Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Developer	EA Seattle
Year	2002

About

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 is the 6th installment in the Need for Speed series and is the last of the "classic-era" NFS games. The PC version was developed by EA Seattle, while the PS2 version was the first of the series to be developed by BlackBox, who then took over developing the next several titles in the series. This page primarily covers the PC version.

Installation

For more information, see PCGamingWiki's article on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.

Running the installer

1) Insert your game disc or mount ISO. Run setup.exe (as an administrator) and click Install. Enter your CD key, choose your directory, and install. (Note that 2 players with the same CD key cannot play online together). Do not install GameSpy Arcade.

2) Copy the following files from your disc or ISO to your game directory:

• actors
• AI
• Audio
• Cars
• Movies
• Particle
• Tracks

3) Install a no-cd cracked executable file (cannot share here). To play online, you will need an exe that is OpenSpy patched, or you can patch it yourself (see section below on playing online). Choose either a 2.40 or 2.42 exe (see below).

Version 2.42 vs. 2.40

2.42 is the latest patch for the game, which adds online multiplayer encryption and better compatibility for force-feedback devices. However, it cannot be played online against players using version 2.40. Some users choose to play on version 2.40 instead. Note that this version is not supported by the Widescreen Fix and cannot be played online with version 2.42.

Resolution fixes (Widescreen Patch or dgVoodoo)

Widescreen Patch (2.42 only)

It is recommended to play on version 2.42 and use Xan's Widescreen Patch. Read the ReadMe on the GitHub page for installation/usage instructions.

Note that intro cutscenes are broken with this mod. They can be bypassed by launching the game with the argument -nofrustration or -nomovie.

dgVoodoo (2.40 or 2.42)

Download dgVoodoo 2 and extract the archive, then copy dgVoodooCpl.exe, dgVoodoo.conf and D3D8.dll from the MS\x86 folder into your NFS HP2 installation directory.

Run dgVoodoCpl.exe to configure graphics settings.

Essential Mods

• NFS HP2 HD Font Pack
• Better car reflections (can just edit reflections.ini in the cars folder of your HP2 installation directory without downloading this mod, which does the same thing. Set cubeface_dimension and enviromap_dimension to 1024.

Tutorials

Playing online

See Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2/Online

Creating car mods

See Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2/Car Modding

Tools

Car model files
Name	Description	Download link	Required?	Recommended?
ZModeler v1.07b	3D modeling software that can import/export HP2 models with plugins		Yes	Yes
- OIF Plugin for Zmodeler	Import/export models between ZModeler 1 (.z3d) and OIFTool (.oif)		Yes	Yes
- O Skeleton plugin for Zmodeler	Import/export skeleton.o files for positions of wheels, lights, etc.		Yes	Yes
ZModeler 2	3D modeling software, can import/export models between ZModeler 1 (.z3d) and .obj format		No	Yes
OEdit	Old tool for directly editing .o model files. Doesn't work well (if at all) on modern systems. Not recommended.		No	No
NFS Model Viewer	Can view (but not edit) HP2 models. Useful for verifying models are exported correctly, etc.		No	Yes
Textures
Name	Description	Download link	Required?	Recommended?
fshEd	Graphical tool for packing and un-packing .fsh texture files		Either FSHTool, fshEd, or EAGE	Yes
FSHTool	Command-line tool for packing and un-packing .fsh texture files			Yes
EA Graphics Editor	Old graphical tool for editing .fsh texture files			No
File packing/unpacking
Name	Description	Download link	Required?	Recommended?
VIVEdit			Either VIVEdit, VIVMagic, or BigGUI
VIVMagic
BigGUI
Misc tools
Name	Description	Download link	Required?	Recommended?
INICarEditor
CarConfigurator
A Sac v2091 Hot Pursuit 2 Stats recorder

Executable launch parameters

Some of these parameters were tested by SkyFire, and results were shared by Meteor in the Hot Pursuit 2 Modding Discord Server.

Parameter	Usage	Tested?	Notes
nowin2khook
DisableFileCache
IMEDebug
debugfog
helicoptersOnly
helipaths
ignoreexitquads
maxdamage		Works
aidebugcops
doBench
recordBench
uimem
aidumppaths
money	+money [amount]	Works
nolangkey
testbed
caminfo
boxes
opentree		Works
texview
aibest
graceperiod
editrender
aicarsnochase
playercop
aicopswin		Works
splitscreen
nomipmap
e3_demo
aimap
aidraw
aicops		Works	Disables cops
noparticles
enableStdOut
aicars
screenshots		Works	Press Ctrl+P to take screenshot (will be placed in game folder)
stats
damagefx
dedsvrinstance		Works	Same as -server
savedata
nofrustration		Works
gameport	+gameport [port]	Works
gsbasequeryport
nocdkeyauth
cdkey
dedicated		?
clientname	+clientname [name]	Works	No spaces
join	+join [IP]	Works	BUG: player profile is not loaded
nographics
IamDrew
relectioncube
relectionsphere
reflectionoff
gedit
specsdump
fullscreen		Works
hp
ghost		Works	Disables P2P collisions
minfront
nofrontend		Works
nomovie		Works
nomusic		Works
noreverb		Works
aidebugout
aidebug
nosnd		Works
accrecord
aiprint
+password
+name	+name ["name"]	Works	Can use spaces
+gameport
+connect	+connect [IP]
+host		Works	Same as -server

Notable mods & projects

• Realistic Parkland by DDGORE
• HP2 Pink Edition by jhg
• HP2 Car Model Overhaul (WIP) by EllisRacing

Useful links

NFSAddons - Hot Pursuit 2 downloads

NFS Police HQ

Hot Pursuit 2 Modding Discord Server

Classic Need for Speed Discord Server

Retro Racing Point Discord Server

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