For the 2005 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
Key points
- Also known as Need for Speed: Most Wanted – A Criterion Game.
General information
- Need for Speed Wiki article
Availability
- 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 |
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Complete DLC Bundle |
Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends, Heroes and Ultimate Speed |
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Deluxe DLC Bundle |
Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends and Heroes |
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Movie Legends Pack |
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NFS Heroes Pack |
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Terminal Velocity Pack |
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Ultimate Speed Pack |
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Premium Modification Unlock |
Includes Mod Unlock 1, Mod Unlock 2 and Mod Unlock 3 |
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Mod Unlock 1 |
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Mod Unlock 2 |
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Mod Unlock 3 |
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Multiplayer Booster Pack |
Includes all satin black liveries originally only attainable by pre-ordering |
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Time Saver Pack |
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Essential improvements
Use low latency modes in graphics control panels to reduce input lag.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
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Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\Save\ |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262560/pfx/[Note 1] |
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Origin |
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OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
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Video
Instructions to disable[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
config.NFS13Save with a text editor.
- Find the following line, and set it to this value.
VsyncInterval=0
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Input
Prompt given if using unknown DirectInput controller without button binding.
- Racer_S realistic plugin adds advanced Steering and Force Feedback settings in addition to TrackIR support
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
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Separate volume controls |
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Music and effects. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 and 7.1 supported. |
Subtitles |
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Setting located in Gameplay settings. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Does not pause the game. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
10, 11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista SP2 |
7 SP1 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz Dual Core
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System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible
| 1024 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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