_𝓐𝓖 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Info: FrontendFix is a plugin that improves and makes you enjoy GTA2 on modern machines. Compatibility: Compatible only with GTA2 9.6.0.0 Requires latest WidescreenFix Features: UI changes: New settings menu page based on the PlayStation release of the game. PlayStation like loading screen. PlayStation like pause menu. Restored console background music when returning to main menu. Improvements: Full mouse support (in game and in menu). Ditches gta2manager.exe and settings from the registry in favor of a formal xml file. Ability to control Player Heading through Mouse. Native support for Fullscreen, Windowed and Borderless Windowed mode. 32bit resolutions. Multi5 language support. Screenshots: Download Sauce Edited January 6, 2024 by _𝓐𝓖 Updated screenshots. Ivan1997GTA, Gamerjman19, Blackbird88 and 27 others 27 3 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriato Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Nice, good one. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072110425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparktimusPrime Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I've been waiting for something like this for a long time. Very excited to be playing this game again on modern hardware. I've been showing this around on many Discord servers I frequent cuz this is a huge deal for any fan of the original game imo. Only thing that would make this better is proper strafing, but just being able to turn with the mouse is such a huge improvement over the tank controls. There isn't anything AG can't do it seems Many kudos to you, my friend. _𝓐𝓖 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072111540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsClonkAndre Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Make GTA 2 great again TempUser_ and SparktimusPrime 2 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072117427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motka Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 7:03 PM, SparktimusPrime said: Only thing that would make this better is proper strafing I'd love to see the option of controlling Claude with WASD along with the mouse aiming. It would make this the definitive GTA2 experience. SparktimusPrime 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanesix Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) I'm getting a runtime error and crash every time I go to the options menu (only in the main menu NOT in the pause menu), but modifying the xml manually works fine. Is there some dependency I'm missing here or what? I have the 2015-2022 C++ redistributables so it should be fine. Only thing out of the ordinary I can think of is that I didn't install GTA 2 in the default directory, but that shouldn't affect it. Edited April 8, 2023 by zanesix Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_𝓐𝓖 Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 7 hours ago, zanesix said: I'm getting a runtime error and crash every time I go to the options menu (only in the main menu NOT in the pause menu), but modifying the xml manually works fine. Is there some dependency I'm missing here or what? I have the 2015-2022 C++ redistributables so it should be fine. Only thing out of the ordinary I can think of is that I didn't install GTA 2 in the default directory, but that shouldn't affect it. That's weird, no extra dependency is required. It's difficult to say without a crash log, can you show what the last error is? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanesix Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 10 hours ago, _𝓐𝓖 said: That's weird, no extra dependency is required. It's difficult to say without a crash log, can you show what the last error is? If a crash log exists, I can't find it Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_𝓐𝓖 Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 37 minutes ago, zanesix said: If a crash log exists, I can't find it Please use this plugin and see if anything comes out. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanesix Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, _𝓐𝓖 said: Please use this plugin and see if anything comes out. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_𝓐𝓖 Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, zanesix said: Still not very helpful, these are no GTA2 addresses. Only thing it comes in mind is that your exe might be altered. Edited April 9, 2023 by _𝓐𝓖 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanesix Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, _𝓐𝓖 said: Still not very helpful, these are no GTA2 addresses. Only thing it comes in mind is that your exe might be altered. I guess, I'm just using the normal rockstar classics install, it does say it's version 9.6 after all. I'll try and find a different one later and report back. Update: Tried as many different installs and exes I could find. Steam, Rockstar Classics, original CD install patched forward, all the same. So weird, even your radar mod works fine! If there's some mysterious second version of version 9.6, I can't find it. Oh well, can't win 'em all. Edited April 9, 2023 by zanesix Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072118968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arhum Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Does this fix the weird saving bug with thirteenAG's quicksave button? i.e. sometimes loading a save spawns you below ground and you are stuck forever, a complete softlock. This happened with the unofficial v11.44 for me so not sure about v9.6. Edited April 20, 2023 by ArhumMK51 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072125072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arhum Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Is there any way to fix the behavior by the game that causes it to switch to lower quality radio stations when driving in certain sections of the map? (Rockstar classics version) There are lower quality versions of some radio stations in the game files that the game automatically switches between when in certain areas for some reason I've tried replacing them with copies of their HQ version but that causes the ingame radio to go silent when entering those zones. This behavior is just strange and I'm not sure if you could even call it a bug. I also don't know if this was present in the retail or steam versions of the game. Edited April 20, 2023 by ArhumMK51 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072125083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_𝓐𝓖 Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, ArhumMK51 said: Does this fix the weird saving bug with thirteenAG's quicksave button? i.e. sometimes loading a save spawns you below ground and you are stuck forever, a complete softlock. This happened with the unofficial v11.44 for me so not sure about v9.6. No. 13 hours ago, ArhumMK51 said: Is there any way to fix the behavior by the game that causes it to switch to lower quality radio stations when driving in certain sections of the map? (Rockstar classics version) There are lower quality versions of some radio stations in the game files that the game automatically switches between when in certain areas for some reason I've tried replacing them with copies of their HQ version but that causes the ingame radio to go silent when entering those zones. This behavior is just strange and I'm not sure if you could even call it a bug. I also don't know if this was