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Need for Speed: Shift
Subseries of Need for Speed
Need for Speed: Shift	2009
Shift 2 Unleashed	2011

Shift 2 Unleashed is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Need for Speed: Shift series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
(unavailable)
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[1]
Origin (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)		Includes free DLC pack. Redeemable on Origin as well.

All versions require TAGES Solidshield DRM with 5 machine activation limit. Online activation through EA servers is required.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
PC DLC Pack	Free download containing the Legends Pack and the Speedhunters Pack, archived by EA here. Direct link for the patch for the physical release. Direct link for the patch for non-Origin digital releases.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Movies\` Replace the original `BootFlow_in.bik` and `BootFlow_out.bik` with the ones from this mod.

Game data

General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED\graphicsconfig.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED\profiles\default.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47920/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Can be adjusted via Racer_S Camera Control utility.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MLAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control settings

Advanced Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Option in "Advanced Control" Settings.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Use the 360 controller prompts mod.
Impulse Trigger vibration		Use X1nput^[2]

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		Racing wheels are supported.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Vehicle, Sound Effects, Speech, Music and Online Player Mute available.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Choice between metric and imperial measurements
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Polish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		Game servers were shut down on August 31, 2021

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues unresolved

Intermittent flickering in cockpit view on Nvidia Maxwell GPUs

Players have reported an issue with Nvidia's Maxwell video cards where a single black frame is rendered at random moments when using cockpit view.^[3]^[4]

Issues fixed

A poster on NoGripRacing details numerous fixes for a number of problems here, and is used as a source for some of the fixes below.

Crash to desktop when loading a race

Install NVIDIA PhysX
Go to `<path-to-game>\install\PhysX\` Run the `PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe` installer Restart the computer.

Settings do not save

To save settings, use the ⇧ Shift key. However, there seems to be a bug in the game that reverts changed values to their old values.

Low graphics quality

Force anisotropic filtering to 16x through the graphics card's driver.

Cars feel like "floating"

This is mostly caused by the default settings being very loose. See this thread for how to tweak them for more responsive handling.

Steering input lag

Input lag where the car doesn't respond for a significant amount of time while steering can be resolved by changing the DampeningEnabled="1" string to "0" in vehicleset_pc_custom_pad.xml and re-selecting the "Custom" controller scheme in game.^[5]

This should work with the custom wheel file as well. Disable 'Allow Game To Adjust Settings' in the Logitech Profiler.

Low frame-rates in Origin version

Disable Origin In-Game^{[citation needed]}
In Origin, click the "Origin" menu in the upper left, then select "Application Settings" Go to the "Origin In-Game" tab Disable the option "Enable Origin In-Game" via the radio-button

Anti-aliasing not working

Anti-aliasing in the game is software-based, and makes the 'classic' anti-aliasing not work. With ATI cards, the Morphological Filtering can be enabled in the driver, but at the cost of a significant performance drop.

Issues unresolved

Force feedback issues

Tyre grip is missing.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8 Series ATI Radeon HD3000 Series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	512 MB of VRAM

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 (47920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 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 (47920) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (47920) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Games for Windows Marketplace y Xbox.com se fusionan - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[3] X1nput 2.0 - Xbox One Controller Impulse Triggers on (almost) any PC game

[4] Is it possible to get a refund on a steam game if it doesn't work? : pcgaming

[5] NFS Shift 2 PC flickering problem on Nvidia geforce GTX 750 Ti - YouTube

[6] NoGripRacing Forums - View Single Post - The Shift 2 issues, bugs and solutions thread (PC version)

