Need for Speed: Undercover is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. It is the twelfth entry in the Need for Speed series.
Undercover returns to the open world racing premise as most Need for Speed titles since Underground 2, where players can be also chased by cops during free roam and race. As the title suggest, players doesn't assumes the role of street racers in the story mode of Undercover, instead it have players assumes the role of an unnamed undercover police officer in the fictional Tri-City Bay as he infiltrate and investigate the underground street racing world.
It was released in North America on November 18, 2008, followed by Europe on November 21, 2008. The PC version is based on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game.
Some graphical effects, including car shadows, went missing after updating the game to version higher than version 1.0.0.1.[1]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Steam uses v1.0.0.1 of the game; Origin uses v1.1.2.1.[3]
- Steam's Origin key is stored in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\ea games\need for speed undercover\ergc.
- The Origin version of the game will not run with dll loaded mods present and will quickly throw and close a "Security Module could not be loaded" message.
Monetization
- DLC was not released for PC, but some of the Collector's Edition unique content can be accessed with mods.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.0.1.18 is the latest version. A patch for the Steam version is available here. Please note, this will render the Steam copy unable to load mods as it will fail securom security activation.
- A downgrader to 1.0.1.17 is also available. This version has better performance and less compatibility issues compared to 1.0.1.18. Please note, this will also render the Steam copy unable to load mods as it will fail securom security activation.
Skip intro videos
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Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Movies\
- Delete or rename
ea_bumper_##.vp6 (where ## is the region name of the game version)
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- Fixes the game's code to automatically detect available resolutions of the selected screen properly.
- Improves gamepad support by adding controller icons.
- Increases shadows resolution and shadows draw distance.
- Does not work on 1.0.1.18 Traditional Chinese version with SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM removed.
Game data
- NFS Undercover Generic Fix can optionally save all registry settings to an .ini file as well as store user files in a specified folder
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
| System |
Native |
Notes |
| Origin |
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| OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
| Steam Cloud |
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Video
Bloom
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Disable bloom effect[citation needed]
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- Install NFS Undercover Generic Fix.
- Open
NFSUndercover.GenericFix.ini.
- Change
BloomIntensity = 1.0 to BloomIntensity = 0.0.
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Input
- Fixes XInput implementation
- Rebinding can be made only through .ini file, as for now entering controls settings crashes the game.
- No force feedback feature yet.
- Controls are reset to default
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, Speech, Sound Effects and Engine Effects. |
| Surround sound |
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Only a 'Surround' option is available. |
| Subtitles |
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Subtitles can be turned on by patching the game to 1.1.2.1 |
| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
- In languages with subtitles, they are on by default and cannot be turned off.
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Traditional Chinese |
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| Czech |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
| Danish |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
| Dutch |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
| French |
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| German |
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| Hungarian |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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| Polish |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, download. |
| Russian |
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| Slovak |
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Fan translation, download. Replace Czech language. |
| Spanish |
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| Latin American Spanish |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
| Swedish |
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Subtitles only in cutscenes. |
| Turkish |
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Fan translation, download. Replace Polish language. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Game freezes after loading a profile on system with more than 4 physical cores
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Use MSCONFIG to reduce the core count
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- Go to MSCONFIG.exe
- Go to the Boot tab
- Go to Advanced Options
- Check Number of Processors and set the drop down to 8 (If this doesn't work set to 4)
- Hit OK and Apply and reboot
- After you play the game set your settings back by following the instructions again except uncheck Number of Processors.
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Use Special K to spoof the number of cores.[5]
This requires that the exe file is 4GB patched. The game may attempt to perform this, but usually only creates an unpatched exe.
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- Install Special K by following the Special K Wiki.
- When the game starts, press
Ctrl+Shift+Backspace to open Special K menu.
- Go to
Frame limiter section and click on Advanced.
- Tick
Spoof CPU Core Count and set the number of cores to 2.
- Restart the game.
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Controller deadzone issues
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Adjust the left stick deadzone[citation needed]
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- Download NFS Undercover Generic Fix.
- Extract the contents to the installation folder.
- Deadzone can be adjusted in
NFSUndercover.GenericFix.ini.
- Deadzone can be only increased with Generic Fix. If you want to use it for other reasons and don't want to increase the default deadzone value, set it to 0.0. To decrease the deadzone, use other tools like DS4Windows.
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Video settings not saved correctly (Windows 8)
Game renders logic and graphics at 60 Hz
- The game renders game logic and graphics at 60 Hz, despite forcing the game logic to run at higher frame rate.[7]
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Control the refresh rate of the gameplay engine[citation needed]
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- Install NFS Undercover Generic Fix.
- If needed, change
SimRate value in NFSUndercover.GenericFix.ini to control the refresh rate of the gameplay engine.
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Game uses incorrect screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
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Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
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- Download and extract Special K.
- Copy
SpecialK32.dll into the game folder.
- Rename
SpecialK32.dll to d3d9.dll.
- Start the game and exit.
- Open
d3d9.ini in the game folder.
- Change
RefreshRate=-1.0 to RefreshRate=0.0 under [Render.FrameRate].
- It will still force 60Hz until you change the V-Sync setting inside the game's graphics setting. You have to change it each time you start the game. It doesn't matter if you set it from off to on or vice versa. To make sure V-Sync is forced to on or off, set it in the graphics control panel.
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FPS issues on modern machines
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Use specific game version[8]
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- Install retail 1.0 version.
- Install NFSUC 1.0.17 patch for Origin (and possibly Steam).
- Use only original binary (NO-CD binaries cause FPS issues, and also patch 1.0.18, and 1.1.2.1 (Origin).
- Origin key can be used during activation of retail version (at least it used to if currently activation server is not down).
- Steam users can obtain a key from the registry after installing the game. Follow this guide.
- Be aware that newer 1.0.18 patch introduces challenge series. It is possible to have 2 copies of the game at the same time.
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Set compatibility mode[citation needed]
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- Open
nfs.exe compatibility settings.
- Choose "Windows XP SP3" from menu "Run this program in compatibility mode for"
- Game settings can constantly reset after restart of the game.
- FPS boost on high details can be even more noticeable than using specific game version.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Havok |
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| Audio |
DirectSound |
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| Cutscenes |
VP6 |
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| Anti-cheat |
PunkBuster |
[citation needed] |
Mods
HD textures pack
HD texture packs has been made by An7hraX and Dragozool. Both require texmod in order to work.
Aims to overhaul gaming experience with reworked handling and AI, new vehicles, whilst attempting to fix game bugs and non-consistency of game plot.
- Makes changes to the streak effect, contrast, and bloom.
Unlock Collectors Edition content
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
512 MB
1 GB (Vista) |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600
ATI Radeon 9500
Intel G45 Express
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
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