Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
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 Seattle | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
EAGL | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 21, 2002 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Based on the GameCube/Xbox version of the game rather than the Black Box PlayStation 2 version.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 242 is the final patch for the game. Adds multiplayer encryption and improves Force Feedback behaviour and compatibility.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[3] |
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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 |
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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[4] |
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Use the DirectInput FPS Fix. |
(Alternative) Unplug or disable incompatible HID devices[5] |
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If the above doesn't work (it didn't on my Windows 8.1 x64):
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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 settings
Windowed
Enable windowed[6] |
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Input settings
- To enable Force Feedback on XInput controller, see Force feedback driver.
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[7] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues unresolved
Poor frame pacing
Hot Pursuit 2 suffers from frame pacing issues on modern systems, resulting in choppy gameplay even at high framerates.
Issues fixed
- By default, the resolution options are limited to WWWW x HHHH and under. Any resolution supported by your graphics driver can be added by making the following change to
rendercaps.ini
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- 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 you install HP2WSFix, this step is not necessary as d3d8to9 is integrated with it.[8]
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.[8]
DualShock 4 support
- To use a DualShock 4 with the gas and brake axis, the .ini needs to be tweaked.
Replace definitions.ini and defaults.ini with the ones from here. |
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Poor performance on high resolutions
May be fixed copying the game directory outside "Program Files" folder, so it can be run without administrator rights.
Settings not saved on exit
Profile must be saved manually from the Options menu after configuring settings, won't be saved on game exit.
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
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 450 MHz Pentium III 500 MHz AMD Athlon |
800 MHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Direct3D compatible Video Card 16 MB of VRAM | Direct3D compatible Video Card 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Tweaking Guide - last accessed on December 1, 2016
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 PC - Widescreen fix (status) - GitHub