Lego Racers 2

Lego Racers 2

Developers
	Attention to Detail
Publishers
	Lego Software
Release dates
Windows	September 21, 2001

Lego Racers
Subseries of Lego
Lego Racers	1999
Lego Racers 2	2001
Drome Racers	2002
Lego Portal Racers	2015

Key points

Use Lego Racers 2 Alternate Installer to install the game on modern systems.

Game options and progress must be saved manually from the main menu.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix

Open Lego Racers 2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Press Ctrl+F and set Datatype to Hex-values. Search for 3D0004 and click OK. Replace the 0004 and the following 0003 values with: 8004 and 6003 for 1152x864 0005 and D002 for 1280x720 0005 and 0003 for 1280x768 0005 and 2003 for 1280x800 0005 and C003 for 1280x960 0005 and 0004 for 1280x1024 5605 and 0003 for 1366x768 A005 and 8403 for 1440x900 4006 and 8403 for 1600x900 4006 and 0004 for 1600x1024 4006 and B004 for 1600x1200 9006 and 1A04 for 1680x1050 8007 and 3804 for 1920x1080 8007 and B004 for 1920x1200 More values available here If you can't change the value because of no permissions, go to the Properties of the file and uncheck the Read-only box. Press Ctrl+F and search for 0000B4428B. Replace the B4 value with: AC to set an FOV for 5:4 screens C6 to set an FOV for 25:16 screens C8 to set an FOV for 16:10 screens CC to set an FOV for 15:9 screens D2 to set an FOV for 16:9 screens F0 to set an FOV for ~21:9 screens Save the file. Run the game and set your resolution.

Windowed

Force windowed[citation needed]
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the name and executable path. Set the window position and size. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Split-screen.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

"Out of memory" error when attempting to install the game

Use alternate installer[citation needed]
Use Lego Racers 2 Alternate Installer.

Setup the game compatibility settings[citation needed]
Right click on the Setup.exe file (located in the install folder on the Lego Racers 2 CD) and select "Properties". Go to the "Compatibility" tab and enable Compatibility Mode (set it to "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)"). Run the installer again.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
Download and extract dgVoodoo. Open the MS folder and copy the contents to the installation folder. Run dgVoodooCpl.exe. Click on "Add" and choose the installation folder. Enable "Enumerate refresh rates". Go to the DirectX tab. Set the resolution from the list (e.g. 1920x1080, 119Hz). Disable "dgVoodoo Watermark" and click OK.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95		98, ME
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz		Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	Direct3D compatible video card 16 MB of VRAM