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Revision as of 23:05, 8 March 2019
Developers | |
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Rockstar San Diego | |
Publishers | |
Rockstar Games | |
Engines | |
Angel Game Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 30, 2003 |
Warnings
Key points
- Non-Steam versions may crash on launch on Windows Vista and later; for a workaround see game crashes on launch (non-Steam versions).
- Online multiplayer no longer works due to GameSpy services being shut down.
- Despite supporting uncapped framerate, much of the game's logic was designed around 30FPS.[1]
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename intro videos[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\userdata\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12160/pfx/[Note 2] |
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options.cfg
contains general settings. -
keyboard_only.map
contains keyboard settings. -
mouse.map
contains mouse settings. -
default.cfg
contains default settings and does not need to be edited.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\userdata\*.sav[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12160/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Windowed
Force windowed or borderless |
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Input settings
Controller support
- By default, can't use axes as buttons (e.g. Xbox 360 Controller triggers).
- Force feedback emulation can also be enabled for XInput controllers.
Fix button assignment[citation needed] |
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Alternatively there is a fixed configuration here.[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Console versions only. | |||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game crashes on launch (non-Steam versions)
- Non-Steam versions may crash on launch on Windows Vista and later.
- Steam version has been patched for compatibility with modern versions of Windows (despite the warning on the Steam store page).[4]
Fix crash on modern systems[5] |
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"Failed to connect to GameSpy server" error
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 6.5e |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy | GameSpy master server has been shut down. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz or AMD Duron 1.2 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 AMD Athlon XP |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.4 GB | 1.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce2 ATI Radeon 8500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 9000 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ YouTube - Midnight Club 2 - Engine Behavior with Different FPS Settings (Comparison) [60 FPS] - last accessed on 12-06-2017
- ↑ https://steamdb.info/app/12160/
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Game works just fine on Windows 7 :: Midnight Club II General Discussions
- ↑ How to run Midnight Club 2 on Vista and Windows 7 (Patch) « Ch3rokee’s Blog