Xpand Rally

Published by Zeta Multimedia S.A
Developed by Techland
Released 2004
Genre Racing

Description :

Xpand Rally puts you behind the wheel of a tuned-up WRC machine in over seventy races in five sceneries, using a modified version of the Chrome engine with fully movable obstacles, dynamic day time and weather changes, full collisions simulation and a complex car damage system. The driver can even sustain leg injuries and concussions. There is much more freedom than in other rally games. In the freestyle mode, for example, there are no invisible borders, you can compete off-road with no restrictions to tracks.

Aside from the traditional race, you can build-up a rally career, similar to NFS Underground where you work your way up as a rookie. You need to spend your money wisely to take care off repairs and tune your car with over 800 parts. Xpand Rally does not have an official rally license, but includes 35 sports cars over 8 divisions, with some funky models such as tiny coopers or terrain vehicles. There are two driving modes: arcade and simulation with different damage systems and steering models.

ChromEd, a full game editor loaded with tutorial and templates, has been attached to the game. You can edit existing tracks or create new ones and even import your own car designs straight from 3D Studio MAX.

Requirements :

Min.CPU PIII
Min.OS Win 98
Min.RAM 256MB
Min.DirectX 9.0b
CDROM Speed 4X
Keyboard/Steering Wheel
Mouse
Internet/LAN
Offline Players 1
Online Players 4
64MB Video Card

Trivia :

• For a rather low-budget title, the game uses extensive copy protection: an installation serial, an activation code and additional protection with StarForce 3.04.049.001.

• On November 26, 2004, a set of custom tracks was released. They were designed by game modders and approved by the Techland compatibility test. The set includes a dirty track and two destruction derby style tracks.

• On December 22, 2004, a complete ChromEd user guide was published. It contains complete information on level creation philosophy and specific editor tools. The tutorial is supplemented with a video material that shows the subsequent steps of track creation with comments from one of the Xpand Rally tracks developer.

Cheats :

Press ~ to display the console window console at the indicated screen. Then, enter one of the following case-sensitive code to activate the corresponding cheat function. Then, press [Enter] to resume the game.

Effect	Screen	Code
Additional money	Rally league menu	Cheat.AddCash()
All races unlocked	Single race menu	Cheat.AllRaces()
All cars	Single race menu	Cheat.SkipCarCheck()