Big Mutha Truckers

Big Mutha Truckers
Big Mutha Truckers	2003
Big Mutha Truckers 2	2005

Big Mutha Truckers is a singleplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Big Mutha Truckers series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc DRM^{[Note 1]} - English release StarForce DRM - Russian release^[5]
Steam
ZOOM Platform

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Big Mutha Truckers\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12364/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 3]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12364/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Stretched image by default. For an unstretched Hor+ image, use the FOV fix.
Multi-monitor		Stretched image by default. For an unstretched Hor+ image, use the FOV fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Stretched image by default. For an unstretched Hor+ image, use the FOV fix.
4K Ultra HD		Stretched image by default. For an unstretched Hor+ image, use the FOV fix.
Field of view (FOV)		Use the FOV fix to set a custom FOV value.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 4x MSAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Game's vsync is broken on Windows 8 or newer, check Vsync broken on Windows 8 and newer for a solution.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus		No mouse input in the game.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX and Speech sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation; download.
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Vsync broken on Windows 8 and newer

Use dgVoodoo 2^[6]

Use d3d8to9^[6]

Poor performance on Windows 8 and newer

Use dgVoodoo 2^[6]

Use d3d8to9^[6]

Game won't start through Steam

Add missing registry entries^[7]

1. Create a .txt file with any name and enter the following:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Empire Interactive\Big Mutha Truckers\1.00]
"ExePath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\"
"INIFilePath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\"
"SystemPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\Data\\"
"SpeechPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\Data\\"
"SoundPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\Data\\"
"MusicPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\Data\\"
"ScriptsPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\Scripts\\"
"LanguagePath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\Lang\\"
"SaveGamePath"="C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\Saves\\"
"UNINSTALL"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\InstallShield Installation Information\\{FA757E13-90CE-439C-A8D5-0ACD6409B20A}\\Setup.exe"

Where instead of C:\\Program Files\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Big Mutha Truckers\\, put the actual installation path on the system if it differs.

2. Change the file extension from .txt to .reg
3. Run the .reg file as administrator and choose "Yes" to confirm changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8	^[8]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 500 MHz	Intel Pentium III 700 MHz
System memory (RAM)	96 MB	128 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	985 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ This version of SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows 10^[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[4]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12364) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ 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

↑ Cenega Poland Sp. z o.o. (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-08-14
↑ Акелла > Игры > Мазатракеры (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-02-25
↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Verified by User:Itzrealkardi1 on 2023-02-25
As seen on the game box's back.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-08-31
↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Startup Crash Fix / Решение вылета при запуске - last accessed on 2025-06-09
↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-08-31
According to System Informer, the game loads d3d8.dll. According to DebugView++'s logs, dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 8 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice8").

[5] This version of SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows 10^[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[4]

[Proton_path_note-7] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (12364) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (12364) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-8] 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).

[1] Cenega Poland Sp. z o.o. (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-08-14

[2] Акелла > Игры > Мазатракеры (retrieved) - last accessed on 2023-02-25

[3] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[4] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[6] Verified by User:Itzrealkardi1 on 2023-02-25
As seen on the game box's back.

[alphayellow_31_08_2024-9] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-08-31

[10] Steam Community :: Guide :: Startup Crash Fix / Решение вылета при запуске - last accessed on 2025-06-09

[11] Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-08-31
According to System Informer, the game loads d3d8.dll. According to DebugView++'s logs, dgVoodoo2's traces point to Direct3D 8 (e.g: "Direct3DDevice8").

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Developers

	Eutechnyx
Publishers
Retail (USA)	THQ
Retail (Europe)	Empire Interactive
Retail (Poland)	Cenega^[1]
Retail (Russia)	Akella^[2]
Digital	Strategy First
Release dates
Windows	March 16, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	61
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Truck
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Big Mutha Truckers