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| ====[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqsWiPbTy8c Need for Speed Underground Definitive Edition]==== | | ====[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqsWiPbTy8c Need for Speed Underground Definitive Edition]==== |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Need for Speed: Underground is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. It is the seventh entry in the Need for Speed series and the first entry in the Need for Speed: Underground duology.
Unlike past Need for Speed games which has exotic cars, Underground features JDM cars as the game centers around the import racing/tuning scenes. It is also the first game in the series to have a career mode that have a comprehensive storyline, and a garage mode that allowed players to fully customize their cars with a large variety of performance and visual upgrades. The career mode's story takes place in the fictional Olympic City and focus on an unnamed racer as races to become the best underground racer in the city. The story continues in Need for Speed: Underground 2.
It was released in North America on November 17, 2003, followed by Europe and Japan releases on November 17, 2003 and January 15, 2004 respectively.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A faithful, higher quality icon can be found on NFSCars or on SteamGridDB.
Monetization
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 4
- Add support for widescreen resolutions among other things.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Set windowed/borderless/windowed with resizing[3]
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- Install NFS Underground Widescreen Fix.
- Set
WindowedMode to desired value. 1 for borderless, 2 for border, 3 for resizeable border.
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- On AMD cards, supersampling must be used, otherwise various objects will not render (wheels, leaves, fences, driver, etc.). Motion blur might also have to be disabled.
Forcing MSAA with dgVoodoo 2
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- Download dgVoodoo 2.
- Copy
\dgVoodoo2\MS\x86\D3D9.dll into <path-to-game>.
- Configure dgVoodoo2 using
dgVoodooCpl.exe to enable MSAA antialiasing under the DirectX tab.
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Use ThirteenAG's fix[4]
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- Install NFS Underground Widescreen Fix.
- Set
FPSLimit to desired value. -1 is recommended to match monitor's refresh rate.
Notes
- Very high frame rates may be difficult to achieve due to the game only using a single processing thread. See workaround.
- Higher frame rates may cause the game to run faster than usual.
- The intensity of motion blur and the light trail post-processing effects are reduced at higher frame rates.
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Input
- Improves gamepad support by implementing native XInput support into the game.
- Reimplements console-like controls with being able to move the camera with the right stick in Garage.
- Xbox and PlayStation prompts are both supported.
- Restores leftover features from Hot Pursuit 2.
- Controls are reset to default.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Only Stereo and Mono available. Optimized for Dolby Pro Logic. |
Subtitles |
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Only available in certain language edition. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Although not advertised as such the game does support EAX, at least reverb effects, but without surround sound. It can be restored with ALchemy. |
Royalty free audio |
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The main menu uses licensed music. It is hardcoded to play Get Low (ft. The Eastside Boyz) by Lil Jon every time the game starts. |
- DirectSound can be restored with wrappers (DSOAL recommended, e.g. w/o HRTF - specifically for low quality engine sounds).
Localizations
Manually change game's language
Registry edit to change game language
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Need For Speed Underground .
- Change the value of the Language key to one of the entries from the following list:
- English US
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
Notes
- Certain languages may not work for FMV and voices if the installed game does not come with it. You can download them here.
- The drag racing tutorial doesn't work for Dutch and Swedish languages. See workaround.
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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Console versions only. |
LAN play |
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Use NFS U LAN Mod. |
Online play |
| 4 |
The official multiplayer service was shut down in 2006.[5] However, a fan-made server emulator was developed and can be used instead.[6] |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
UDP |
3658, 3659 |
- This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
Issues fixed
Low frame rate due to game using single core
Use dxvk to wrap D3D9 API calls to Vulkan[7]
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- This may reduces overall CPU usage and overhead but increases GPU usage; however, results may vary.
- Texture mods using TexMod and anisotropic filtering settings forced through GPU control panel will not be applied.[8]
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Game is not running in installed language version
- This might happens for non-US version game installer in which the registry is installed into wrong path
Registry fix[9]
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- Run regedit.
- Find the registry path of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\ .
- Change the key name
NFS Underground which is under EA Games into Need For Speed Underground .
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The drag racing tutorial doesn't work for Dutch and Swedish languages
Copy or rename files
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Movies\
- Rename or copy
eng_drag.mad with the following names
dut_drag.mad if you are using Dutch language.
swe_drag.mad if you are using Swedish language.
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Custom bindings lost on game restart
- Windows Vista and later lack a file needed for the game to remember custom mappings.
Download dimap.dll[citation needed]
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- Download dimap.dll.
- Extract it into the installation folder.
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The game doesn't load (stuck on initial loading screen)
- This probably caused by an compatibility issue on modern systems.[citation needed]
Use dgVoodoo [citation needed]
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- Download the latest version of dgVoodoo 2 and extract the archive.
