What is Banger Heat ?
It is an addon to NASCAR Heat, and simulates Banger racing. It includes everything provided in earlier Banger Heat (and patches), plus a collection of new car models and skins.
Why can't I find NASCAR Heat in the shops in the UK?
Because unfortunately it was never released here.
Does Banger Heat work with the warez version of NASCAR Heat?
I don't know and I don't care - the developers of NH, MGI, have have bent over backwards to make it possible for add-ons like Banger Heat to be made. Banger Heat itself is free, so please buy NH! (Any support questions about Banger Heat working with the warez version of NH will be ignored.)
Can I damage my car?
Off course. Its after all banger racing.
I've installed Banger Heat, but when I double click the icon I get an error message.
Check the properties of your Banger Heat shortcut, it should be:
"C:\Program Files\Hasbro Interactive\NASCAR Heat\NHeat.exe" -mod:bangers -noautoplay
(It is important that it is exactly as above, including the quotation marks.)
If you have a "NASCAR Heat.exe" file instead of "NHeat.exe" rename it to "NHeat.exe".
I've installed Banger Heat, but when I double click the icon NASCAR Heat starts normally (i.e. NASCARs instead of Bangers).
Try moving your "bangers" folder into the "run" folder in your NASCAR Heat directory (and make sure your shortcut is correct as described above).
How can I take screenshots in the game?
Press the "Print Screen" key while the game is running (the best place is usually in a replay you have paused). The shot goes to the clipboard, so you can paste it into any paint application. You can Alt-Tab out of NASCAR Heat, run your paint program, then press CTRL-V (or Edit/Paste menu) to paste the picture into an image.
Why are the paintjobs on the cars so blurry?
They're not, at least not on my system! Your problem is probably that your graphics card does not have enough video memory to store all the textures. There are a couple of things you can try:
- Edit your options.cfg file and change the "try_texture_compression" line to "yes".
- Reduce the display resolution used in the the game (e.g. try 640x480).
- Reduce the field size you are racing against (e.g. try 16 car fields).
- Get a new graphics card - NVidia cards work much better than Voodoo cards in NASCAR Heat.