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==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 21 December 2021
For the 2005 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Criterion Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| Chameleon | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 30, 2012 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 78 |
| IGDB | 85 |
| 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: Most Wanted |
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| 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.
General information
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) | <SteamLibrary-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) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262560/pfx/[Note 1] |
Input
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General settings.
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Prompt given if using unknown DirectInput controller without button binding.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse not useable with the game. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Button binding required with DirectInput which requires either keyboard or XInput controller. | |
| Controller remapping | Default Xbox control bindings for reference. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Y-axis only used for looking behind, which can be rebound. |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration | Use X1nput[1] |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |  |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | XInput only. | |
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Xbox Series X|S controllers
- The game will claim that the controller has not been set up if it is connected via Bluetooth, even though the car will control just fine behind the dialog box.
| Connect the controller via USB |
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Input lag issue
| Reduce the input lag |
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Audio
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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 have been removed during development, but thanks to these mods they can be restored.
- They are not accessible by the easydrive menu or jack spot. A vehicle spawner is needed.
Chevrolet 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 | 7 SP1 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz Dual Core | Quad Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 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 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 6950 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1262560) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.