Well, it's a computer game. Some people (particularly parents and government officials) seem to have trouble understanding this, but Carmageddon is, in fact, just a computer game. Honestly. I've double checked my research, and the 'computer game' theory of Carmageddon is accepted scientific fact.

No, of course not. While Carmageddon 2 is pretty gory, and the main character is insane, it's just a game.
Playing Carmageddon 2 doesn't make someone a demented maniac any more that playing Tomb Raider makes them a fat-chested archaeologist with a fetish for killing endangered animals.

Either a joystick or the keypad is used to control your car, while the arrow keys change the camera postition.
Shift plus the arrow keys moves the mini-map

Key	Effect
Space	Handbrake
Backspace	Repair car
Insert	Recover car (flip)
[ and ]	Select power-ups
Alt	Use power-up
C	Toggle cockpit view
H	Horn
Z	Gear down. (Or jump the starting gun)
T	Target lock opponent
Y	Cycle targets
S	Toggle sound on/off
-	Toggle peds on/off
Enter	Open/close car doors
Delete	Purchase Armour
End	Purchase Power
Page down	Purchase Offensive
Tab	Map
M	Toggle mini-map
F1	HUD Detail
*	Toggle camera

Realistically, PC users need at least a P-233 with 32MB to get an acceptable frame rate, and a good 3D accelerator is pretty important.

Macintosh users should have G3 Power Macintosh with 96MB of RAM, and System 8.x or better. Again, a good 3D accelerator is also vital. (Voodoo or ATI RAGE Pro, for example)

PC, Mac and console versions are out now.

The BBFC banned (refused to classify) the original version of Carmageddon 2, so the zombies were put in instead. There are patches available restore the normal pedestrians, if you have the zombie version.

Some places have received an ultra-censored version with aliens instead of people.
Again, patches are available to change it back.

You find them as a special power-up. There aren't any early on, and you are limited to the maximum amount you can have in each group. There's a few easy ones to grab in the city mission of group 5- replay that level a few times to outfit your car.

The hardware (3D accelerated) version is in 640*480. The software version can only be run in 320*200 mode.

You can't. Carmageddon 2 is fixed at 640*480 if you use a 3D accelerator, 320*200 for software mode.

PC Carmageddon 2 supports Glide and Direct 3D, so most 3D accelerators are supported.
ViRGE cards won't work, and PCX2 cards have compatibility issues.

Mac Carmageddon 2 supports RAVE, 3Dfx and software modes.

Yes. It's said to be a little weak, though. The 2.0 patch improves support somewhat.

Install Carmageddon 2 on all machines. You will need the CD while booting, but you can remove it once the game is loaded and then use it to start another machine.

Carmageddon 2 does NOT support internet play. IPX networks (Computers with network cards that are cabled to each other) is the only way to play Carmageddon 2 multi-player. You must play over a local area network, not the internet.
Even if you use IPX emulation (kali, kahn, heat, zone, etc) it will not work properly. Carmageddon 2 cannot handle the latency generated by phone lines, so while the emulation will function, the game will loose synchronisation and be unplayable.

Nope, no modem play is included. If you have Win98, a high end computer and a clear line, you might be able to use Microsoft Dial Up Networking to simulate and IPX connection over the phone line and get a working game. However, modem to modem links have 150-300 ms latency, and that's often too much for Carmageddon to handle.

The cheats are a bit difficult to get working. They should be typed while playing the game (during a race).

You must type accurately, and don't hit any keys for a few seconds before or after the cheat.
Note the keys still have the normal function, and this can cause problems.
For example [S]ound can cause a pause as the CD turns on, so you might 'loose' a keypress.
Your car should be stationary while you type a cheat. Getting hit by another car or moving seems to interrupt the cheat. (sometimes:)

