Our release contains the DOS version by default, complete with both software and 3Dfx/Glide rendering modes. As you may know, however, Carmageddon also came with a Windows 95 patch.

Because this version has got problems with some ATI/AMD cards, as well as not-so-stellar multiplayer support, we do not want to make it available as an actual part of the release itself. This version will allow for higher resolutions, most likely better framerate, but may also be unstable on some PCs, or not work at all.

Basically, we only support the actual DOS release available in the installer and, if you want to try the Windows version, you do it at your own peril. ;) Just to clarify, the patch does not replace the DOS version, so it's safe to use - there's just no guarantee that it will work better than the default version, or at all.

You can download the patch here. We strongly recommend installing it by right-clicking the file and selecting "Run as Administrator".

Also, let us know in case you encounter problems with it, or if it works perfectly for you. :)

Just post what graphics card and driver version you're using, please. :)

You can set whatever resolution you want by editing ddraw.ini file.

Or it could be UAC (User Account Control) that's interfering. Try turning that off and then try running setup_carmageddon.exe.

How to turn on/off UAC:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Turn-User-Account-Control-on-or-off

Please run the file as Administrator and see if that helps.

Edit ddraw.ini file (in both CARMA and CARSPLAT folders) and set resolution to you native one.
Make sure that you have DirectX 9 files installed.
And if you installed game to default location, either edit files as admin, disable User Account Control, or reinstall it somewhere outside 'Program Files' .

If it crashes with direct draw error, please see my earlier post.

It means we're not completely sure if it will work out well enough to where we can include it with the game hence the reason we give an open link.