General information
- Official website
- Need for Speed Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Steam version is not patched.[citation needed]
- Steam's Origin key is stored in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\ea games\need for speed undercover\ergc
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Movies\
- Delete or rename
ea_bumper_##.vp6 (where ## is the region name of your game version)
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Patches
The latest build is 1.0.1.18. Patch for Steam version is available here.
Mods
HD texture packs has been made by An7hraX and Dragozool. Both require texmod in order to work.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Force windowed[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set the name and executable path.
- Set the window position and size.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX9.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
- In languages with subtitles, they are on by default and cannot be turned off.
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Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
Danish |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
Dutch |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Video settings not saved correctly (Windows 8)
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
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- Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
- Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
- Open
<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\nfs.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
- Change
RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate] .
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FPS issues on modern machines
Use specific game version[2]
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- Install retail 1.0 version.
- Install 1.0.17 patch (not latest).
- Use original binary.
- Origin key can be used during activation of retail version.
- Steam users can obtain key from the registry after installing the game. Follow this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410985935
- Be aware that patch 1.0.18 introduces challenge series. You can have 2 copies of the game at the same time.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz
| Intel Pentium IV 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 ATI Radeon 9500 Intel G45 Express 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References