FlatOut 2

Warnings

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

FlatOut
FlatOut	2004
FlatOut 2	2006
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage	2008
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction	2011
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity	2017

Key points

Can use multiplayer with OpenSpy.

Remade as FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage in 2008.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		US: SecuROM 7 DRM Europe: StarForce 3.0 DRM^{[Note 1]}
Amazon.com
GamersGate		DRM: Deliver2Mac
Gamesplanet
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Mac App Store		No online play ^[6]
Steam

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on some versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).

Version differences[edit]

The Mac App Store version does not support online play.^[6]

The Linux version found at GOG uses Wine wrapper to run the game.

Essential improvements[edit]

Opening the launcher[edit]

After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and you will be unable to configure the settings.

Launch parameter^{[citation needed]}

Use the -setup command line argument.

Skip intro videos[edit]

Skip intro fix^{[citation needed]}

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

Patches[edit]

The latest version is Patch 1.2 (US and EU)

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Savegame\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2990/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Savegame\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2990/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Game launcher (access with -setup parameter).

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use ThirteenAG's fix.
4K Ultra HD		Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	On by default. Can be forced off through the graphics card control panel.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 100 FPS.

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Set FOVFactor^{[citation needed]}

Install ThirteenAG's fix.
Edit Flatout2.WidescreenFix.ini.
Set FOVFactor to the desired value.

Windowed[edit]

Force windowed mode^{[citation needed]}

Download d3d9hook.
Extract d3d9.dll to <path-to-game>.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse support in-game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Must be enabled in options and plugged in before launching; default controls are unintuitive but can be rebound in options.
Full controller support		Requires user to press `↵ Enter` on the keyboard to begin a race. No controller support in menus.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts		Not functioning on more recent controllers; prompts do not match required input.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		For XInput controllers see XInput force feedback vibration in DirectInput games.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Missing two songs only present in the Xbox release, Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan, and AFI - Rabbits Are Roadkill On Rt. 37.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian				Russian/CIS retail release only

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	8	Hot seat Rag Doll mini-games (Party Mode). See also FlatOut 2 Splitscreen Mod.
LAN play	8
Online play	8	Use the patched FlatOut2.exe. Not available in the Mac App Store version.^[6]

Issues fixed[edit]

Juddery motion despite having a consistent frame rate[edit]

Use either 50Hz or 100Hz 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 your PC is capable of delivering 100 fps consistently.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy	GameSpy has been shut down; use the patched FlatOut2.exe.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	2000 SP4, XP, XP SP2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 3 1.5 GHz AMD 2000+ 1.5 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8	10.6.8 or higher
Processor (CPU)	Intel
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7300 ATI Radeon X1600 minGPU3 = Intel GMA X3100 128 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17
Processor (CPU)	2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800GT AMD Radeon HD 5770 or better (Intel cards are not supported)

Notes

↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] 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 Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (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

[6] This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.

[gamedir-8] 2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, activity in %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%, and %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ (more details).

[Proton_path_note-9] 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.

[1] GOG.com Now Supports Linux! - July 24, 2014

[StarForce_Windows_Vista-2] Windows Vista support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_7-3] Windows 7 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_8.1-4] Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support

[StarForce_Windows_10-5] Windows 10 support - StarForce Support

[Mac_App_Store-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Mac App Store - FlatOut 2

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Developers

	Bugbear Entertainment
macOS (OS X)	Virtual Programming
Publishers
	Empire Interactive
Russia/CIS	Buka Entertainment
Digital	Strategy First
Engines
	ROMU Engine
Release dates
Windows	June 30, 2006
macOS (OS X)	October 3, 2008
Linux	July 24, 2014^[1]