Hard Truck 2

Hard Truck 2

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
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Truck
Art styles	Stylized
Series	Hard Truck

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

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		King of the Road version. Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper.
ZOOM Platform		King of the Road version.

Version differences

The King of the Road release (known as Hard Truck 2: King of the Road in Europe and Truck Racing 2001: Os Gigantes da Estrada in Portugal) includes gameplay improvements, new content and visual upgrades.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

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

Patches

Official North American 1005 patch

Digital releases are v1.3 and do not need the patch.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Change driver / profile menu

Single player menu

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\truck.ini

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\*.pl1

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 feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use D2GI. Vanilla version is locked to 4:3.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use D2GI.
4K Ultra HD		Use D2GI.
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

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

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
Open the configuration file with a text editor. Change the value of the langv entry to rus. Save teh file.

Network

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 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.

Issues fixed

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

No Accelerator Error

Use dgVoodoo2
Download dgVoodoo 2. Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe and the contents of the MS\x86 folder into <path-to-game>. If the game does not start, set htruck2.exe to run in the Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode.

Rendering issues

Use D2GI

This fix requires game with version 8.1. Fixes most bugs and is more stable than dgVodoo2 or GOG d3d8.dll wrapper. Adds widescreen support. Game has performance issues when in-game map is opened. Download the latest version of D2GI Extract the contents of the archive into the installation folder. Optionally, edit d2gi.ini to set custom resolution, toggle VSync and set window mode. See the README for details.

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).