For the original game from 1998, see Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit.
Key points
- No DLCs for the PC version. DLC content can still be accessed by modding the game, see How to get DLC events and DLC cars.
General information
- Need for Speed Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.0.5.0 is the last patch for the game. It is only required for retail version of the game. Digital versions are already patched.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Force windowed[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set the name and executable path.
- Set the window position and size.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Input settings
Controller and Keyboard bindings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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LAN play |
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Online play |
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Versus Features three game modes: Hot Pursuit (team based, semi-co-op racers vs. cops race), Interceptor (racer vs. cop head-to-head battle), and Race (classic race). |
Connection types
Issues fixed
Stuttering
- By default, the game places its processing load on the first CPU core only, which causes occasional framerate dips on most systems. To fix this, you must change the affinity of the NFS11.exe process to exclude CPU 0; after doing this, it places its load equally across the remaining cores.
Fix for occasional stuttering on modern systems[1]
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- Enter the Task Manager via Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
- Move to the 'Details' tab.
- Right-click on the 'NFS11.exe' process and click on 'set affinity'.
- All of the cores will be activated by default. Left-click the 'CPU 0' entry and its tickbox should clear.
- This process will need to be repeated upon every launch of the game.
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
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- Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
- Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
- Open
<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\NFS11.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
- Change
RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate] .
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Mods
How to get DLC events and DLC cars
- The Events DLC can cause bugs and crashes at some points, while the Cars DLC should be safe. This method does not provide access to events and cars DLCs at the same time.
Follow this guide: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit PC - How to get DLC events and DLC cars.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
Vista SP2, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X3 720 |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8.3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 or Higher support |
Nvidia GeForce 9800 ATI Radeon HD 4850 1 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0 compatible | |
Other |
512Kb/s or Faster Broadband connection for Activation and Online Play | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References