). Regards Joanne Roberts Technical Support/Customer Services Codemasters > Anyone know what the Toca patch > sited on codemasters web site will actually do. > i mailed them but no answers yet ah the xmas holidays!!!. > regards Paul Knox

So they really DO have a costumer service!! :-) That must be the best improvement of 1997! Bart

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> I emailed them asking SPECIFICALLY about the patch, and got the > following reply (which didn't answer any of my questions - I think it > was like a form letter or something - it assumed I was having problems, > which I'm not, I just want to know about the patch!) > Dear Sir > RE: TOCA > The game requires a minimum of p133 with 3dfx support and p166 without > 3dfx support. TOCA requires a minimum of 4meg from the graphics card > to work, without this it will be bypassed and the game will operate > off the spec of the machine. In some cases this will cause a crash > during the loading bar, even though it is operating off a p166. If > your card is below a 4meg, you will need to upgrade. > If you are having problems with crashes or screen lockups or strange > graphics, you may need to check that all of your hardware components > are certified. As TOCA is accessed via the latest version of > Microsoft DirectX (v.5) as apposed to MS-DOS which most other games > use, it may be that your graphics or sound cards are not being > recognised. To check, do the following: My Computer / double right > click on the CDROM drive / pick 'explore' from the scroll down menu / > double left click on DirectX / double left click on DXSetup. This > will show you all of the hardware components on the left, the version > numbers in the middle and whether or not they are certified on the > right. If there are any blanks or messages you will need to update > your drivers, to do this contact the manufacturers of your cards (via > the telephone or the Internet). Once installed DirectX will recognise > them and access the extra resource of your cards, and graphics, speed > etc. will improve. > If you are unable for any reason to re-install the game, please check > that you have removed it from the registrar (c:/windows/regedit/hkey > local machine/software/highlight and delete 'Codemasters'). > If, when you are trying to load the game it asks for a .DLL file, you > will need to un-install the game (via the disk) and re-install but > when asked if you want to install DirectX, you must say yes (even if > you already have it as it will do a search and skip automatically if > it is already installed, it may be that you have version 4.0). The > game should then run perfectly. > I hope this helps with your enquiry, if you require any further > information, please do not hesitate to contact me (help line: 01926 > 816 044). > Regards > Joanne Roberts > Technical Support/Customer Services > Codemasters > > Anyone know what the Toca patch > > sited on codemasters web site will actually do. > > i mailed them but no answers yet ah the xmas holidays!!!. > > regards Paul Knox

What patch? I visted the web site and all it says was: Coming soon, a TOCA Touring Car Championship patch will be released providing enhanced features.<< So there is a patch in the pipeline, but nothing there at the moment. I daresay when it's released, they'll let us know what it does (well, hopefully). Cheers, Steve.