Persistent Setup 1.0.1

Persistent Setup — a plugin by luc9nt for Need for Speed: Underground 2 that makes the game remember the last confirmed dyno setup for each car.

Why you need it

Normally Underground 2 loads a separate setup for each race type: one for racing, one for free roam, one for re-entering the dyno. Because of this, you have to re-tune the parameters you set every time. The mod substitutes the saved values before the game applies its own setup.

What it does

• A setup saved on the dyno stays with a specific car and is not reset when changing modes.
• The values survive a game restart and save loading — they are stored in NFSU2PersistentSetup.ini next to the .asi in the scripts folder.
• Setups are tied to the active career profile, so two different careers don't interfere with each other.
• By default the plugin works only in career (CareerOnly=1); if desired, you can enable it everywhere.

Compatibility

The mod is designed for the US version of SPEED2.EXE v1.2. Other regional builds and patch versions have not been tested and may not work.

How to install

1. Make sure the ASI loader is already working in the game: if other .asi mods run for you, this one will too.
2. Unpack the archive.
3. Copy the NFSU2PersistentSetup.asi file into the scripts folder inside the game directory, next to SPEED2.EXE.
4. Launch the game and enter career.
5. Open the dyno and set the desired car parameters.
6. In the dyno menu, select Mode Select, answer Yes to the save prompt, and exit the dyno — from that moment the setup is remembered.
7. To change the setup, repeat steps 5–6: the last save wins. To reset — close the game and delete the [Car_...] section of the desired car from NFSU2PersistentSetup.ini in the scripts folder.

Configuration

NFSU2PersistentSetup.ini is created automatically next to the .asi. CareerOnly=1 — the plugin works only in career, CareerOnly=0 — everywhere. DebugLog=1 enables writing the NFSU2PersistentSetup.log journal.

Author and source

Author: luc9nt (tnecul).
Source: https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/8142
Source code and description: https://github.com/tnecul/NFSU2PersistentSetup
License CC0 1.0 — public domain, distribution permitted.