FlatOut 2

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.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

FlatOut
FlatOut	2004
FlatOut 2	2006
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage	2008
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction	2011
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity	2017

Key points

Can use multiplayer with OpenSpy.

Remade as FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage in 2008.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		US: SecuROM 7 DRM Europe: StarForce 3.0 DRM^{[Note 1]} Poland: DRM-free
Amazon.com
GamersGate (unavailable)		DRM: Deliver2Mac
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Mac App Store		No online play ^[6]
Steam

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.^[6]

The Linux version found at GOG uses Wine wrapper to run the game.

Essential improvements

Opening the launcher

After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and you will be unable to configure the settings.

Launch parameter^{[citation needed]}
Use the `-setup` command line argument.

Skip intro videos

Skip intro fix^{[citation needed]}
Download BFS file and place it in the installation folder. Open the `filesystem` file with a text editor. Add this new line at the bottom: `mcz-fo2noint.bfs`

Music from other FlatOut's (and Wreckfest) in FlatOut 2

Download mod^{[citation needed]}
Download this file or this file if you don't want music from Wreckfest. Extract to the `<path-to-game>`

ZolikaPatch

Removes forced VSync and the 100FPS cap, enables Multiplayer via OpenSpy

Applying ZolikaPatch
Download the ZPatchFO2_v#.#.zip file. Extract the contents of the download to `<path-to-game>\` (replace the file(s) when prompted).

Patches

The latest version is Patch 1.2 (US and EU)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Savegame\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-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
Windows	<path-to-game>\Savegame\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2990/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Game launcher (access with -setup parameter).

Ingame video options

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Field of view (FOV)

Set FOVFactor^{[citation needed]}
Install ThirteenAG's fix. Edit `Flatout2.WidescreenFix.ini`. Set `FOVFactor` to the desired value.

Windowed

Force windowed mode^{[citation needed]}
Download d3d9hook. Extract `d3d9.dll` to <path-to-game>.

Input settings

Input options

Remapping options

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Audio settings

Audio options

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Missing two songs only present in the Xbox release, Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan, and AFI - Rabbits Are Roadkill On Rt. 37.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian				Russian/CIS retail release only, patch for digital releases can be found here
Polish				2 versions - Polish retail and fan translation. Download this file to use the fan translation.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Hot seat Rag Doll mini-games (Party Mode). See also FlatOut 2 Splitscreen Mod.
LAN play	8
Online play	8	Use the patched FlatOut2.exe or ZolikaPatch. Not available in the Mac App Store version.^[6]

Issues fixed

Juddery motion despite having a consistent frame rate

Use either 50Hz or 100Hz 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 your PC is capable of delivering 100 fps consistently.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	DirectSound3D
Multiplayer	GameSpy	GameSpy has been shut down; use the patched FlatOut2.exe or ZolikaPatch.

System requirements

Windows
	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)
	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
	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 Vista or later.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] 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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2990/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2990) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[6] This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[gamedir-8] 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).

[Proton_path_note-9] 3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2990/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2990) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014

[StarForce_Windows_Vista-2] Windows Vista support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_7-3] Windows 7 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-4] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-5] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[Mac_App_Store-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Mac App Store - FlatOut 2

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Developers

	Bugbear Entertainment
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Publishers
	Empire Interactive
Russia/CIS	Buka Entertainment
Digital	Strategy First
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