Custom launcher and game patcher for Taz: Wanted.

This patcher is the only one authorized for speedrunning the PC version of Taz: Wanted on speedrun.com!

The source code and images were taken from the Taz: Wanted Trainer and Patcher project created by MuxaJlbl4 (MuLLlaH9!) with his permission.

These repositories and the licenses that come with them are also used in this project:

• d3d8to9
• ExtractTarGz
• FormSerialisor
• GlobalKeyboardHook

This patcher supports restoring game files after using Taz: Wanted Trainer and Patcher, provided that Taz.exe.backup in the root of the game folder is the original executable file dated 8/12/2002 for the US version of the game.

Also this patcher doesn't conflict with Taz: Wanted Trainer and Patcher, as it creates its own SpeedrunningPatcher.xml save file (instead of Patcher.xml).

✏ Requirements

• Taz: Wanted PC Game - Taz: Wanted US version
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or newer - Already preinstalled on Windows 10 (version 1903) and newer
• Internet Access (Optional) - for downloading d3d8to9 wrapper and ReadMe view
• DirectX® End-User Runtime (Optional) - for some custom graphics wrappers

🔩 Patches

• Select patches and click Patch & Play
• Patch game button just patches files without starting the game
• To reset any patches click Restore patches

⌛ Launch options

• Language: - Change game language:
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish
• NoCD Patch - Remove CD check during startup
• Skip Warning Banner - Disable unskippable intro warning screen
• Skip Logo Videos - Disable Blitz, Infogrames and WB intro logos
• Key Layout - Assign Map and Pause actions to Back and Start controller buttons

📺 Video options

• API: - Download and replace graphics API to custom wrapper:
  • D3d8 · vanilla - Default DirectX 8.1
  • D3d9 · d3d8to9 - DirectX 9 wrapper
• Res: - Video resolution, prefilled with system defaults
• Aspect: - Aspect ratio ONLY 4:3 AND 16:9!!!
• Windowed Mode - Windowed mode with selected resolution and ratio
• Voodoo Compatibility - Simplified graphics mode, incompatible with windowed mode
• Point Texture Filtering - Nearest-Neighbour filtering for all textures (magnified textures only)
• !NEW! Cartoon Lightning - You can enable/disable Cartoon Lightning inside the patcher, without using the native launcher.
• !NEW! Cartoon Outlines - You can enable/disable Cartoon Outlines inside the patcher, without using the native launcher.
• !NEW! Draw Distance - Adjust Draw Distance inside the patcher, without using the native launcher.

⚙ Settings

🗺 Game path

You can select the game path manually by Browse and Apply buttons; It changes Windows registry value with Taz path

🛠 Patcher options

• Auto save config on exit - Auto save app settings to SpeedrunningPatcher.xml file on exit
• Save app config - Save app settings to SpeedrunningPatcher.xml file
• Reset app config - Delete SpeedrunningPatcher.xml file and restart app with default settings
• Update d3d8to9 API - Download latest graphics API wrapper to the game folder (d3d8to9)
• Delete saves (.sav) - Delete game saves
• Kill Taz.exe (Alt+F4) - Terminate game process (hooked as Alt+F4 in the game)

⛳ Shortcuts

• Play - Start game
• Launcher - Open native Taz: Wanted launcher
• Video - Open native video setup
• Audio - Open native audio setup
• Controls - Open native controls setup
• Explorer - Open game folder in Windows explorer
• GitHub - Link to Taz: Wanted Speedrunning Patcher repository

💡 Known Issues

• On some systems, after patching the game, Windows Defender removes Taz.exe and marks it as a trojan. (Solved, but on really rare occasions it may show up.)

➕ Credits

• Original source code, images and README.md: Taz: Wanted Trainer and Patcher project created by MuxaJlbl4 (MuLLlaH9!)
• Removing trainer features, adding new and allowed features for speedrun.com: MilkGames
• Testers: MuxaJlbl4 (MuLLlaH9!), CycloneFN

The project was made at the request of CycloneFN for the Taz: Wanted Speedrunning Community in August 2023.