MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS 2
By Microsoft GAME DESCRIPTION

(From Operation 3DFX, a Microsoft Press Release)

"Monster Truck Madness 2 is the sequel to Monster Truck Madness, the #3 best-selling game from December 1996 to November 1997. Monster Truck Madness 2 builds upon the successes of its predecessor, but promises to deliver even more down & dirty racing fun. The game’s new, spectacular 3D graphics engine makes 12 new tracks, nine new trucks and dynamic scenery come to life. Monster Truck Madness 2 utilizes the latest 3D effects, making use of the most advanced accelerated hardware and processor technology, including AGP. Other changes include night driving; variable weather (rain, snow and ice racing); force feedback joystick and wheel support; and deformable trucks that crush when damaged. "

Here are some screenshots to wet your appetite:

DEMO

A demo is now available, it is 17.6 Mb in size and can be downloaded from these sites:

ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/3dfxmania/games3/mtm2trial.exe
http://ftp.telepac.pt/pub/3dfxmania/games3/mtm2trial.exe
ftp://ftp.iol.it/3dfxmania/games3/mtm2trial.exe
ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/3dfxmania/games3/mtm2trial.exe
ftp://ftp.op3dfx.com/pub/game_demos/monster_truck_madness_2/MtM2trial.EXE

The demo Requires a minimum of a Pentium 133 with 16 Mb of RAM.

CHEATS

How to activate an Extra Track
(From Operation 3DFX)

"Mr. Data sent some info on how to get a second track in Monster Truck Madness 2.

I discovered a new track for Monster Truck Madness 2.

To get it , race the Sidewinder Canyon track . Go past the 4th checkpoint, across the bridge and on the right you will see some barriers set up. Turn right and go through them, and down to the next level down.Now, drop off the right edge and head for the big mountain on the right before, and into the water. Climb up the side, (yes you can) till you get to the top and you'll see some campers and tents. The game will tell you that the torture pit is now open, and to restart the game. Quit the race and go to the track selection and there is the new track " The Torture Pit". It's an awesome motocross style track. "

PATCHES

New Patch (From 3dfiles.com)

The following changes and improvements are made to Monster Truck Madness 2 when you install the patch:

Updates to version 2.00.42
Improved force feedback support
Custom changes to transfer gear ratio settings erased
Message is displayed when not all multiplayer participants have installed the patch.
Message is displayed when a multiplayer participant is using a modified version of the current track.
Ability to initiate a multiplayer session by launching a command line.

Download Sites: (909 Kb)
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/3dfiles/patches/mtm2pat.exe
ftp://ftp.gamers.org/pub/games/3dfiles/patches/mtm2pat.exe
http://ftp.telepac.pt/pub/3dfiles/patches/mtm2pat.exe
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/3dfiles/patches/mtm2pat.exe
ftp://ftp.saix.net/pub/3dfiles/patches/mtm2pat.exe
http://www.agn3d.com/html/agn3d-files_display.cfm?TheFileID=226

Better Track Editor

The site with all the info on the track editor is http://members.aol.com/SoftParts1/traxx.html so you may want to check this out, I highly recommend you do.

Download - 211 Kb
http://members.wbs.net/homepages/s/o/f/softparts/Traxx12.zip
Traxx is SHAREWARE and costs $25 US ($15 for students) - please see Help/About for registration details. Please buy Traxx, else the guy who makes it won't be motivated to continue enhancing it.

There are also other utilities to go along with the track editor at http://members.aol.com/SoftParts1/traxx.html.

Tracks made with Traxx (also at KC Vales)

Yet newer still MTM2 Track Valley Of The Kings 2.3 Mb
Theres quite a few textures in this one (hence the large file size). This is an Egyptian theme track, with tombs and pyramids etc.
Great for racing as well as nice to look at, there are some tricky adverse cambers and jumps. Hidden secret tomb!

Even newer MTM2 Track Dr. Scrote's Volcano 1.0 Mb
Made entirely using Traxx 1.2 plus a bunch of TXBIN models. This is quite a long track (Rally race) and requires
a wide variety of skills... :)

New MTM2 Track Chase The Dragon 914 Kb
Made entirely using Traxx 1.2 (beta), from scratch. This is a great track for serious racers -
as well as containing some cool new sounds and animated graphics!

