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Revision as of 18:41, 26 October 2021

Need for Speed: Carbon
Need for Speed: Carbon cover
Developers
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
Reception
Metacritic 78
Taxonomy
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
Need for Speed: Carbon on HowLongToBeat
Need for Speed: Carbon on IGDB
Need for Speed: Carbon guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Carbon on MobyGames
Need for Speed: Carbon on Wikipedia
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

Warnings

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.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc v4 DRM[Note 1], Collectors Edition also available
Windows
Retail
DRM details are not known
macOS (OS X)
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Collectors Edition Only
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
The PC port is missing some post-processing effects such as the bloom/motion blur effect applied on street lights seen in the PS3 version and is more akin to the Xbox 360 version of the game, which is also missing these effects; the standard motion blur effect also resembles that version instead of having the more subtle rendition seen on the PS3 or a choice between the two. The quality of the live action/pre-rendered cutscenes is also worse than the 7th-gen console releases (especially compared to the PS3 version).[citation needed]
Physical Collectors copies used to activate on Origin, they no longer do.[3]
DLC that was only released for the Xbox 360 can be accessed in the PC version using save file editing (Virus Vinyl Pack can also be unlocked by Extra Options).[4]
Demo
This is the only "Need for Speed" title to be released for MacOS X.

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 correct 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.

NFSC QHD Video Pack

Replaces the original SD quality live action/pre-rendered cutscenes with QHD 1440p resolution videos, upscaled from the Xbox 360 version of the game.
Also looks great on FHD 1080p and UHD 4k displays.
Video freezes can occur on modern systems due to the old nature of the game (this is also the case with the original SD quality videos).

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Game\MOVIES\.
  2. Delete or rename attract_english_ntsc.vp6, ea_bumper_english_ntsc.vp6, eahd_bumper_english_ntsc.vp6 and psa_nikki_english_ntsc.vp6.

Notes

If the game is not in English, delete/rename the files corresponding to the language used instead, and in the PAL version, the file names will have PAL instead of NTSC at the end.
Skip intro videos[citation needed]
  1. Install ThirteenAG's fix.
  2. Open NFSCarbon.WidescreenFix.ini.
  3. Change SkipIntro = 0 to SkipIntro = 1.
  4. Change WindowedMode = 0 to WindowedMode = 1.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Need for Speed Carbon\[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NFS Carbon\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video

ThirteenAG's fix may require the latest patch. See Patches.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Use ThirteenAG's fix and NFSC HUD Adapter.
Multi-monitor
Use ThirteenAG's fix and NFSC HUD Adapter.
Ultra-widescreen
Use ThirteenAG's fix and NFSC HUD Adapter.
4K Ultra HD
Use ThirteenAG's fix and NFSC HUD Adapter.
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use ThirteenAG's fix.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Limited to an 'Anisotropic' option.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 4x FSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate cap. The facial captured animation seen on in-engine character models are capped at 30 FPS. Some elements are internally rendering at 60 FPS. See Change physics frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Set custom FOV[citation needed]
  1. Download NFS-VltEd.
  2. Extract the contents and open the application.
  3. Click on File → Open and select the installation folder.
  4. On the left side, expand camerainfo and default.
  5. Select the camera to modify (bumper, close, etc.)
  6. On the right side, expand FOV and change the value beside [0] to the desired FOV.
    • For the hood camera, the value might have to be changed for each car individually.
  7. Click on File → Save to apply the changes.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Menu buttons and look back (when racing, always L) cannot be rebound.
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
Controller remapping
Use ThirteenAG's fix for proper menu navigation.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts
Use ThirteenAG's fix to set Xbox/DualShock prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
DirectInput controllers only. For XInput controllers, see here.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound Effects, Car, Speech, Menu Music and In-Game Music sliders available.
Surround sound
Limited to a 'Surround' option. Up to 5.1 output.[5]
Subtitles
See Subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
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 [6] in registry. Consider also setting 24 or 32 bit 192 kHz in Control Panel>Sound>[Default Device]>Advanced.

