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Revision as of 22:09, 7 June 2023
For the prequel, see Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. For the 2010 game, see Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Developers | |
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EA Canada | |
Windows | EA Seattle |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
EAGL | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 21, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 73 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Automobile, Street racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Need for Speed |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 242 is the final patch for the game. Adds multiplayer encryption and improves Force Feedback behavior and compatibility.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[4] |
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Notes
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Increase distance in which particles fade out
- Increases the distance in which particles are rendered. It will be most noticeable in the water effect not fading from waterfalls as their distance increases.
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Crash/lock-up on launch or Low/Choppy frame-rate
- Game may crash immediately after entering full-screen/after it creates its application window, or frame-rate may be around 20-30 FPS and lack V-sync.
Use DirectInput low frame rate fix[5] |
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Use the DirectInput FPS Fix. |
(Alternative) Unplug or disable incompatible HID devices[6] |
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If the above doesn't work:
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2\ |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use HP2WSFix.[7][8] | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use HP2WSFix.[7][8] | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use HP2WSFix.[7][8] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Uncapped. Physics and animations are capped at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Windowed
Enable windowed[9] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Menu can only be navigated with mouse. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Through controller remapping. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Some users have reported that their XInput controllers don't work. [10][11] See XInput controller not working for a workaround. | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | Tested with XInput Controller. | |
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
- To enable Force Feedback on XInput controller, see Force feedback driver.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Menu Music, Race Music, Player Engine, Sound Effects, Voice | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | May need re-toggling after every launch to actually apply[12] | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Choice between metric and imperial measurements | |||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
Slovak | Fan translation, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Console versions only. | |||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[13] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
- By default, the resolution options are limited. Any resolution supported by the graphics driver can be added by making the following change to
rendercaps.ini
.
- Go to
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\My files\EA Games\Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2\rendercaps.ini
- Set
LimitResolution=1
toLimitResolution=0
Game not rendering fog on modern systems
- Note: If HP2WSFix is used, this step is not necessary as d3d8to9 is integrated with it.[14]
Even after setting "World Detail" at maximum, the game won't render fog on modern systems.
Go here and download the d3d8.dll and place it in Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 folder and the d3d8.dll will load d3d8to9 and convert DX8 API calls to Direct3D 9 ones.
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (exception error)
- Error is "The thread attempted to read from or write to a virtual address for which it does not have the appropriate access."
Copy the following directories from the CD to <path-to-game>\ [citation needed]
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Game crashing with more than 1 hi-poly car
This issue can be fixed by installing HP2WSFix as the fix is integrated along with the widescreen fix.[14]
White screen after installing HP2WSFix
Remove the global.ini file from the main game directory.[citation needed]
DualShock 4 support
- To use a DualShock 4 with the gas and brake axis, the .ini needs to be tweaked.
Tweak[citation needed] |
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Replace definitions.ini and defaults.ini with the ones from here. |
Poor performance on high resolutions
May be fixed copying the game directory outside "Program Files" folder, so it can be run without administrator rights.[citation needed]
Settings not saved on exit
Profile must be saved manually from the Options menu after configuring settings, else they won't be saved on game exit.[citation needed]
XInput controller not working
Use devreorder to force intended device (needs dinputto8)[10] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Modifications
- Better car reflections mod - Better reflections on cars
- Realistic Parkland 3.0 (total overhaul) - Realistic Parkland 3.0 (total overhaul)
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 - HD Font Pack - Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 - HD Font Pack
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 450 MHz AMD Athlon 500 MHz |
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Direct3D compatible 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
- ↑ Differences at The Need for Speed Wiki - Need for Speed series information - last accessed on 2020-11-05
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ TweakTown - Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Tweaking Guide - last accessed on October 2017
- ↑ VOGONS - NFS Hot Pursuit 2 (2002) crashes on start. - last accessed on 2020-10-19
- ↑ VOGONS - NFS Hot Pursuit 2 (2002) crashes on start. - last accessed on 2020-10-19
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 PC - Widescreen fix - GitHub
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - Proper Widescreen fix - YouTube
- ↑ Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Tweaking Guide - last accessed on December 1, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Controller not working in NFS Hot Pursuit 2 PC : needforspeed - last accessed on 2023-05-13
- ↑ NFS 6: Hot Pursuit 2 -- xbox (one) gamepad support for win10? : needforspeed - last accessed on 2023-02-22
- ↑ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - D3D/EAX not selectable · kcat/dsoal
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 PC - Widescreen fix (status) - GitHub