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Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Midnight Club II is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and racing game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM
Steam (unavailable)		Not available since Feb 12, 2018.^[1]

Despite claims to the contrary, official game release does not use a pirated EXE by default.^[2]^[3]

Demo

A demo is available.

Limited to Los Angeles and a selection of 3 vehicles, with 4 available game modes. Online play up to 8 players is available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename intro videos

Go to <path-to-game>\video.
Delete or rename mc2intro.bik, rockstar.bik, and sdlogo.bik.

Notes

The copyright screen will still be shown.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\userdata\.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\userdata\.map^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12160/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

options.cfg contains general settings.

keyboard_only.map contains keyboard settings.

mouse.map contains mouse settings.

default.cfg contains default settings and does not need to be edited.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\userdata\*.sav^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12160/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		To change go to Options Mode, then change Options: to Video.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Use `0x00000045` compatibility flag for MSAA or `0x000000C1` compatibility flag for SSAA (Nvidia).^[4]
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Game logic, like vehicle speed, vehicle damage, is tied to 30 FPS.^[5] FPS is uncapped.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Force windowed or borderless
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the Path to `<path-to-game>\Midnight Club 2\mc2.exe`. Set Do not notify on task switch. Set the desired window position and size. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Remapping is only possible in main menu.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Not working in the pause menu.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput only. See Controller support.
Full controller support		Motorcycle tutorial requires you to press Esc to continue.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts		Buttons are referenced by number, only in-menu.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		See Controller support.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

By default, the game can not use axes as buttons (e.g. Xbox 360 Controller triggers).

Force feedback emulation can also be enabled for XInput controllers.

Fix button assignment^{[citation needed]}
Download and run XInput Plus. Set the "Target Program" to `mc2.exe`. Go to "DirectInput" and check "Enable DirectInput Output". Assign LT/RT to Sliders 1/2. Click Apply, this will install DLL files in the installation folder.

Alternatively there is a fixed configuration here.^{[citation needed]}

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Player Vehicle and Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Available for cutscenes only; in-race conversations have no subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3.0. To change go to Options Mode, then change Options: to Audio.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Console versions only.
LAN play	8
Online play	8	Use OpenSpy.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

"Failed to connect to GameSpy server" error

The GameSpy master server has been shut down. Use OpenSpy as an alternative.

Note that recently openspy.org stopped working, so the .org domain needs to be replaced with .net or use the updated .exe linked here.

Random crashes to desktop on Windows 7 and later

Game relies on DirectShow for FMV playback, which in itself relies on the DirectDraw API which has been pretty much broken since Windows 7.

A DirectDraw wrapper like dgVoodoo 2 or DDrawCompat is required on modern systems.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System	6.5e
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy	GameSpy master server has been shut down. Use OpenSpy to play online.

OpenMC2

An open-source re-implementation of Midnight Club II.

Abandoned as of June 15th, 2023

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz or AMD Duron 1.2 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon XP
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.4 GB	1.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce2 ATI Radeon 8500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 9000 64 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ steamdb.info - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Silent on X, 03-06-2023 - last accessed on 2023-09-12
↑ Silent on X, 03-09-2023 - last accessed on 2023-09-12
↑ NVidia Anti-Aliasing Guide (updated) - Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023
↑ YouTube - Midnight Club 2 - Engine Behavior with Different FPS Settings (Comparison) [60 FPS] - last accessed on 12-06-2017

[gamedir-4] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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).

[Proton_path_note-5] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (12160) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (12160) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] steamdb.info - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Silent on X, 03-06-2023 - last accessed on 2023-09-12

[3] Silent on X, 03-09-2023 - last accessed on 2023-09-12

[6] NVidia Anti-Aliasing Guide (updated) - Guru3D.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023

[30FPS-7] YouTube - Midnight Club 2 - Engine Behavior with Different FPS Settings (Comparison) [60 FPS] - last accessed on 12-06-2017

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[2]

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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[5]

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 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Despite supporting uncapped framerate, much of the game's logic was designed around 30FPS.<ref name="30FPS">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr91EDGEbQg|title=YouTube - Midnight Club 2 - Engine Behavior with Different FPS Settings (Comparison) [60 FPS]|date=12-06-2017}}</ref>
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 125: / Line 130: @@
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = limited
-|60 fps notes               = Game logic, like vehicle speed, vehicle damage, is tied to 30 FPS.<ref name="30FPS"/>
+|60 fps notes               = Game logic, like vehicle speed, vehicle damage, is tied to 30 FPS.<ref name="30FPS">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr91EDGEbQg|title=YouTube - Midnight Club 2 - Engine Behavior with Different FPS Settings (Comparison) [60 FPS]|date=12-06-2017}}</ref>
 |120 fps                    = limited
 |120 fps notes              = FPS is uncapped.
@@ Line 202: / Line 207: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Controller|Controller support]]===
-{{ii}} By default, can't use axes as buttons (e.g. [[Controller:Xbox 360 Controller|Xbox 360 Controller]] triggers).
+{{ii}} By default, the game can not use axes as buttons (e.g. [[Controller:Xbox 360 Controller|Xbox 360 Controller]] triggers).
 {{ii}} Force feedback emulation can also be enabled for XInput controllers.
 {{Fixbox|description=Fix button assignment|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix=
 # Download and run [https://sites.google.com/site/0dd14lab/xinput-plus XInput Plus].
-# Set the "Target Program" to mc2.exe.
+# Set the "Target Program" to {{file|mc2.exe}}.
 # Go to "DirectInput" and check "Enable DirectInput Output".
 # Assign LT/RT to Sliders 1/2.
@@ Line 314: / Line 319: @@
 ==="Failed to connect to GameSpy server" error===
 {{ii}} The [[GameSpy]] master server has been shut down. Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1259-midnight-club-ii-netplay-exe/ OpenSpy] as an alternative.
-{{ii}} Note that recently openspy.org stopped working, so you'll need to replace .org with .net or use the updated .exe linked here.
+{{ii}} Note that recently openspy.org stopped working, so the .org domain needs to be replaced with .net or use the updated .exe linked here.
 ===Random crashes to desktop on Windows 7 and later===
 {{ii}} Game relies on DirectShow for FMV playback, which in itself relies on the DirectDraw API which has been pretty much broken since Windows 7.
-{{ii}} A DirectDraw wrapper like [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/ dgVoodoo2] or [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases DDrawCompat] is required on modern systems.
+{{ii}} A DirectDraw wrapper like [[dgVoodoo 2]] or [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases DDrawCompat] is required on modern systems.
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 374: / Line 379: @@
 ===[https://github.com/LRFLEW/OpenMC2 OpenMC2]===
-{{ii}} An Open Source Re-Implementation of Midnight Club II.
+{{ii}} An open-source re-implementation of Midnight Club II.
 {{--}} Abandoned as of June 15th, 2023

Developers

	Rockstar San Diego
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Engines
	Angel Game Engine
Release dates
Windows	June 30, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	81
IGDB	85
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Genres	Action, Racing
Vehicles	Street racing
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Contemporary