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
See PCGamingWiki's article on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.
Version 2.42 vs. 2.40
2.42 is the latest patch for the game, which adds online multiplayer encryption and better compatibility for input 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.
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 conversion
Model files
- Zmodeler v1.07b
- OIF plugin
- O skeleton plugin
Textures
- OIFTool
- FSHTool or fshEd
File packing/unpacking
- VIVEdit, VIV Magic, or BigGUI
Other tools that are useful but not required
- Zmodeler 2 (can be used to import/export .z3d files to .obj format for use with other modelling software)
- Blender
- OEdit
- NFS Model Viewer
- EA Graphics Editor
- INICarEditor
- CarConfigurator
Misc Tools
- 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 mod projects
Useful links
NFSAddons - Hot Pursuit 2 downloads
Hot Pursuit 2 Modding Discord Server
Classic Need for Speed Discord Server