Need for Speed (2016)

Need for Speed

Developers
	Ghost Games
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Retail (Russia)	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows	March 15, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	65
IGDB	62
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Open world
Vehicles	Automobile, Street racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America
Series	Need for Speed

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

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

Key points

This game requires constant internet connection, even in singleplayer mode.

Game can not be paused, even in singleplayer mode.

All DLC is free.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Microsoft Store		Deluxe Edition. Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play.
Origin		Deluxe Edition included with EA Play.
Steam		Deluxe Edition. Included with EA Play (Steam).

All versions require Origin DRM, Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

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.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via EA Play.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Need for Speed\settings\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262540/pfx/

All save game data is stored online on EA's servers.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use NFS16 Cinematic Tools (also allows daytime).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA. Aliasing can be reduced by increasing the render resolution.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		200 Fps Cap
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Increase render resolution

Add launch option
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

Disable film grain[citation needed]
Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Need for Speed\settings\ Open PROFILEOPTIONS_profile with a text editor. Change GstRender.FilmGrain 1 to GstRender.FilmGrain 0. Save the file.

Input

In-game input settings, keyboard.

In-game input settings, gamepad.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only. For racing wheel support, check here.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Use DS4Windows to emulate Xbox Controller
DualShock button prompts		For DualShock, use the DualShock 4 Button Prompts for Need for Speed 2016.
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects and Cop Voice, Pursuit Music, Playlist Music can turned on/off
Surround sound		Optional "Stereo mixdown"
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish				Copies bought in Poland are region locked to Polish and Russian alone. Choosing any other languages is impossible.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Region locked if bought in Russia via Origin, meaning that other languages than Russian and Polish in game settings will be inaccessible.
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

This issue is related to content streaming from hard drive and is likely to occur on slower hard drives.

The issue may be avoided by allowing the game to use more RAM.

Close unused programs (e.g. your web browser)

Install the game on SSD

Disable ShadowPlay (if using Nvidia)

Enable Windows 7 compatibility mode for the <path-to-game>/NFS16.exe file.

Disable Windows DVR (if using Windows 10)

(for HDD) Install the game on D: (if pagefile is on C: by default; otherwise - in reverse)

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Interface	Qt

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 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.