Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Tony Hawk's Underground 2

Developers
	Neversoft
Windows	Beenox Shift
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	RenderWare
Release dates
Windows	October 4, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	85
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Tricks
Sports	Skateboarding
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Tony Hawk's

Tony Hawk's
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	2002
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4	2003
Tony Hawk's Underground	2004
Tony Hawk's Underground 2	2004
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland	2006
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD	2012
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	2020

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).

Tony Hawk's Underground 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person tricks game in the Tony Hawk's series.

The PC port is based on the Xbox version, and is missing the PSP version's exclusive content.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc V3 DRM.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use ClownJob'd

Modify .bik files
Go to <path-to-game>\Game\Data\movies\bik. Delete, rename, or move: ATVI.bik, Beenox_Shift.bik, Dolby_Digital.bik, Intel_intro.bik, intro.bik, introf.bik, and NSlogo.bik.

ClownJob'd

The purpose of this mod is to add some bug fixes and features asked about in the community, all while being self-contained and not making changes to any loose files.

Adds support for modern Windows, more resolutions and borderless windowed mode, and multiplayer support via OpenSpy.

Allows the use of PS2-style controls and XInput controllers.

Installation
Download archive from link above. Extract THUGTWO.exe, ClownJob'd.dll and ClownJob'd.ini into <path-to-game>\Game. Run game using THUGTWO.exe.

Tony Hawk's Underground: Pro (THUG Pro)

Ported levels from the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater through Tony Hawk's Project 8.

More customization options in the Create-A-Skater creator.

XInput support, multiplayer support via OpenSpy (without split-screen support).

Singleplayer can be added with this mod.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Game\Save\

Video

Launcher - Video Settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
Multi-monitor			Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
Ultra-widescreen			Use ClownJob'd or ThirteenAG's fix.
4K Ultra HD			Use ClownJob'd.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use ClownJob'd.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Use ClownJob'd.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA toggle. Force MSAA in the graphics card control panel.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		Capped 60fps
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Launcher - Keyboard Settings

Launcher - Controller Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		DirectInput only. Use ClownJob'd for XInput support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Trigger split is not supported. Fixed using ClownJob'd.
Xbox button prompts		Shows button references, such as "K" which means kickflip.
Impulse Trigger vibration		Supported on ClownJob'd and THUG Pro.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and sound can be adjusted separately. Special sounds and music zones can either be enabled or disabled.
Surround sound		Uses center channel for sounds and front channels for music and cutscenes, other channels are barely used if at all.
Subtitles		Cutscenes only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Polish				Local retail only. For other regional releases use this.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Versus Can only be selected in the main menu if a second controller is connected. Split-screen can be changed to horizontal or vertical.
LAN play		8
Online play		8	GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Buggy blur effect on Windows Vista and higher

When using Windows Vista or higher, you will notice that if you use focus, use a teleporter, or be in the main menu, a weird blur bug will occur.

Replace script files with patched ones
Download this archive. Replace qb_scripts.prd, qb_scripts.prf and qb_scripts.prx in <path-to-game>\Game\Data\pre with dummy files from the archive's Data\pre folder. Replace skutils.qb in <path-to-game>\Game\Data\scripts\game with dummy files from the archive's Data\scripts\game folder.

Random soundtrack setting playing the same order by default

Use Clownjob'd or ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz	Intel Pentium 4
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible