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Revision as of 06:56, 27 November 2021
For the 2012 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012).
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
- A faithful higher resolution desktop icon can be found on the community site.
- A playable demo is available. (its speed.exe can be used in retail 1.2 version of the game; 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
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Notes |
| Sponsored
| Game is sponsored by multiple real life brands |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3 is the last patch for the game. Resolves a number of issues and is strongly recommended.[4]
- 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.
- 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.
- Replaces the in-game 36 kHz music with its 44.1 kHz counterparts.[citation needed]
Skip intro videos
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Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\MOVIES\
- Delete or rename
attract_movie_english_ntsc.vp6, ealogo_english_ntsc.vp6, and psa_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.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 savegame grants the player extra in-game cash[5]
Video
- ThirteenAG's fix requires the latest patch. See Patches.
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Set custom FOV with NFS-VltEd[6]
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- Download NFS-VltEd.
- Extract the contents and open the application.
- Click on File → Open and select the installation folder.
- On the left side, expand camerainfo and default.
- Select the camera to modify (bumper, close, etc.)
- 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.
- Click on File → Save to apply the changes.
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Set custom FOV with RockportEd[6]
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- Download Ultimate ASI Loader and extract it to the installation folder.
- Download RockportEd and extract it to
scripts\ in the installation folder (create if it doesn't exist).
- Start the game and press Insert to show/hide RockportEd.
- Select the Camera Editor and adjust the FOV slider.
- Click on Save Preset to apply the changes.
Notes
- Other options such as camera height and vertical angle can also be adjusted.
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Set windowed mode[6]
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- Download ThirteenAG's fix.
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scripts\ and dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
- Create
wndmode.ini inside the root folder of the game installation.
- For bordered window change the line
Border=0 to Border=1 (or add it if the game has not been launched yet after creating the file) in wndmode.ini.
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Motion blur
Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Mono and Stereo only. HRTF stereo virtualization with DSOAL. |
| Subtitles |
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Use Extra Options and set ShowSubs=1 in the .ini |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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- 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
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Use DSOAL
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- Download DSOAL from here.
- Drop
dsoal.dll, alsoft.ini and dsoal-aldrv.dll near the game's executable (<path-to-game>)
- If you already copied HRTFs to
%APPDATA%\OpenAL\ before, the game will use it. To disable it change line in alsoft.ini: hrtf=false
- For further information check out preconfigured DSOAL to use especially for this game with some tweaks here
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Traditional Chinese |
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| Japanese |
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| Polish |
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| Russian |
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Available here. Localization with added subtitles is here (requires setting ShowSubs=1 in Extra Options). Also contains faithful to original fonts. |
| Slovak |
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Manually change game's language
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Registry edit to change game language
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Need For Speed Most Wanted\.
- Find the language key and double click it.
- Change the value to the following list below:
- English UK
- English US
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Thai
Note: Certain languages may not work for cutscene and voices if the installed game doesn't come with it.
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
| Local play |
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4 |
Use Nucleus-Coop Unofficial mod. |
| LAN play |
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All players needs to set the game to same version and language as hoster to find the LAN server. Game must run as administration to be able to join. |
| Online play |
| 4 |
Online play was retired on August 2011.[8] Fan-maintained online client available here |
VR support
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 other than these.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Poor frame rate and crashes
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Install DirectPlay
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- 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.
- Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'.
- Select 'Turn Windows features on and off'
- Click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'.
- Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer.
- It is recommended to reinstall the game after installing 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.
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Workaround[citation needed]
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- Install the first game. It doesn't matter whether it's Underground or Most Wanted.
- Go to the installation folder.
- Change the name of
speed.exe to anything else.
- Install the other game.
- Restore the original name of the first game's
speed.exe.
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Controller deadzone issues
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Fix left stick deadzone[9]
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- Install ThirteenAG's fix.
- Deadzone can be adjusted in
NFSMostWanted.WidescreenFix.ini.
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Stability issues
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Install MWFixes[10]
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- Fixes and improves the game's stability.
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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.
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Change CPU Affinity[citation needed]
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- Open Windows Task Manager.
- Look for
nfs.exe process.
- Right-click it, then click Set Affinity.
- Leave a checkbox on
1 with the other unchecked.
- Click OK.
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Game settings keep resetting
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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".
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Microstutter on modern machines
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Limit FPS to 64.[citation needed]
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Missing sun flare
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Turn off Vsync.[citation needed]
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Can't join Multiplayer room resulting in crash
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Run the game as administrator.[citation needed]
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9 |
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| Shader Model support |
2.0 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
Disable AI catch-up (rubber band effect)
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Use NFSMWExOpts[citation needed]
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- Download NFSMW Extra Options.
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scripts\ and dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
- Open
NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini.
- Change
NoCatchUp = 0 to NoCatchUp = 1.
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Modifications
- 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.
- Script mod which fixes some issues and makes some improvements for added cars(if you're planning on adding any).
- Not compatible with ModLoader
- Includes various small fixes
- Not compatible with ModLoader
- This mod aims to restore the custom brakes leftover from NFS Underground 2.
- 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.
- Standalone script that enables dynamic shadows in the front-end, like in the Xbox 360 version.
- 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.
- A port of high quality 1024x vinyls from the Xbox 360 version and optionally re-adds the cut vinyls for every tunable car.
- Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.
- Can be used to change the camera, time speed, and HUD visibility.
- 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
- Balanced 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
