This page is for the original 2002 game. For the remake, see Mafia: Definitive Edition.
General information
- Mafia Wiki for the series
- MafiaScene.com - Game fan site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo version is available.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3 updates the game to the latest version. Some sources list this patch as version 1.2.
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files[3]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> .
- Delete or rename all files starting with
logo .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Stored as binary
Save game data location
Video
External options menu.
<path-to-game>\setup.exe
In-game video/audio settings.
Use Mafia Widescreen Fix
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix
- Set desired
FPS Limit in Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini .
Notes
- High FPS causes several issues.
- Cars have unusually good traction, this results in much relaxed steering than intended.
- It can be almost impossible to fully park car at mission marker without turning its engine off (game still thinks it's moving).
- NPCs can get stuck on any elevated surfaces e.g. sidewalks, stairs, this can break any mission with NPC companions and cause Trams to stay in one place waiting for passenger indefinitely.
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Input
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
- The game has refined Force Feedback support (options presented on screenshots).
Analog control when using SteamInput
- By default, using SteamInput disables the game's native analog controller support by mapping joysticks using Xinput.
- Xidi translates Xinput calls back to DirectInput, restoring analog functionality.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sound effects, Music, Vehicles, Voiceover |
Surround sound |
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5.1 |
Subtitles |
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Option to turn it on/off its located in "control" settings in "other" menu. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 3.0[6] |
Royalty free audio |
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Retail copies contain non-royalty free audio; digital copies only contain royalty-free audio.[7] See Restore original music (digital versions). |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Retail release only. |
Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Retail release only, official translation by GreenLeaf.[8] |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation for retail English version by GameVicio (was made before GreenLeaf distribution), download. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Ukrainian |
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Translated by Ukrainian enthusiasts (Andrulko, InKviZ), download. Registration on the site is required. |
VR support
Issues fixed
Game doesn't start/Settings aren't saved
- On 64-bit systems, the game may write the configuration to the wrong path of the registry.[9][10]
Game crashes on startup (GOG.com)
Set Fullscene antialiasing to "OFF" in setup.exe [citation needed]
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- MSAA can be forced in the graphics card control panel.
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Flickering shadows
Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper
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- Download newest dgVoodoo 2.
- Extract
dgVoodooCpl.exe , dgVoodoo.conf , MS\x86\d3d8.dll into <path-to-game> (rename the existing d3d8.dll to dinput8.dll first if using the Widescreen Fix)
- Start dgVoodooCpl.exe and set Output API to Direct3D 12 (usually the highest feature level, unless you're experiencing issues) in the General tab, under Rendering.
- Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark in the DirectX tab, under Miscellaneous.
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Controller deadzone issues
No fullscreen mode on Windows 10
Free Ride Extreme frame rate bugs
- The Exploding Celeste and Bridge Bombing Zeppelin missions have a bug that makes completion difficult when playing at a frame rate above 15-20 FPS.[15]
Limit frame rate to 15-20 FPS[16]
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix.
- Open
Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini .
- Change
FPS Limit = 0 to FPS Limit = 15 .
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Red blocks/black lines on screen
Change rendering method[17]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Setup.exe
- Click on Open expert settings...
- Select Multipass rendering rather than Hardware Transform&Lighting.
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Error 4205 Generic
Input your actual screen resolution and refresh rate in the Setup launcher[19]
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Set Fullscene antialiasing to "OFF" in setup.exe [citation needed]
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- MSAA can be forced in the graphics card control panel.
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Error 4214 Unsupported
- Fixed in the GOG.com version.[20]
Error 8815 Generic
Input your actual screen resolution and refresh rate in the Setup launcher[22]
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Low and unstable frame rate when sound is enabled
- The issue may occur when the Sound checkbox in the Setup launcher is checked.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
DirectSound3D |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.5p |
Increase draw distance
Use Mafia Widescreen Fix[4]
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix.
- Open
Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini .
- Set
New Distance to a high value (e.g. 1000).
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Restore original music (digital versions)
- Licensed music tracks have been removed from the digital versions.[7]
- All GOG copies are affected. Steam copies activated before November 2017 re-release keep licensed music as DLC.
Download audio files from the original game[23]
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- For those who don't have the original version installed.
- Download the mafia-sounds.zip archive.
- Extract the
sounds directory to the <path-to-game> .
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Use original game's sounds archives[23]
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- This will change a language of the game's character's voices to English, when playing one of the fully localized version (eg. French or German).
- Download the mafia_missing_dta_files_eng.zip archive or copy both
.dta files listed below from the CD version of Mafia.
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a0.dta and ab.dta to the <path-to-game> .
- Delete the
sounds folder from the same folder.
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Copy the audio files from the original game[23]
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- The following requires a copy of the original version
- Doesn't restore the scripted music played during specific missions. For example the band on the boat during the mission Happy Birthday! may appear to dance and sing but remain silent due to missing song file.
- Install the digital version and CD version of Mafia.
- Download MafiaDataXtractor.
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MafiaDataXtractor.exe to the CD version's installation folder.
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MafiaDataXtractor.exe and select ab.dta - Music from the list. Wait for the program to extract .ogg files.
- When extracting is finished, copy the
sounds folder to the digital version's installation folder.
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Modifications
- Mafia Water Shader Mod (updated) - Makes water reflect and refract on the city; there is also a simplified Fresnel effect.
- Xbox Rain Droplets - Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX.
- Footpath & Road Mod - Changes roads, sidewalks and parking textures to be better and more realistic. Requires MafiaDataXtractor to extract
maps
folder to Mafia folder.
- Mafia Community Modpack - Collection of carefully chosen graphic mods improving the game visuals, maintaining the game atmosphere.
- Mafia Retextured - Changes textures to the higher quality counterparts, remade from the scratch, but retain the atmosphere of the original ones.
- Busy Mod - More traffic, more pedestrians and therefore a more crowded city. Vehicles can now have passengers inside.
- High quality characters mod - There are two types of character models in the game. Detailed, which we see in all cutscenes and the ordinary ones that we have the opportunity to admire during normal gameplay. The modification replaces those visible during the game with those visible in cutscenes.
- Interface renovation - The modification improves the quality of fonts and the arrangement of some menu items. Polish language version of the game required (although it is possible that it also works with English) and patch 1.2
- Updated interface - Interface textures created from scratch in high quality.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 |
ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 700 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
96 MB |
128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ 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