FlatOut 2 European/German Beta Patch

Featuring an enhanced version of the original's lauded physics engine and even faster driving track designs, FlatOut 2 also boasts a plethora of improvements, enhancements and additions to make this the definitive FlatOut experience. Twice as many vehicles, a more sophisticated career mode, additional race environments, double the number of tracks; twice as many mini-games along with brand new and much requested online multiplayer modes are just some of the exhaustive features that are included in FlatOut 2. All is there and even more!

Wreck hard in this action racer to earn the ultimate honour of being the dirtiest in the gravel, the deadliest on the race track and the meanest around the streets.

With over 5,000 fully destructible objects on every track as well as 40 deformable parts on each vehicle, physical interaction in a racing game is taken to unprecedented heights with the destructive element influencing players racing tactics like no other driving game on the market. With a greater emphasis placed on causing destruction on the track by offering greater rewards, game play will be even more frantic than ever. Drivers will need to tear into competitors' cars, trash the local scenery thereby littering the track with all manner of obstacles. All in the attempt to wreck their opponents race enabling the collection of maximum performance and cash bonuses, while at the same time trying to concentrate on their own race in a bid to cross the line first.

Here are some key features of "Flatout 2":

� The inclusion of an enhanced Championship Mode. Multiple cups across increasing difficultly levels, each cup contains a series of races that the player competes in for accumulated totals of money and points. � Online multiplayer modes for all formats, the PS2 and PC versions for the very first time! Up to 6 player on PS2 and 8 player on Xbox and PC � Offline Multiplayer modes on all formats via split screen for up to 4 players � Improved physics engine for an even greater racing feel � Drive at eye watering speeds on the fast tracks with extra nitro boost rewards � Improved opponent AI. Each AI driver now has their own character, biography and individual driving personalities � Unlockable bonus items for the first time including bonus cars, Championship Cups and Destruction Arenas. � Set in the US (the original was set in Europe) � 34 vehicles as opposed to the original games' 16 � Additional car types including Muscle cars, Sports cars, Pickup Trucks and Compacts (the original only contained Muscle cars) � The inclusion of a garage for the first time to allow the owning of multiple vehicles � Increased number of race environments including Big City, LA Storm Drains, Rocky Mountain Forest, Corn Fields and Desert � 60 track combinations over the originals' 36 � Alternate track routes included for the first time and the AI use them. � Twice as many Destruction Derby Arenas (six as opposed to the originals' 3) � Twice as many Rag Doll Mini Games (12 compared to the originals' 6)

What's New in This Release:

� Voice chat added � Text chat added for the European version � Bandwidth detection, and adjustments to the network send bandwidth � Players are not disconnected if a race starts when they are not ready, instead they can wait in the lobby until the next race � Improved prediction of remote cars in multiplayer games � Simple cheat detection added for modified data and known hacks � The list of multiplayer games extended to show 100 games instead of 25 � Only one kick vote can be initiated per race for the same player � Return to the list of multiplayer games when you exit the lobby and have previously been searching for a game � The draw distance for dynamic objects increased � Aspect ratio option added, widescreen support � Manual gearbox option added � Userdata added to network objects that can be used when making game modifications � New command line options added

� Fix for joining behind NAT devices � Fix for crash when refreshing the list of games � Fix for joining games that are just about to start � Fix for derby hang, when all other players disconnect before the derby starts � Fix for a hang when exiting the session at the same time as someone else is joining � Fix for the sorting of the list of multiplayer games. Now it sorts games in the lobby, with the games with least amount of players first � Fix for packet relaying between machines that cannot connect directly, now it uses bandwidth and latency for that � Fix for disconnects or crashes in stunt modes with low bandwidth � Fix for crash at the game start, just after the race has loaded � Fix for crash in races or derbies when more than one player gets disconnected at almost the same time � Fix for crash when searching for multiplayer games, and there's too many games in the list � Fix for a cheat where you are able to wreck the same player multiple times in derbies � Fix for time synchronization bug, when the PC clocks are running at different speed, caused the "No other players in the game" message to appear at the start of races � Longer timeout for joining, it was failing before due to timeouts in certain cases � Fix for the last character not appearing in the text chat for the North American version � Fix for text chat when the player names contains number for the North American version � Fixed a crash in the loading screen � Force feedback improved a bit � Fix for disappearing car in the desert town track � Fix for tournaments skipping races � Player details cannot be selected for players that are not fully connected � Fix for kicked players being able to join the same game again � Hardcoded 10% deadzone removed for steering wheels