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{{Series|Need for Speed}}
 
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://nfs.wikia.com/wiki/Need_for_Speed_Wiki Need for Speed Wiki]
  
 
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=== [[Digital Rights Management (DRM)]] ===
 
=== [[Digital Rights Management (DRM)]] ===
 
Uses TAGES Solidshield with a 5 machine activation limit.
 
Uses TAGES Solidshield with a 5 machine activation limit.
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== Game data ==
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'''Issues:'''
 
'''Issues:'''
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* low graphics quality
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* Low graphics quality
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* low FPS and stutters
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* Low FPS and stutters
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* input lag
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* Input lag
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* poor FFB
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* cars feel like floating instead of driving on asphalt
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* AA not working
 
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Revision as of 01:38, 3 May 2013

Template:Infobox

⤏ 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

General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

Uses TAGES Solidshield with a 5 machine activation limit.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Cloud Syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Input lag where you steer but the car doesn't respond for a significant amount of time can be resolved by changing the DampeningEnabled="1" string to "0" in vehicleset_pc_custom_pad.xml and reselecting the "Custom" controller scheme in game.

Issues

A poster on No Grip Racing details numerous fixes for a number of problems here.

Should it be deleted, the text of the post is as follows:

Issues:

  • Low graphics quality
  • 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
  • Game will not start

Solutions:

  • Force AF to 16x through the gfx card driver
  • http://www.overclock.net/ati/979202-shift-2-performance-fixes.html#post12952722
  • Edit DampeningEnabled="1" string to "0" in vehicleset_pc_custom_pad.xml and reselect controller scheme in game (to custom pad of course). Should work with custom wheel file as well. Disbale 'Allow Game To Adjust Settings' in Logitech Profiler.
  • 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 set-ups being very loose. See this thread 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.

System requirements

Template:System Requirements