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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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|borderless windowed = false | |borderless windowed = false | ||
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|anisotropic = hackable | |anisotropic = hackable | ||
− | |anisotropic notes = Use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo 2]] and choose between 2x-16x under '''Texture Filtering'''. | + | |anisotropic notes = Use [[#Open1560|Open1560]] (automatically set to 16x, can be manually set to 2x-16x with {{code|-afilter x}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]), or use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo 2]] and choose between 2x-16x under '''Texture Filtering'''. |
|antialiasing = hackable | |antialiasing = hackable | ||
− | |antialiasing notes = Use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo 2]] and choose between 2x-8x [[MSAA]]. | + | |antialiasing notes = Use [[#Open1560|Open1560]] and set between 2x-8x with {{code|msaa x}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]], or use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo 2]] and choose between 2x-8x [[MSAA]]. |
|vsync = hackable | |vsync = hackable | ||
− | |vsync notes = Use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo 2]] and enable '''Force vSync'''. | + | |vsync notes = Use [[#Open1560|Open1560]], or use [[dgVoodoo 2#DirectX 2-8|dgVoodoo 2]] and enable '''Force vSync'''. |
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Developers | |
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Angel Studios | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft | |
Engines | |
Angel Game Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 27, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Series | Midtown Madness |
Midtown Madness | |
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Midtown Madness | 1999 |
Midtown Madness 2 | 2000 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Extensive modding can make the game unstable on modern operating systems.
- Small but very active community.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Open1560
- Open-source reimplementation that fixes a lot of problems and adds a modern renderer.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\video.cfg[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\players[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Open1560 or see the WSGF entry. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Vert-. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use Open1560 and launch the game with -window command line argument. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use Open1560 (automatically set to 16x, can be manually set to 2x-16x with -afilter x command line argument), or use dgVoodoo 2 and choose between 2x-16x under Texture Filtering. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use Open1560 and set between 2x-8x with msaa x command line argument, or use dgVoodoo 2 and choose between 2x-8x MSAA. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use Open1560, or use dgVoodoo 2 and enable Force vSync. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Was done via MSN Gaming Zone which was discontinued on June 19, 2006.[3] | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Game runs poorly on Windows 8 and later
Use Open1560 |
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Use dgVoodoo 2 |
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CD music does not resume after pause
Use CDAudio proxy |
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CDAudio proxy will fix this, place its files in <path-to-game> and rip music to track02.ogg, track03.ogg, etc and place it in a folder named MUSIC in <path-to-game>
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Text hard to see
Disable font smoothing |
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You must disable font smoothing in Windows. Windows 10 does this by default for midtown.exe, but this is incompatible with dgVoodoo. |
Unable to run on Linux via Wine
Custom Launcher (aka: A BASH script) |
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Tire smoke not appearing
Enable smoke |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | |
OpenGL | 3 | Supported in Open1560. |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 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 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
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ MSN Games - Free Online Games - last accessed on 2021-04-10