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|cover        = Hard Truck 2 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Hard Truck 2 cover.jpg
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
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'''Key points'''
 
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{{ii}} Released as '''Hard Truck 2: King of the Road''' in Europe June 7, 2002
 
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{{ii}} Released as '''Дальнобойщики II''' in Russia September 27, 2001
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{ii}} Released as '''Hard Truck 2: King of the Road''' in Europe, '''Truck Racing 2001: Os Gigantes da Estrada''' in Portugal, and '''Дальнобойщики II''' in Russia
 
{{GOG.com links|1731168163|hard_truck_2_king_of_the_road}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1731168163|hard_truck_2_king_of_the_road}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | |Disc|  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG | hard_truck_2_king_of_the_road | DRM-free | Hard Truck 2: King of the Road |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG | hard_truck_2_king_of_the_road | DRM-free | Hard Truck 2: King of the Road |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | hard-truck-2-king-of-the-road | DRM-free |Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper.  | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | hard-truck-2-king-of-the-road | DRM-free |Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper.  | | Windows }}
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
====Skip intro videos====
 
====Skip intro videos====
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{{Fixbox|description=Skip intro|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename intro files|fix=
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# Open the game folder
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# Go to {{p|game}}
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# Rename, move elsewhere, or delete the following files
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# Rename, move, or delete the following files: <code>kotr.avi</code>, <code>kotrDemo.avi</code>.
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<pre>
 
−
kotr.avi
 
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kotrDemo.avi
 
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</pre>
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
−
{{ii}} The GOG version is v1.3 and doesn't need the patch below.
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{{mm}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1008-hard-truck-2-na-1005-patch/ Official North American 1005 patch]
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{{mm}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1008-hard-truck-2-na-1005-patch/ Official NA 1005 Patch]
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{{ii}} The GOG version is v1.3 and does not need the patch.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{image|Ht2 driver menu.PNG|Change Driver / Profile Menu}}
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{{image|Ht2 driver menu.PNG|Change driver / profile menu}}
−
{{image|Ht2 singleplayer menu.PNG|Single Player Menu}}
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{{image|Ht2 singleplayer menu.PNG|Single player menu}}
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\truck.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\truck.ini}}
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{image|Ht2 graphics menu.PNG|Graphics Menu}}
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{{image|Ht2 graphics menu.PNG|Graphics menu}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed                  = limited
 
|windowed notes            = In the GOG.com version, the <code>dxcfg.exe</code> application can achieve this.
 
|windowed notes            = In the GOG.com version, the <code>dxcfg.exe</code> application can achieve this.
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = limited
 
|borderless windowed notes  = In the GOG.com version, the <code>dxcfg.exe</code> application can achieve this.
 
|borderless windowed notes  = In the GOG.com version, the <code>dxcfg.exe</code> application can achieve this.
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|anisotropic                = hackable
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|anisotropic                = limited
 
|anisotropic notes          = In the GOG.com version, the <code>dxcfg.exe</code> application can achieve this.
 
|anisotropic notes          = In the GOG.com version, the <code>dxcfg.exe</code> application can achieve this.
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing              = limited
 
|antialiasing notes        = In the GOG.com version, the DirectX settings (<code>dxcfg.exe</code>) application in the game folder has 2x, 4x and 8x MSAA settings.
 
|antialiasing notes        = In the GOG.com version, the DirectX settings (<code>dxcfg.exe</code>) application in the game folder has 2x, 4x and 8x MSAA settings.
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling                  = unknown
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|upscaling notes            =  
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|vsync                      = always on
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|vsync                      = limited
 
|vsync notes                = In the GOG.com version. Can be forced off in <code>dxcfg.exe</code>.
 
|vsync notes                = In the GOG.com version. Can be forced off in <code>dxcfg.exe</code>.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
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==Input==
 
==Input==
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{{image|Ht2 controls menu.PNG|Controls Menu}}
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{{image|Ht2 controls menu.PNG|Controls menu}}
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{{image|Ht2 roadcontrols menu.PNG|In-Game Controller Menu}}
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{{image|Ht2 roadcontrols menu.PNG|In-game controller menu}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Keys are mapped by double clicking on the control name.
 
|key remap notes          = Keys are mapped by double clicking on the control name.
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|acceleration option      = true
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes = Controlled by Windows '''Enhance Pointer Precision''' setting.
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|acceleration option notes = Controlled by Windows setting.
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Controlled by Windows '''Mouse Sensitivity''' setting.
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Controlled by Windows setting.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
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|haptic feedback notes    = Force feedback (adjustments are made via the in-game "On The Road" pause menu).
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|haptic feedback notes    = Adjustments are made via the in-game "On The Road" pause menu.
 
