This page is for the original 2002 game. For the remake, see Mafia: Definitive Edition.
Mafia
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Illusion Softworks |
| North America |
Gathering of Developers |
| Europe, Australia, New Zealand |
Take-Two Interactive |
| Brazil |
GreenLeaf |
| Brazil |
Tech Dealer |
| Poland |
Cenega |
| China |
SunTendy Interactive |
| Russia, CIS, Baltics |
1C Company |
| Retail re-release |
Sold Out Software |
| Digital |
2K Games |
| Taiwan |
Atari |
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LS3D |
| Windows |
August 29, 2002[1] |
| Metacritic |
88 |
| IGDB |
63 |
| Monetization |
One-time game purchase |
| Modes |
Singleplayer |
| Pacing |
Real-time |
| Perspectives |
Third-person |
| Controls |
Direct control |
| Genres |
Action, Adventure, Open world, Shooter, TPS |
| Vehicles |
Automobile |
| Art styles |
Realistic |
| Themes |
Interwar, North America |
| Series |
Mafia |
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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Version differences
- Version 1.0 contains eye animations and car scratches that were later patched out for unknown reasons.[4][5] It also contains a sound bug (always set to surround sound regardless of your speaker settings), although it might be possible to fix it by using DirectSound3D restoration software.
Demo
- A one-mission demo of "Great Deal!"
- Unlike the full game, the player is tasked with manually driving to the parking garage. The demo ends as soon as the parking garage is exited with the shipment truck.
- Available to download from PCGamingWiki Files.
Essential improvements
Official patch
- The latest official patch is 1.2, available to download from PCGamingWiki Files.[Note 2]
- Digital releases are already patched.
Skip intro videos
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Delete or rename video files[7]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>.
- Delete or rename all files starting with
logo.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- Stored as binary
Save game data location
Video
External options menu.
<path-to-game>\setup.exe
In-game video/audio settings.
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Use Mafia Widescreen Fix
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix.
- Set desired
FPS Limit in Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini.
Notes
- High FPS causes several issues.
- Cars have unusually good traction, this results in much relaxed steering than intended.
- It can be almost impossible to fully park car at mission marker without turning its engine off (game still thinks it's moving).
- NPCs can get stuck on any elevated surfaces e.g. sidewalks, stairs, this can break any mission with NPC companions and cause Trams to stay in one place waiting for passenger indefinitely.
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Input
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
- The game has refined Force Feedback support (options presented on screenshots).
Analog control when using SteamInput
- By default, using SteamInput disables the game's native analog controller support by mapping joysticks using XInput.[citation needed]
- Xidi translates XInput calls back to DirectInput, restoring analog functionality.
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Sound effects, Music, Vehicles, Voiceover. |
| Surround sound |
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5.1 |
| Subtitles |
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Option to turn it on/off its located in "control" settings in "other" menu. |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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EAX 3.0.[11] |
| Royalty free audio |
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Retail copies contain non-royalty free audio; digital copies only contain royalty-free audio.[12] See Restore original music (digital versions). |
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Traditional Chinese |
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Retail release only. |
| Czech |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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Retail release only. |
| Polish |
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| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Retail release only, official translation by GreenLeaf.[13][14] |
| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation for retail English version by GameVicio (was made before GreenLeaf distribution), download. |
| Russian |
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| Spanish |
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| Ukrainian |
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Translated by Ukrainian enthusiasts (Andrulko, InKviZ), download. Registration on the site is required. |
VR support
Issues fixed
Game doesn't start/Settings aren't saved
- On 64-bit systems, the game may write the configuration to the wrong path of the registry.[15][16]
Game crashes on startup (GOG.com)
Set Fullscene antialiasing to "OFF" in setup.exe[citation needed]
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- MSAA can be forced in the graphics card control panel.
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Flickering shadows
Controller deadzone issues
No fullscreen mode on Windows 10
Free Ride Extreme frame rate bugs
- The Exploding Celeste and Bridge Bombing Zeppelin missions have a bug that makes completion difficult when playing at a frame rate above 15-20 FPS.[21]
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Limit frame rate to 15-20 FPS[22]
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix.
- Open
Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini.
- Change
FPS Limit = 0 to FPS Limit = 15.
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Red blocks/black lines on screen
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Change rendering method[23]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Setup.exe.
- Click on Open expert settings....
- Select Multipass rendering rather than Hardware Transform&Lighting.
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Sky is corrupted
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Change rendering method[24]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Setup.exe.
- Click on Open expert settings....
- Select Hardware Transform&Lighting rather than Multipass rendering.
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Error 4205 Generic
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Input your actual screen resolution and refresh rate in the Setup launcher[26]
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Set Fullscene antialiasing to "OFF" in setup.exe[citation needed]
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- MSAA can be forced in the graphics card control panel.
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Error 4214 Unsupported
- Fixed in the GOG.com version.[27]
Error 8815 Generic
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Input your actual screen resolution and refresh rate in the Setup launcher[29]
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Low and unstable frame rate when sound is enabled
- The issue may occur when the Sound checkbox in the Setup launcher is checked.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
8.1 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
Increase draw distance
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Use Mafia Widescreen Fix[8]
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- Install Mafia Widescreen Fix.
- Open
Mafia.WidescreenFix.ini.
- Set
New Distance to a high value (e.g. 1000).
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Restore original music (digital versions)
- Licensed music tracks have been removed from the digital versions.[12]
- All GOG.com copies are affected. Steam copies activated before November 2017 re-release keep licensed music as DLC.
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Download audio files from the original game[30]
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- Download the files from Archive.org.
- Unpack the files to
<path-to-game> and overwrite when prompted.
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Modifications
- Mafia Water Shader Mod (updated) - Makes water reflect and refract on the city; there is also a simplified Fresnel effect.
- Xbox Rain Droplets - Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.
- Footpath & Road Mod - Changes roads, sidewalks and parking textures to be better and more realistic. Requires MafiaDataXtractor to extract
maps folder to Mafia folder.
- Mafia Community Modpack - Collection of carefully chosen graphic mods improving the game visuals, maintaining the game atmosphere.
- Mafia Retextured - Changes textures to the higher quality counterparts, remade from the scratch, but retain the atmosphere of the original ones.
- Busy Mod - More traffic, more pedestrians and therefore a more crowded city. Vehicles can now have passengers inside.
- High quality characters mod - There are two types of character models in the game. Detailed, which we see in all cutscenes and the ordinary ones that we have the opportunity to admire during normal gameplay. The modification replaces those visible during the game with those visible in cutscenes.
- Interface renovation - The modification improves the quality of fonts and the arrangement of some menu items. Polish language version of the game required (although it is possible that it also works with English) and patch 1.2
- Updated interface - Interface textures created from scratch in high quality.
System requirements
| Windows[31] |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
AMD Athlon 500 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz
AMD Athlon 700 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
96 MB |
128 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible
| 64 MB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 8.1 compatible | |
| Other |
16x CD-ROM/DVD drive |
32x CD-ROM/DVD drive |
- Windows 8 and above require DirectPlay. Windows XP 64-bit is not supported.
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ The patch installation program lists the version number as 1.3.[6]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- ↑ 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
(unavailable)
