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Revision as of 09:27, 22 June 2020
Developers | |
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EA Black Box | |
macOS (OS X) | TransGaming Inc. |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
EAGL 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 31, 2006 |
macOS (OS X) (Cider) | August 17, 2007 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ Go to series page | |
The Need for Speed | 1994 |
Need for Speed II | 1997 |
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (series) | |
Need for Speed: High Stakes | 1999 |
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed | 2000 |
Need for Speed: Underground (series) | |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (series) | |
Need for Speed: Carbon | 2006 |
Need for Speed: ProStreet | 2007 |
Need for Speed: Undercover | 2008 |
Need for Speed: Shift (series) | |
Need for Speed: World | 2010 |
Need for Speed: The Run | 2011 |
Need for Speed Rivals | 2013 |
Need for Speed (2016) | 2016 |
Need for Speed Payback | 2017 |
Need for Speed: Edge | 2017 |
Need for Speed Heat | 2019 |
Need for Speed Unbound | 2022 |
Need For Speed Mobile | 2024 |
General information
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- DLC that was only released for the Xbox 360 can be accessed in the PC version using save file editting.[3]
- This game is not available digitally.
- Demo
Version differences
Collectors Edition content includes four exclusive vehicles, specially tuned cars, six exclusive races, three exclusive challenges (with three races per Checkpoint, Pursuits, Race Wars) and a bonus DVD.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest 1.4 patch can be found here. Select the version more suitable to your version.
NFSC HD Reflections
- Scales the resolution of road, vehicle, and rear view mirror reflections.
- Fixes misaligned vehicles reflections and other problems.
- Controls the amount of blur used for road reflections and increases its resolution.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Skip intro videos[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Need for Speed Carbon\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NFS Carbon\<user-id>\ |
macOS (OS X) |
Video settings
- ThirteenAG's fix may require the latest patch. See Patches.
Field of view (FOV)
Set custom FOV[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
- Though the game does not use EAX, Creative Alchemy still can be used to enhance sound quality. It will just emulate DirectSound and 3D positional audio with OpenAL. Difference can be easily noticeable when music is off. For non-Creative cards users see here or use dsoal. Run in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode to avoid crashing career mode while using Alchemy/DSOAL (alternatively as admin, or use 13AG widescreen which will most likely fix the issue). Sometimes whole career need to be started from the beginning with compatibility mode and Alchemy enabled. The solutions are to avoid disapearing car in career menu and crash after attempt to race. Alternative fix for the issue can be found here. Compatibility mode can cause resetting of the game settings. Please note that attempt of changing details in the game (renderer reset after returning from video settings), and either alt tabbing, have an influence on audio quality, also giving diffreent results depending on g_AudioMode setting to 0, 1 (default) or 2 [4] in registry. Consider also setting 24 or 32 bit 192kHz in Control Panel>Sound>[Default Device]>Advanced.
Subtitles
Enable English subtitles[citation needed] |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | See Subtitles. | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | Official localization by 1C-Softclub | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio» | |||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | Console versions only.[5] | ||
LAN play | |||
Online play | Currently unplayable without a mod called "Online Enabler". |
Issues fixed
Poor frame rate and crashes
Install DirectPlay |
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Controller deadzone issues
Fix left stick deadzone[6] |
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Unable to load save game
Fix save game loading crash[citation needed] |
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Stuttering in Windows 10
Fix stuttering once every second[citation needed] |
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Crashes in Challenge Series
Fix crashes during certain races[citation needed] |
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Game does not save the graphics options
Enable the local settings file[citation needed] |
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Game can't be uninstalled
-
eauninstall.exe
error: "The program can't start because EAInstall.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
Fix uninstall error[7] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Change physics frame rate
- This makes everything in the game smoother, such as the drift force being applied much smoother to the car.
Custom physics hertz[8] |
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Rainy weather modifications
Force rainy weather[citation needed] |
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Change size of rain drops[9] |
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Xbox Rain Droplets[citation needed] |
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Mods
NFSC Extra Options
- Adds various new settings and fixes vanilla game bugs.
NFSC Fog Options
- This mod gives you full control over the CG fog settings.
NFSC Wingman
- This mod brings you some new crew stuff.
NFSC Enhanced Visual Treatment
- Enables an unused graphics option and other tweaks.[10]
World Filters & Sky for Carbon
- This mod ports Visual Treatment filters and Sky Shaders from World to Carbon.
Need for Speed Carbon HD Edition
- Includes high resolution textures.
- To fix CPU related issues with optional ENB attached, check this dedicated Reshade.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 SP4, XP SP2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4.7 GB (Retail) | 11 GB (Download) |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce3 Series/4 Ti Series ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon 9800 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum[11] | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.4.9 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 GB | |
Other | 8x DVD-ROM drive |
- Integrated Intel graphics cards are not supported.
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
- ↑ Need for Speed™ : Carbon - Save File Editor Tutorial
- ↑ http://xfi.blogspot.com/2006/10/need-for-speed-carbon-51.html
- ↑ NFS Carbon, PC splitscreen | GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community
- ↑ Need for Speed - Analog sticks deadzone · Issue #165 · ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack - last accessed on 2017-04-05
- ↑ (FIX) EAINSTALL.dll problem uninstalling NEED FOR SPEED CARBON - YouTube
- ↑ NFSMods - NFSC Physics Framerate Changer (Better Car Physics)
- ↑ 2. Configuration · Aero52/NFS-SH-WidescreenFixWiki Wiki
- ↑ Fun Stuff! #2 - [NFSC] Enhanced Visual Treatment + Fog + Clear Sky - YouTube
- ↑ Need for Speed: Carbon for Macintosh (2007) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on 2019-12-10