"When is Mafia II coming out?" & other FAQs answered

[RaptorM60]

Note from 2K Elizabeth: This is a fan made thread and the Q&As below are not all official responses from the company, nor is all the information accurate. Mafia II does not have a specific release date past the previously stated 2010.

Please refer to www.mafia2game.com for official information from 2K Games and 2K Czech. I will continue to answer as many questions as possible on the forums, and am always available via Private Message if you have a specific inquiry.

I am closing this thread to avoid future confusion and will make an official Q&A for the community shortly.

Thanks.

New forum user? Good, we love new faces to discuss our beloved game. And it's even better that you are reading this thread, because what we fans do not love is answering the same question ten times a day.

We understand that you want to know as much as possible about Mafia II, we all do, but sometimes it's better to consider if you really want to hit that cool black button which says "New thread" or if you'll rather search the forums to find your answers.

To help you out with your searching, below is a list of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Mafia II.

PLEASE NOTE: While this thread has been approved by 2K Elizabeth and contains only very carefully gathered up-to-date facts about Mafia II, it is a fan-made thing and the information below may still be a subject to change:


Q: When is Mafia II coming out? UPDATE 2009/12/05
A: Mafia II is currently scheduled for a May/June 2010 release and has no exact release date set yet. Any dates provided by online retailers are just their estimations and thus shouldn't be taken as trustworthy nor official.


Q: On which platforms will Mafia II be availiable?
A: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC


Q: Will Mafia II have a time exclusivity on consoles?
A: No, Mafia II is going to be released simultaneously for all three platforms.


Q: What hardware does the PC version require?
A: This has not been specified yet, but 2K Czech's Illusion Engine has a uniqe streaming technology to keep the requirements mainstream friendly even with the benchmark-setting quality.


Q: Does Illusion Engine support DirectX 10 / 11 technology in Mafia II? UPDATE 2009/12/05
A: No, Mafia II is designed as a DirectX 9 game. You shouldn't experience any trouble when running Mafia II on any newer version of backward compatible DX libraries though.


Q: Does Mafia II feature any multiplayer mode?
A: No, the developers at 2K Czech are heavily focusing on telling a complex story with strong narrative and rather than experimenting with multiplayer, they spend their time on polishing every aspect of singleplayer experience.


Q: Are Joe and Eddie the guys from the ending cutscene in Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven?
A: Nobody knows and this probably won't change until we get our hands on the game.


Q: Are there any connections to the stroyline of original game in Mafia II?
A: There are some ties and reminders for Mafia fans, but they do not play a key role in Mafia II's story.


Q: Is there going to be any freedom of choice during missions?
A: Yes, players will have to make some important decisions at several points of the story. Also, some missions can be executed in two or more different ways.


Q: Does Mafia II feature multiple endings?
A: Yes, Mafia II can conclude in four different endings.


Q: How do the missions look like? Are there any side missions?
A: Each mission in the game tells a story of one important day in the life of Vito Scaletta. As the missions are quite complex, they do include some optional objectives which perfectly fit into the plot and the setting of given mission. There are time jumps between missions, so we definitley won't experience every single day of the 10 years period which Mafia II story covers.


Q: Do money play some role in Mafia II? Is it possible to buy food, clothes or cars in game?
A: Yes, money definitley are important in Mafia II. Buying food restores your overall health, changing clothes can help you to confuse the police and the same goes for buying cars. Cars can be also repaired or re-sprayed in repair shops for a reasonable price.

Q: Is there some kind of day/night cycle? Does the weather change throughout the game?
A: The day/night cycle is driven by missions - if the developers meant to make a night mission, it will be only in the night - even if you'd spend three days driving around the city, it will still be night. So, it's the same as for Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven: the weather does change and so does the daytime, but nothing is dynamic, it's predetermined by what's written in the game's script instead. The reason for this is quite simple: 2K Czech wanted to make sure that the atmosphere perfectly suits the mood of given mission/moment, while weather indeed is one of the most powerful tools to do that.

Hope you found it useful. Thanks to 2K Elizabeth for making this happen and to Mr Crazy and Dominick who helped with submitting questions.

[bananpott]

Hey. Now there will be no active threads. Just kidding, it's great that someone does this. Good work. This thread should be sticky, otherwise it will be no use

[Fraz]

Well done! its a very handy list to get some common answers. Very useful for new users.

There is one more question that is frequently asked and it is not present in this list; it is about Different Game Modes like Free Ride and Free Ride Extreme in Mafia 1 ... It would be nice if you include the official answer to that question.

[Don_Vito]

I found that helpful thank you very much, I know this might have been asked but I haven't seen a responds to it. There will be night and day cycles/ were it will change from day to night. I assume so



thanks again

[Fugue]

from what I've read to date there wont be a day/night cycle, am sure has been said they wanted to choose the time of day, weather etc for each mission, so it's basically like Mafia 1 again.

good thread btw

[RaptorM60]

Thanks for feedback everyone, it was planned to be sticky from the first minute but it somehow lagged behind

I think I can safely add the question about day/night cycle later, as this was clearly answered quite a long time ago. The day/night cycle is driven by missions - if the developers meant to make a night mission, it will be only in the night - even if you'd spend three days driving around the city, it will still be night. So, it's the same as for Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven: the weather and day/night cycle are not dynamic, they are predetermined by what's written in the game's script.

[Fraz]

Originally Posted by RaptorM60

Thanks for feedback everyone, it was planned to be sticky from the first minute but it somehow lagged behind

I think I can safely add the question about day/night cycle later, as this was clearly answered quite a long time ago. The day/night cycle is driven by missions - if the developers meant to make a night mission, it will be only in the night - even if you'd spend three days driving around the city, it will still be night. So, it's the same as for Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven: the weather and day/night cycle are not dynamic, they are predetermined by what's written in the game's script.

What about different game modes ...
Questions like : Will there be a free ride extreme mode where we can roam free ?

[The Black Fedora]

Will there be manual gears? And thanks for the beastly good thread.

[TommyMafioso]

all im caring about at the moment is if there will be a demo and when the next gameplay video or interview is out ?

[RaptorM60]

I would really like to have these questions answered guys, but the answers are just not here yet and I can't do anything than hope that aynone from 2K is following this thread and keeps your questions in mind for some future Q&A or interview.