Need for Speed: Underground 2

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).


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The Need for Speed	1994
Need for Speed II	1997
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (series)
Need for Speed: High Stakes	1999
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed	2000
Need for Speed: Underground (series)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (series)
Need for Speed: Carbon	2006
Need for Speed: ProStreet	2007
Need for Speed: Undercover	2008
Need for Speed: Shift (series)
Need for Speed: World	2010
Need for Speed: The Run	2011
Need for Speed Rivals	2013
Need for Speed (2016)	2016
Need for Speed Payback	2017
Need for Speed: Edge	2017
Need for Speed Heat	2019
Need for Speed Unbound	2022

General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SafeDisc v3 disc check
Amazon.com		Retail disc only.

A compilation of the original Need for Speed: Underground, Underground 2 and Most Wanted is also available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches

Latest patch can be found on EA's FTP server

Patch 1.2. Strongly recommended.

Modifications

Dragozool's texture mod - Many stuff retextured for a better looking city
Visual Reputation Remover - Progress through the career without turning your car into a carnival float.

Switch regions (play with EU-only cars in US version and vice versa)

If you plan to play with the Peugeot 106 and the Vauxhall Corsa in the US version (recommended if you plan to change FoV), just click on the previous link and follow instructions.

For European players here's Honda Civic and Acura RSX.

Then you can use the included pre-made savegame (to play the exotic cars) or you can also switch your game executable. Just remember that the game will often hang if you do the latter option without placing the relative cars files into the installation folder.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Key bindings are stored in %COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)%\DirectX\DirectInput\User Maps (%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\DirectX\DirectInput\User Maps on 32-bit Windows).

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

General video settings

Advanced video settings

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Widescreen resolution

A no-CD executable is required for the operation. If you also plan to modify the FoV, the ReLOADeD US crack is required. Both can be found on the net.

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

ReLOADeD US crack is needed. Other versions won't work.^[1]

ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix already comes with vertical FOV adjustement.

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		Console versions only.
LAN play		6
Online play		6

Issues fixed

Custom bindings lost on game restart

Windows Vista and later lack a file needed for the game to remember custom mappings.

Instructions

Random Crashing on entering/exiting shops

Can be caused by multiple CPUs. Set affinity for speed2.exe to use only 1 CPU.^{[citation needed]}

Instructions

Effects flicker (Windows 10)

Some effects, such as rain, car respawn effect or the nos flames, flicker or glitch. Otherwise, no issues.^{[citation needed]}

Particle System Lags (Windows 10)

Particle system causes lag, mostly at start of races, turning it off gets rid of the issue

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 933 MHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 2 ATI Radeon 7500 32 MB of VRAM

References

↑ Tested by Mirh

[1] Tested by Mirh

[1]

Developers

	EA Canada
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	EAGL 2
Release dates
Windows	November 9, 2004