0herculabs / hl360-Forza2

# Forza Motorsport 2 — Native PC Port
**A static recompilation of the Xbox 360 racing game for modern Windows PCs.**
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Play *Forza Motorsport 2* (Xbox 360, 2007) natively on Windows. The game's
PowerPC code is statically recompiled ahead of time into C++ and then compiled
for x86-64: there is no CPU emulation and no JIT compiler. Graphics are
rendered through Vulkan and audio is decoded natively.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> No copyrighted game files are included. You must provide your own original
> European or American Xbox 360 copy of *Forza Motorsport 2* as a disc image.
> [!WARNING]
> Version 0.3.1 is playable but still a work in progress. Menus and videos are
> functional, while exhibition races and Free Run can hold 60 FPS; 120 FPS race
> output is also available on sufficiently fast hardware. Online races through
> System Link work; with three or more players a join can occasionally fail.
> Career mode, split-screen, and DLC content still need broader testing. Xbox
> Live is not available.
## Highlights
- Native x86-64 execution through static PowerPC-to-C++ recompilation.
- Vulkan rendering with internal resolutions up to 4K.
- 60 FPS and optional 120 FPS race modes.
- Online races through the game's own System Link menus, no port forwarding.
- Native 2x MSAA, anisotropic filtering, AMD FSR, and AMD CAS.
- Xbox-compatible controllers and fully remappable keyboard controls.
- Named local profiles with separate save data.
- Built-in ISO extraction and SHA-256 file verification.
- Shader precompilation to reduce first-visit stutter.
- European and American releases supported.
- Limited Edition bonus-disc DLC and Project Forza Plus 2 integration.
- English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian game languages.
## Requirements
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
- A GPU with Vulkan support and current drivers
- About 5 GB of free disk space
- Your own Forza Motorsport 2 disc image (`.iso`), European or American
 release (title ID `4D5307EA`)
No additional runtime needs to be installed; the Visual C++ runtime is bundled
with each release.
## Getting started
1. Download `Forza2-Native- -windows-x64.zip` from
 Releases and extract it to any folder.
2. Run **`Forza2Launcher.exe`**. It opens in English; press **ES** (top right)
 for Spanish.
3. Go to **Install** → **Choose ISO and import** and pick your disc image. The
 game is extracted to the `game\` folder and every file is checked against
 `game_files.sha256`. It takes a minute
 or two. If the game is already extracted, use **Change folder** instead.
4. Go to **Profiles** and create your profile.
5. Press **PLAY**.
The first time you press PLAY, and after changing the internal resolution,
the launcher prepares the shaders first (with a progress bar) and then starts
the game.
## The launcher
| Tab | What you can do |
|---|---|
| **Profiles** | Create, choose and delete profiles. Each profile has its own saves. The **Online** card turns online play on or off and