Cheat	Effect
TILTY	Pinball Mode
WATERSPORT	Underwater Ability
LEMMINGIZE	Stupid Pedestrians
STIFFSPASMS	Mutant Corpses
WOTATWATAMI	Greased Tyres
SMARTBASTARD	Completes The Race
MRMAINWARING	Pedestrian Panic
BIGDANGLE	Mutant Tail Thing
WETWET	Credit Bonus
TINGTING	Free Repairs
STOPSNATCH	Timer Toggle
MOONINGMINNIE	Lunar Gravity
CLINTONCO	Hot Rod
FASTBAST	Turbo Peds
STICKYTYRES	Wall Climber
GOODHEAD	Peds with stupid heads
EVENINGOCCIFER	Drink Driving
TIMMYTITTY	Time Bonus
POWPOW	Opponent Repulsificator
ZAZAZ	Pedestrian Annihilator
TWATOFF	Explosive Peds
CLANGCLANG	Bodywork Trashed
FRYINGTONIGHT	Ped Electric Ray
BIGTWAT	Solid Granite Car
BLOODYHIPPY	Drugs
XRAYSPEKS	Ethereal Peds
FRYFRY	Ped Flamethrower
OYPOWERUPNO	Powerup Cancelificator
DOTACTION	Peds On Map
TAKEMETAKEME	Suicidal Peds
DIDEDODI	Mine Shitting Ability
LAPMYLOVEPUMP	Cheats Enabled
IWISHICOULDFLYRIGHTUPTOTHESKY	Fly Mode
GLUGGLUG	Mega Bonus
STICKITS	Peds Stuck To The Ground
MEGABUM	Giant Peds
SUPACOCKS	Invulnerability
MINGMING	Instant Repairs
BLUEBALLZ	Frozen Opponents
BLUEPIGS	Frozen Cops
SWIFTYSHIFTY	Turbo Opponents
PIGSMIGHTFLY	Turbo Cops
STICKYTYRES	Wall Climber
EYEPOPPER	Instant Handbrake
JIGAJIG	Bouncey Mode
MRWOBBLEY	Jelly Suspension
FRYINGTONIGHT	Ped Electric Ray
STUFFITUP	Damage Magnifier
ANGELMOLESTERS	Immortal Peds
WHIZZ	Turbo
SUPAWHIZZ	Mega-Turbo
PILLPOP	Five Recovery Vouchers
DUFFRIDE	Rock Springs
RUBBERUP	Gripomatic Tyres
LEDSLEDS	Gravity From Jupiter
EASYPEASY	Slow Motion Peds
TINYTOSS	Mini Peds
FURKINELL	Turbo Bastard Nitros
HOTASS	AfterBurner
LIQUIDLUNGE	Oil Slicks From Your Arse
OOHMESSYMESS	Dismemberfest
GETDOWN	Grooving Peds
FARTSUITS	Helium Peds
LARGEONE	Pissed Peds
HIPPOTART	Fat Bastard Peds
BLOODYARTISTS	Stick Insects
COWCOW	Ped Repulsificator
INEEDAPILL	Ped Valium
SKIPPYPOOS	Kangaroo On Command
OSOSTRONG	Extra Armour
OSOFAST	Extra Power
OSONASTY	Extra Offensive
OSOVERSATILE	Extra Everything
OHSOSTRONGSOSTONG	Double Extra Armour
OHSOFASTSOFAST	Double Extra Power
OHSONASTYSONASTY	Double Extra Offensive
OSOVERSATILESOVERSATILE	Double Extra Everything
STRINGVEST	Max. Armour
VASTNESSES	Max. Power
FISTNESSES	Max. Offensive
SKEGNESSES	Max. Everything
THATSALOTOFARMOUR	Extra Armour Slot
THATSALOTOFPOWER	Extra Power Slot
THATSALOTOFOFFAL	Extra Offensive Slot
THATSALOTOFSLOTS	Extra Slots All Round
STRONGBONES	Bonus Armour Slots
FASTBONES	Bonus Power Slots
NASTYBONES	Bonus Offensive Slots
LOADSABONES	Bonus Slots All Round
BONBON	Slaughter Mortar
GOTOINFRARED	Cloaking Device

There is also a 'cheat mode' with shortcut keys. First, type "LAPMYLOVEPUMP" (while in a race) to enable it, then use F4 to toggle the mode (Edit Mode Cheats/Options). You can then use then the following keys:

Hit [shift-D]. The screenshot will be placed in the DATA sub-directory, in BMP format.
Note that this only works for the 3Dfx version- otherwise you'll have to do it via windows. Use the printscreen key to copy the screen to the clipboard, then paste it in your favourite image-editing program.

Open the file 'options.txt' in the data directory. Search for the line "RusselsFannies 0" and change it to "RusselsFannies 1". This will enable the magnets on the junkyard level.

