NFSUG2 Adjusted Lap Count

Adjusted Lap Count

'Adjusted Lap Count' is a mod for Need for Speed: Underground 2 that tweaks the number of laps in Circuit, Drift, StreetX, and URL races. Its goal is to eliminate unnecessary laps that make the experience tedious, while adding laps when a race feels too short or underwhelming. It's not just about removing laps like other mods.

Adjustment Criteria

Vehicles used for testing

I used the lowest-performing car available at each stage, fully upgraded to the maximum allowed at the start of that stage, with no tuning changes and no body kits (except for URL races, where visual upgrades were maxed out):

Stages 1–2: Peugeot 206
Stage 3: Hyundai Tiburon GT V6
Stage 4: Volkswagen Golf GTI
Stage 5: Mitsubishi 3000GT

Lap logic per race

Based on an overall lap time average of 1:07 and an ideal race duration of 3 laps (about 3 minutes and 21 seconds), the following rules were applied:

If a lap takes less than 55 seconds → 4 laps
If it takes between 55 seconds and 1 minute 20 seconds → 3 laps
If it takes over 1 minute 20 seconds → 2 laps

Maximum limit: 4 laps

No race ever gets more than 4 laps. This prevents monotony and avoids a bug where, if a race has more than 4 laps, AI opponents get an odd speed boost — which can cause you to lose even if you're racing perfectly. This issue was already present in Underground 1 and still persists in UG2.

Quick calculations

Assuming the average lap time across all races is 67 seconds:

Original Version (542 laps):
(542 × 67) / 3600 = 10.09 hours (10 hours and 5 minutes)

Modified Version (531 laps):
(531 × 67) / 3600 = 9.88 hours (9 hours and 53 minutes)

How To Install:

1) Download and install the latest version of Binary by MaxHwoy.
2) Download the mod and extract it.
3) Open Binary and set it to "user mode."
4) Inside the folder, find the .end file named "NFSUG2-AdjustedLapCount.end."
5) Find and select the folder containing Need for Speed Underground 2.
6) The installation window will appear. Select whether you want to install or uninstall the mod.
7) Several windows will appear; just click "Accept," then "Yes," and then "No."
7) Done.