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===Slow-down when using a controller===
 
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* When using a controller, frame-rate may drop significantly in main-menu.
 
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===Analog inputs do not function on newer versions of Windows===
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* On Windows 8 and higher, USB controller (wheel and gamepad) analog inputs register according to the options menu, but will not function in-game as the default controller cannot be set.
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* A temporary workaround involves plugging the controller to a USB 2.0 slot and other peripherals into a USB 3.0 or higher slot.
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This is due to how the game treats device priorities, relocating the controller to the top of the default controller list. This ceases to work on the next PC start-up,
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locking the steering to the left and disabling all controller input except for Acceleration.
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==

Revision as of 02:39, 16 August 2017

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed cover
Developers
EA Canada
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows March 28, 2000
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
⤏ Go to series page
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

Key points

Released as Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 outside North America.
The game is unplayable without patches on new systems. See NFS5 Essentials.

General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM details are not known
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

NFS5 Essentials

NFS5 Essentials is essential to play the game on new systems. It also adds a few new cars and enhances graphics.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
8
Online play
8

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
through IPLounge
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Slow-down when using a controller

  • When using a controller, frame-rate may drop significantly in main-menu.

Analog inputs do not function on newer versions of Windows

  • On Windows 8 and higher, USB controller (wheel and gamepad) analog inputs register according to the options menu, but will not function in-game as the default controller cannot be set.
  • A temporary workaround involves plugging the controller to a USB 2.0 slot and other peripherals into a USB 3.0 or higher slot.

This is due to how the game treats device priorities, relocating the controller to the top of the default controller list. This ceases to work on the next PC start-up, locking the steering to the left and disabling all controller input except for Acceleration.

Issues fixed

Low FPS on modern systems

Instructions

Low textures in cockpit view

Instructions

(Fan Patch) Game crashes when entering menu

Instructions

Crash when loading a map

Instructions

Missing file: mrbupd.dll

Instructions

Unable to open file install.txt

Instructions

Random crashes

Instructions

Normandie crash

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, 98 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium MMX 200 MHz Intel Pentium 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB 625 MB
Video card (GPU) Direct3D compatible
4 MB of VRAM 		Direct3D compatible
8 MB of VRAM

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]

References