TOCA 2 Touring Cars

TOCA 2 Touring Cars

Developers
	Codemasters
Release dates
Windows	1998
Reception
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Controls	Direct control
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Genres	Racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Europe
Vehicles	Automobile, Track racing
Series	TOCA

TOCA
TOCA Touring Car Championship	1997
TOCA 2 Touring Cars	1998
TOCA Race Driver	2002
TOCA Race Driver 2	2004
TOCA Race Driver 3	2006
Race Driver: Grid	2008
GRID 2	2013
GRID Autosport	2014
GRID (2019)	2019
GRID Legends	2022

Key points

Released as TOCA 2: Touring Car Challenge in the US.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch 4.1 is available at www.patches-scrolls.de and soggi.org.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video settings

Graphics settings

Advanced settings

Filtering settings

Special effects settings

Mirrors settings

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix

Install Patch 4.1. Open TC2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Press Ctrl+G and go to BEE06 offset. Replace the 20 value with: 46 for 16:10 screens 4B for 15:9 screens 58 for 16:9 screens 92 for 21:9 screens If you can't change the value because of no permissions, go to the Properties of the file and uncheck the Read-only box. Press Ctrl+G and go to BEDF2 offset. Replace the 80 value with: 55 for 16:10 screens 50 for 15:9 screens 40 for 16:9 screens 02 for 21:9 screens Save the file. Download dgVoodoo2 v2.63 or newer from here. Extract the content of the zip file. Go to MS/x86 folder and copy D3D9.dll, DDraw.dll and D3Dlmm.dll. Paste the files in the game directory Codemasters/Toca2/Game. Start dgVoodoo2 by running it as administrator. Click on the DirectX tab and choose your monitor resolution. Click on Apply and exit.

Input

Controller setup

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		A keyboard or controller is required to play the game.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Low, medium or high.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Only buttons work, D-pad and sticks don't work.

Generic/other controllers		Supports steering wheels.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		During local multiplayer only, for single player a controller or keyboard must be assigned.

Audio settings

Sounds settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Versus
LAN play		8	Versus
Online play		8	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2300-2400/47624
UDP	2300-2400/47624

This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Issues fixed

Crash on loading

Unpatched, original ToCA2 from CD-ROM:

1. Open TC2.exe with hex editor
2. Scroll down to offset 0x706ED (row 000706E0, column 0D) and change 7E to EB.
3. Save TC2.exe and play!

Patched 4.1 version:

Download this patcher or do it manually through the below steps:

1. Open TC2.exe with hex editor
2. Scroll down to offset 0x7426D (row 00074260, column 0D) and change 7E to EB.
3. Save TC2.exe and play!

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6
DirectDraw

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	QSound	4.13 (QMixer.dll)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 200 MHz		Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	55 MB		400 MB
Video card (GPU)	PCI/AGP 3D graphics card 4MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible		8 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 6.0 compatible sound card
Other	4x CD-ROM drive		8x CD-ROM drive