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Installation

  • STEP 0: -- Prerequisites
  • STEP 1: -- Extract s2u_ucp zipped folder to your S2U installation folder
  • STEP 2: -- Backup Save Game
  • STEP 3a: -- Run Unpack Script
  • STEP 3b: -- Activate Unpacked Version
  • STEP 4a: -- Run UCP Install Script
  • STEP 4b: -- Activate UCP
  • STEP 5: -- Ingame Actions

STEP 0: -- Prerequisites

This mod requires that you have already installed the latest official patch (v1.02) which is included in the free PC DLC Pack (Legends and Speedhunters packs), go to http://store.origin.com/ and search for "unleashed", then choose the version that suits you:

  • "DVD Boxed Copy" (people have reported that it was necessary to install patch v1.01 before installing the DLC with this version; if they didn't, no DLC cars or tracks would be present)
  • "Non-Origin version"
  • "Origin version"

Then click "add to basket", then "checkout" (which will require that you create an origin.com account or to sign-in if you already have an account).

JSGME UCP v1.06 (and later) users

Each time you install a new JSGME UCP version, it is important that you first:

  • DEACTIVATE and DELETE any previous UCP version installed via JSGME.
  • DELETE any existing UCP_modified_assets (or UCP_temp_files) folder in your S2U installation folder.

non-JSGME UCP v1.06 users

Due to the need to work from a clean base, you are required to do a complete reinstall of S2U and patch it to v1.02 w/DLC. This will ensure that you start from a known base when you install the unpacked UCP v1.1 version.

STEP 1: -- Extract s2u_ucp zipped folder to your S2U installation folder

NOTE: If you are upgrading from a previous UCP v1.1-prerelease, do remember to remove the existing <S2U Installation>\UCP_modified_assets folder. If you are upgrading from v1.06 or earlier, see the two paragraphs above in STEP 0: -- Prerequisites.

The downloaded s2u_ucp zipped folder contains the following files:

UCP STEP 1a: File list

Extract the contents of the downloaded s2u_ucp zipped folder into the root of your S2U installation folder (which is typically located in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED\").

After extracting the files to your S2U installation folder, your S2U installation folder should look roughly like this:

UCP STEP 1b: Copy files to s2u installation folder

After extraction, run JSGME.exe from your S2U installation folder. It will open a new window with the title "Generic Mod Enabler".

UCP Step 1c: JSGME first run

STEP 2: -- Backup Save Game

I strongly recommend that you make a backup of your save game file, which on my Win7 system is located at:

"C:\Users\ermo\Documents\SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED\profiles\default.sav"

STEP 3a: -- Run Unpack Script

In your S2U Installation folder, run the UCP_s2u_unpacker.cmd script:

  • On win7, win8.x and win10, run the script as administrator.
  • On win11, just double click the script (no need to run it as administrator -- see issue #8)

UCP STEP 3a: Run s2u_unpacker.cmd as administrator

  • To run the script as administrator, you will need to right-click it and choose "Run as administrator".

UCP STEP 3ab: s2u_unpacker.cmd run as administrator hint UCP STEP 3ac: s2u_unpacker.cmd finished

STEP 3b: -- Activate Unpacked Version

Once the UCP_s2u_unpacker.cmd script has done its job, you need to activate the unpacked game files:

UCP STEP 3ba: Activate S2U_unpacked_version in JSGME

  • In the JSGME window, select the "S2U_Unpacked_version" row in the "Available Mods:" column and press ">" to activate the unpacked version of S2U.
  • Note that this process will take a while, as JSGME needs to make backups of several gigabytes of packed S2U game data and move approximately 6 GB of unpacked game data to your S2U installation folder. On my system, it takes around 10-15 minutes, where the JSGME application says 'not responding' -- this simply means that JSGME is busy doing its thing.

UCP STEP 3bb: Finished activating S2U_unpacked_version in JSGME

STEP 4a: -- Run UCP Install Script

Now you'll need to run the UCP_create_JSGME_install.cmd script that you copied into your Shift 2 Installation folder as administrator:

UCP STEP 4a: Run create_JSGME_install.cmd as administrator

  • To run the script as administrator, you will need to right-click it and choose "Run as administrator"

UCP STEP 4ab: Run as administrator hint for UCP_create_JSGME_install.cmd UCP STEP 4ac: UCP_create_JSGME_install.cmd finished

  • The UCP install script automatically creates a folder called \MODS\UCP_v1.1_JSGME_install (or a variation hereof) which contains all necessary files that will be used by the JSGME software to actually install the UCP changes into the <S2U Installation> folder.

STEP 4b: -- Activate UCP

NOTE: The UCP was designed to be activated on top of the S2U_unpacked_version that was activated in Step 3b. The UCP will not function correctly unless it is activated on top of a previously activated S2U_unpacked_version!

Once the UCP_create_JSGME_install.cmd script has done its job, you need to activate the UCP mod:

UCP Step 4ba: Activate UCP_v1.1_JSGME_install folder in JSGME

  • In the JSGME window, select UCP_v1.1_JSGME_install in the left column then activate it by clicking the ">" button at the top between the two columns.
  • After a little while, the activation process will prompt you about file conflicts between the already installed S2U_Unpacked_version and the UCP.
    • This is per design, so press "Yes" to begin the UCP activation process.

UCP STEP 4bb: Finished activating UCP_v1.1_JSGME_install in JSGME

  • Once this is complete, click "Close" and you have finished installing the UCP.

STEP 5: -- Ingame Actions

After installing the UCP for the first time (but not on subsequent updates), you should:

  • Reset your saved car setups in the GARAGE> TUNING menu (using the R key),
    • This is due to the significant changes made to the car tuning (i.e, fixing the reverse toe value bug).
  • Some users may also need to reset their controller profile after installation, otherwise their controller may not respond to steering.
  • Consider starting a fresh profile. We have seen reports of game crashes on race load when using a profile created before the UCP was applied.

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