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Need for Speed (2016)

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For the original 1995 game, see The Need for Speed.

Need for Speed
Need for Speed cover
Developers
Ghost Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows March 15, 2016
Need for Speed (2016) on MobyGames
Need for Speed (2016) on Wikipedia
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Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
⤏ Go to series page
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Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000
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Need for Speed: Carbon 2006
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008
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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

XInput-compatible controller is highly recommended.
Game can not be paused, even in singleplayer mode.
All DLC is free.[1]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Origin
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 Deluxe Edition included with EA Play.
Windows
All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.[2][3][4]

Version differences

Deluxe Edition includes the Styling Pack, Performance Pack, Tricked-out starter Car, Exclusive wraps, Unique Identifying Sticker, VIP Icon, and Lifetime discount on all items using in-game currency

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Need for Speed\settings\
All save game data is stored online on EA's servers.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

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Increase render resolution

Add launch option[5]

Use the -Render.ResolutionScale 1.5 command line argument.

Notes

This doubles the render resolution without affecting the display resolution. Can be further tweaked up to 2.0

Post-processing

This mod removes the fog, rain on lens, chromatic aberration, vignette, and other filmic effects.
Use NoFogNoFilmicEffectsNoRainLens[6]
Disable film grain[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Need for Speed\settings\
  2. Open PROFILEOPTIONS_profile with a text editor.
  3. Change GstRender.FilmGrain 1 to GstRender.FilmGrain 0.
  4. Save the file.

Input settings

In-game input settings, keyboard.
In-game input settings, keyboard.
In-game input settings, gamepad.
In-game input settings, gamepad.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
8

Issues fixed

Map chunks fail to load on time / falling through the ground

Many gamers still report this to be an unsolved issue[7]
This issue is related to content streaming from hard drive and is likely to occur on slower hard drives.
Install the game on SSD[8]
Disable ShadowPlay (if using Nvidia)[8]
Enable Windows 7 compatibility mode for the <path-to-game>/NFS16.exe file.[8]
Disable Windows DVR (if using Windows 10)[8]
(for HDD) Install the game on D: (if pagefile is on C: by default; otherwise - in reverse)[8]
The issue may be avoided by allowing the game to use more RAM.[9]
Close unused programs (e.g. your web browser)

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130 Intel Core i5-4690
System memory (RAM) 6 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 290
4 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.

References