Monster Truck Madness 2
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Developers | |
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Terminal Reality | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
Photex2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 12, 1998 |
Monster Truck Madness | |
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Monster Truck Madness | 1996 |
Monster Truck Madness 2 | 1998 |
Key points
- Game is DRM-free and natively portable due to one-size-fits-all installation size.
- Massive selection of free tracks and trucks from community sites.
- Issues using Direct3D renderer under modern operating systems.
General information
- MTM2.com for a database of Monster Truck 2 tracks, trucks, and fan sites.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[1] |
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Skip title screen
Disable title screen[1] |
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Import original Monster Truck Madness tracks into Monster Truck Madness 2
Add GAME.POD and TRUCK.POD to Monster Truck Madness 2's list of tracks[2] |
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Play in Windows 10
- Monster Truck Madness 2 can be run in Windows 10 and even in 64-bit. There's a few tweaks that are required in order to make this game made in 1999 work on new hardware.
Play in Windows 10[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\System[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use dgVoodoo2 and Community Patch #2. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Use dgVoodoo2 and Community Patch #2. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use zoom hotkeys. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use dgVoodoo2. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo2 or set antialiasFlag=0 to 1 in Monster.ini. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | "Accelerated Graphics Port" options do not refer to v-sync; setting it to Off merely lowers texture resolution.[3] |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Framerate is tied to refresh rate. Physics and AI are fps dependent.[4] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Listed as "Swap Pedals" in the "Customize Controller..." section of Control Options |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
- Playing without the game CD forces each race track to use a single, unique music track.
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Uses MSN Gaming Zone (no longer available). | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 2300-2400, 47624 |
UDP | 2300-2400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues unresolved
Game crashes to desktop during races while using Direct3D renderer
Set compatibility options[1] |
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Notes
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Use Glide renderer[1] |
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Notes
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Issues fixed
"Feature not included" or "Help not supported" error when trying to open help files
- Windows Vista and later need an update to open legacy Help files.
Install Windows Help program[5] |
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CD music not available
- CD music requires the disc in the first drive (CD-ROM 0).
- Some virtual drive software might not support CD music.
Check drive is CD-ROM 0 |
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Check that the drive is set to CD-ROM 0. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 5 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | 3.1p |
Multiplayer | MSN Gaming Zone | Shut down as of June 16, 2006. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, NT | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 (133 MHz) | Intel Pentium MMX 200 (200 MHz) |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 MB | 110 MB |
Video card (GPU) | SVGA-compatible DirectX 5.0 compatible | |
Other | 3D accelerator recommended. |
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).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2013-12-31
- ↑ Monster Truck Madness 2 Readme, Section 1.2
- ↑ Verified by User:Stereo3D on 2021-01-21
- ↑ Verified by User:Stereo3D on 2021-01-21
- ↑ Microsoft Support KB #917607