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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fox Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Fox Interactive}}
 +
|engines      =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Blazing Renderer|name=BRender}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 28, 1999}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 15, 2000}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|croc-2|}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|croc-2|60}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Croc }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
−
|winehq      =  
+
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = croc-2
 
|wikipedia    = Croc 2
 
|wikipedia    = Croc 2
 +
|winehq      = 8653
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Croc}}
 
  
−
'''Key points'''
+
{{Introduction
−
{{ii}} It is possible to run the game [[#CD-less gameplay|without the CD]].
+
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-Free | }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | Simple disc check. See [[#Play without the CD|Play without the CD]]. | | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 +
 +
===Demos===
 +
* A demo is available [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2295-croc-2-demo/ here].
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Play without the CD===
 
{{ii}} The game can be manually setup to run from the hard drive instead of CD.
 
{{ii}} The game can be manually setup to run from the hard drive instead of CD.
−
===CD-less gameplay===
+
 
−
{{Fixbox|1=
+
{{Fixbox|description=Copy files from disc|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Expack3|date=22 May 2015|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
−
{{Fixbox/fix|Copy files from disc|ref=<ref>Tested by [[User:Expack3|Expack3]]</ref>}}
+
# Copy the following files from the Croc 2 CD to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}:
−
:* Copy the following files from the Croc 2 CD to <code>{{P|game}}</code>:
+
#* {{file|defanim.wad}}
−
::*<code>defanim.wad</code>
+
#* {{file|fesound.wad}}
−
::*<code>fesound.wad</code>
+
#* {{file|Loading#.bmp}}
−
::*<code>Loading.bmp</code>
+
#* {{file|logos.avi}}
−
::*<code>logos.avi</code>
+
#* {{file|Trademarks.bmp}}
−
::*<code>Trademarks.bmp</code>
+
# Copy the {{folder|wads}} and {{folder|music}} folders from the Croc 2 CD to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
−
:* Copy the '''Wads''' and '''music''' folders from the Croc 2 CD to <code>{{P|game}}</code>.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|game}}}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|game}}}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|Croc2 Video.png|Video settings}}
 
{{Image|Croc2 Video.png|Video settings}}
 
{{Image|Croc2 Display.png|Video settings}}
 
{{Image|Croc2 Display.png|Video settings}}
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/croc-2/en
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/croc-2/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
−
|widescreen resolution      = false
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= Stretched from 4:3 aspect ratio.
+
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = Hackable
+
|windowed                  = hackable
−
|windowed notes            = Use [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Glossary:Windowed#D3DWindower D3DWindower]
+
|windowed notes            = Use [[Glossary:Windowed#D3DWindower|D3DWindower]].
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = hackable
+
|anisotropic                = false
−
|anisotropic notes          = Can be forced from your GPU's control panel.
+
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = hackable
+
|antialiasing              = false
−
|antialiasing notes        = Can be forced from your GPU's control panel.
+
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Fix aspect ratio|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcar2H7N2Jc|title=Croc 2 - Widescreen Tutorial - YouTube|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Open {{file|Croc2.exe}} with a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD].
 +
# Press {{key|Ctrl|R}} and set '''Datatype''' to '''Hex-values'''.
 +
# Search for {{code|0000403F}} and replace it with:
 +
#* {{code|0000203F}} for 16:10 screens
 +
#* {{code|9A99193F}} for 15:9 screens
 +
#* {{code|0000103F}} for 16:9 screens
 +
#* {{code|B66DBD3E}} for 21:9 screens
 +
# Save the file.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 
{{Image|Croc2 Controls.png|Input settings}}
 
{{Image|Croc2 Controls.png|Input settings}}
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes   =
 +
|light bar support         = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|button prompts            = generic
 +
|button prompts notes      =
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
 
{{Image|Croc2 Audio.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Image|Croc2 Audio.png|Audio settings}}
  
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    = 5.1 via Dolby Surround
+
|surround sound notes    = 5.1 via Dolby Surround.
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Cannot be disabled.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Cannot be disabled.
−
|eax support              = false
+
|eax support              = limited
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         = EAX 2.0, no DirectSound3D support.
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio       =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} All characters speak incomprehensibly, with their actual dialogue delivered through subtitles.
  
−
{{ii}} All characters speak incomprehensibly, with their actual dialogue delivered through subtitles.
 
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Swedish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} US versions only contain an English language option.
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Graphic artefacts and crash in main menu on Intel iGPU{{note|Tested on Intel UHD 770}}===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/DgVoodoo_2#DirectX_1-7 dgVoodoo 2]|ref=|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
 
|direct3d versions      = 7
 
|direct3d versions      = 7
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
−
|directdraw versions    = 7
+
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          =
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
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Revision as of 13:06, 24 March 2024

Croc 2
Croc 2 cover
Developers
Argonaut Games
Publishers
Fox Interactive
Engines
BRender
Release dates
Windows March 15, 2000
Reception
IGDB 60
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform
Art styles Stylized
Series Croc
Croc 2 on IGDB
Croc 2 on MobyGames
Croc 2 on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Croc
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos 1997
Croc 2 2000

Croc 2 is a singleplayer third-person platform game in the Croc series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Simple disc check. See Play without the CD.
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Demos

  • A demo is available here.

Essential improvements

Play without the CD

The game can be manually setup to run from the hard drive instead of CD.
Copy files from disc[1]
  1. Copy the following files from the Croc 2 CD to <path-to-game>:
    • defanim.wad
    • fesound.wad
    • Loading#.bmp
    • logos.avi
    • Trademarks.bmp
  2. Copy the wads and music folders from the Croc 2 CD to <path-to-game>.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>[Note 1]

Video

Video settings
Video settings
Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Use D3DWindower.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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
Capped at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Fix aspect ratio[2]
  1. Open Croc2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  2. Press Ctrl+R and set Datatype to Hex-values.
  3. Search for 0000403F and replace it with:
    • 0000203F for 16:10 screens
    • 9A99193F for 15:9 screens
    • 0000103F for 16:9 screens
    • B66DBD3E for 21:9 screens
  4. Save the file.

Input

Input settings
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
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
5.1 via Dolby Surround.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Cannot be disabled.
EAX support
EAX 2.0, no DirectSound3D support.
Royalty free audio
All characters speak incomprehensibly, with their actual dialogue delivered through subtitles.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Swedish
US versions only contain an English language option.

Issues fixed

Graphic artefacts and crash in main menu on Intel iGPU[Note 2]

Use dgVoodoo 2

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II MMX 266 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 32 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) DirectX Compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ Tested on Intel UHD 770

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 22 May 2015
  2. ↑ Croc 2 - Widescreen Tutorial - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023