|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input        = true
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|simultaneous input notes  = Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick.
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|simultaneous input notes  = Keyboard, mouse, joystick.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
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{{image|Ht2 sound menu.PNG|Sound Menu}}
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{{image|Ht2 sound menu.PNG|Sound menu}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects.
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|separate volume notes    = Music, sound effects.
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Russian
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  |language  = Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
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  |notes    = Using Russian in the NA release only changes the splashscreen, and the plain text UI elements. All of the UI elements that are bitmap based remain English.
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  |notes    = Retail only, distributed by Playgames
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |language  = Portuguese
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  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = false
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  |subtitles = n/a
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  |notes    = Retail release only (Truck Racing 2001: Os Gigantes da Estrada) distributed by Playgames
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  |notes    = Using Russian in the NA release only changes the splash screen and plaintext UI elements. All of the UI elements that are texture-based remain English.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Change Game Language to Russian|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Changing game language to Russian|fix=
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<ol>
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# Open the [[#Game data|configuration file]] with a text editor.
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<li>Go to the [[#Game data|configuration files location]]</li>
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# Change the value of the <code>langv</code> entry to <code>rus</code>.
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<li>Open {{file|TRUCK.INI}}</li>
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# Save teh file.
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<li>change this line:</li>
 
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<pre>
 
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[ENV]
 
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langv=rus
 
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</pre>
 
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<li>Save file to desktop, then copy into {{P|game}} and replace existing {{file|TRUCK.INI}}.</li>
 
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</ol>
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
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{{image|Ht2 multiplayer menu.PNG|Multiplayer Host Configuration}}
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{{image|Ht2 multiplayer menu.PNG|Multiplayer host configuration}}
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = false
 
|local play          = false
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|lan play            = true
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play modes      = versus
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|lan play modes      = Versus
 
|lan play notes      = Versus mode only, no business competition or freight racing.
 
|lan play notes      = Versus mode only, no business competition or freight racing.
 
|online play          = false
 
|online play          = false
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{{image|Ht2 accelerator error.PNG|No Accelerator Error}}
 
{{image|Ht2 accelerator error.PNG|No Accelerator Error}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo2|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=evokethunder|date=2019-03-24}}</ref>|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Use dgVoodoo2|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=evokethunder|date=2019-03-24}}</ref>|fix=
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# Download [http://www.dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo2].
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# Download [[dgVoodoo 2]].
 
# Extract the contents of the {{file|MS}} folder into the installation folder.
 
# Extract the contents of the {{file|MS}} folder into the installation folder.
 
# If the game does not start, set {{file|htruck2.exe}} to run in the Windows XP (Service Pack 3) [[Windows Compatibility Mode]].
 
# If the game does not start, set {{file|htruck2.exe}} to run in the Windows XP (Service Pack 3) [[Windows Compatibility Mode]].
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'''Notes'''
 
−
{{ii}} {{file|dgVoodooSetup.exe}} can be used to change various settings (e.g. disabling the dgVoodoo watermark).
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
==Issues unresolved==
 +
===Vehicle models stuck together after collision===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Reducing chance of issue occurring|ref={{cn|November 2022}}|fix=
 +
* Change resolution to 1600x1200 (Russian version) or 1280x960 (English version) if supported.
 +
* If resolutions of 1024x768 or lower are the only option, avoid colliding with cars and objects to avoid experiencing game breaking physics.
 +
}}
  
−
* Collisions with other vehicles may cause the vehicle models to get bound (stuck) together.
+
===Falling through the floor or walls of the game map===
−
The impact of this issue can be reduced by changing the game resolution as follows.
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{{ii}} This often occurs after changing seats with other drivers many times in a short period.
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1600x1200 (Russian title) or 1280x960 (English title) assuming your graphics card supports these resolutions.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Change seats again or call 911|ref={{cn|November 2022}}|fix=
−
If you must use resolutions of 1024x768 or less, avoid colliding with cars and objects as you may experience game breaking physics.
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}}
−
 
 
−
* Falling through the floor or walls of the game map.
 
−
This often occurs after changing seats with other drivers many times in a short period.
 
−
Change seats again or call 911 (use caution as changing seats can cause other issues, see bugs below)
 
  
−
* After changing seats (including changing back and forth) during the trucking mission, some of the rivals disappear.
+
===Rivals disappear after changing seats===
−
This makes it impossible to arrive at the destination first. No known fix.
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{{--}} This makes it arriving at the destination first impossible. No known fix.
  
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* After conquering the majority of the in-game market share (around 95%), it's no longer possible to find the remaining drivers for hire.
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===No more remaining drivers to hire after majority market share===
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A workaround is to initiate a trucking race, finish it in any position and the remaining unemployed truckers (assuming they participated in the race)
+
{{ii}} A workaround is to initiate a trucking race, finish it in any position and the remaining unemployed truckers (assuming they participated in the race) may be for hire after the race. This workaround is not guaranteed to work.
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may be for hire after the race. This workaround is not guaranteed.
 