present in the retail or steam versions of the game. Probably there is, but it's intended that way and it's certainly not a bug so it won't be covered here. Edited April 21, 2023 by _𝓐𝓖 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072125372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arhum Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Alright then, thanks for the reply. I have found a new bug, Alt-tabbing the game causes Jump, Special and Special 2 buttons to no longer work, returning to the main menu then reloading a save fixes this. Also this could just be me but if you change display modes such as Dusk/Noon or Fullscreen/Windowed etc, The menu music becomes very slightly louder. P.S. Any way to make the intro video work when booting the game or is it a limitation of the widescreen patch? the skip intro line in the .ini has no effect. It always skips to the menu Edited April 21, 2023 by ArhumMK51 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072125494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arhum Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 18 hours ago, ArhumMK51 said: Does this fix the weird saving bug with thirteenAG's quicksave button? i.e. sometimes loading a save spawns you below ground and you are stuck forever, a complete softlock. This happened with the unofficial v11.44 for me so not sure about v9.6. It happened again, RIP my new playthrough lol. I saved a bit too close to a mission phone accidentally. Any way to get wasted or busted so I can respawn? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072125508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash_735 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 11:06 PM, ArhumMK51 said: This behavior is just strange and I'm not sure if you could even call it a bug. I also don't know if this was present in the retail or steam versions of the game. This is a game feature where Gang Specific Radio Stations are only broadcasting on their turf, once you drive outside of that range it will switch to a low quality version that's meant to emulate the effects of FM Mono with a weak signal. Arhum, Flentric and TempUser_ 2 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072126007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noxomnia Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 is there any way to remove the crosshair from the screen? i disabled ClipMousePosition and i can play the game without the mouse (which i prefer) but i can't remove the chossair from the screen Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072131594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_𝓐𝓖 Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 6 hours ago, frafurio said: is there any way to remove the crosshair from the screen? i disabled ClipMousePosition and i can play the game without the mouse (which i prefer) but i can't remove the chossair from the screen Go to settings and set "mouse control" to no. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072131826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noxomnia Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 14 hours ago, _𝓐𝓖 said: Go to settings and set "mouse control" to no. oh i see, for me the setting was all over the place since i don't have the widescreen fix. grazie Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072132123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
12H Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Greetings, really great mod so far. Can you add the option to turn on blood [regedit is debug/dword do_blood=1] and turn off the exploding points? Source indicates that exploding points is alredy turned off on start, but it seems that the parameter does not get set on launch. thx Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072171868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Forelli Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Somehow it dosen't support arrow keys, Im not comfortable using WASD keys. I just hope you might fix this in the future. Overall great mod. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072182270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulVal85 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 5:55 PM, ArhumMK51 said: It happened again, RIP my new playthrough lol. I saved a bit too close to a mission phone accidentally. Any way to get wasted or busted so I can respawn? This bug is not limited to save/load games... I got that many many times when i was playing... (All versions are affected, not just 9.6) Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072182494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
12H Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) On 7/23/2023 at 9:55 AM, Andy Forelli said: Somehow it dosen't support arrow keys, Im not comfortable using WASD keys. I just hope you might fix this in the future. Overall great mod. Well it does, but you have to manually add them to \ufiles\settings.xml in GTA2 root. Values are: <Forward value="200" /> <Backward value="208" /> <Left value="203" /> <Right value="205" /> Edited August 9, 2023 by 12H Arhum 1 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072193693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkimical Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 9:09 AM, ArhumMK51 said: Alright then, thanks for the reply. I have found a new bug, Alt-tabbing the game causes Jump, Special and Special 2 buttons to no longer work, returning to the main menu then reloading a save fixes this. Also this could just be me but if you change display modes such as Dusk/Noon or Fullscreen/Windowed etc, The menu music becomes very slightly louder. P.S. Any way to make the intro video work when booting the game or is it a limitation of the widescreen patch? the skip intro line in the .ini has no effect. It always skips to the menu No way to reactive intro movie? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072202078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldzorg Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 do you find a way to fix that crash when you open options menu? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072273654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalashnikov1947 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) Nice! Hope we're gonna see something like this for GTA 1 soon. Always wanted to play 2D-era GTA game with mouse aiming. Edited December 16, 2023 by Panzermann11 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072309779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalruz Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 This is a really awesome fix. Seem to work pretty much perfect. Are there any XML-command to turn on blood? The lack of blood was always a thing that annoyed me back in the days. Also, cheats does not seem to work. Are those also XML-commands perhaps? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072312988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanesix Posted January 4, 2024 Share Posted January 4, 2024 On 11/27/2023 at 12:51 PM, oldzorg said: do you find a way to fix that crash when you open options menu? No fix in my case. I used a different PC with the same configuration and exe and it was fine, so I have no idea what's going on with my other one. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/989464-frontendfix-for-gta2/#findComment-1072329857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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