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Table of Contents
Contents Availability Essential improvements Skip intro videos Arcade models Game data Configuration file(s) location Save game data location Save game cloud syncing Video Input PS3/Xbox 360 button prompts Audio Localizations Network Multiplayer types Issues fixed Looping music and game crashes Widescreen resolution Other information API Middleware System requirements Notes References
Cars 2
Developers
Avalanche Software
macOS(OSX)TransGaming Inc.
Publishers
Disney Interactive Studios
RussiaNoviy Disk[1]
Engines
Octane (Avalanche Software)
Release dates
WindowsJune 21, 2011
macOS(OSX)June 21, 2011
Reception
Metacritic65
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
ModesSingleplayer, Multiplayer
PacingReal-time
PerspectivesThird-person
Controls Direct control
GenresRacing
Art stylesCartoon
SeriesCars

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Cars
Subseries of Pixar
Cars2006
Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures2006
Cars Mater-National Championship2007
The World of Cars Online2008
Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales2010
Cars 22011
Disney Planes2013
Cars: Fast as Lightning2014

Contents

  • 1 Availability
  • 2 Essential improvements
    • 2.1 Skip intro videos
    • 2.2 Arcade models
  • 3 Game data
    • 3.1 Configuration file(s) location
    • 3.2 Save game data location
    • 3.3 Save game cloud syncing
  • 4 Video
  • 5 Input
    • 5.1 PS3/Xbox 360 button prompts
  • 6 Audio
    • 6.1 Localizations
  • 7 Network
    • 7.1 Multiplayer types
  • 8 Issues fixed
    • 8.1 Looping music and game crashes
    • 8.2 Widescreen resolution
  • 9 Other information
    • 9.1 API
    • 9.2 Middleware
  • 10 System requirements
  • 11 Notes
  • 12 References

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Cars 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person racing gamein the Cars series.

The game was released for Windows and macOS on June 21, 2011 alongside the console versions to commemorate the release of the eponymous movie. It was released on Steam on October 6, 2014 worldwide, alongside numerous other Disney titles on PC.[2]

The PC version is based on the graphically inferior Wii release rather than the 360/PS3 versions. Despite this, Steam page falsely advertises the game with screenshots from said versions.[3] Currently, the game's modding community is working on bringing the PC version on par with the console/arcade version, such as restoring their graphics[4] (also see this section) and porting the console DLC characters over to this version, as they were never officially released on PC.[5]

General information

World of Cars Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

SourceDRMNotesKeysOS
Retail

SecuROM8 DRM.

GamersGate

Steam

Amazon.com (unavailable)

 SecuROM8 and SecuROM PA DRM.

Amazon.com (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data_dxw\FMV\.
  2. Delete or rename the following files:
avlogo.bikCopyright.bikDIS.bikgslogo.bikOpening.bikPixar_Logo.bik

Arcade models

This mod replaces all character models (including NPCs) with the ones from the arcade version of the game by Raw Thrills, which have richer detail compared to the default PC version models. Some cutscenes also get their animations restored with this mod, such as the one in the Coastal Invasion mission.
Use the Arcade Model Pack mod
  1. Download the latest version here.
  2. Extract the assets folder into <path-to-game> and replace files when prompted to.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

SystemLocation
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Cars2
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/301760/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

SystemLocation
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Cars2\storage
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/301760/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

SystemNativeNotes
OneDriveRequires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphic settings

The game doesn't allow to change graphic settings individually and only has presets.
Graphics featureStateNotes
Widescreen resolution See Widescreen resolution if it won't go higher than 1152x854 for you.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD HUD becomes very small with higher resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)
WindowedSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowedSee the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPSFramerate uncapped on Low settings. Locked to 60fps on Medium or High graphics settings.
Steering and drifting speed increase with framerate.

Input

Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
Remapping
Mouse accelerationMouse is not used in the gameplay at all.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remappingOnly presets.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button promptsSee this section.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllersVia Steam Input.
PlayStation button promptsSee this section.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Button promptsCars 2 - PCGamingWiki PCGW (23)
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

PS3/Xbox 360 button prompts

This mod replaces generic controller prompts with Xbox or PS prompts ported from the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game respectively.
Use the Arcade Model Pack mod
  1. Download the latest version here.
  2. Go to Optional Content/Controller Icons folder in the zip file.
  3. Extract either PS3 or Xbox 360 folders' content into <path-to-game> and replace files when prompted to.

Audio

Audio settings

Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controlsMusic, Effects, Voice
Surround sound
SubtitlesThere is no option to turn them off.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

LanguageUIAudioSubNotes
English
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
TurkishPorted from the Wii version. Download.

Network

Multiplayer types

TypeNativePlayersNotes
Local play2Versus
Arena and Disruptor modes are multiplayer-only.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Looping music and game crashes

During an event, the music may loop, which ends up crashing the game when leaving the event. This is because of a threading issue with the CPU.

Let the game use only one CPU core[6]
  1. When the game has opened, go to Task Manager.
  2. Go to the details tab.
  3. Right click on the game in the list (called Game-Cars.exe) and then click on "Set affinity".
  4. Make sure only CPU 0 is selected, then click OK.
  5. Return to the game and have fun.
Do this every time you run the game, because all cores are selected by default the next time the game launches.

Widescreen resolution

For some reason, the game's resolution won't go any higher than 1152x854 on some computers.

Widescreen fix
  1. Open your game files.
  2. Delete your specs.cfg.
  3. Go to GameCars.exe's properties.
  4. Turn on the compatibility mode and set it to Windows 7.
  5. Done!

Other information

API

Executable32-bit64-bitNotes
Windows
macOS (OS X)This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

MiddlewareNotes
PhysicsBullet[7]
AudioFMOD[7]
InterfaceScaleform[7]
CutscenesBink Video, Autosoft Speech Engine[7]

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)XP SP37
Processor (CPU)Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3500+		Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 6000+
System memory (RAM)2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6600
ATI Radeon X800
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3 support		Nvidia GeForce 7900
ATI Radeon X1900
macOS (OS X)
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)Snow Leopard 10.6.7
Processor (CPU)Intel Core DuoIntel Core i series
System memory (RAM)2 GB4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT
ATI Radeon X1600
Intel HD 3000
128 MB of VRAM		Nvidia GeForce x6xx series
ATI Radeon HD 2600
256 MB of VRAM
Intel GMA 950 and x3100 GPUs are not supported on OS X.
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (Power Mac).

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
    • File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
    • Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/301760/.
    • Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
    • The app ID (301760) may differ in some cases.
    • Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
    • See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

  1. ↑ Official page (Russian) - last accessed on 2023-02-19
  2. ↑ Polygon article - last accessed on 2024-05-10
  3. ↑ Steam page - last accessed on 2023-07-27
  4. ↑ Cars 2 The Video Game (PC) - Arcade Shaders Improvements (Read Description) - last accessed on 2024-05-09
  5. ↑ Cars 2: The Video Game (PC) - DLC + NPC Addon Version 2 - last accessed on 2024-05-09
  6. ↑ Video Game (Cars 2) Black Screen Crashing (AMD 6670) - Post #12 - last accessed on 2021-07-02
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Disney•Pixar Cars 2 credits - MobyGames - last accessed on 2024-05-10
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