Midtown Madness 2
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| Developers | |
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| Angel Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft | |
| Europe | Ubisoft |
| Poland | Cenega |
| Engines | |
| Angel Game Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 22, 2000 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile, Bus, Truck |
| Themes | Contemporary, Europe, North America |
| Series | Midtown Madness |
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| Midtown Madness | |
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| Midtown Madness | 1999 |
| Midtown Madness 2 | 2000 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Midtown Madness 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Midtown Madness series.
General information
- Midtown Madness 2 eXtreme - community website with mods and additional cars
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1], some releases are DRM-free, and so the game can be played without the CD. | |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The only official patch for the game is the XP Compatibility Patch
- Speed Boot can help decrease the amount of time it takes for Midtown Madness 2 to launch on Windows XP, Vista and 7. Replace
Midtown2.exewithin the installation folder with the one inside the archive. The XP Compatibility Patch must be installed first.
MM2 Hook
- Fixes random crash bugs, as well as a fix for the heap overrun error, and allows for further control of the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See the WSGF entry or use MM2 Widescreen Tool. Dashboards will not adapt to the new aspect ratio; use this mod to fix that issue. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use Zolika's Patch. | ||
| Windowed | Use MM2 Hook with the -windowed parameter. |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use MM2 Hook with the -borderless parameter. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use dgVoodoo 2. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use dgVoodoo 2 or use MM2 Hook with the -novsync parameter. |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| 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 |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| German | Only on German Retail-CD | |||
| Italian | Fan translation by SuperSecret; download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | Racing (Checkpoint or Circuit), Cops & Robbers, and Cruise Mode. Use IPXwrapper to bypass the obsolete IPX protocol. | ||
| Online play | The official MSN Gaming Zone service has been shut down; use Voobly. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues fixed
- Setting the game to run in Windows XP (Service Pack 2) compatibility mode can help with running the game on modern operating systems.
Compatibility issues on Windows 8 and later
| Use dgVoodoo2[citation needed] |
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| Use DDrawCompat[3] |
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Notes
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Heap Overrun error
| See MM2 Hook[citation needed] |
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| Use MM2 Heap Patcher[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 7 | |
| Software renderer | See MM2 Hook. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, Me, 2000 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 233 MHz | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | 400 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 7.0a compatible | |
| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive 28.8 Kbps modem for online multiplayer | |
Notes
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ GitHub - last accessed on 26 May 2023