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Mafia II

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This page is for the original 2010 release. For the remaster, see Mafia II: Definitive Edition.

Mafia II
Mafia II cover
Developers
2K Czech
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive
Publishers
2K Games
OS X Feral Interactive
Engines
Illusion Engine[1]
Release dates
Windows August 24, 2010
macOS (OS X) December 1, 2011
Reception
Metacritic 77
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure, Open world, Shooter, TPS
Vehicles Automobile
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, North America, World War II
Series Mafia
Mafia II on IGDB
Mafia II guide on StrategyWiki
Mafia II on MobyGames
Mafia II on Wikipedia
Mafia
Mafia 2002
Mafia II 2010
Mafia III 2016
Mafia II: Definitive Edition 2020
Mafia: Definitive Edition 2020

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

Previously known as Mafia II, but was renamed on Steam to Mafia II (Classic) on May 19, 2020 to avoid confusion with the remaster.

General information

Official forums
Mafia Wiki for the series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Developer website (unavailable)
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Digital Deluxe
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Director's Cut. Bundled with Mafia II: Definitive Edition.
Windows
Steam
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Bundled with Mafia II: Definitive Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Director's Cut
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Digital Deluxe
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Digital Deluxe
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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Director's Cut
macOS (OS X)
A free demo for the classic version can be downloaded on Steam: steam://install/50280.

Version differences

All versions of the game have been consolidated into the "Definitive Edition" bundle, which grants the new Definitive Edition version of the game, and includes the original with all DLC, Deluxe content, and licensed songs from the original.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Betrayal of Jimmy
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Greaser Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Jimmy's Vendetta
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Joe's Adventures
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Made Man Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Renegade Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Vegas Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
War Hero Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\pc\sds\video\.
  2. Delete or rename Logos.bik and NVidia_logo.bik.
  3. After the initial information text screen fades, press Esc or A button on the Xbox gamepad twice.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\2K Games\Mafia II\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/50130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\2K Games\Mafia II\Saves\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Mafia II/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/2K Games/Mafia II/Saves
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/50130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Cutscenes are pillarboxed.[2]
4K Ultra HD
In-game fonts change when playing at 4K. Does not impact playability.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/Off toggle for 2x SSAA.[3] Other forms of AA can be forced via graphics card control panel. SGSSAA achievable with flag 0x004002C1 (setting AAFix to true is also recomended).
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Triple buffering [4]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Playing at over ⁓100 FPS results in a bug where the game is permanently put in slow motion when police become hostile.[citation needed] Game stuck in slow motion while being pursued by the police.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
HBAO available with flag 0x00000032.
SLI flag 0x02400005 offers better performance.

Field of view (FOV)

Change FOV with Gibbed Tools[5]
  1. Download Illusion Engine Gibbed Tools and extract it somewhere.
  2. Run Gibbed.Illusion.ExploreSDS.exe and click Open SDS.
  3. Go to <path-to-game>\pc\sds\tables\.
  4. Open tables.sds.
  5. Click the + beside XML, scroll down to /config/gameCamera/playerCamera and double-click on it.
  6. It contains various camera views (<Stay>, <Sprint>, <Climb>, etc.), each having their own <Fov value="XX" /> parameter listed under their name.
  7. Change the values of those parameters (most are set at 65 or 75) to your desired FOV for that camera. Don't miss the ones under the <Interier> section also.
  8. Click Save, and switch back to the archive via the Windows menu at the top.
  9. The FOV for the various driving views can be changed in the carCameraBumper, carCameraGamepad (chase cam), carCameraHood, and carCameraWheel files, by editing the same <Fov value="XX" /> parameters. Other cameras (cover system, melee, etc.) have their own file as well.
  10. When all files are saved, switch back to the archive and click Save Archive.
  11. Double-click tables.sds and replace it (or make a backup first before replacing).

Depth of field

Turn depth of field off[citation needed]
  1. Download Mafia II depth of field remover.
  2. Extract the files to <path-to-game>.

Input

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, Voice, Music, Radio
Surround sound
7.1[6][7]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Must for mods.
Czech
French
German
Indonesian
Fan translation by IGTC Team, download.
Italian
Japanese
Japan version only.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Official localization ported from Mafia II: Definitive Edition, download.
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Fan translation, Mafia 2 Türkçe Yama.
Arabic
Fan translation, Arabic Subtitles.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
1000 Use Mafia II Multiplayer
Online play
1000 Use Mafia II Multiplayer

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.
Devices
Novint Falcon

Issues unresolved

Nvidia Physx effects don't work properly

Nvidia Physx effects like debris stop working randomly during the campaign and in the Benchmark.

Issues fixed

"PhysX SDK not initialized. PhysX System Software will be installed"

Install PhysX[citation needed]
  1. Uninstall Current Nvidia PhysX Installation.
  2. Run Mafia II through Steam and let it install old PhysX distributable that comes with download.
  3. Game should be playable or at least the above mentioned error shouldn't cause it to crash at startup.