On the airport level, if you ram a 747 as it's taking off, you can cause it to crash into the river.

There is a secret area in Beaver Woods.
Use the fly cheat code (IWISHICOULDFLYRIGHTUPTOTHESKY), then you fly into the railway tunnel to the south.
Turn left in the middle of the tunnel, and you will see a secret room.

On the level 'I want to berieve' there is a flying saucer you can knock down. There are also some aliens and cows in the pyramids.

The tracks and cars are stored in similar formats, so it may be possible to create new tracks. There is no easy-to-use editor, though.
Creating a new track would be a major undertaking, and not something that could be done quickly or easily.

Edit the 'target' variable in the multiplayer game set-up.

This is something that is unfortunately not possible in Carmageddon 2. You cannot have computer controlled AI cars in multi-player games. It was stated that this would be included, but it seems to have gotten cut.

Can't be done. No drone cars, either.

Here's a quick walkthrough on how to install new cars into Carmageddon 2:
1) First, download Carstockalypse (14 Kb) and unzip it in your Carmageddon 2 directory.
2) Next, download the car you want to add and unzip it in the carmageddon 2 directory.
3) Lastly, run Carstockalypse and use it to import the car into the game.
4) For multiplayer games, all players must have the same cars, and they must be added in the same order.

Other downloads and some cars may need to be installed in special ways for work correctly. Remember to read the instructions that come with each individual car for important information.

Carmageddon 2 is pretty demanding on the processor, and some of the later levels are particularly bad this way.
Make sure you turn down the detail levels in the options menu. Sound detail can make a fairly large difference, so set that to minimum. You can also turn off the HUD with the F1 key. This can have a drastic effect of frame rate, particularly for machines with 3Dfx cards.

You can move the mini-map by holding shift and using the arrow keys.

Add '/setup' or '/config' on to the end of Carma2's command line. (Right click 'carma2.exe', select properties, edit the command line)

If you have a Sound Blaster 128, you will need to turn down your card's sound hardware acceleration. Go to My Computer -> Control Panel -> Multimedia and select the Audio tab. Find the Playback section and select Advanced. Select the Performance tab. This is where the audio acceleration is located. Turn it down (Two notches left). This should greatly improve the sound.
You can also try turning down the sound detail in the game options menu.

If you have First Aid, Guard Dog, or anything similar installed, they may cause this error. The patch should solve this problem.

The most probable cause for this is that your computer is infected with the Win32/CIH (Variants 1.2-1.4).
This is NOT caused by Carmageddon 2, your computer was probably infected from some other source.
It is very important that you download and run recent virus scanners right away. The cih virus is particularly nasty, and will cause not only unrecoverable data loss, but it may damage your system.

This can happen if you remove the CD from the drive without turning off the CD music. Carma2 constantly tries to start the music, causing pauses.
It can also happen if the Carmageddon II CD is not in your first CD ROM drive, if you have multiple drives. You must install and run carmageddon 2 with the CD in the first drive. (Remember to uninstall first if changing drives)

You must install and boot carmageddon 2 from the first CD drive, if you have multiple drives. There are also some compatibility problems with some CD ROM drives. The patch should help.

You may have installed the full version over the top of the demo. Since that's the demo level, it causes problems.
Uninstall Carmageddon 2, uninstall the demo and then re-install Carmageddon 2.

This usually occurs with machines using Rush and Banshee video cards.
If you change the desktop resolution to 640 by 480 before playing, it should work.
The 2.0 patch also fixes this problem.

Re-calibrate the joystick in the Windows control panel, or disable the joystick if you are using the keys.

Remember, carmageddon 2 only supports Local Area Network play only- you can't play over the internet. Your LAN must have the IPX protocol correctly installed.

Some people have had trouble with LAN play, particularly with 95/98 games. This problem is usually caused because frame types don't match. Right click Network Neighbourhood, select properties. Select IPX, click properties. Select the 'advanced' tab, then click on frame type. Set it to 802.3, set Max connections to 16 and Max sockets to 32. Click OK.
If you do this on all machines, it should solve the networking problems.

LANs also occasionally run into trouble when Windows installs the wrong driver for your network card. You can force Windows to use the drivers on the disk that came with the card, and this can correct some problems.