Grand Theft Auto 2

Grand Theft Auto 2

Developers
	DMA Design
Publishers
	Rockstar Games
Russia	Buka Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	October 22, 1999
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, Shooter
Vehicles	Automobile, Bus, Tank, Transport, Truck
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Contemporary, North America
Series	Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view action, open world and shooter game in the Grand Theft Auto series.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM on the original 1999 release. SecuROM DRM on Grand Theft Auto Classics Collection. No DRM in GTA trilogy from Cenega sold in Poland.
Official website (unavailable)		Was available for free via Rockstars' "Rockstar Classics" series to mailing-list subscribers.
Steam (unavailable)

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Demo is available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename Movie folder
Go to <path-to-game>\data. Delete or rename the Movie folder.

Use ThirteenAG's Widescreen fix

Patches

The latest official patch 1.03 is available at soggi.org.

FrontendFix

FrontendFix is a plugin that enhances and improves GTA2 on modern machines. It features:

New settings menu based on the PlayStation release of the game. Scaled properly for any resolution.

Loading screens and pause menu from the Playstation version including menu background music.

Full mouse support (in game and in menu); ability to control player direction and combat via the mouse.

Native support for fullscreen, windowed, and borderless windowed mode, 32-bit resolutions, 30 FPS framerate, and multi-5 language support.

Only compatible with GTA2 version 9.6. Requires ThirteenAG's Widescreen fix.

Settings, including resolution and controls, can be set by editing the file <path-to-game>\ufiles\settings.xml.

GTA2 v11.44 (Unofficial)

Adds Windows 10 support, windowed mode, per-user settings and slightly increase game allowed frame rates (25 FPS > 30 FPS).

Doesn't include music or the intro movie, but they can be copied over from an original install.

Intro movie does not play when using ThirteenAG's widescreen patch.

Not compatible with FrontendFix and many newer mods.

Install GTA2 v11.44

Restore music and intro
Go to <path-to-game>\data on an original install. Copy the GTAudio and Movie folders into <path-to-game>\data for 11.44.

Alternative way of restoring music and intro (Doesn't require an original installation)
Download GTA 2 - Music and Intro.zip Extract the contents (GTAudio and Movie) into <path-to-game>\data for 11.44.

Glide API

Not needed if using v11.44.

Adds support for higher color depth and resolution, and fixes font rendering.

Not compatible nor recommended to be used with the widescreen fix.

Install nGlide
Download and install the latest version of nGlide. Download the newest dgVoodoo 2. Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe, MS\x86\DDraw.dll and MS\x86\D3DImm.dll into <path-to-game>. Configure resolution in nGlide settings. Launch gta2manager.exe and make sure 3DFX Glide is enabled under Screen Mode in the Video tab.

Game data

External general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\DMA Design Ltd\GTA2\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12180/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\player\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12180/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

External graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use ThirteenAG's fix. See more info.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Use ThirteenAG's fix. See more info.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Might require GTA2 11.44 if it doesn't work with stock version, or see Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Labelled as "Frame Rate Limiter".
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Locked at 25 FPS (30 with Enhanced GTA2 or FrontendFix or Glide API) Disabling "Frame Rate Limiter" in options runs too fast.

Windowed

Set GTA2 exe to 16-bit color mode
Go to <path-to-game> Right-click on GTA2.exe and choose Properties. Go to Compatibility, tick the Reduce color mode box and from the drop down box, choose 16-bit color and click Apply. Inside GTA2Manager.exe, in the Video tab, choose Windowed.

Input

External key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		External menus only.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See XInput support
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

XInput support

GInput[citation needed]
Download Ultimate ASI Loader (not the x64 version) Copy the dinput8.dll to <path-to-game> Download GInput Copy GInputII.asi and GInputII.ini to <path-to-game>\scripts\ (create the folder if it doesn't exist) Notes Adds support for gamepad controls from the PS1 version of the game including vibration Doesn't support the unofficial 11.44 patch

Twin Stick Mod[citation needed]
Download the newest Twin Stick mod and updated Twin Stick scipt Extract into the <path-to-game>\scripts\ folder Notes Requires the unofficial 11.44 patch If using ASI Loader, WidescreenFix and/or TwinStickMod, game will be incompatible with multiplayer, causes desync.

Audio

External audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output May require DirectSound 3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Functions with GTA2 11.44
EAX support		A3D & EAX.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish				Retail only. Fan translation available here.
Russian				Retail version, download.
Spanish

Network

External network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus Use GTA2: Hacker's Remix
LAN play		6
Online play		6	Versus To find matches use GTA2 Game Hunter.

Connection types

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

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2300-2400, 47624
UDP	2300-2400, 47624

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022)

Install DirectPlay[citation needed]

16x16x16 Video Mode error and no resolutions available in GTA2 Manager

If using ThirteenAG's WS fix, first rename the ddraw.dll from ThirteenAG's WS fix to dinput8.dll and remove wndmode.ini to make them work together.

Use dgVoodoo 2 wrapper

Some machines may still be limited to 1024x768 with dgVoodoo; in this case, set the resolution in the registry directly in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DMA Design Ltd\GTA2\screen. Download newest dgVoodoo 2. Extract dgVoodooCpl.exe, dgVoodoo.conf, MS\x86\DDraw.dll and MS\x86\D3DImm.dll into <path-to-game>. Start dgVoodooCpl.exe and configure it. Go to DirectX tab and uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark. Click Apply and OK.

Globally changing the DPI back to 100%[citation needed]
This error may also occur on systems where the current DPI is more than 100%, Right-click GTA2.exe Click the Compatibility Tab Click the Change High DPI Settings button Tick "Override high DPI scaling behavior" and leave the menu set to "Application" Click OK and Apply and Ok again.

Set the game to run in 16-bit color mode

Game runs too fast

The game only locks at 25 FPS (30 when using Enhanced GTA2 or Glide API) using "Frame Rate Limiter" option.

Lock framerate to 60 fps with RivaTuner Statistics Server

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	6
Glide	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System	5.0r
Cutscenes	Bink Video	0.9g

Debug Menu

The game includes a Debug menu that let's you enable cheats and mess with the game physics

Add a new registry string
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DMA Design Ltd\GTA2\Debug. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) registry key, name it bob_debug_display and set its value to 1. Now the Debug and Physics menus should appear in gta2 manager.exe.

GTA2 Radar

Adds in-game radar, showing mission blips from gangs, churches, garages, current objectives and markers height levels.

High quality radio music at all times

For some radio stations, if located far from the area, it switches from a high quality to a low quality version. With the following method, high-quality music will play at all times.

Rename music files Go to <path-to-game>\data\GTAudio Copy the files 5.wav 6.wav 7.wav 8.wav 9.wav 10.wav and 11.wav to different folder Rename them to 5a.wav 6a.wav 7a.wav 8a.wav 9a.wav 10a.wav and 11a.wav Copy them back to the GTAudio folder and overwrite when asked.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	65 MB	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	Direct3D-compatible DirectX 6.1 compatible