December 22, 1999 Build

This is a sub-page of Gran Turismo 2/Revisional Differences.

This page documents data and code changes first found in the second and final Japanese release of Gran Turismo 2.

Like the December 11 build, this version tried to fix some of the issues that affected all regions as well as Japan-specific matters.

Note: The changes documented in this section are not reflected in Arcade Mode, as Japan did not receive an updated disc to match the updated GT Mode.

General Changes#

Gameplay#

November 29	December 22

• The faulty code overlay that resulted in completion percentage being limited to 98.20% was fixed, so 219 events are now sufficient for 100%.

• The infamous Max Speed Test bug, which overwrites part of the player's garage data with record entries, is finally fixed here.
• The demo button for the first Italian Nationals event in GT Mode, which did not behave as it should in any language, is patched for good in this version.

Georestriction flags have been updated one last time to block the scrapped Acura Integras from ever spawning in the North American version of GT2, as well as to prevent the Toyota Altezza AS200/Lexus IS from appearing in the European version. Notably, this release also addresses a hiccup first seen in the December 8 build, in which the JDM Nissan Fairlady Z Ver.S 2seater '94 (nzx3n) and its racing modification were not flagged as restricted from appearing in the North American version (where it is supposed to be replaced by the 300ZX 2-seater — nax3n), as the individual responsible for doing so blocked the 2by2 Twin Turbo (nzx2n) model instead.

As mentioned above, the 2by2 Twin Turbo Z was incorrectly rendered unobtainable in the first two North American builds, thanks to the confusion between nzx2n and nzx3n. This version reverts the relevant flag changes from the December 8 build.

Logo Updates#

636 logo files were added to the carlogo directory, bringing the total to 3.344 files used by all three regions. A total of 20 previously used files were updated, most related to the two Volkswagen Golf GTI models - their text changed from 'GTi' to the proper 'GTI'.

GT Mode Menu Background#

November 29	December 22

The background image of BMW's front page originally had buttons baked into it. This revision moves them to the foreground layer.

Japan-Specific Changes#

GT Mode Menu Fixes#

November 29	December 22

Three unnecessary line breaks originally found next to instances of "Sony Computer Entertainment" were removed on page 1 of the licensor credits.

November 29	December 22

The Magneti Marelli credits, which were originally stuffed inside those of Lotus by accident, were spun off to their own line on page 5 of the licensor credits.

Three GT League event pages contained art errors where the dark gray color of the result circles replaced the light gray of the course name bars. All three are fixed here, though the GT UK Nationals page also had a space inadvertently added to one instance of its course's name.

November 29	December 22

A typo involving the Luxury Sedan Cup on the second page of the Special Events line-up was fixed.

November 29	December 22

The error where Pikes Peak Hill Climb result widgets on Dirt Event line-up page 2 did not match the event page itself was fixed here.

The description of the Tommykaira ZZ-S Coupe (k2zzn) had some minor spacing and font changes, as well as a couple sentences added to both of its pages.

Description for the 1991 Tommykaira M30 (k232n) was rewritten to great extent.

The 1999 Tommykaira R (k234n) also had significant changes to its description, especially on the second page that did away with reasonable chunks of text and rectified some info.

Replay Name Strings#

In addition to "Rally Car" being made all-caps in the name of Arcade Mode's Daihatsu Storia, the unused Acura Integra bodies had their replay names replaced with "Delete" to indicate their abandonment.

Some of the car bodies implemented in the December 8 build had their blank strings replaced with copies of their newly introduced European counterparts, while aebrr received the "Delete" mark of shame.

Car Color String#

A single Japan-specific color name had its string blanked out instead of fixed.

North America-Specific Changes#

Replay Name Strings#

Like the Japan-specific replay names, North American strings were added for the European Nissan 200SXs, along with text for the Honda Integras and NSXs regularly available in the European version of GT2 (this change also affects license test briefings, as h2irn and hnsnn did get used in license tests only for that version). Unused Integra bodies had their strings blanked out and two other cars had their names changed in an attempt of removing typos.

Car Color String#

The one color name that was blanked out in .ccjapanese received its intended fix in .cclatain.