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Revision as of 13:47, 26 May 2021

For the 2005 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted cover
Developers
Criterion Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Chameleon
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 78
IGDB 85
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on HowLongToBeat
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on IGDB
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on MobyGames
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on Wikipedia
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Subseries of Need for Speed
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) 2012

Key points

Also known as Need for Speed: Most Wanted – A Criterion Game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play.
Windows
Steam
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Origin
Included with EA Play (Steam).
Windows
All versions require Origin DRM.

Version differences

Limited Edition content includes:
  • 4 hours of Double Speed Points in Multiplayer
  • Satin Black livery and Early access to the Porsche 911 Carrera S and Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale in Multiplayer [1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Complete DLC Bundle Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends, Heroes and Ultimate Speed
Windows
Deluxe DLC Bundle Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends and Heroes
Windows
Movie Legends Pack
Windows
NFS Heroes Pack
Windows
Terminal Velocity Pack
Windows
Ultimate Speed Pack
Windows
Premium Modification Unlock Includes Mod Unlock 1, Mod Unlock 2 and Mod Unlock 3
Windows
Mod Unlock 1
Windows
Mod Unlock 2
Windows
Mod Unlock 3
Windows
Multiplayer Booster Pack Includes all satin black liveries originally only attainable by pre-ordering
Windows
Time Saver Pack
Windows

Essential improvements

NFSMW (2012) HD Effects

Increases quality of reflections, shadows, draw distance, and other various effects.
Re-enables Cinematic Mode, a setting which improves the level of detail and quality of various effects.
Fixes a bug regarding vegetation not rendering until the resolution was changed.
Adds a toggle for drawing HUD and screen dirt.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262560/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\Save\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262560/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Display settings.
Display settings.
Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Can be adjusted via Racer_S realistic plugin
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
SSAA 2x and 4x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions to disable[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open config.NFS13Save with a text editor.
  3. Find the following line, and set it to this value.
VsyncInterval=0

Run the game at screen refresh rate

The game is forced to 60Hz refresh rate. This results in huge tearing artifact when V-Sync is disabled and huge input lag when V-Sync is enabled.
If your monitor supports more than 60Hz you can set it
  1. Download Special K.
  2. Copy SpecialK32.dll into the game folder.
  3. Rename SpecialK32.dll to dxgi.dll.
  4. Start the game and exit.
  5. Open dxgi.ini in the game folder.
  6. Change RefreshRate=-1.0 to RefreshRate=0.0 under [Render.FrameRate].
It is recommended to also disable V-Sync otherwise, you will get stuttering.

Framedrop issue

Mostly happening when smoke effect is on the screen.
Disable Ambient Occlusion effect.

Input

General settings.
General settings.
Prompt given if using unknown DirectInput controller without button binding.
Prompt given if using unknown DirectInput controller without button binding.

Xbox Series X|S controllers

The game will tell you that your controller has not been set up if you're connected via Bluetooth, even though your car will control just fine behind the dialog box.
Connect your controller via USB

Input lag issue

Reduce the input lag
  1. Disable V-Sync
  2. Set low latency mode to Ultra in graphics control panels.
  3. Racer_S realistic plugin makes input more responsive (also adds new cameras and some other options).


Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and effects.
Surround sound
5.1 and 7.1 supported.
Subtitles
Setting located in Gameplay settings.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Does not pause the game.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Devices
TrackIR
Use the Racer_S realistic plugin.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Mods

Three cars has been removed during development, but thanks with these mods they can be restored.
They are not accessible by the easydrive menu or jack spot. A vehicle spawner is needed.

Cevrolet Corvette Stingray

Hummer H1 Alpha

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

Porsche 911 GT2 Cut Bodykit

Restores a cut bodykit for the Porsche 911 GT2.


System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3870
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1262560/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1262560) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References