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).
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
- 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]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\movies\
- Delete or rename
hp2E.mad , logoE.mad , and logoS.mad to anything else.
- 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.
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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
Template:Video settings
Widescreen fix (Hor+)[5][6]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
rendercaps.ini .
- Change
LimitResolution=1 to LimitResolution=0 .
- Change
Width and Height under [GraphicsFE] to the desired resolution.
- Open
NFSHP2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
- Press Ctrl+F and find the hex value
34B80000803F .
- 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
- Go to the beginning of the file.
- Press Ctrl+F and find the hex value
20030000C74614580200000F .
- 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
- Press Ctrl+F and find the hex value
0000164400004844 .
- Press Ctrl+R, select floating point number, and replace
600 with the height of your screen resolution (e.g. 1080 ).
- Press Ctrl+R again and replace
800 with the width of your screen resolution (e.g. 1920 ).
- Save your changes.
- Run the game and set your resolution.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
- To enable Force Feedback on XInput controller, see Force feedback driver.
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
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]
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- actors
- AI
- Audio
- Cars
- Movies
- Particle
- Tracks
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Other information
API
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
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Modifications
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
450 MHz Pentium III 500 MHz AMD Athlon |
800 MHz Pentium III or 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
| Direct3D compatible Video Card 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 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