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@@ Line 374: / Line 374: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-{{cleanup|section}}
+A poster on NoGripRacing details numerous fixes for a number of problems [https://web.archive.org/web/20150619075103/http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1329563&postcount=1 here], and is used as a source for some of the fixes below.
-A poster on NoGripRacing details numerous fixes for a number of problems [https://web.archive.org/web/20150619075103/http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1329563&postcount=1 here].
-Should it be deleted, the text of the post is as follows:
+===Crash to desktop when loading a race===
+{{Fixbox|description=Install NVIDIA PhysX|fix=
+#Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\install\PhysX\}}
+#Run the <code>PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe</code> installer
+#Restart the computer.
+}}
-'''Issues:'''
+===Settings do not save===
-* Low graphics quality
+To save settings, use the {{key|Shift}} key. However, there seems to be a bug in the game that reverts changed values to their old values.
-* Low FPS and stutters
-* Input lag
-* Poor FFB
-* Cars feel like floating instead of driving on asphalt
-* AA not working
-* Settings (car set-up, graphics) do not stick
-'''Solutions:'''
+===Low graphics quality===
-* Force AF to 16x through the gfx card driver
+{{Fixbox|description=Force anisotropic filtering to 16x through the graphics card's driver.|ref=|fix=}}
-* https://www.overclock.net/forum/67-amd-ati/979202-shift-2-performance-fixes.html
-* Edit <code>DampeningEnabled="1"</code> string to <code>"0"</code> in vehicleset_pc_custom_pad.xml and re-select controller scheme in game (to custom pad of course). Should work with custom wheel file as well. Disable 'Allow Game To Adjust Settings' in Logitech Profiler.
+===Cars feel like "floating"===
-* FFB is different for sure in Shift 2. The one thing really missing is tyre grip in the FFB.
+This is mostly caused by the default settings being very loose. See [http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247568 this thread] for how to tweak them for more responsive handling.
-* This is mostly caused by the default set-ups being very loose. See [http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247568 this thread] for how to tweak set-ups for more responsive handling.
-* Apparently AA in S2U is software-based that makes the 'classic' AA not work. With ATI cards, you can enable Morphological Filtering in the driver, this gives good AA but comes with a huge performance drop. For Nvidia cards, read this thread.
-* To save a set-up, use the Shift button. However, there seems to be a bug in the game that reverts changed values to their old values.
 ===Steering input lag===
-Input lag where the car doesn't respond for a significant amount of time while steering can be resolved by '''changing the <code>DampeningEnabled="1"</code> string to <code>"0"</code> in vehicleset_pc_custom_pad.xml''' and re-selecting the "Custom" controller scheme in game.<ref>[http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1329563&postcount=1 NoGripRacing Forums - View Single Post - The Shift 2 issues, bugs and solutions thread (PC version)]</ref>
+Input lag where the car doesn't respond for a significant amount of time while steering can be resolved by changing the <code>DampeningEnabled="1"</code> string to <code>"0"</code> in <code>vehicleset_pc_custom_pad.xml</code> and re-selecting the "Custom" controller scheme in game.<ref>[http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1329563&postcount=1 NoGripRacing Forums - View Single Post - The Shift 2 issues, bugs and solutions thread (PC version)]</ref>
+This should work with the custom wheel file as well. Disable 'Allow Game To Adjust Settings' in the Logitech Profiler.
 ===Low frame-rates in Origin version===
@@ Line 407: / Line 404: @@
 }}
-===Crash to desktop when loading a race===
+===Anti-aliasing not working===
-{{Fixbox|description=Install NVIDIA PhysX|fix=
+Anti-aliasing in the game is software-based, and makes the 'classic' anti-aliasing not work. With ATI cards, the Morphological Filtering can be enabled in the driver, but at the cost of a significant performance drop.
-#Go to {{code|{{p|game}}\install\PhysX\}}
-#Run the "PhysX_SystemSoftware.exe" installer
+==Issues unresolved==
-#Restart PC
+===Force feedback issues===
-}}
+{{--}} Tyre grip is missing.
 ==Other information==

Developers

	Slightly Mad Studios
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Madness Engine
Release dates
Windows	March 29, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	84
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile, Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Need for Speed: Shift