I feel like I should mention that this method was originally discovered (or maybe even created) by Dead Snow. Here's the guide http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=389374146) But since it was in russian and people are still questioning how to play online in the discussions, I decided that I should make my own guide, to help people revisit this truly nostalgic trip of a videogame that holds up surprisingly well even to this day, the way it was meant to be played, and to just get more people playing in general.

Step one: You are going to need the patched FlatOut2.exe file (it uses OpenSpy):

Link : https://me ga.nz/#!doMjAL5T!RVhCFtmIC27DbdfAukiPJvZvl9U46YfMNkofpdxyFLA
(the link is split in 2 parts)

Alt Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JZkOENL5MJ4LV8HL-2FX1zddoZUNd87-


Step two: Replace the original FlatOut 2.exe file in the game's core folder with this modified one.

Step three: Run the game through Steam (not a necessary step, but otherwise, your overlay won't work and Steam won't count how many hours you've played, etc).

And now you're all set! Now it's time to head into the game.

(You do this in-game)

Multiplayer --> Online --> Host Game, choose your track, customize the match settings, etc

After that you should be put in the lobby, where you just have to wait for people to join your game.

(You do this in-game as well, of course)

Multiplayer --> Online --> Find Games, and then just join any game you want!



And, here are some screenshots!
(my UI is a bit messed up, because I used ThirteenAG's widescreen fix, which I actually highly recommend if you're using a widescreen monitor: https://thirteenag.github.io/wfp#flatout2 )












(I lost that race because I'm absolutely horrible at flatout \o/)







Quick Notes:
- You need to have the same version of the game as the people who are going to play with you.
- You technically don't need to have the Steam version of the game for this to work.

If you're unable to connect to most online games, getting the "This game session is no longer available" message, then follow this guide below:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1616603438

And that's pretty much it.

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have in the comment section, and I'll do my best to respond to them.

Thanks for reading this guide, and have fun!

Special Thanks:

B Dawg -- For spreading the guide and generally helping people on FlatOut 2's Steam Discussions.

Tussmorke -- For also spreading the guide and helping people on FO2's Steam Forums, as well as his all-around help on the FlatOut Discord server.



Thank y'all for your contributions to the FlatOut community. No, really, without not only those guys, but all of you people who used this guide and maybe even spread it around, we probably wouldn't have had such a surprisingly alive multiplayer community for a game that's turning 13 years old this summer, and is largely forgotten about in the mainstream. And remember - if you've contributed to this whole thing yourself and I haven't credited you here personally, it doesn't mean that I'm still not grateful.

anyways have fun online guys xoxo