Heavy Metal Truck?? (the beta version of MTM)

MTM Trucker · Post by **MTM Trucker** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:51 pm

Hi guys, I'm new here and I decided to contribute a little. While I was clearing up my hard drive and I came across a copy of MTM1 Beta 2 and when I tried running the game, it says "Beta has expired, please go out and buy the game". Then, I replaced the Truck.pod in the final MTM1 with the beta and I got the orange Carolina Crusher, but there is no Patriot truck.

The download link will be available after I upload it on Mediafire

MTM Trucker · Post by **MTM Trucker** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:16 pm

Uploaded and available for d/load [:-)]
Link:http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?no10rb3z7bm12qv

Kmaster · Post by **Kmaster** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:50 am

Wow, thanks for sharing! Seems to be a legit Beta 2 build 41. I had to use cracklock and set the system date to July 1 1996 to launch the game. MTM1 was almost done from here. I have found small diferences, like UI track pics, different pitboard and cockpit view (if you remove the cockpit), the orange carolina crusher, and a status bar it seems. I had to turn off hardware acceleration to play.

MTM Trucker · Post by **MTM Trucker** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:50 am

Kmaster wrote:Wow, thanks for sharing! Seems to be a legit Beta 2 build 41. I had to use cracklock and set the system date to July 1 1996 to launch the game. MTM1 was almost done from here. I have found small diferences, like UI track pics, different pitboard and cockpit view (if you remove the cockpit), the orange carolina crusher, and a status bar it seems. I had to turn off hardware acceleration to play.

Go to the soccer field at Highlands rally, the goalposts are completely different

Kmaster · Post by **Kmaster** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:24 pm

MTM Trucker wrote:
Kmaster wrote:Wow, thanks for sharing! Seems to be a legit Beta 2 build 41. I had to use cracklock and set the system date to July 1 1996 to launch the game. MTM1 was almost done from here. I have found small diferences, like UI track pics, different pitboard and cockpit view (if you remove the cockpit), the orange carolina crusher, and a status bar it seems. I had to turn off hardware acceleration to play.
Go to the soccer field at Highlands rally, the goalposts are completely different

Yup. And when u finish a rally race you have to wait 60 seconds to see the results. Some other weird stuff, there were no HOF problems, you could reach the sky just like in TRI's older games.

Inside the MONSTER.EXE executable there are some hidden stuff that was deleted in the retail version. Some scrapped menus and dialogs. In the version info we can confirm that the codename was "metalcrush", and before naming the game "Monster Truck Madness", the name of the game was "Heavy Metal Truck" (HMETAL.EXE)

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		VALUE "CompanyName", "Microsoft"
		VALUE "FileDescription", "Monster Truck Simulator"
		VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"
		VALUE "InternalName", "MetalCrush"
		VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright ©1996, Microsoft, Inc.  Portions Copyright ©1995-1996, Terminal Reality, Inc."
		VALUE "OriginalFilename", "HMETAL.EXE"
		VALUE "ProductName", "Monster Truck Madness"
		VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"

There is also a list of trucks inside the monster.exe. Probably Heavy Metal Truck/Metalcrush truck editor leftovers.

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Chevy Pickup 1
Chevy Pickup 2
Chevy Pickup 3
Dodge Pickup 1
Dodge Pickup 2
Ford Bronco 1
Ford Bronco 2
Ford Pickup 1
Tire 1
Tire 2

Probably some of them are displayed here.

Theres another list inside the exectuable that shows a skill level below "Rookie" called "Bubba"

monsterextremo · Post by **monsterextremo** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:37 pm

Watch this truck http://www.mtm2.com/~trucks/trucks.cgi? ... ieper&m=on

Kmaster · Post by **Kmaster** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:30 pm

Yeah thats cop/police bronco, I wonder where OP did get the model for that truck.

Roadknight · Post by **Roadknight** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:27 pm

Kmaster wrote:Yeah thats cop/police bronco, I wonder where OP did get the model for that truck.

It's in Snowy Canyon;

They're all over the villages.

Kmaster · Post by **Kmaster** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:01 pm

Roadknight wrote:
Kmaster wrote:Yeah thats cop/police bronco, I wonder where OP did get the model for that truck.
It's in Snowy Canyon;

They're all over the villages.

Thanks! And I'm glad to see you still here with us. And that there is still people that play MTM1.

Kmaster · Post by **Kmaster** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:04 am

I found some old MTM2 pics made by TRI to show the Photex2 engine capabilities.

http://www.gamespot.com/images/2468389/ ... -engine/1/
http://www.gamespot.com/images/2462565/ ... weather/1/

OLD_YoMega · Post by **OLD_YoMega** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:33 pm

Nice.

Nascarfan15 · Post by **Nascarfan15** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 1:52 am

Beta model!? (The white and green object!?):

Roadknight · Post by **Roadknight** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:56 am

Nascarfan15 wrote:Beta model!? (The white and green object!?):

Hmmm, now where have we seen that before?

P.S. the cows are missing too

Nascarfan15 · Post by **Nascarfan15** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:32 pm

Also there look's to be different tire's on those truck's in the picture you posted above also "SP"!

Ahh you gotta love beta version's and picture's of game's!

Roadknight · Post by **Roadknight** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:18 am

Nascarfan15 wrote:Also there look's to be different tire's on those truck's in the picture you posted above also "SP"! Ahh you gotta love beta version's and picture's of game's!

Yes, I find it very strange that those tire textures aren't in the game files anywhere, because the beta wheel and axle bar textures can be found the in TRUCK2.POD file.