Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
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Developers | |
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EA Canada | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 28, 2000 |
Taxonomy | |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing |
Series | Need for Speed |
⤏ 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 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Released as Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 outside North America.
- The game is unplayable without patches on new systems. See NFS5 Essentials.
General information
Availability
Essential improvements
Need For Speed V - Porsche Unleashed Patch
- Adds support for external 3rash API renderers (DirectX Glide and OpenGL), implements proper widescreen support with correct FOV, etc.
NFS5 Essentials
- NFS5 Essentials is essential to play the game on new systems. It also adds the 4 official downloadable cars and enhances graphics.
- Remember to install NFS5 Essentials after installing the game
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Delete, move or rename the following files:
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveData\[Note 2] |
- Configuration is stored in each individual profile
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveData\[Note 2] |
Video settings
Windowed
Use Verok's NFSV Patch[citation needed] |
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Force windowed[citation needed] |
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Force windowed (using dgVoodoo2)[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | through IPLounge | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Menu lag when using a controller/Axes do not function correctly (Win8+)
Use dinputto8 and devreorder to force intended device[citation needed] |
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Low FPS on modern systems or Crash after click RACE
(DirectX 10.1+) Use dgVoodoo wrapper[citation needed] |
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Low textures in cockpit view
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Running game in vista (no service pack) + administrator compatibility should do the trick. |
Remove save files[citation needed] |
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Missing file: mrbupd.dll
Copy mrbupd.dll from the CD[citation needed] |
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Unable to open file install.txt
Copy install.txt from the CD[citation needed] |
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Random crashes
Add EmulateHeap[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Normandie crash
Use Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed Widescreen Fix[citation needed] |
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Turn off Lens flare[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Replace the skybox file[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | |
Glide | Native support. | |
Software renderer |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | 95, 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz | Intel Pentium 300 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | 625 MB |
Video card (GPU) | Direct3D compatible 4 MB of VRAM | Direct3D compatible 8 MB of VRAM |
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]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (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