Welcome to the RVGL project page

Features

What's new in RVGL:

• Support for various platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android) across multiple architectures.
• New renderer based on programmable shaders.
• Wide screen, Full HD, 4K resolutions support.
• Additional content from the Dreamcast version brought to PC and Android.
• 2-4 player Split-Screen multiplayer mode brought to PC.
• Graphics: Improved font, native support for Anisotropic Filtering and MSAA.
• Audio: True 3D surround audio, original soundtrack playback (Ogg, Flac, MP3).
• Input: Supports a wide variety of gamepads, Xbox and PS4 controllers.
• Netplay: Low latency Peer-to-Peer multiplayer, spectating and lobby support.
• Unicode support, additional languages and International Keyboard Layouts support.
• Customization: car skins, per-car box art, per-level music, extensive features for custom content creation.
• Improved AI and improved gameplay stability, especially on high end systems.
• Efficient multi-threaded loading, silent loading and much more...

Graphics

RVGL uses the cross-platform OpenGL API to bring Re-Volt alive in rich, high resolution graphics. Some of the supported features are automatic aspect ratio correction, resizeable windowed mode and gamma correction in fullscreen. Further, various graphical options including Anisotropic Texture Filtering and Antialiasing are natively supported. RVGL is also capable of automatically generating mipmap levels that help improve performance. Check these options out in Options -> Video Settings.

Further, the game now utilizes a new rendering engine based on programmable shaders. This shader-based rendering engine is expected to have significantly improved performance on modern GPUs and better power efficiency on laptops and mobile devices.

Pro Tip: Press the F11 key to toggle between Fullscreen and Windowed mode at any time.

Pro Tip: Take screenshots by pressing the F8 key. Screenshots are saved in the game's profiles folder.

Split-Screen

We bring you 2 to 4 player Split-Screen multiplayer support to PC, previously exclusive to Console versions of the game! Configure up to 4 different controllers, or share the keyboard. Number Pad is assigned for Player 2 by default, allowing you to play with your friend with no prior configuration. That's not all - you can have CPU cars playing along with your friends in Split-Screen mode! Enable them from Game Settings -> Multiplayer CPU.

Pro Tip: Once you and your friends have finished, use the Accelerate / Reverse keys to spectate CPU cars - watch 'em lose.

Multi-Player

RVGL features a low-latency Peer-to-Peer Multi-Player mode built on ENet, with optional Multicast support. Race (or Tag) with up to 15 other players from anywhere in the world, with 8 additional slots for spectators. We use UDP Hole-Punching to ensure that players behind home routers are able to play together without additional configuration. The game abstracts away the complexities of NAT so that players from the same Local Network can play, at the same time, with other players from around the world!

A mention about RVGL's Multi-Player support wouldn't be complete without Spectator mode and Late Joining support. That's right - jump right into an on-going game and get ready to race when the host restarts the game. Multi-Player chat messaging is improved with an in-game lobby - accessible at any time by hitting the TAB key, and support for International Keyboard Layouts. Type with élan - dead keys and AltGr are supported natively.

RVGL's Multi-Player support is fully cross-platform - this means players on Windows, Linux or an Android mobile device will be able to play together.

Pro Tip: Type a quick message while racing by pressing the F12 key.

Hosting a LAN party? Join us on Discord and let us know!

Original Soundtrack

RVGL is capable of playing the original soundtrack from hard disk. When downloading game assets, be sure to get the package that includes soundtrack. If you happen to have an original Re-Volt CD in your possession, you can rip audio tracks in one of the supported formats (Ogg, Flac, MP3 or uncompressed WAV), and place them in the game's redbook folder as tracks numbered from track02[.ogg] to track15[.ogg]. Check the Documentation for more info.

Additional Content

Content exclusive to the Dreamcast version of the game are an optional integration to RVGL. The Dreamcast Pack, available from the Extras section, brings the Rooftops level and 14 additional cars, including BigVolt and BossVolt. Some of these cars come with alternate skins that resemble their PlayStation 1 counterparts! Choose between them from the Car Preview screen.

If you grew up playing Re-Volt on Dreamcast, you'll find more info in our Documentation on how you can relive the Dreamcast experience with RVGL.

Custom Content

Tons of user-made cars and levels have been made for Re-Volt over the decade, and RVGL remains compatible with all of them. Check out the top-rated content on Re-Volt World. RVGL has greatly extended the possibilities to allow user-made content to not only match, but supersede the original. Consult the Documentation for an exhaustive list of all options available for track and car makers. Below is a glimpse of what's possible with RVGL:

For Levels:

• High resolution textures (up to 8192x8192) and multiple texture formats (BMP, PNG, JPG).
• Alpha Transparency through textures (both 32-bit BMP and PNG supported).
• Advanced customization (animated objects, graphics, music and sound effects).
• Custom Battle Tag and Stunt Arena levels and support for Practice and Time Trial modes.
• Various limits extended to support larger, more complex levels.
• Improved in-game development environment.

For Cars:

• High resolution textures (see above).
• Support for per-car box art, shadows and car engine sounds.
• Statistics display in frontend.
• Special effects: author flying (like UFO) and upside-down-drivable cars (like Rotor).
• Animations: have parts turning with the wheel, like Panga!
• Customizable Hood and Rearview camera for each car.

Rich user-made content is produced these days in Blender. There is a WIP Blender plugin available from here.

Advanced options

We support various Launch Parameters that advanced users might find useful. You can find a full list in our Documentation.

• -nointro lets you skip the splash screens (but you want to watch them, right?).
• -sload lets you skip the loading screen (i.e., silent load).
• -window <width> <height> starts the game in Windowed mode. The width and height are optional.
• -aspect <width> <height> <lens> lets you change the display aspect ratio and field-of-view.
• -noshader lets you use the legacy fixed pipeline renderer.
• -nouser lets you disable user-made content.
• -pass <phrase> protects your online session with a password.
• -sessionlog saves your online race results in CSV format.