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.

Guides

How to install NFS Hot Pursuit 2 on modern hardware with essential mods

How to play NFS Hot Pursuit 2 online (or host a dedicated server) in 2024

How to create car mods for NFS Hot Pursuit 2

Modding Tools

Name	Author	Description	URL	Purpose
OEdit	Arushan	Old tool for directly editing .o model files. May not work well (if at all) on modern systems.	https://nfspolicehq.com/index.php?ind=downloads&op=entry_view&iden=1144 • https://forums.nba-live.com/downloads.php?view=detail&df_id=5239 • https://dl.fifa-infinity.com/fifa-09/tools-fifa-09/oedit-tool/	3D model editing
ZModeler v1.07b	Oleg	3D modeling software that can import/export classic NFS models with plugins	https://nfsmodderscorner.blogspot.com/p/general-tools.html	3D model editing • Car model conversion
ZModeler 2	Oleg	3D modeling software useful for converting various file types including .obj and ZModeler 1 .z3d files	https://www.zmodeler2.com/index.php?mode=downloads	3D model editing • Car model conversion
O Skeleton Plugin for ZModeler 1		Import/export skeleton.o files for positions of wheels, lights, etc.		3D model editing • Car model conversion
OIFtool	Arushan	Converts NFS Hot Pursuit 2 .o car model files to .oif for use with the ZModeler 1 OIF plugin	https://nfspolicehq.com/index.php?ind=downloads&op=entry_view&iden=1144	Car model conversion
OIF Plugin for ZModeler 1	Arushan	Imports/exports .o Intermediate Files (OIF) between OIFTool and ZModeler 1 in order to edit car model files for NFS Hot Pursuit 2	https://nfspolicehq.com/index.php?ind=downloads&op=entry_view&iden=1144	Car model conversion
BigGUI	GreyMana	Can import, export, and re-pack .viv files used in classic NFS games	https://forums.nba-live.com/downloads.php?view=detail&df_id=14	File packing/unpacking
VIV Edit	Addict	Opens .viv files and can import/export files from them	https://www.nfsaddons.com/downloads/nfshp2/tools/7409/viv-editor.html	File packing/unpacking
VIVMagic	Martin Kollaard	Packs/unpacks .viv files	https://www.nfsaddons.com/downloads/nfshp2/tools/2872/vivmagic-v110.html	File packing/unpacking
FshEd	Brien Smith	Graphical tool used to pack and unpack .fsh textures for use with classic NFS games. Can also import textures of different sizes.	https://forums.nba-live.com/downloads.php?cat=3 • https://forums.nba-live.com/downloads.php?view=detail&df_id=66	Texture conversion • File packing/unpacking
FSHTool	Denis Auroux	Command-line tool for packing and un-packing .fsh texture files	https://www.nfsaddons.com/downloads/nfshp2/tools/2870/fshtool-v-122.html	Texture conversion • File packing/unpacking
EA Graphics Editor	Brien Smith	Can view, edit, and extract .fsh textures within .viv files.	https://forums.nba-live.com/downloads.php?view=detail&df_id=3	Texture editing • Texture conversion • File packing/unpacking


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