TOCA 2 Touring Cars
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Codemasters | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile, Track racing |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Europe |
| Series | TOCA |
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| 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.
- Physics start breaking at high framerates. A 30 FPS cap is recommended.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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- 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.
SilentPatch
- Adds support for widescreen and other aspect ratios including adjustable FoV
- Improves compatibility with modern systems and fixes crashes
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Game\TOURCARS.CFG[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Game\loads\[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics settings
Advanced settings
Filtering settings
Special effects settings
Mirrors settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Stretched by default, Use SilentPatch | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Stretched by default, Use SilentPatch | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Stretched by default, Use SilentPatch | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use SilentPatch and adjust it in SilentPatchTOCA2.ini |
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| Windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Bilinear filtering only, use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo 2 for MSAA. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Physics are tied to the frame rate.[citation needed] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
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 | [1] | |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | Only buttons work, D-pad and sticks don't work.[2] |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers | Supports steering wheels. | |
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |  |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | [3] | |
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | During local multiplayer only, for single player a controller or keyboard must be assigned. |
Audio
Sounds settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Effects, engine, music, speech. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail only | |||
| Polish | Retail only |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Versus |
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| LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus The official multiplayer service was shut down |
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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
| Use SilentPatch[4] |
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Physics Issues
| Limit the Framerate to 30FPS[citation needed] |
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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 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | 8 MB of VRAM | ||
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX 6.0 compatible | |||
| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | 8x CD-ROM drive | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-06-20
- Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-06-20
- Tested the game with Sonys's PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 controller connected through a USB cable
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-06-20
- Tested the game by hot-plugging two different controllers
- ↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2021-05-09