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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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GOG.com |
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King of the Road version. Uses GOG's custom DirectX wrapper. |
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ZOOM Platform |
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King of the Road version. |
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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
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Rename, move, or delete the following files:
kotr.avi , kotrDemo.avi .
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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
Save game data location
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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.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, sound effects. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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No spoken dialogue |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Portuguese |
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Retail only, distributed by Playgames.[1] |
Russian |
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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
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- Open the configuration file with a text editor.
- Change the value of the
langv entry to rus .
- Save teh file.
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Network
Multiplayer host configuration
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Vehicle models stuck together after collision
Reducing chance of issue occurring[citation needed]
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- 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.
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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[citation needed]
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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
Use dgVoodoo2[2]
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- 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.
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Rendering issues
Use D2GI
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- 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.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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DirectDraw |
7 |
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OpenGL |
1.2 |
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Glide |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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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).[3]
Notes
References