GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing Game

GTR - FIA GT Racing Game
GTR - FIA GT Racing Game	2005
GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing Game	2006

Key points

Extensive modding community.

Official online servers have been shut down.

The Steam version is missing Ferrari and Porsche cars due to licensing issues, see Restore removed content.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce DRM
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\MovieFiles\` Delete or rename `Intro.bik`, `GameIntro.bik`, and `SimBin.bik`.

Restore removed content

It is advised you backup any files before modification.

Patch the EXE file
Open `GTR2.exe` with a hex editor such as HxD. Navigate to offset `0026CFC0` or press `Ctrl`+`F` and search for the text string `ferrari`. Replace the `50 4F 52 53 43 48 45` and `46 45 52 52 41 52 49` strings with `FF FF FF FF FF FF FF`. Save and launch the game through Steam.

This fix relocates the configuration file to %USERPROFILE%\GTR2\Config.ini.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\config.ini^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8790/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\UserData\<user-id>\<user-id>.plr^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8790/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game graphics settings.

In-game advanced graphics settings.

External display settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA, up to 4x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Refresh rate cannot be altered if the game has administrator privileges.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game input settings.

In-game advanced input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
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

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Polish				Retail only.
Russian				Retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	103
Online play	103	Requires in-game account.

Connection types

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

Issues fixed

Game failing to start

Reconfigure the game's Graphics options again.^[3]

Limited performance on multi core CPUs

This fix must be re-performed on game boot.

Enable multi-core support
Open Task Manager and navigate to the Details tab. Locate `GTR2.exe` and set affinity to all cores.

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.
Devices	Native	Notes
TrackIR		Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7, 8.1, 9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz Intel P-IV or 100% compatible processor	3 GHz Intel P-IV or 100% compatible processor
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.7 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ http://imagespaceinc.com/software.php
↑ http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showpost.php?p=858829&postcount=3
↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2022-04-24
This issue is caused by a mismatch of a DWM compatibility shim between the time the config is first saved (with the shim), and when it's read by the game (without the shim). By reconfiguring the game again, configs will be re-saved from a configurator running without that compatibility shim.

[gamedir-3] 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] ttp://imagespaceinc.com/software.php

[2] ttp://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showpost.php?p=858829&postcount=3

[5] Verified by User:Silent on 2022-04-24
This issue is caused by a mismatch of a DWM compatibility shim between the time the config is first saved (with the shim), and when it's read by the game (without the shim). By reconfiguring the game again, configs will be re-saved from a configurator running without that compatibility shim.

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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Developers

	Blimey! Games
	SimBin Studios
Publishers
	10tacle Studios
Europe	Atari
NA	Viva Media
Engines
	isiMotor2^[1]
Release dates
Windows	September 29, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Genres	Racing
Series	GTR - FIA GT Racing Game