Twisted Metal 2 R2P Pack (release 12)

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Features

- Windows 7-11 compatible
- OpenGL/GDI renderer
- Singleplayer/Multiplayer
- Improved compatibility and performance
- Fullscreen/Windowed mode
- Borderless Windowed-Fullscreen mode
- Aspect ratio option
- DirectPlay without Windows installation
- Portable (no installation)
- Launcher (English/German)
- Multiplayer Online Mod (Experimental)
- Enhanced XInput controller support
- CD Audio Emulation
- Movies/Intro (Disable/Enable)
- Shield Patch (Set shield duration to 3 seconds)
- Antarctica Patch (Disable breaking away of the ice area)

Changelog

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Release 12 (v20230514)
- Fixed: Critical path bug in launcher, lead some to error message and crash on startup
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper
- Updated: CD Audio wrapper

Release 11 (v20221128)
Fixed: Accidentally changed movement behavior of turning around with "Enhanced Input", which provided an advantage
Changed: Borderless Windowed-Fullscreen" disabled by default (Causes issues)

Release 10 (v20221113)
- Re-added "Music" option in launcher to disable/enable Music via CD Audio wrapper
- Updated "TM2" exe file (used for multiplayer mod)
Multiplayer Mod
- Updated TMC
(Fixed bug and add behave what ddraw file changes properly for Direct3D and DirectDraw to avoid crash)

Release 9 (v20221109)
- New: "Antarctica Patch" (Disable breaking away of the ice area)
- New: Movies now upscale properly (no longer top left in small window)
- New: Enabling/disabling a patch in the launcher changes the "TM2_Default" exe file directly
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper
- Changed: Default shader to "catmull-rom-bilinear"
- Changed: Fullscreen mode to "Borderless Windowed-Fullscreen" by default
- Removed: Extra "TM2_Default" exe files with shield and intro patch (Not needed anymore)
- Minor changes and improvements
Multiplayer Mod
- Updated: TMC core by Smith
- Added: Controller support and more
- Fixed bugs

Release 8 (v20220530)
- Updated: Wrapper for enhanced XInput controller support
Note: works now on Windows 7 and should no longer cause issues at game launch
Multiplayer Mod
- Updated: TMC files to v0.0.4
- Updated: Direct3D wrapper
Note: Hopefully fixes hanging in map loading screen or black screen for some players

Release 7 (v20220504)
- Fixed: dsound related crashes (Workaround removed: dsound dll file)
- New: TM2 now starts in DirectDraw mode by default (regardless of the value in the registry)
- New: Enhanced XInput controller support via Xidi (advanced attacks via controller work)
- New: Launcher option to disable enhanced XInput controller support via Xidi
- Updated: CD Audio wrapper
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper
Multiplayer Mod
- Updated: TMC code and new features added by @Smith
- New: Lobby server is back (Thanks for hosting @Brut )
- Changed: TMC files moved from "TMC" folder into game folder
- Updated: Direct3D wrapper

Release 6 (v20211017)
- Fixed: "Movie error" when movies are activated and watched
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper
Multiplayer Mod (Experimental)
- Updated: Direct3D wrapper

Release 5 (v20210812)
- Updated: DirectDraw wrapper (Compatibility and Performance improved)
- Updated: Audio wrapper (Music volume can now be adjusted via "CD Volume" slider in audio options)
- Added: Shield Patch for normal TM2 (Reduces the duration of the shield from 9s to about 3s)
- Added: Shader selection for OpenGL renderer in launcher
- Minor changes and improvements
Multiplayer Mod (tmchu/tmc)
- Updated: Direct3D wrapper
Note: Hosted games are no longer shown in the lobby as the master server is offline. It's only possible to join a known game via direct connection (IP or key)

Release 4 (v20201111)
General/Launcher
- Fixed when clicking on "Multiplayer Mod" wrapper for Direct3D was accidentally restored if Direct3D is disabled
Multiplayer Mod (tmchu/tmc)
- Added windowed mode support for Direct3D renderer (Enable "Windowed Mode" in the R2P launcher)
/Windowed mode resolution can be changed in the R2P Launcher or directly in "TMC" -> "Game Settings"/

