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Revision as of 14:41, 20 November 2022
For the 2012 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012).
Developers | |
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EA Black Box | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
1C-SoftClub | |
Engines | |
EAGL 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 15, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 82 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Sponsored |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Vehicles | Automobile, Street racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Need for Speed |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | |
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Subseries of Need for Speed | |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | 2005 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) | 2012 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Need for Speed series.
It was released in North America on November 15, 2005, in Europe on November 25, 2005 and in Japan on December 22, 2005.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A faithful higher resolution desktop icon can be found on the community site.
- A playable demo is available (speed.exe can be used in retail 1.2 version of the game; it may be incompatible with Widescreen mod).
Version differences
- Black Edition content includes:[3]
- '67 Camaro SS and BMW M3 GTR
- Specially tuned rides
- Three exclusive races
- Black Edition challenge
- Bonus DVD
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Sponsored | Game is sponsored by multiple real life brands. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | No microtransactions are available in this game. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3 is the last patch for the game. Resolves a number of issues and is strongly recommended.[4]
NFSMW: Upscaled HUD
- Recreation of NFSMW 2005's UI from scratch using mostly vector materials, with original texture proportions to help keep the same look. Images are AI upscaled.
- If you plan on using Xbox 360 stuff pack, make sure you install this mod first, and the Xbox 360 pack second.
NFS XtendedInput
- Improves gamepad support with support for both Xbox and PlayStation prompts and implements console-like controls with replacing zoom in/out function to its Xbox 360 counterpart.
- No force feedback feature yet, and rebinding can be made only through .ini file as it is disabled in game menu due to crashing the game.
- Controls are reset to default.
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Need for Speed Most Wanted\[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NFS Most Wanted\<user-id>\ |
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 save game grants the player extra 10,000 in-game cash.[5]
Video
- ThirteenAG's fix requires the latest patch. See Patches.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Multi-monitor | Use ThirteenAG's fix and NFSMW HUD Adapter. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use ThirteenAG's fix and NFSMW HUD Adapter. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use ThirteenAG's fix. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Limited support. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | May cause sun flare to be disabled when enabled. | ||
60 FPS | 40 FPS cap in multiplayer. | ||
120+ FPS | Higher frame rate is difficult to achieve on modern systems. Installing ThirteenAG's fix comes with a 60 FPS limit, which can be changed in d3d9.ini . |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Set custom FOV with NFS-VltEd[6] |
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Set custom FOV with RockportEd[6] |
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Notes
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Windowed
Set windowed mode[7] |
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Motion blur
Disable motion blur manually[6] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Use ThirteenAG's fix to adjust deadzone | |
Full controller support | Use NFS XtendedInput. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Use NFS XtendedInput. | |
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Xbox button prompts | Use NFS XtendedInput. Set ControllerIconMode = 0 in NFS_XtendedInput.ini |
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Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Use NFS XtendedInput. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | Use NFS XtendedInput. Set ControllerIconMode = 1 in NFS_XtendedInput.ini |
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Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | Use NFS XtendedInput. | |
Haptic feedback | DirectInput only. For XInput controllers use this hack. Keep in mind that the implementation of force feedback in PC version was made with steering wheel in mind and differs from console versions, not in the best way.[8] |
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Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Improved controller support
- See NFS XtendedInput.
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Mono and Stereo only. HRTF stereo virtualization with DSOAL. | |
Subtitles | Use Extra Options and set ShowSubs=1 in the .ini |
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Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | The main menu uses licensed music |
- By default, the game plays sound in 22.05 kHz. To change into high quality 44.1 kHz, set level of details to 2 or max (sometimes to level 3), and restart the game.[citation needed]
Natural stereo virtualization
Use DSOAL |
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Original Music in 44.1 kHz
- Replaces the in-game 36 kHz music with its 44.1 kHz counterparts.[citation needed]
- Google cache with links on site's heavy loads
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Includes UK and US version | |||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Available here. Localization with added subtitles is here (requires setting ShowSubs=1 in Extra Options). Also contains faithful to original fonts. |
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Slovak | Fan translation, download. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai |
Manually change game's language
Registry edit to change game language |
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Note: Certain languages may not work for FMV and voices if the installed game doesn't come with it. |
Japanese FMV/voice mod
- This mod will allow to play the game in Japanese FMV and voices while retaining the current language version. Note that this may not compatible with languages that have native audio for the FMV and need to rename it to corresponding file name.
Japanese FMV/voice mod |
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MW - XBOX 360 Cutscenes to PC (PAL & NTSC)
- Converted HD Xbox 360 movies to .vp6 to work with the PC port.
