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Beta 1.3.1
Install: download Setup.exe and run it (you need your own decrypted disc image; nothing from the game is included here). Already on Beta 1.1 or later? Options > Recomp Options > Updates & Help installs it in seconds. Your save stays where it is (the savedata folder next to the game): updates never touch it.
Fixed
- BACK opened Recomp Options on other screens (for example after finishing a tour) once you had visited the Options screen.
New
- Car detail (Recomp Options > Graphics, on High by default): the other cars keep their detailed model at any distance, instead of starting as a few blocks and switching to more detailed models as you get closer. Original gives the PSP's behaviour.
Changed
- Draw distance setting removed. Drawing scenery further ahead showed pieces of the course made to be seen from elsewhere (slanted strips, cut-off hillsides) and did not stop the pop-in. Every install now uses the game's own draw distance.
Known issues
- Some scenery (lights, palm trees, distant hills) still appears late, as on the PSP.
- Windows Defender may flag the game as a false positive because it is not code-signed. If it does, restore it from Protection history or exclude the game folder.
This is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Bandai Namco. All code was written by AI (Claude, by Anthropic); the project's owner directed and tested it.
Checksums (SHA-256)
- Setup.exe:
4c453ff5cde415cdeed1638f48360fbd13f110f5b43e4f8e8b01b1a469308a14 - RidgeRacer-Update.zip:
2fd74d59e41c70a2186c10cc2cbe2d97e36fb26cd98a3103dc2e2b56e2d96b39