Release 3 (v20201103)
- Fixed end video crash at the end of the tournament and in "Options -> History -> Story"
- Replaced PC audio tracks with the audio tracks from the PS1 version
/Full tracks with no seconds missing (PC audio tracks are cutted), at the end of each track there are no seconds appended from the beginning of the next track as with the PC audio tracks/

Release 2 (v20201024)
General/Launcher
- Added Movies (use x264 codec - will be loaded directly from game folder)
- Added "Movies" option in launcher to enable/disable (Default: disabled)
- Added "NoIntro" option in launcher (Jumps directly in the main menu - Default: enabled)
- Removed "ld" exe file from game folder (Will be extracted by clicking on "Multiplayer Mod")
- Fixed backup "ld" exe was extracted with every click on "Multiplayer Mod"
- Added info message (shown once) about possible detection of the "ld" exe file as threat when clicking on "Multiplayer Mod"
- Added the possibility to enter the player name (if not already changed) by clicking on "Multiplayer Mod"
- Fixed "dplaysvr" process (DirectPlay) will not be closed when game has ended
- Renamed "Multiplayer Online" to "Multiplayer Mod" in launcher
- Updated audio wrapper
- Updated graphic wrapper
- Changed default renderer to OpenGL
- Changed used shader by OpenGL renderer
- Various minor changes and improvements
Multiplayer Mod (tmchu/tmc)
- Added Direct3D support for Multiplayer Mod with working new in game interface (works only with Direct3D enabled)
- Fixed setting "Enable DirectDraw" in tmc renamed to "Enable Direct3D" (Now reflects the function properly)
- Fixed "ld" exe file now uses HKCU in registry
- Changed default key bindings to the same as normal (vanilla) TM2
- "Enable Direct3D" option in tmc
- It will automatically switch between the graphic wrappers according to the setting
- No longer requires compatibility settings for Direct3D
- Please give feedback if multiplayer mod doesn't work properly with Direct3D

Download
http://tm2pack.brut.me
(Possible fix for controller 1 * Possible fix for controller 2)


Installation
Just copy to desired location, start launcher and play.

Multiplayer (TMC) Manual

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Basic

Do I have to remove my existing TM2 folder/installation ?
No. The R2P version uses its own folder and also the settings from the game are not stored in the registry at HKLM but at HKCU. So there will be nothing overwritten and you can use both if you want.
(DO NOT copy the files from the R2P version into the existing folder/installation and mix everything together)

My controller is not being detected by the game
The controller detection wasn't changed and not all controllers are detected by the game.
The e.g. Xbox controller should be recognized without problems. For other controllers you have to use third-party tools >>> LINK <<<.

Advanced attacks like freeze, jump etc. don't work with controller (should be fixed in Release 7 of R2P pack)
This is a very well known problem of the game that the advanced attacks with controller don't work.
Workaround: Map arrow keys to the dpad using third-party tools >>> LINK <<<.


Multiplayer Mod (tmc/tmchu)

Multiplayer not connecting
* Forward port TCP/UDP 1995 in your router, doublecheck firewall settings, if the game exe is allowed.


Fixes

TMChu Multiplayer Online (russian mod), crashes, Id.exe
1. Make sure that NET Framework 4.5 and higher is installed
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/d ... -installer
(Required to run the TMC exe, what happens when you click on "Multiplayer Online")

2. The ID exe is unfortunately often detected as false positive by antivirus. (Add the ID exe or folder to the exception list. There is no virus/trojaner!)
You do NOT need to run ld.exe, the launcher handles it automatically.

3. Make sure that no firewall/antivirus program block/interferes the connection of the Id/TMC exe file.

4. No VPN like Hamachi is needed if you can forward the ports (TCP/UDP 1995 default) in your router. (Remember that if you use a VPN like hamachi, only players who use hamachi can join the game)

5. Since P2P (Peer to Peer) is used for the connection for the tmchu multiplayer and not a dedicated server (that does the tunneling etc.). There are some factors like where the players are coming from etc. that influence the overall performance of the multiplayer online. You also have to take into account that the netcode has already been improved but is not perfect and the performance can vary.