- Open the
MS\x86 folder and copy the D3D9.dll file.
- Paste the file into the game installation folder where the game executable is.
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- This is likely caused by multi-monitor setups using multiple GPU's.[citation needed]
Potential workaround[citation needed]
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- Turn off monitors which use another GPU or monitor duplication when starting up the game
- Turn it on once the game finishes loading if you still need them
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- Can also result from using the wrong game executable (US exe with EU version or vice versa) which causes the game to try and play FMV cutscenes that aren't present in the files.
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
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Workaround: rename executable of already installed game[11]
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- Install the first game. It doesn't matter whether it's Underground or Most Wanted.
- Go to the installation folder of the just installed game.
- 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
The game occasionally freezes on loading screen or after race
Install latest patch (or binary) 1.4 or 1.3.4
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Copying proper .exe for EU or US version should suffice.[13] Although patcher also extracts filter.efx (possibly NOS black screen effect fix) to the patch exe folder if proper game binary or registry entry is not found.
Widescreen patch compatibility not tested.
If all above fail, reinstall the game, and use e.g. 1.0 version (afterwards, replacing exe and filter.efx should suffice).
The problem can happen e.g. after Samantha Time Trial 2:07 (hard), on 1.4 binary version, and is gone on 1.3.4.
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Remove dimap.dll from game-folder
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If the game just freezes for a short amount of time while loading, then this can be solved by removing the dimap.dll from the game-folder. Keep in mind that this can have the side-effect that the custom bindings might get lost on game restart (see here).
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The game randomly crashes after races (when clicking the Continue button) and progress is lost
Change the language at "programs that doesn't support UNICODE" to English (US) in Windows[14]
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- Open the operating system’s Region Settings. You can do it, for example, by typing region settings into the task bar search box.
- In the Region Settings window, click Language and then click Administrative language settings.
- In the Region dialog, on the Administrative tab, click Change system locale.
- In the resulting dialog, select the English (US) language from the Current system locale list.
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Background of magazine covers is black
Use ThirteenAG's fix[15]
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- Install NFS Underground Widescreen Fix.
- Make sure that the option BlackMagazineFix in
scripts\NFSUnderground.WidescreenFix.ini is set to 1.
- This solution works only with US version of the game.
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Disable Motion Blur and Light Trails[15]
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The game doesn't launch or "the application was unable to start correctly" error
Enable Fullscreen Optimizations
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- Go to the installation folder
- Right click
speed.exe and select properties
- Click on the Compatibility Tab and be sure to untick "disable fullscreen optimizations"
- Click on apply
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Use ThirteenAG's fix[16]
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- Install NFS Underground Widescreen Fix.
- Set
HideDebugObjects in NFSUnderground.WidescreenFix.ini to 1 . You can also set it to 2 to add borders to hide those objects.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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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.
Modifications
- A multifunctional tool that combines a range of features, including WidescreenFix with a GUI
- ServerChanger with online server list, game server infos, users online custom audio/text notifications, and EATrax editor
- Lap Recorder for Free Run mode with overlay and detailed statistics, and an upload/import function for the online database on NFS.onl which provides rankings
- Game files manager with profile creation, a 100% savegame import function, and TJs unique parts editor
- Ghost mode/collisions switcher
- Firewall rules info and setup
- Also provides hotkeys for taking screenshots
- Adds 4K world textures, 8K skyboxes, rain puddles, improves the lighting, etc.
- It adds new lighting so that it better reflects the atmosphere of street racing at night.
- Unlocks hidden vinyls and rim sizes
- Extends customization feature of the game.
- Fixes engine load texture.
- Adds higher quality reflection.
- Adds many useful features.
- Fixes random chance of crashing when the game tries to save.
- Replaces car logos and emblems with the higher resolution counterparts.
- Makes it possible to progress through the game without decorating the car.
- Lets you use debug features, such as the debug camera (AKA freecam)
- Lets you freely explore Olympic City
- Extremely rare traffic
- No option to explore the Drag mode tracks, use the old version of the mod for that (notice: you won't be able to explore the full city with the old version)
- Gives the games a winter overhaul
- Does not require Texmod
- Make sure to disable road reflections
- Archived download link
- Improves the visuals and exaggerates the night time feeling
- Alternative graphics
System requirements
Windows[17] |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz
| Intel Pentium III 733 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB (98, ME) 256 MB (2000, XP, online play) |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon 7500 Nvidia GeForce2 Matrox Parhelia 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX compatible | |
Other |
8X CD-ROM, Network card for broadband or connectivity | |
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References