  
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* After conquering the majority of the in-game market share, you often witness your employees engaging into any race you initiate.
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===Employees engage in any race after majority market share===
−
(This may be triggered by starting the race directly or by changing seats).
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{{ii}} May be triggered by starting the race directly or by changing seats.
−
While often considered an in-game mechanic, this is very likely a memory leak. No known workaround.
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{{--}} While often considered an in-game mechanic, this is very likely a memory leak. No known workaround.
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  

Revision as of 10:01, 25 November 2022

Hard Truck 2
Hard Truck 2 cover
Developers
SoftLab-NSK
Publishers
2000-2018 1C Company
2018-2022 1C Entertainment
2022-present Fulqrum Publishing
Retail (North America) ValuSoft
Retail (Europe) JoWood Productions
Release dates
Windows June 19, 2000
Taxonomy
Series Hard Truck, King of the Road
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Hard Truck 2 on Wikipedia
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Hard Truck
Hard Truck 1998
Hard Truck 2 2000
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel 2002
Hard Truck Apocalypse 2005
Hard Truck Tycoon 2006
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Rise of Clans 2006
Hard Truck Apocalypse: Arcade 2007
Rig 'n' Roll 2009

General information

Released as Hard Truck 2: King of the Road in Europe, Truck Racing 2001: Os Gigantes da Estrada in Portugal, and Дальнобойщики II in Russia
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Hard Truck 2: King of the Road
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
 Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename intro files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Rename, move, or delete the following files: kotr.avi, kotrDemo.avi.

Patches

Official North American 1005 patch
The GOG version is v1.3 and does not need the patch.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Change driver / profile menu
Change driver / profile menu
Single player menu
Single player menu
System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\truck.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\*.pl1[Note 1]
DRIVER.pl1 is the default profile. New profiles can be created under the Change Driver menu.
Player name can be changed simply by renaming the file.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics menu
Graphics menu

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
4:3 only - choice of Small (640x480), Medium (800x600), or Large (1024x960).
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
In the GOG.com version, the dxcfg.exe application can achieve this.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
In the GOG.com version, the DirectX settings (dxcfg.exe) application in the game folder has 2x, 4x and 8x MSAA settings.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
In the GOG.com version. Can be forced off in dxcfg.exe.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls menu
Controls menu
In-game controller menu
In-game controller menu

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keys are mapped by double clicking on the control name.
Mouse acceleration
Controlled by Windows setting.
Mouse sensitivity
Controlled by Windows setting.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Adjustments are made via the in-game "On The Road" pause menu.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Can be set in the truck.ini file.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
The game seems to only recognize a single analogue stick on most controllers.[citation needed]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Adjustments are made via the in-game "On The Road" pause menu.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Keyboard, mouse, joystick.

Audio

Sound menu
Sound menu

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
No spoken dialogue
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Portuguese
Retail only, distributed by Playgames
Russian
Using Russian in the NA release only changes the splash screen and plaintext UI elements. All of the UI elements that are texture-based remain English.
Changing game language to Russian
  1. Open the configuration file with a text editor.
  2. Change the value of the langv entry to rus.
  3. Save teh file.

Network

Multiplayer host configuration
Multiplayer host configuration

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
8 Versus
Versus mode only, no business competition or freight racing.
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

"your computer does not have graphic accelerator" error on launch

No Accelerator Error
No Accelerator Error
Use dgVoodoo2[1]
  1. Download dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Extract the contents of the MS folder into the installation folder.
  3. If the game does not start, set htruck2.exe to run in the Windows XP (Service Pack 3) Windows Compatibility Mode.

Issues unresolved

Vehicle models stuck together after collision

Reducing chance of issue occurring[citation needed]
  • Change resolution to 1600x1200 (Russian version) or 1280x960 (English version) if supported.
  • If resolutions of 1024x768 or lower are the only option, avoid colliding with cars and objects to avoid experiencing game breaking physics.

Falling through the floor or walls of the game map

This often occurs after changing seats with other drivers many times in a short period.
Change seats again or call 911[citation needed]

Rivals disappear after changing seats

This makes it arriving at the destination first impossible. No known fix.

No more remaining drivers to hire after majority market share

A workaround is to initiate a trucking race, finish it in any position and the remaining unemployed truckers (assuming they participated in the race) may be for hire after the race. This workaround is not guaranteed to work.

Employees engage in any race after majority market share

May be triggered by starting the race directly or by changing seats.
While often considered an in-game mechanic, this is very likely a memory leak. No known workaround.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
DirectDraw 7
OpenGL 1.2
Glide
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 266 Intel Pentium III
System memory (RAM) 32 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB required (minimal install) 370 MB required (maximum install)
Video card (GPU) Direct3D compatible hardware accelerator
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible 		4 MB of VRAM
Supported GPUs are not explicitly listed in the official system requirements, however, softlab-nsk referenced support for S3, 3dfx, and SiS cards on the Hard Truck 2 website (until they stopped hosting the webpage).[2]


Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ Verified by User:evokethunder on 2019-03-24
  2. ↑ Hard Truck 2 - Graphics Card Support - last accessed on February 12, 2018