Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2

Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.² is a third-person shooter video game made by Ritual Entertainment in 2000. A sequel to the Heavy Metal 2000 animated movie, the game stars Julie in her quest to save her home planet of Eden from GITH, an ancient entity seeking to conquer the universe. Using a variety of weapons, Julie must now fight off GITH's forces while at the same time uncovering a secret hidden deep within the planet.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Hack	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Hack	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Hack	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:	Hor+	.ini Edit	Tiny

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	Windowboxed

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Friday, 4 August, 2000

Tested Version:

Retail v.1.02

Play styles:

Single player

Setting:

Fantasy

Genre:

Platformer, Third-Person Shooter

Developer:

Ritual Entertainment, Gathering of Developers

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Attachment	Size
Heavy_Metal_Fakk2_widescreen.7z	1.26 MB
Heavy Metal Fakk2 - FOV.zip	3.42 MB

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

New solution, fully Hor+:
Copy all content from this archive - Heavy_Metal_Fakk2_widescreen.7z in the game folder (Heavy Metal F.A.K.K 2\fakk\), depending on the desired resolution.

Custom resolution:
Open autoexec.cfg file in the game folder (Heavy Metal F.A.K.K 2\fakk\) and change resolution in these lines:
seta r_customwidth "1920"
seta r_customheight "1080"

Old solution with Vert- cut-scenes:

There are 2 Steps to get the Game HOR+ INI edit & HEX edit.

1. INI Edit the Resolution : Go to --> ...\Fakk2\fakk\config.cfg

Add these lines under the Cvars section:

seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customwidth "2560"
seta r_customheight "1440"

2. HEX edit the FOV:

Go to --> ...\Fakk2\fakk\gamex86.dll

Look for 00 00 B4 42 in Offset 84300 and change it to your des. FOV Value.

Or use my Attachment — Heavy Metal Fakk2 - FOV.zip

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Same Solution as in Widescreen. INI edit the resolution and use the FOV from the Attachment 21_9

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Same Solution as in Widescreen. INI edit the resolution and use the FOV from the Attachment 3x16_9 or 3x16_10
Issues: HUD is not centered.

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues