If you are experiencing black shadow glitches or "shades" across the map in the classic version of Mafia II :
Also copy dgVoodooCpl.exe and dgVoodoo.conf (if present) to the game folder. : Run dgVoodooCpl.exe from your game folder. Go to the DirectX tab. Download MAFIA SHADOW PROBLEM FIX WITHOUT ANALYZER
If you also use the ThirteenAG Widescreen Fix, it also comes with a d3d8.dll . If you are experiencing black shadow glitches or
Are you seeing in the first game or massive black blocks in Mafia II? Knowing which game you're playing can help narrow down the exact file you need. How to FIX Mafia 2 All Errors If you also use the ThirteenAG Widescreen Fix,
: Get the latest version from the dgVoodoo official site. Install dgVoodoo files : Open the MS/x86 folder inside the downloaded dgVoodoo zip. Copy D3D8.dll to your main Mafia installation folder.
To make them work together, the d3d8.dll from the Widescreen Fix to dinput8.dll so it doesn't overwrite the dgVoodoo file.
In the d3d8.ini file from the Widescreen Fix, set D3D8to9 = 0 to disable its internal shadow fix, which often fails. For Mafia II (Classic)