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| ===[https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/nfsmw Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) Widescreen Fix]=== | | ===[https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases/tag/nfsmw Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) Widescreen Fix]=== |
| {{ii}} Plugin to improve widescreen resolutions support in the game, add more features, and fix some bugs. | | {{ii}} Plugin to improve widescreen resolutions support in the game, add more features, and fix some bugs. |
− | {{ii}} Also [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Most_Wanted#Improve_Gamepad_Support improves support for gamepads] substantially. | + | {{ii}} Also [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Need_for_Speed:_Most_Wanted&action=submit#Improve_Gamepad_Support improves support for gamepads] substantially. |
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| ===[https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/638 NFSMW HUD Adapter]=== | | ===[https://nfsmods.xyz/mod/638 NFSMW HUD Adapter]=== |
| {{ii}} Auto-adjusts HUD objects according to your aspect ratio. Absolutely crucial for non-16:9 aspect ratios. | | {{ii}} Auto-adjusts HUD objects according to your aspect ratio. Absolutely crucial for non-16:9 aspect ratios. |
Revision as of 14:08, 22 July 2022
For the 2012 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012).
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Need for Speed: Most Wanted and Need for Speed series.
It was released in North America on November 15, 2005, in Europe on November 25, 2005 and in Japan on December 22, 2005.
The game does not include graphic enhancement of the Xbox 360 version mainly world details, textures, reflections and HD videos due to hardware differences, only daytime cycle and higher car model were remained.[1] The game is also not available digitally on any online sales platform.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A faithful higher resolution desktop icon can be found on the community site.
- A playable demo is available. (its speed.exe can be used in retail 1.2 version of the game; may be incompatible with widescreen mod)
Version differences
- Black Edition content includes:[4]
- '67 Camaro SS and BMW M3 GTR
- Specially tuned rides
- Three exclusive races
- Black Edition challenge
- Bonus DVD
Monetization
Microtransactions
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3 is the last patch for the game. Resolves a number of issues and is strongly recommended.[5]
- Plugin to improve widescreen resolutions support in the game, add more features, and fix some bugs.
- Also improves support for gamepads substantially.
- Auto-adjusts HUD objects according to your aspect ratio. Absolutely crucial for non-16:9 aspect ratios.
- This requires the Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) Widescreen Fix to be installed.
Skip intro videos
Instructions
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- Install Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) Widescreen Fix into your game.
- Go to the
scripts directory and open NFSMostWanted.WidescreenFix.ini file in notepad.
- Change the line
SkipIntro = 0 to SkipIntro = 1 and save the file.
- Start the game normally and the intro videos should be skipped automatically.
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Improve Gamepad Support
Instructions
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- Install Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) Widescreen Fix into your game.
- Go to the
scripts directory and open NFSMostWanted.WidescreenFix.ini file in notepad.
- Change the line
ImproveGamepadSupport = 0 to ImproveGamepadSupport = 1 for Xbox button icons and ImproveGamepadSupport = 2 for PlayStation icons.
- Save the file and start the game normally.
- Make sure to configure your controller as you like from inside the game.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 savegame grants the player extra in-game cash[6]
Video
- ThirteenAG's fix requires the latest patch. See Patches.
Set custom FOV with NFS-VltEd[7]
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- Download NFS-VltEd.
- Extract the contents and open the application.
- Click on File → Open and select the installation folder.
- On the left side, expand camerainfo and default.
- Select the camera to modify (bumper, close, etc.)
- On the right side, expand FOV and change the value beside [0] to the desired FOV.
- For the hood camera, the value might have to be changed for each car individually.
- Click on File → Save to apply the changes.
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Set custom FOV with RockportEd[7]
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- Download Ultimate ASI Loader and extract it to the installation folder.
- Download RockportEd and extract it to
scripts\ in the installation folder (create if it doesn't exist).
- Start the game and press Insert to show/hide RockportEd.
- Select the Camera Editor and adjust the FOV slider.
- Click on Save Preset to apply the changes.
Notes
- Other options such as camera height and vertical angle can also be adjusted.
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Set windowed mode[7]
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- Download ThirteenAG's fix.
- Extract
scripts\ and dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
- Create
wndmode.ini inside the root folder of the game installation.
- For bordered window change the line
Border=0 to Border=1 (or add it if the game has not been launched yet after creating the file) in wndmode.ini .
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Motion blur
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Mono and Stereo only. HRTF stereo virtualization with DSOAL. |
Subtitles |
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Use Extra Options and set ShowSubs=1 in the .ini |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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- By default, the game plays sound in 22.05 kHz. To change into high quality 44.1 kHz, set level of details to 2 or max (sometimes to level 3), and restart the game.[citation needed]
Natural stereo virtualization
Use DSOAL
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- Download DSOAL from here.
- Drop
dsoal.dll , alsoft.ini and dsoal-aldrv.dll near the game's executable (<path-to-game> )
- If you already copied HRTFs to
%APPDATA%\OpenAL\ before, the game will use it. To disable it change line in alsoft.ini: hrtf=false
- For further information check out preconfigured DSOAL to use especially for this game with some tweaks here
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- Replaces the in-game 36 kHz music with its 44.1 kHz counterparts.[citation needed]
- Google cache with links on site's heavy loads
Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Dutch |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Available here. Localization with added subtitles is here (requires setting ShowSubs=1 in Extra Options). Also contains faithful to original fonts. |
Slovak |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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Manually change game's language
Registry edit to change game language
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Need For Speed Most Wanted\ .
