2025-12-01 14:13 UTC · Community Announcements · emenesu
Fixed a bug where selecting a custom audio device would corrupt the config file. This caused either stretched menus, loading the wrong language, changing the resolution to 1280x1024, or a combination of them.If you were experiencing any of these issues, please re-run the configurator, set your options and press play.Fixed some issues with Czech localization, where some diacritics were missing
2025-11-27 09:28 UTC · Community Announcements · emenesu
Fixed a bug where selecting a custom audio device in the configurator would disable widescreen mode or reset the resolutionIf you have previously experienced this bug, you need to run the configurator and apply your settings again.
2025-11-26 13:16 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
Fixed crashes on some resolutions such as 1680x1050 and 1366x768Fixed some misaligned fontsNote: If you're getting blurry text, go in the in-game options, select Texture Quality and set it to Very High
2025-11-25 13:12 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
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.
2025-11-25 11:29 UTC · GamingOnLinux
ZOOM Platform Media just gave the classic racers FlatOut and FlatOut 2 some more free upgrades, nice to see them continued to be supported. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/classic-racers-flatout-and-flatout-2-get-steam-achievements-bug-fixes-and-more-improvements/
2025-11-25 09:10 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
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 Chin
2025-11-25 09:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
FlatOut 2 now supports Traditional and Simplified Chinese. If you find any translation errors, please feel free to provide feedback.
2025-06-18 13:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
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. If you have further controller issues, please report them in this topic: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2990/discussions/0/838346115741922384/
2025-06-13 15:20 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
Fixed some racing wheels not working.Added support for unrecognized controllers.Note: Wheels and unrecognized controllers will need to be manually configured in the options menu. 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. Note: If a controller isn't working as intended, re-insert the controller and restart the game. If you are still having issues with controlle
2025-06-06 16:23 UTC · GamingOnLinux
Classic racing games FlatOut 1 & 2 just got upgraded, and there's also a small update for FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage too. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/classic-racers-flatout-1-2-get-improved-controller-support-better-widescreen-and-bug-fixes/
2025-06-06 11:28 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
ChangelogImproved 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.Modding notes: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 r
2024-07-24 12:33 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
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. Changing Language Right click the game title and select Properties... Go to the Language tab. Select the language you wish to use from the drop-down menu.
2024-07-20 10:46 UTC · Community Announcements · Zennn
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3952774/7327b7158bfe59f4b47e8ca642979c33e194f900.png It’s been 18 years since FlatOut 2 came crashing into your life. All FlatOut games have been updated with Steam Workshop, community items and more! FlatOut | FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Steam Deck Verified! ✅ Added Steam Workshop! 🔧 Added Steam trading cards, backgrounds, emojis, and badges! ːfo2poseː Added Czech, Russian, Hungarian and Polish languages. Added Steam Cloud support. Added Steam rich presence. Restored unused track: "Papa Roach - Blood Brothers" Improved model pop-in. Improved FOV set by the game. Improved asp
2018-01-08 17:02 UTC · Community Announcements · tickletrunk
News flash! All FlatOut titles will be on sale this week on Steam! If you don't have them yet, here is your chance! http://store.steampowered.com/app/6220/FlatOut/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/2990/FlatOut_2/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/Flatout_3_Chaos__Destructi…/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/1…/FlatOut_Ultimate_Carnage/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/4…/FlatOut_4_Total_Insanity/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/4289/The_FlatOut_Anthology…/ Hurry, the sale runs from January 8th to January 14th!
2018-01-08 17:02 UTC · Community Announcements · tickletrunk
News flash! All FlatOut titles will be on sale this week on Steam! If you don't have them yet, here is your chance! http://store.steampowered.com/app/6220/FlatOut/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/2990/FlatOut_2/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/Flatout_3_Chaos__Destructi…/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/1…/FlatOut_Ultimate_Carnage/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/4…/FlatOut_4_Total_Insanity/ http://store.steampowered.com/…/4289/The_FlatOut_Anthology…/ Hurry, the sale runs from January 8th to January 14th!
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