World Racing 2

This page is for the original 2005 release. For the updated 2022 version, see World Racing 2: Champion Edition.

World Racing
Mercedes-Benz World Racing	2003
World Racing 2	2005
World Racing 2: Champion Edition	2022

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

World Racing 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the World Racing series.

Easily moddable, the modding community is still active.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3 DRM^[1]. Removed in Patch v1.4.3.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.4.3 can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Config.ini^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\CtrlMappings.ini^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\WR2-Saves\^{[Note 1]}

Video

Launcher settings.

Advanced launcher settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Off/Dynamic/Full.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	MSAA up to 4x.
High-fidelity upscaling	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	As Presentationinterval, set INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE to disable.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Mouse isn't supported.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		DirectInput only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Bindings options.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music, Ambient available.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Czech retail release only.
French
German
Italian
Polish				Original Polish retail release only.
Russian				Russian retail release only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2
LAN play	6	Versus
Online play	6	Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;^[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Can't save graphics settings on devices with two GPUs

On devices with two GPUs (e.g. with Nvidia Optimus technology), the game doesn't save graphics settings.

Change GPU Vendor ID and Device ID in config file^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>
Open Config.ini.
Find DeviceID line. Change it to DeviceID=0xXXXXYYYY, where XXXX is your GPU Vendor ID and YYYY is Device ID. Both these numbers have to be in hexadecimal format.

Notes

To learn your Vendor ID and Device ID, open Device Manager, go to Display adapters and locate your video card. Right click on it, choose Properties, select tab Details and from a list choose Hardware IDs. You will see couple of lines that look like this: PCI\VEN_XXXX&DEV_YYYY&.... XXXX is your Vendor ID and YYYY is your Device ID.

Instant and race replays not opening and/or screenshots not saving

Create empty `ReplayRec` and `ScreenShots` folders in `<path-to-game>`^[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1800+	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP/64 2400+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.7 GB	4.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	AGP-3D 64 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 XT ATI Radeon 9600 XT

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ THE DAEMONS HOME (retrieved)
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ Verified by User:Silent on 2023-04-08

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] THE DAEMONS HOME (retrieved)

[3] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[4] Verified by User:Silent on 2023-04-08

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[Note 1]

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Developers

	Synetic
Publishers
	Playlogic Entertainment
	TDK Mediactive
Poland	City Interactive
Engines
	3D Landscape Engine
Release dates
Windows	September 29, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile, Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	World Racing