- Find the language key and double click it.
- Change the value to the following list below:
- English UK
- English US
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Thai
Note: Certain languages may not work for FMV and voices if the installed game doesn't come with it.
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Japanese FMV/voice mod
- This mod will allow to play the game in Japanese FMV and voices while retaining the current language version. Note that this may not compatible with languages that have native audio for the FMV and need to rename it to corresponding file name.
Japanese FMV/voice mod
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- Download the Japanese FMV/voice mod.
- Extract it into <path-to-game>.
- For certain languages of FMV that have native audio, please refer to the original file name and rename it accordingly.
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- Converted HD Xbox 360 movies to .vp6 to work with the PC port.
- English FMVs only. HD Spanish FMVs also available.
- HD Content Support required to work correctly.
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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Use Nucleus Co-op. |
LAN play |
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All players needs to set the game to same version and language as hoster, connected to the router, and run the game as admin to find the LAN server. |
Online play |
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Online play was retired on August 2011.[8] Fan-maintained online client available here |
VR support
Issues unresolved
Game crashes when executed in Asian languages in Windows 10
- Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean and Thai are not working in Windows 10 and there's no fix except to change the language to one other than these.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
Poor frame rate and crashes
Install DirectPlay
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- Windows 8/8.1/10 removes important DirectX components, causing game to run poorly, and possibly lead to multiple crashes. These components can be brought back by installing DirectPlay. More about DirectPlay here.
- Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'.
- Select 'Turn Windows features on and off'
- Click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'.
- Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer.
- It is recommended to reinstall the game after installing DirectPlay.
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Can't install both NFS Underground and NFS Most Wanted (2005) on the same PC
- This problem occurs because both games use the same name for their main executables (
speed.exe
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Workaround[citation needed]
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- Install the first game. It doesn't matter whether it's Underground or Most Wanted.
- Go to the installation folder.
- Change the name of
speed.exe to anything else.
- Install the other game.
- Restore the original name of the first game's
speed.exe .
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Controller deadzone issues
Fix left stick deadzone[9]
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- Install ThirteenAG's fix.
- Deadzone can be adjusted in
NFSMostWanted.WidescreenFix.ini .
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Stability issues
Install MWFixes[10]
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- Fixes and improves the game's stability.
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Can't set shadows on Intel GPU
- On a PC with Intel GPU (or with Nvidia Optimus technology), the Shadow detail option is inactive.
Change CPU Affinity[citation needed]
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- Open Windows Task Manager.
- Look for
nfs.exe process.
- Right-click it, then click Set Affinity.
- Leave a checkbox on
1 with the other unchecked.
- Click OK.
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Game settings keep resetting
Run the game in compatibility mode[citation needed]
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Set options: "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" and "Run program as an administrator".
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Microstutter on modern machines
Limit FPS to 64.[citation needed]
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- Enabling V-Sync in the game options might help too.
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Missing sun flare
Turn off Vsync.[citation needed]
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Can't join Multiplayer room resulting in crash
Run the game as administrator.[citation needed]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
2.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
Disable AI catch-up (rubber band effect)
Use NFSMWExOpts[citation needed]
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- Download NFSMW Extra Options.
- Extract
scripts\ and dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
- Open
NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini .
- Change
NoCatchUp = 0 to NoCatchUp = 1 .
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Modifications
- Includes Quality of Life improvements and fixes to the vanilla game to make the experience better.
- Adds a lot of optional options to play around with.
- Script mod which fixes some issues and makes some improvements for added cars(if you're planning on adding any).
- Not compatible with ModLoader
- Includes various small fixes
- Not compatible with ModLoader
- This mod aims to restore the custom brakes leftover from NFS Underground 2.
- Shaders, water, textures, reflections, screen filter, skybox, normal maps and more taken from or modified to look like the Xbox 360 version, where they are superior.
- Not compatible with ModLoader.
- If you want to use this with upscaled HUD, make sure you install the HUD before this mod.
- Standalone script that enables dynamic shadows in the front-end, like in the Xbox 360 version.
- Scales the resolution of road, vehicle, and rear view mirror reflections.
- Adds traffic lights, car shadows, shader and particle effects to the rearview mirror.
- Restores geometry such as front-end reflections and world detail.
- A port of high quality 1024x vinyls from the Xbox 360 version and optionally re-adds the cut vinyls for every tunable car.
- Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.
- Can be used to change the camera, time speed, and HUD visibility.
- A mod that returns almost every cut content from NFS Most Wanted.
- Has very poor mod support and is likely to be incompatible with most.
- Requires new save game
- Compilation of lore-friendly mods and patches
- Non-Texmod Modern Rockport texture pack integrated
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
2000 |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 2000 MX or GTS Series ATI Radeon 7500 Intel 950/i915g S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 ATI Radeon 9800 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
Controller |
Keyboard and Mouse |
USB-based DirectInput compatible Gamepad or Racing Wheel |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
References