Trivia
On December 2, 2004, Techland published an additional set of editing tools:
- Custom Cars Wizard - a tool for importing custom cars and allowing customization of cars parameters.
- Game 3D mesh exporting plugin - allows the use of custom objects (including cars) created in 3D Studio Max in the game
- 3D Studio Max script - processes the car’s mesh and prepares it for the use in the game
- Sample car mesh - 3D Studio Max source file and XR custom car ready files
On December 22, 2004, a complete ChromEd user guide was published
here. 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.
Contributed by
Sciere
(120406) on Jan 10, 2005.
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.
Contributed by
Sciere
(120406) on Jan 10, 2005.
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.
Contributed by
Sciere
(120406) on Jan 10, 2005.