ValveSoftware
Autobahn Raser II
Compatibility Report
- Name of the game with compatibility issues: Autobahn Raser II
- Steam AppID of the game: None
System Information
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Video driver version: Mesa 25.2.7
- Kernel version: 6.17.9-300
- Link to full system information report as Gist: https://gist.github.com/NostalgiaRealm/55f5af4606c22c1662022a4253765ba9
- Proton version: Proton 7.0-6 work, Proton 8.0-5 and up don't. WINE 8.20 and 10.20 both work
I confirm:
- [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
- [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.
Logs of me loading the game's main executable with Proton 8.0-5 , which in turn loads the game menu (menu.exe) after skipping the intro. Then, once a track and a car have been selected, the game loads spel.exe which in turn also loads \spelfix\core.dll. This is a fix for the game to run on Windows 2000 and newer (see below)
steam-12889950978572288000.log
Symptoms
The game works correctly with the the earlier described fix using standard Wine via Lutris and also with Proton 7.0-6.
However, when tested with Proton 8.0-5 the in-game music does not load at all. The music files are contained in rcs.img which resides on the CD of the game, even with the CD extracted to a folder and winecfg pointed towards the folder (done using protontricks), it will not load the in-game music.
Autobahn Raser II is a 1999 game developed by Davilex Games (now defunct) that is considered to be abandonware online. The full game disc has been uploaded to archive.org here:
<Link removed by moderator>
The fix I use to make the game work at all can be found here (Patch Version 2):
http://www.lafix.de/archive/abraser/
Reproduction
- Get the files from above specified location
- Mount the Autobahn Raser II ISO, and execute setup.exe with wine, use the Maximum install option
- Install the fix by renaming spel.dat in the game's folder to spel.exe and then copying the fix files over
- Open Steam and add a non-Steam game to the list, point it to Autobahn Raser II.exe
- Select Proton 8.0-5 as the runner.
- Run the game, making sure the ISO is still mounted on your system, or has been extracted to a folder and mounted using winecfg.
- In-game, click to skip the menu and press OK on the name prompt (insert a random name if empty)
- Click Optionen, Einstellungen and then 3D so the game will use Direct3D mode
- Click OK and Zurück, click Sunday Cup and then Start. The game now loads a race
- Check with both Proton 7.0-6, and Proton 8.0-5 or higher and notice that the game's music is available in the first but not the latter.
Hello @NostalgiaRealm, a link in your compatibility report was legally problematic and has been removed.
Hello @NostalgiaRealm, a link in your compatibility report was legally problematic and has been removed.
If needed at all: What other way is there to include the files of the game ? I do have the original CD. The game is not available for purchase at a digital marketplace.
Logs of loading and playing the game on Proton 7.0-6 doing the same actions as I did with the previous log in the OP: steam-14807165336591269888.log