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{{disambig|the original 2005 release|the updated 2022 version|[[World Racing 2: Champion Edition]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = World Racing 2 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = World Racing 2 cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Playlogic Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Playlogic Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|TDK Mediactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|TDK Mediactive}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|City Interactive|Poland}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|3D Landscape Engine}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 29, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 29, 2005}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | World Racing }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|wikipedia    =  
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|mobygames    = 22600
 +
|wikipedia    = World Racing 2
 
|winehq      = 6890
 
|winehq      = 6890
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|World Racing}}
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 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
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}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|3}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081219013212/http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/gamedb.php?letter=all THE DAEMONS HOME] (retrieved)</ref> | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{Removed DRM|StarForce|3}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081219013212/http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/gamedb.php?letter=all THE DAEMONS HOME] (retrieved)</ref>. Removed in Patch v1.4.3. | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Essential improvements==
 +
===Patches===
 +
{{ii}} Patch 1.4.3 can be found [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/4843/7/ here].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Config.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\Config.ini<br>{{p|game}}\CtrlMappings.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\WR2-Saves}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\WR2-Saves\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
−
{{Video settings
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{{Image|World Racing 2 launcher.png|Launcher settings}}
 +
{{Image|World Racing 2 advanced launcher.png|Advanced launcher settings}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/world-racing-2
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/world-racing-2
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 16:9 only.
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = true
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Off/Dynamic/Full.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = [[MSAA]] up to 4x.
−
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = false
−
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =  
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|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = As '''Presentationinterval''', set '''INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE''' to disable.
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
−
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Image|World Racing 2 controls.png|Controls settings}}
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes = Mouse isn't supported.
 
|acceleration option notes = Mouse isn't supported.
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
−
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
−
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
−
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
−
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = false
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
−
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
−
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|haptic feedback notes    = DirectInput only.
−
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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World Racing 2 bindings.png|Bindings options
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</gallery>
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Image|World Racing 2 audio.png|Audio settings}}
−
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
−
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume          = true
−
|surround sound          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music, Ambient
 +
|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
−
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Czech retail release only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Original Polish retail release only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Russian retail release only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
−
|local play          =  
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|local play          = true
−
|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 2
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
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|lan play modes      = Versus
 
|lan play modes      = Versus
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
−
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  = 6
 
|online play players  = 6
 
|online play modes    = Versus
 
|online play modes    = Versus
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'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{ii}} To learn your Vendor ID and Device ID, open '''Device Manager''', go to '''Display adapters''' and locate your video card. Right click on it, choose '''Properties''', select tab '''Details''' and from a list choose '''Hardware IDs'''. You will see couple of lines that look like this: <code>PCI\VEN_XXXX&DEV_YYYY&...</code>. XXXX is your Vendor ID and YYYY is your Device ID.
 
{{ii}} To learn your Vendor ID and Device ID, open '''Device Manager''', go to '''Display adapters''' and locate your video card. Right click on it, choose '''Properties''', select tab '''Details''' and from a list choose '''Hardware IDs'''. You will see couple of lines that look like this: <code>PCI\VEN_XXXX&DEV_YYYY&...</code>. XXXX is your Vendor ID and YYYY is your Device ID.
 +
}}
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===Instant and race replays not opening and/or screenshots not saving===
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{{Fixbox|description=Create empty {{folder|ReplayRec}} and {{folder|ScreenShots}} folders in {{folder|{{p|game}}}}|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Silent|date=2023-04-08}}</ref>|fix=
 
}}
 
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|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
−
|shader model versions  =  
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|shader model versions  = 1.1
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
−
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
−
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
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|minOS    = 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP
−
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.8 GHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 1800+
 
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 1800+
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
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|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
  
−
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.4 GHz
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
 
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP/64 2400+
 
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP/64 2400+
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 
|recRAM  = 512 MB

Latest revision as of 12:59, 10 August 2023

This page is for the original 2005 release. For the updated 2022 version, see World Racing 2: Champion Edition.

World Racing 2
World Racing 2 cover
Developers
Synetic
Publishers
Playlogic Entertainment
TDK Mediactive
Poland City Interactive
Engines
3D Landscape Engine
Release dates
Windows September 29, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing
Vehicles Automobile
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series World Racing
World Racing 2 on MobyGames
World Racing 2 on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
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World Racing
Mercedes-Benz World Racing 2003
World Racing 2 2005
World Racing 2: Champion Edition 2022

Warnings

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

World Racing 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the World Racing series.

Key points

Easily moddable, the modding community is still active.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 StarForce 3 DRM[1]. Removed in Patch v1.4.3.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.4.3 can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Config.ini
<path-to-game>\CtrlMappings.ini[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\WR2-Saves\[Note 1]

Video

Launcher settings
Launcher settings
Advanced launcher settings
Advanced launcher settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 16:9 only.
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Off/Dynamic/Full.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
MSAA up to 4x.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
As Presentationinterval, set INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE to disable.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Controls settings
Controls settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse isn't supported.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
DirectInput only.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

  • Bindings options

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music, Ambient
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Czech retail release only.
French
German
Italian
Polish
Original Polish retail release only.
Russian
Russian retail release only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
6 Versus
Online play
6 Versus
GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Can't save graphics settings on devices with two GPUs

On devices with two GPUs (e.g. with Nvidia Optimus technology), the game doesn't save graphics settings.

Change GPU Vendor ID and Device ID in config file[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>
  2. Open Config.ini.
  3. Find DeviceID line. Change it to DeviceID=0xXXXXYYYY, where XXXX is your GPU Vendor ID and YYYY is Device ID. Both these numbers have to be in hexadecimal format.

Notes

To learn your Vendor ID and Device ID, open Device Manager, go to Display adapters and locate your video card. Right click on it, choose Properties, select tab Details and from a list choose Hardware IDs. You will see couple of lines that look like this: PCI\VEN_XXXX&DEV_YYYY&.... XXXX is your Vendor ID and YYYY is your Device ID.

Instant and race replays not opening and/or screenshots not saving

Create empty ReplayRec and ScreenShots folders in <path-to-game>[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Shader Model support 1.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 1800+		 Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon XP/64 2400+
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.7 GB 4.2 GB
Video card (GPU) AGP-3D
64 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 XT
ATI Radeon 9600 XT


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).

References

  1. ↑ THE DAEMONS HOME (retrieved)
  2. ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2023-04-08