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Difference between revisions of "Hard Truck 2"

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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150504103229/http://www.softlab-nsk.com:80/ht2/patch.html Official Patches] (Archive.org May 4, 2015)
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{{mm}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1008-hard-truck-2-na-1005-patch/ Official NA 1005 Patch]
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===Game Fixes===
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{{Fixbox|description=No Graphics Accelerator dgVoodoo2 Fix}}
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When launching the game you are greeted with a message that reads: "your computer does not have graphic accelerator!" (grammar issues are from game).
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To fix this problem, follow this [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1270-hard-truck-2-windows-10-fix/ Guide].<ref>{{Refcheck|user=evokethunder|date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] for setting a custom resolution.
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolutions|Widescreen resolutions]] for setting a custom resolution.
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
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}}
 
}}
  
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolutions|Widescreen resolutions]]===
{{Fixbox|description=Modify truck.ini|ref={{cn|date=February 2018}}|fix=
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{{ii}} You can set different resolutions using dgVoodoo2 Wrapper mentioned in the [https://pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Hard_Truck_2&action=submit#Game_Fixes dgVoodoo2 Game Fix].<ref>{{Refcheck|user=evokethunder|date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
# Go to {{p|game}}.
 
# Open {{file|truck.ini}} with Microsoft Notepad or other text editor.
 
# Under the <code>[ENV]</code> heading modify xres=<code>800</code> and yres=<code>600</code> to whatever resolution you wish.
 
# Save the file and launch the game.
 
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{ii}} Whenever you change graphical settings in-game <code>xres=</code> and <code>yres=</code> will be reset to <code>800x600</code>.
 
}}
 
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts            = false
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
|controller hotplug        = true
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
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|steam input api          = false
 
|steam input api          = false
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets      =
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts  =
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|matchmaking        =  
 
|matchmaking        =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
|p2p                = unknown
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|p2p                = false
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
|dedicated          = unknown
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|dedicated          =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
|direct ip          = unknown
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|direct ip          = true
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
|direct ip notes    =  
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
}}{{Network/Ports
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|upnp =  
 
|upnp =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
==Issues unresolved==
 
===Game cannot detect modern GPUs===
 
{{--}} Upon first launch, you are greeted with a message that reads: "your computer does not have graphic accelerator!" (grammar issues are from game)
 
No known consistent fix exists as of yet.
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
|glide versions        =  
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|glide versions        = ?
|glide notes            =  
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|glide notes            = Glide is officially supported, but the version is not known.
 
|software mode          =  
 
|software mode          =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
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Hard Truck 2
Hard Truck 2 cover
Developers
SoftLab-NSK
Publishers
North America ValuSoft
Europe JoWood Productions
Russia 1C Company
Release dates
Windows June 19, 2000
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Key points

Released as Hard Truck 2: King of the Road in Europe June 7, 2002
Released as Дальнобойщики 2 in Russia September 27, 2001

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Official NA 1005 Patch

Game Fixes

No Graphics Accelerator dgVoodoo2 Fix

When launching the game you are greeted with a message that reads: "your computer does not have graphic accelerator!" (grammar issues are from game). To fix this problem, follow this Guide.[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\truck.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolutions

You can set different resolutions using dgVoodoo2 Wrapper mentioned in the dgVoodoo2 Game Fix.[2]

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
All dialogue is text based.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
8 Versus
Online play

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
DirectDraw 7
Glide ? Glide is officially supported, but the version is not known.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 266
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB required (minimal install)
Video card (GPU) Direct3D compatible hardware accelerator
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible
Supported GPUs are not explicitly listed in the official system requirements,

However, softlab-nsk referenced support for S3, 3dfx, and SiS cards on the Hard Truck 2

website (until they stopped hosting the webpage).[3]

Notes

  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).

References

  1. Verified by User:evokethunder on 2019-03-24
  2. Verified by User:evokethunder on 2019-03-24
  3. Hard Truck 2 - Graphics Card Support - last accessed on February 12, 2018