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Revision as of 12:41, 9 September 2020
This page is for the original 2002 game. For the remake, see Mafia: Definitive Edition.
Key points
- The game may fail to start or load settings correctly on modern systems; use Mafia Widescreen Fix as a workaround.
- Licensed music tracks have been removed from the digital versions.[1] See Restore original music (digital versions).
General information
- Mafia Wiki for the series
- MafiaScene.com - Game fan site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo version is available.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3 updates the game to the latest version. Some sources list this patch as version 1.2.
Skip intro videos
Delete logos[citation needed]
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- Go to <path-to-game>
- Delete all files starting with
logo
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Increase draw distance
Increase the draw distance via the widescreen patch[citation needed]
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix.
- Open
Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini .
- Set
New Distance to a high value (e.g. 1000).
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Stored as binary
Save game data location
Video
In-game audio/video settings.
Input
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
- The game has refined Force Feedback support (options presented on screenshots).
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound effects, Music, Vehicles, Voiceover |
Surround sound |
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5.1 |
Subtitles |
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Option to turn it on/off its located in "control" settings in "other" menu. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 3.0[5] |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Digital release only. Fan translation for Retail version, download. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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VR support
Issues fixed
Game doesn't start/Settings aren't saved
- On 64-bit systems, the game may write the configuration to the wrong path of the registry.[6][7]
Use Mafia Widescreen Fix[citation needed]
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- All registry settings will be saved to
settings.bin in savegame folder.
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Flickering shadows
Controller deadzone issues
Use Mafia Widescreen Fix[citation needed]
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- Deadzone for sticks can be adjusted in
Mafia.GenericFix.ini .
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No fullscreen mode on Windows 10
Use Mafia Widescreen Fix[citation needed]
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- If windowed mode is selected in
setup.exe , the game will launch borderless.
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Free Ride Extreme frame rate bugs
- The Exploding Celeste and Bridge Bombing Zeppelin missions have a bug that makes completion difficult when playing at a frame rate above 15-20 FPS.[9]
Limit frame rate to 15-20 FPS[10]
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix.
- Open
Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini .
- Change
FPS Limit = 0 to FPS Limit = 15 .
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Game crashes on startup (GOG.com)
Set Fullscene antialiasing to "OFF" in setup.exe [citation needed]
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- MSAA can be forced in the graphics card control panel.
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Restore original music (digital versions)
- Licensed music tracks have been removed from the digital versions.[1]
- All GOG copies are affected. Steam copies activated before November 2017 re-release keep licensed music as DLC.
Restore original music (simple install)[11]
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- For those who don't have the original version installed
- Download the mafia-sounds.zip archive.
- Extract the
sounds directory to the installation directory.
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Restore original music (manual install)[11]
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- The following requires a copy of the original version
- Install the digital version and CD version of Mafia.
- Download MafiaDataXtractor.
- Copy
MafiaDataXtractor.exe to the CD version's installation folder.
- Open
MafiaDataXtractor.exe and select ab.dta - Music from the list. Wait for the program to extract .ogg files.
- When extracting is finished, copy the
sounds folder to the GOG.com version's installation folder.
Notes
- Doesn't restore the scripted music played during specific missions. For example the band on the boat during the mission Happy Birthday! may appear to dance and sing but remain silent due to missing song file.
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Red blocks/black lines on screen
Change rendering method[12]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Setup.exe
- Click on 'Open expert settings...'.
- Select 'Multipass rendering' rather than 'Hardware Transform&Lighting'.
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Error 4205 Generic
Input your actual screen resolution and refresh rate in the Setup launcher[14]
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Set Fullscene antialiasing to "OFF" in setup.exe [citation needed]
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- MSAA can be forced in the graphics card control panel.
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Error 4214 Unsupported
Error 8815 Generic
Input your actual screen resolution and refresh rate in the Setup launcher[16]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound3D |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.5p |
Modifications
- Mafia Water Shader Mod (updated) - Makes water reflect and refract on the city; there is also a simplified Fresnel effect.
- Xbox Rain Droplets - Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX.
- Footpath & Road Mod - Changes roads, sidewalks and parking textures to be better and more realistic. Requires MafiaDataXtractor to extract
maps
folder to Mafia folder.
- Mafia Remastered - Collection of carefully chosen graphic mods improving the game visuals, maintaining the game atmosphere.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 |
ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
96 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References