MTM2 Track The Lake 1.2 Mb
Made entirely using Traxx 1.1, from scratch. This track took 2-3 days to make, and is actually a pretty cool track -
not just a "demo" for Traxx!

Original Track Editor
Track Editor Info (From Operation 3DFX)

"I saw over on Rendition Costello Clan that Terminal Reality posted a Track Editor (887 Kb) for Monster Track Madness 2. Since it doens't provide any kind of instructions, here you have some posted by Jon Nisbet:

"I think it was pretty lame of Terminal Reality to not include any kind of documentation with their track editor, but cheers to them anyways for a great editor that isn't too hard to figure out. Here's roughly how to set the editor up and use it:

First, unzip the contents of tracked2.zip into your MTM2 directory.

Next, run tracked2.exe. A menu will appear. Choose File Manager. Hit the 'D' key (I believe) to "setup the track editor." It'll tell you that 300MB of space is required to unpack the POD files. Before you gasp, this is only for FAT16 partitions. If you have MTM2 on a FAT32 partition, the extra files will take up only 80MB. If you do happen to have FAT16 partitions, then you may want to consider unpacking only 1 or 2 of the most useful track PODs; this option is #2 on the menu.

After the POD files have been unpacked, hit the 'B' key to "clone" a track. This is necessary because the only way to make your own track is to edit an existing one. It'll ask you for the 8-letter DOS name that you want for you track files. The name you designate here for your new track will be how you identify it later on. Next, it'll ask you for a 32-letter name. This will be the name that will appear in MTM2 (such as "Sidewinder Canyon" or "Voodoo Island".)

Now, you're finally ready to edit your track. Hit ESC and select Level Editor. It'll run through all of the textures now then ask you for the name of your new track (the 8-letter DOS name, not the full 32-letter name.)

Most of your time will be spent in the Altitude Editor and Texture Editor. In the altitude editor, the most important keys are:

Arrow keys - Move between nodes and boxes
Tab - Switch between node and ground box mode
[ - Decrease the altitude at the selected point
] - Increase the altitude at the selected point
-/+ - Decrease/Increase zoom
E - Enter camera repositioning mode; Arrows/+-
F6 - Expand brush size by 1 in both X and Z directions
F7 - Expand brush size by 1 in the X direction
F8 - Expand brush size by 1 in the Z direction
S - Smooth out region by a specified region.

In the Texture Editor, the most important keys are:

Arrow keys - Move between boxes
T - Displays textures in sheet format; PgUp/PgDown
Space - Apply current texture to terrain face
[ - Cycle backward through the textures one by one
] - Cycle forward through the textures one by one
-/+ - Decrease/Increase zoom
E - Enter camera repositioning mode; Arrows/+-
F6 - Expand brush size by 1 in both X and Z directions
F7 - Expand brush size by 1 in the X direction
F8 - Expand brush size by 1 in the Z direction

In the Block Editor ("Place Blocks" and "Move/Modify/Remove Blocks"), the most important keys are:

B - Change block type
End - Rotate block left
PgDown - Rotate block right
X - Delete block

When you want to test out what you've created so far, run Test Drive from Tracked2's initial menu. You'll be limited to the game's software renderer and no sound, but it's a very convenient feature.

Once you've finished your track, go to the Level Editor menu and hit the 'C' key to Create a POD file from your track. Once it completes, exit Tracked2. If all went well, you should see the POD file for your track in your root MTM2 directory. Run Podman.exe. Click on your track in the "Available POD Files" window, then on OK. All this little program does is add the name of your user-created tracks to POD.INI and increment the counter on the first line. Just to double-check, you may want to open POD.INI and make sure your track is listed.

Unless I've forgotten any steps, that's all you need to get set up, creating a track, and making it usable with MTM2. Also, the keys that I've listed probably aren't *all* of the keys, but the ones which I've found out so far.

Download it from here: (887 Kb)
ftp://ftp.op3dfx.com/pub/game_addons/mtm2/tracked2.zip
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/3dfxmania/temp/tracked2.zip

New Car

Here is a new car from Monster Mania.
http://www.monstermania.com/mtm2/NOPROB2.zip (51 Kb)

Other Car and Track Download locations

http://www.vales.com/monster.html (Tracks)
http://www.monstermania.com/ (New Cars)

LINKS TO OTHER MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS 2 SITES

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