Notes

You can install the latest PhysX SDK after following the above steps and still be able to play Mafia II

Screen flickering ATI/AMD

Users with ATI/AMD cards may experience screen flickering while playing the game. Fixing this could highlight screen-tearing.
DLL addition[citation needed]
  1. Download Mafia II ATI Fix.rar from the first link here.
  2. Extract using 7-Zip or similar.
  3. Place atiumdag.dll in <path-to-game>\pc\.
  4. The screen flickering is now gone, turn on V-sync if necessary.

Joe's apartment door will not open in A Friend of Ours

In the chapter A Friend of Ours, after Joe finishes his phone call, he starts walking into the door. There is no way to open the door and leave the apartment.
Enter through the front door[8]

Restart the mission and enter the apartment building using the front door. This bug only occurs when using the back door near the garage.

Exit to the main menu and reload your save[9]

Exiting the game and reloading a save seems to work better than reloading the mission, reloading the mission seems to have a broken door.

Infinite loading screen in Stairway to Heaven

An infinite loading screen may occur in the chapter Stairway to Heaven after the cutscene where the player character pays back Bruno if the player raised money by holding up stores.
Restart the game[10]
  1. Quit to desktop and start the game again.
  2. Choose to continue the story and drive from El Greco to Bruno again.
  3. Skip the cutscene and the next chapter should start.
Restart chapter[11]

Notes:

If this fix and restarting the game do not work, the chapter must be restarted from the main menu and raise money by dropping off cars to Bruski.

Game stuck in slow motion while being pursued by the police

Playing at over ⁓100 FPS results in a bug where the game is permanently put in slow motion when police become hostile.
Cap the frame rate at 100 FPS[citation needed]
Enable Vsync in the options game and set monitor to 60hz[citation needed]

Random crashes on Nvidia GPUs

Change PhysX Processor to CPU in Nvidia Control Panel and disable APEX PhysX in the game's video settings[12]
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. On the left hand menu for '3D Settings' click 'Configure Surround, PhysX'.
  3. Set the PhysX settings processor to 'CPU' and click 'Apply'.
  4. Disable 'APEX PhysX' in the game's video settings.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL
OS X only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Cutscenes Bink Video

Mods

Correct Intro Mod & Prize Car Poster Fix - Fixes some poster scenery items.
Spiff's Empire Bay HQ - Improves game texture quality.
Final Cut - Restores lots of beta and E3 content that didn't make it to the final game.
Mafia II Uncut Radio - Restores car radio tracks cut from final game.
Real Car Names & Real 40's - 50's Billboards - Adds authenticity.
Buick Emblems for Berkley Kingfisher & Whitewalls for Culver Empire - Car specific details (complements the above two mods).
Realistic Car Headlights - Gives vehicle headlights a realistic orange tint of the time period.
Realistic Weapon Sounds - Video Demonstration - Gives weapons a more realistic feel.
Old Time Reality - Video Demonstration - Reworks the game's weather cycle and lighting system for missions and adds new overhauled textures, interiors, camera positions, fixes and much more.

Disable auto-centering camera while driving

Edit carCameraGamepad.xml in tables.sds[13]
  1. Download Gibbed Illusion Tools and extract it somewhere.
  2. Run Gibbed.Illusion.ExploreSDS.exe and click Open SDS.
  3. Go to <path-to-game>\pc\sds\tables\.
  4. Open tables.sds.
  5. Click the + beside XML, scroll down to /config/gameCamera/carCameraGamepad and double-click on it.
  6. Change the <FreeTimeMax value="1.0000" /> parameter to a greater value.
  7. Click Save, and switch back to the archive via the Windows menu at the top.
  8. Click Save Archive, double-click tables.sds and replace it (or make a backup first before replacing).

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Intel Pentium D 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Nvidia GeForce 8600
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10.5
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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>/50130/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (50130) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. RPS Preview: Mafia II - Rock, Paper, Shotgun - last accessed on 2016-8-11
  2. Verified by User:Rose on 2020-05-21
    Tested the latest Steam version at 2560x1080. All cutscenes were pillarboxed contrary to the WSGF report.
  3. Mafia II Tweak Guide - last accessed on May 2023
  4. Mafia II Vsync Triple buffer - last accessed on 2024
  5. Mafia II - Modifikationen (Mods): Rick´s ToolSet
  6. So this game has surround? - last accessed on May 2023
  7. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
  8. Mafia 2 Door Stuck! :: Mafia II (Classic) General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-08-26
  9. Mafia 2 Door Stuck! :: Mafia II (Classic) General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-08-26
  10. Verified by User:BRR on 2021-05-23
  11. https://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?82280-Chapter-14-Pay-Bruno-Back"
  12. Steam Community :: Guide :: Mafia II Black Screen Crash Fix - last accessed on 2023-02-26
  13. Free Camera Mod??? :: Mafia II General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023