• Fixed a bug where selecting a custom audio device in the configurator would disable widescreen mode or reset the resolution

If you have previously experienced this bug, you need to run the configurator and apply your settings again.

• Fixed crashes on some resolutions such as 1680x1050 and 1366x768

• Fixed some misaligned fonts

Note: If you're getting blurry text, go in the in-game options, select Texture Quality and set it to Very High

• Fixed some Russian and Chinese characters not showing up on the HUD.

• Fixed a bug on the Mod Manager that would load deprecated bfs packages.

• Added 37 brand new achievements!

  • If you have already met their requirements, some achievements will automatically unlock.
    Due to how the game tracked statistics before this update, some achievements, require you to accomplish them with a new save.

• Updated various loading and menu screens.

  • Based on your valuable feedback, we created new loading screens and overhauled some of the menu backgrounds based on the originals.

• Improved render quality of some in-game text.

• Improved render distance.

• Updated the configurator and added more options.

• Added a reflection shader fix for AMD GPUs.

• Added Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese localizations.

• Other minor fixes.

Note on mods: Any mods that change the fonts or text will have to be updated.

FlatOut 2 now supports Traditional and Simplified Chinese. If you find any translation errors, please feel free to provide feedback.

• Fixed racing wheels not working at the beginning of races when using analog inputs.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Control key couldn't be remapped.
  
• Fixed various Linux/Steam Deck crashes.

• Fixed some racing wheels not working.
• Added support for unrecognized controllers.

• Fixed an issue where players could not see other players' multiplayer lobbies.
• Fixed crash when using mods that use an ASI Loader.
• Fixed all controllers breaking when 3 or more controllers are plugged in.
  
  • Note: Due to engine limitations, the game only uses the first 2 controllers.

• Improved controller support.

  • Added native support for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo controllers.

  • Fixed analog controls.

  • Fully rebindable controller buttons.

• Improved widescreen support.

  • Improved FOV implementation. The FOV can now be configured by editing zoom_fo2.cfg.

  • Fixed all menus, in-game UI, and graphics for 16:9, 16:10, and 21:9.

  • Fixed extreme camera zoom out when boosting.

• Fixed workshop mods not applying on Linux/Steam Deck.

• Fixed crashes on Windows 11.

• All .bed files located in the data/menu and data/scripts are now loaded per aspect ratio.

  • 16:9, 21:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios will use files in data/scripts/{aspect_ratio}, data/scripts/{aspect_ratio}, etc.

  • The supported aspect ratio folders are 16_9 for 16:9, 21_9 for 21:9 and 16_10 for 16:10.

• A selection of TGA files are now loaded per aspect ratio.

  • 16:9, 21:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios will use the data/menu/filename_{aspect_ratio}.tga files.

  • The supported aspect ratio postfixes are _169 for 16:9, _219 for 21:9 and _1610 for 16:10.

• Fixed game launching in the background for some users.
  
• Fixed languages not working if the Steam client didn't match the chosen language.
  Language selection on Steam is now done via the game properties.

1. Right click the game title and select Properties...
   
2. Go to the Language tab.
   
3. Select the language you wish to use from the drop-down menu.