FlatOut 2
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Not to be confused with Flashout 2.
Developers | |
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Bugbear Entertainment | |
macOS (OS X) | Virtual Programming |
Publishers | |
Retail (Europe) | Empire Interactive |
Retail (North America) | Vivendi Universal Games |
Retail (Russia/CIS) | Buka Entertainment |
Digital | Strategy First |
OS X | Virtual Programming |
Engines | |
ROMU Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 30, 2006 |
macOS (OS X) | October 3, 2008 |
Linux (Wine) | July 24, 2014[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 76 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Racing, Tricks |
Vehicles | Automobile, Off-roading, Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | FlatOut |
FlatOut | |
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FlatOut | 2004 |
FlatOut 2 | 2006 |
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage | 2008 |
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction | 2011 |
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity | 2017 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
FlatOut 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person action, racing and tricks game in the FlatOut series.
General information
- Remade as FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage in 2008.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | US: SecuROM 7 DRM Europe: StarForce 4 DRM[Note 1] |
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Retail | Polish and Czech release. (Czech release v1.0) | |||
Publisher website | ||||
Publisher website | Russia, CIS. Bundled with FlatOut, FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage, Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Mac App Store | No online play [4] | |||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | Super Digital Deluxe Edition | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | DRM: Deliver2Mac | |||
Publisher website (unavailable) | Russia, CIS. The site states that the game does not support Windows 8 and higher. But the game works fine. |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Version differences
- The Mac App Store version does not support online play.[4]
- The Linux version found at GOG uses Wine wrapper to run the game.
- Super Digital Deluxe Edition: ZOOM Platform version, has several fixes that other versions don't have. It also has more supported languages.[5][6][7][8][9]
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest version for Windows is patch 1.2, available from Patches-Scrolls.
- The latest version for OS X is patch 1.0.7, available from Patches-Scrolls.
Opening the launcher
- After the first time launching the game, the launcher will not show up again, rendering the player unable to reconfigure the settings.
Run the game with the -setup command line argument.[10]
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Delete Device configuration file[citation needed] |
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Locate |
Skip intro videos
Use ZolikaPatch |
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Use ThirteenAG's widescreen fix[10] |
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Skip intro fix[citation needed] |
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ZolikaPatch
- Removes forced VSync and the 100FPS cap, enables Multiplayer via OpenSpy, re-enables Split Screen mode and fixes widescreen scaling
- Fixes the stretched HUD elements in widescreen resolutions
Applying ZolikaPatch[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegame\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2990/pfx/[Note 3] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegame\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2990/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Game launcher (access with
-setup
parameter).
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Native support for Steam and GOG version, but the HUD and menu are stretched. Use ThirteenAG's fix or ZolikaPatch for retail or to optimize the digital versions further. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use ThirteenAG's fix or ZolikaPatch. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use ThirteenAG's fix or ZolikaPatch. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use ZolikaPatch to disable it. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS. Use ZolikaPatch to remove the cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Set FOVFactor[citation needed] |
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Windowed
Use ZolikaPatch for borderless windowed mode |
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Force windowed mode[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | No mouse support in-game. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Must be enabled in options and plugged in before launching; default controls are unintuitive but can be rebound in options. | |
Full controller support | Requires user to press ↵ Enter on the keyboard to begin a race. No controller support in menus. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Not functioning on more recent controllers; prompts do not match required input. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | For XInput controllers see XInput force feedback vibration in DirectInput games. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effects. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | DirectSound3D.[11] Select Hardware 3D in launcher. | |
Royalty free audio | The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs |
- Missing two songs only present in the Xbox release, Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan, and AFI - Rabbits Are Roadkill On Rt. 37 although it can be restored using this mod FO2 MusicPlus
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Czech | Retail and ZOOM Platform only. | |||
English | Metric measurements | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail and ZOOM Platform only. Fan translation; download. | |||
Hungarian | ZOOM Platform only | |||
Russian | Retail, Buka Shop and ZOOM Platform only. ZOOM Platform version has Russian language only available through separate executable, not through the launcher.[9] | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 8 | Hot seat Rag Doll mini-games (Party Mode). See also FlatOut 2 Splitscreen Mod. |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | Use the patched FlatOut2.exe or ZolikaPatch. Not available in the Mac App Store version.[4] |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues fixed
Juddery motion despite having a consistent frame rate
Use either 50 Hz or 100 Hz if your monitor is capable. If using G-Sync/FreeSync, use a third-party tool to cap the frame rate at 50 FPS or leave it uncapped for 100 FPS. Only leave it uncapped if the PC is capable of delivering 100 FPS consistently.[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | DirectSound3D | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy | GameSpy has been shut down; use the patched FlatOut2.exe or ZolikaPatch. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | 2000 SP4, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1.5 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce FX 5xxx ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 256 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7300 ATI Radeon X1600 Intel GMA X3100 128 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 5770 |
- Intel GPUs are not supported.
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2990/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2990) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mac App Store - FlatOut 2
- ↑ Update 1.1 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut 2: - Various bug fixes. - Added Russian language support. Special Thanks to @SRDLINE | ZOOM! - Added French, Italian and Spanish Manuals. - All languages are now contained within one installer.
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- ↑ Update 1.2 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut 2: - Added Czech, Polish and Hungarian localizations, alongside some fixes.
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- ↑ Update 1.3 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut 2: - Fixed Installer issues for some languages, added final localization fixes.
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- ↑ Update 1.4 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut 2: - Updated to ZOOM Version 1.4. - Fixed an issue where Alt-Tabbing/Minimizing would sometimes cause a white screen error. - Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause sound stuttering.
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Update 1.5 - ZOOM Platform Discord - last accessed on 2023-04-06
- "
FlatOut 2: Super Digital Deluxe Edition: - Updated to ZOOM Version 1.5. - Improved 16:9 support for cutscene videos and cameras. - Improved surround sound. - All languages besides Russian are now selectable via the launcher. Russian uses its own executable.
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Verified by User:Nessy on 2022-03-21
- ↑ FlatOut 2 with 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)