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1. Crazy taxi 3 pc still loading mod#
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3. Crazy taxi 3 pc still loading code#

Crazy taxi 3 pc still loading code#

When looking randomly around the game code in search of any clues on the texture replacements, I found a function that looked suspiciously like it’d be replacing specific Pizza Hut textures: NewTexture directory the original textures are still in the game files, unused! Therefore, an obvious thing to try first is to disable these overrides and let the game load the original textures.Īt that time, we weren’t sure if it’s viable, but I kept looking. With a few exceptions (aforementioned Pizza Hut and FILA), these replacements are done by loading new textures from an (appropriately named) This worked fine due to the way code injection works (pointing the game at new strings instead of modifying these strings), but soon after we found out we can do better than that.īefore I proceed, a few words on how these replacements are handled. In hopes of being able to use my expertise to help with these, I got in touch with Alexvgz and initially pitched an idea to use an ASI plugin only to rename destinations, leaving texture replacements as-is. That FILA has indeed been renamed to Shoe Rack, which suggests its complete removal may have been an afterthought. This is weird, as the game’s code reveals Unlike Pizza Hut, KFC, Levi’s, and Tower Records, FILA did not just get renamed, but instead cut completely as a possible destination for customers.This means some of the names had to be shortened. Hex edited names are subject to size limits (you cannot make the string longer than the original one).Texture replacements don’t cover everything – Pizza Hut and FILA buildings have their models altered, so replacing textures doesn’t allow making them look identical to the original versions.While the result is mostly satisfactory, this approach meant several shortcomings exist:

Crazy taxi 3 pc still loading mod#

Released his Dreamcast Restoration mod – replacing the textures and hex editing the destination names to match the original names as closely as possible. However, in the case of 2010s releases on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Steam, these brands haven’t been re-licensed and thus were replaced with fake brands.įor the longest time, these ports were stuck with fake brands, but this changed earlier this year when Alexvgz Placement – several destinations the customers could want to go to were modelled after real-life brands, such as Pizza Hut, KFC or FILA. The original arcade version of Crazy Taxi, as well as the initial ports to home consoles (Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube) and PC, all featured prominent product

Crazy taxi 3 pc still loading mods#

In case a single mod release was not enough, this time I present to you a simultaneous release of two mods – Dreamcast Restoration 2.0 and SilentPatch for the Steam version ofĬrazy Taxi! For this reason, this post is split into two sections, one per mod.

Scroll down to the Download section for a download link for both mods. TL DR - if you are not interested in an overview of Dreamcast Restoration 2.0 and SilentPatch, Dreamcast Restoration 2.0 & SilentPatch for Crazy Taxi