Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
DeveloperEA Seattle
Year2002


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.

Guides

Installing NFS: Hot Pursuit 2 on modern hardware with essential mods

Playing NFS: Hot Pursuit 2 online in 2024 (or hosting a dedicated server)

Creating car mods for NFS: Hot Pursuit 2

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

Notable mods & projects

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

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - PCGamingWiki