- English FMVs only. HD Spanish FMVs also available.
- HD Content Support required to work correctly.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Use Nucleus Co-op. | ||
LAN play | 4 | All players needs to set the game to same version and language as hoster, connected to the router, and run the game as admin to find the LAN server. | ||
Online play | 4 | Online play was retired on August 2011.[9] Fan-maintained online client available here[citation needed] |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
Game crashes when executed in Asian languages in Windows 10
- Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean and Thai are not working in Windows 10 and there's no fix except to change the language to one other than these.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Poor frame rate and crashes
Install DirectPlay |
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Can't install both NFS Underground and NFS Most Wanted (2005) on the same PC
- This problem occurs because both games use the same name for their main executables (
speed.exe
). After installing one game and attempting to install the other, its autorun program assumes it's already been installed.
Workaround[citation needed] |
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Controller deadzone issues
Fix left stick deadzone[10] |
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Stability issues
Install MWFixes[11] |
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Can't set shadows on Intel GPU
- On a PC with Intel GPU (or with Nvidia Optimus technology), the Shadow detail option is inactive.
Install ThirteenAG's fix[12] |
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Menu lag on multi-core systems
Change CPU Affinity[citation needed] |
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Game settings keep resetting
Run the game in compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Set options: "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" and "Run program as an administrator". |
Microstutter on modern machines
Limit FPS to 64.[citation needed] |
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Missing sun flare
Turn off Vsync.[citation needed] |
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Joining multiplayer room resulting in crash
Run the game as administrator.[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 2.0 | [13] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
Disable AI catch-up (rubber band effect)
Use NFSMWExOpts[citation needed] |
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Modifications
Extra Options
- Includes Quality of Life improvements and fixes to the vanilla game to make the experience better.
- Adds a lot of optional options to play around with.
Unlimiter with Extra Customization
- Script mod which fixes some issues and makes some improvements for added cars(if you're planning on adding any).
- Not compatible with ModLoader
The smol fix
- Includes various small fixes
- Not compatible with ModLoader
Leftover Brakes Fix
- This mod aims to restore the custom brakes leftover from NFS Underground 2.
- Not compatible with ModLoader
Xbox 360 stuff pack
- Shaders, water, textures, reflections, screen filter, skybox, normal maps and more taken from or modified to look like the Xbox 360 version, where they are superior.
- Not compatible with ModLoader.
- If you want to use this with upscaled HUD, make sure you install the HUD before this mod.
Front-End Shadows
- Standalone script that enables dynamic shadows in the front-end, like in the Xbox 360 version.
HD Reflections
- Scales the resolution of road, vehicle, and rear view mirror reflections.
- Adds traffic lights, car shadows, shader and particle effects to the rearview mirror.
- Restores geometry such as front-end reflections and world detail.
Recompiled Vinyls
- A port of high quality 1024x vinyls from the Xbox 360 version and optionally re-adds the cut vinyls for every tunable car.
Xbox Rain Droplets
- Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.
World Controller
- Can be used to change the camera, time speed, and HUD visibility.
Beta Content Mod
- A mod that returns almost every cut content from NFS Most Wanted.
- Has very poor mod support and is likely to be incompatible with most.
- Requires new save game
Most Wanted HQ Mod
- Compilation of lore-friendly mods and patches
- Non-Texmod Modern Rockport texture pack integrated
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 2000 MX or GTS Series ATI Radeon 7500 Intel 950/i915g S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 ATI Radeon 9800 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Controller | Keyboard and Mouse | USB-based DirectInput compatible Gamepad or Racing Wheel |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ EA Games - Need for Speed: Most Wanted- Black Edition (retrieved) - last accessed on 2019-11-11
- ↑ EA - Patch 1.3 Changelog (retrieved) - last accessed on 2019-11-11
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-10-22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-12-19
- ↑ Pull request #1117: NFS:MW - implement windowed mode by xan1242 - last accessed on 2022-09-08
- ↑ Rumble support in the near future: NFS-XtendedInput issue on GitHub - last accessed on 2022-07-27
- ↑ EA - Online Services Shutdown - last accessed on 2022-11-10
- ↑ Need for Speed - Analog sticks deadzone · Issue #165 · ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack - last accessed on 2017-04-05
- ↑ NFSMods - MWFixes
- ↑ Verified by User:Tecc on 2021-06-25
- Tested with Intel GMA 4500M.
- ↑ xan1242 comments on Xenia lets you control the car in NFS MW05! - last accessed on 2017-05-16