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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} Released as '''Hard Truck 2: King of the Road''' in Europe June 7, 2002
 
{{ii}} Released as '''Hard Truck 2: King of the Road''' in Europe June 7, 2002
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{{ii}} Released as '''Дальнобойщики 2''' in Russia September 27, 2001
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{{ii}} Released as '''Дальнобойщики II''' in Russia September 27, 2001
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{{ii}} No longer available new for purchase.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{mm}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1008-hard-truck-2-na-1005-patch/ Official NA 1005 Patch]
 
{{mm}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1008-hard-truck-2-na-1005-patch/ Official NA 1005 Patch]
 
===Game Fixes===
 
===Game Fixes===
−
{{Fixbox|description=No Graphics Accelerator dgVoodoo2 Fix}}
+
{{image|Ht2 accelerator error.PNG| No Accelerator Error}}
−
When launching the game you are greeted with a message that reads: "your computer does not have graphic accelerator!" (grammar issues are from game).
+
{{Fixbox|description=No Graphics Accelerator dgVoodoo Fix}}
 +
When launching the game a message displays that reads: "your computer does not have graphic accelerator!" (grammar errors are from game).
 
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>
 
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==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{image|Ht2 driver menu.PNG|Change Driver / Profile Menu}}
 +
{{image|Ht2 singleplayer menu.PNG|Single Player Menu}}
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\{{file|truck.ini}}}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\{{file|truck.ini}}}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\{{file|DRIVER.pl1}} (This is the default profile)}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} You can create new profiles under the "Change Driver" Menu.
  
 
==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 +
{{image|Ht2 graphics menu.PNG|Graphics Menu}}
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = false
+
|anisotropic                = hackable
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = You can force filtering via dgVoodoo.
−
|antialiasing              = false
+
|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = You can force AA via dgVoodoo.
−
|vsync                      = false
+
|vsync                      = hackable
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
|vsync notes                = You can force VSYNC via dgVoodoo
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolutions|Widescreen resolutions]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolutions|Widescreen resolutions]]===
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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>
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{{ii}} You can set different resolutions using dgVoodoo Wrapper mentioned in the [https://pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Hard_Truck_2&action=submit#Game_Fixes dgVoodoo Game Fix].<ref>{{Refcheck|user=evokethunder|date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
  
 
==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
 +
{{image|Ht2 controls menu.PNG|Controls Menu}}
 +
{{image|Ht2 roadcontrols menu.PNG|In-Game Controller Menu}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
−
|key remap notes          =  
+
|key remap notes          = Keys are mapped by double clicking on the control name.
−
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = true
−
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Controlled by Windows "Enhance Pointer Precision" setting.
−
|mouse sensitivity        = false
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Controlled by Windows "Mouse Sensitivity" setting.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|controller sensitivity    = false
+
|controller sensitivity    = true
−
|controller sensitivity notes=  
+
|controller sensitivity notes= Adjustments are made via the in-game "On The Road" pause menu.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes= Can be set in the {{file|truck.ini}} file.
 
|invert controller y-axis notes= Can be set in the {{file|truck.ini}} file.
−
|touchscreen              = false
+
|xinput controllers        = true
−
|touchscreen notes        =
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|xinput controllers notes  = The game seems to only recognize a single analogue stick on most controllers.
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
−
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
−
|light bar support        = false
 
−
|light bar support notes  =
 
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
−
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
+
|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        = unknown
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
−
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
−
|other button prompts notes=
 
−
|button prompts            = false
 
−
|button prompts notes      =
 
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
−
|controller hotplug notes  =
 
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
−
|haptic feedback notes    = Force feedback (adjustments are made via the "On the Road" pause menu in-game).
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|haptic feedback notes    = Force feedback (adjustments are made via the in-game "On The Road" pause menu).
−
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
−
|simultaneous input notes  =  
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|simultaneous input notes  = Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick.
−
|steam input api          = false
 
−
|steam input api notes    =
 
−
|steam input presets      =
 
−
|steam input presets notes =
 
−
|steam controller prompts  =
 
−
|steam controller prompts notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 +
{{image|Ht2 sound menu.PNG|Sound Menu}}
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
 
|separate volume          = True
 
|separate volume          = True
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  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
−
  |notes    = All dialogue is text based.
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  |notes    = There is no vocal dialogue in any version of the game.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Using Russian in the NA release only changes the splashscreen, and the plain text UI elements. All of the UI elements that are image based remain English.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change Game Language to Russian|fix=
 +
<ol>
 +
<li>Go to the [[#Game data|configuration files location]]</li>
 +
<li>Open {{file|TRUCK.INI}}</li>
 +
<li>change this line:</li>
 +
<pre>
 +
[ENV]
 +
langv=rus
 +
</pre>
 +
<li>Save file to desktop, then copy into {{P|game}} and replace existing {{file|TRUCK.INI}}.</li>
 +
</ol>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
 +
{{image|Ht2 multiplayer menu.PNG|Multiplayer Host Configuration}}
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = false
 
|local play          = false
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|directdraw versions    = 7
 
|directdraw versions    = 7
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
−
|opengl versions        =  
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|opengl versions        = 1.2
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        = ?
 
|glide versions        = ?

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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
Hard Truck 2 on Wikipedia
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Key points

Released as Hard Truck 2: King of the Road in Europe June 7, 2002
Released as Дальнобойщики II in Russia September 27, 2001
No longer available new for purchase.

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 Accelerator Error
No Accelerator Error
No Graphics Accelerator dgVoodoo Fix

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

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Change Driver / Profile Menu
Change Driver / Profile Menu
Single Player Menu
Single Player Menu
System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\truck.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\DRIVER.pl1 (This is the default profile)[Note 1]
You can create new profiles under the "Change Driver" Menu.

Video settings

Graphics Menu
Graphics Menu

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolutions

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

Input settings

Controls Menu
Controls Menu
In-Game Controller Menu
In-Game Controller Menu

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Sound Menu
Sound Menu

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
There is no vocal dialogue in any version of the game.
Russian
Using Russian in the NA release only changes the splashscreen, and the plain text UI elements. All of the UI elements that are image based remain English.
Change Game Language to Russian
  1. Go to the configuration files location
  2. Open TRUCK.INI
  3. change this line:
    4. [ENV]
langv=rus
  4. Save file to desktop, then copy into <path-to-game> and replace existing TRUCK.INI.

Network

Multiplayer Host Configuration
Multiplayer Host Configuration

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
OpenGL 1.2
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 Intel Pentium III
System memory (RAM) 32 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB required (minimal install) 370 MB required (maximum install)
Video card (GPU) Direct3D compatible hardware accelerator
2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible 		4 MB of VRAM
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. ↑ 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).

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