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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 cover
Developers
EA Seattle
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
EAGL
Release dates
Windows October 21, 2002
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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For the prequel, see Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. For the 2010 game, see Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Key points

GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1]

General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 242 is the final patch for the game. Adds multiplayer encryption and improves Force Feedback behaviour and compatibility.

Skip intro videos

Instructions[4]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies\
  2. Delete or rename hp2E.mad, logoE.mad, and logoS.mad to anything else.
  3. Create three empty files with the above filenames in the folder.

Notes

This tweak will only work if you are using the No-CD patch, as otherwise the game will simply load the movies directly from the game CD.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix (Hor+)[5][6]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open rendercaps.ini.
  3. Change LimitResolution=1 to LimitResolution=0.
  4. Change Width and Height under [GraphicsFE] to the desired resolution.
  5. Open NFSHP2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  6. Press Ctrl+F and find the hex value 34B80000803F.
  7. Replace the 0000803F value with:
    • 0000703F for 5:4 screens
    • 0000963F for 25:16 screens
    • 9A99993F for 16:10 screens
    • C7719C3F for 15:9 screens
    • ABAAAA3F for 16:9 screens
    • 398EE33F for 21:9 screens
  8. Go to the beginning of the file.
  9. Press Ctrl+F and find the hex value 20030000C74614580200000F.
  10. Replace the 2003 and 5802 values with:
    • 0004 and 0003 for 1024x768
    • 8004 and 6003 for 1152x864
    • 0005 and D002 for 1280x720
    • 0005 and 0003 for 1280x768
    • 0005 and 2003 for 1280x800
    • 0005 and C003 for 1280x960
    • 0005 and 0004 for 1280x1024
    • 5005 and 0003 for 1360x768
    • 5605 and 0003 for 1366x768
    • 5805 and 0003 for 1368x768
    • A005 and 8403 for 1440x900
    • 4006 and 8403 for 1600x900
    • 4006 and 0004 for 1600x1024
    • 4006 and B004 for 1600x1200
    • 9006 and 1A04 for 1680x1050
    • 8007 and 3804 for 1920x1080
    • 8007 and B004 for 1920x1200
    • More values available here
  11. Press Ctrl+F and find the hex value 0000164400004844.
  12. Press Ctrl+R, select floating point number, and replace 600 with the height of your screen resolution (e.g. 1080).
  13. Press Ctrl+R again and replace 800 with the width of your screen resolution (e.g. 1920).
  14. Save your changes.
  15. Run the game and set your resolution.

Windowed

Enable windowed[7]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit rendercaps.ini.
  3. Change Fullscreen=1 to Fullscreen=0.

Input settings

Input settings
Input settings

Template:Input settings

To enable Force Feedback on XInput controller, see Force feedback driver.

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Console versions only.
LAN play
Online play
GameSpy services have been shut down;[8] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (exception error)

Error is "The thread attempted to read from or write to a virtual address for which it does not have the appropriate access."
Copy the following directories from the CD to <path-to-game>\[citation needed]
  1. actors
  2. AI
  3. Audio
  4. Cars
  5. Movies
  6. Particle
  7. Tracks

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

Modifications

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) 450 MHz Pentium III
500 MHz AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.2 GB
Video card (GPU) Direct3D compatible Video Card
16 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]

References