Not to be confused with Flashout 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).
General information
- Remade as FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage in 2008.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- 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.
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.
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Delete Device configuration file[citation needed]
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Locate <path-to-game>\Savefile or in %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore and delete/remove device.cfg.
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Skip intro videos
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Skip intro fix[citation needed]
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- 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
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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
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Applying ZolikaPatch[citation needed]
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- Download the ZPatchFO2_v#.#.zip file.
- Extract the contents of the download to
<path-to-game>; replace the file(s) when prompted.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Video
Game launcher (access with
-setup parameter).
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Set FOVFactor[citation needed]
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- Install ThirteenAG's fix.
- Edit
Flatout2.WidescreenFix.ini.
- Set
FOVFactor to the desired value.
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Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, Effects. |
| Surround sound |
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Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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DirectSound3D.[6] Select Hardware 3D in launcher. |
| Royalty free audio |
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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 |
| English |
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Metric measurements |
| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Polish |
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2 versions - Polish retail and fan translation. Download this file to use the fan translation. |
| Russian |
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Retail, ZOOM Platform only. |
| Spanish |
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| Japanese |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Issues fixed
Juddery motion despite having a consistent frame rate
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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 |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
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Middleware
Music from other FlatOut's (and Wreckfest) in FlatOut 2
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Download mod[citation needed]
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- Download this file or this file to exclude tracks from Wreckfest.
- Extract to the
<path-to-game>.
- Open the
filesystem file with a text editor.
- Add this new line at the bottom:
combinedsoundtrack.bfs or combinedsoundtrack_wreckfest.bfs respectively
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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) |
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| 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 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