Subtitles

Enable English subtitles[citation needed]
  1. Install NFSC Extra Options.
  2. Open NFSCExtraOptionsSettings.ini.
  3. Change ShowSubs = 0 to ShowSubs = 1.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
See Subtitles.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Official localization by 1C-Softclub is here. Localization with added subtitles is here (requires setting ShowSubs=1 in Extra Options). Also contains faithful to original fonts.
Russian
Fan translation by «ENPY Studio»
Slovak
Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
[citation needed]
Swedish

Network

Online settings.
Online settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Console versions only.[7]
LAN play
Online play
Online servers were shut down in August 31, 2021.[8]

Issues fixed

Poor frame rate and crashes

Install DirectPlay
Windows 8/8.1/10 removes important DirectX components, causing game to run poorly, and possibly lead to multiple crashes. These components can be brought back by installing DirectPlay. More about DirectPlay here.
  1. Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'.
  2. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off'
  3. Click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'.
  4. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart the computer.
It is recommended to reinstall the game after installing DirectPlay.
DirectPlay is considered obsolete by Microsoft, and hereafter no longer supported.

Controller deadzone issues

Fix left stick deadzone[9]
  1. Install ThirteenAG's fix.
  2. Deadzone can be adjusted in NFSCarbon.WidescreenFix.ini.

Unable to load save game

Fix save game loading crash[citation needed]
  1. Install NFSC Extra Options.
  2. Make sure CrashFix = 1 is set in NFSCExtraOptionsSettings.ini.

Stuttering in Windows 10

Fix stuttering once every second[citation needed]
  1. Install ThirteenAG's widescreen fix.
  2. Open NFSCarbon.WidescreenFix.ini.
  3. Set WindowedMode = 1 to run the game borderless windowed.
This will also fix 60 FPS cap if encountered.

Crashes in Challenge Series

Fix crashes during certain races[citation needed]
  1. Open NFSC.exe compatibility settings.
  2. Enable Windows XP (SP3) compatibility mode.

Game does not save the graphics options

Enable the local settings file[citation needed]
  1. Install ThirteenAG's widescreen fix.
  2. Open NFSCarbon.WidescreenFix.ini.
  3. Set WriteSettingsToFile = 1 to store the game settings in the Settings.ini file.
  4. Check the audio settings afterwards, they can be messed up.

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[10]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Copy EAInstall.dll to %WINDIR%\.
  3. Uninstall the game normally.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

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[11]
  1. Download Ultimate ASI Loader.
  2. Extract dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
  3. Download NFSC Physics Framerate Changer.
  4. Extract the contents to <path-to-game>\scripts\ (create if necessary).
  5. Open SpeedCarbonPhys.ini and change PhysicsHZ = 120 to the desired value.

Rainy weather modifications

Force rainy weather[citation needed]
  1. Install NFSC Extra Options.
  2. Open NFSCExtraOptionsSettings.ini.
  3. Change AlwaysRain = 0 to AlwaysRain = 1.
Change size of rain drops[12]
  1. Install ThirteenAG's fix.
  2. Open NFSCarbon.WidescreenFix.ini.
  3. Add RainDropletsScale = 0.5 and change the value if needed.
Xbox Rain Droplets[citation needed]
  1. Install ThirteenAG's fix.
  2. Download Xbox Rain Droplets and put the asi file in scripts folder.

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.[13]

World Filters & Sky for Carbon

This mod ports Visual Treatment filters and Sky Shaders from World to Carbon.

HD Vinyls

High quality Vinyls.

Apex Graphics

Graphics mod with rain puddles.

NFSC Unlimiter

Script mod which fixes some issues and makes some improvements for add-on cars.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 SP4, XP SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.7 GB (Retail)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce3 Series/4 Ti Series
ATI Radeon 8500
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum[14]
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

  1. 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. 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