NASCAR Heat 5

NASCAR Heat
Subseries of NASCAR
NASCAR Heat	2000
NASCAR Heat Evolution	2016
NASCAR Heat 2	2017
NASCAR Heat 3	2018
NASCAR Heat 4	2019
NASCAR Heat 5	2020

General information

Support page for the series

Steam Community Discussions

Key points

A controller is required to play the game, keyboard only works in the menu screen.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
		Gold Edition also available.
Humble Store		Gold Edition also available.
Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
2020 Season Pass
December Pack
Jimmie Johnson Pack	Included in 2020 Season Pass
Playoff Pack
October DLC Pack	Included in 2020 Season Pass
September DLC Pack	Included in 2020 Season Pass
August DLC Pack	Included in 2020 Season Pass
July DLC Pack	Included in 2020 Season Pass
Next Gen Car Update (2022)

Version differences

Gold Edition players will have Tony as an option for the in-game spotter, an exclusive Career contract offer from Stewart-Haas Racing, classic Tony Stewart paint schemes, the NASCAR Heat 5 Season Pass (four DLC packs) and in-game cash to kick start your own team.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/move/rename video files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\NascarHeat5_Data\StreamingAssets\PC\Movies\Intros\` Detele, move or rename `NewIntro.mp4` and `MainIntroShort.mp4`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\704Games\NASCAR Heat 5
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1265860/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\NASCAR Heat 5\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1265860/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay with spanned HUD, pillarboxed menus and FMVs.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen mode is borderless windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On and off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Off, Every V blank, Every other V blank.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Controls settings

The game can send telemetry data to supported software like SimHub and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the shared memory protocol.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		A controller is required to play the game, keyboard only works in the menu screen.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		A controller or keyboard is required to navigate through the menus.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[3]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Works in Steam Big Picture mode.^[4]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers		Supports various steering wheels and pedals.^[5]
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Vibrations can be turned on and off for Driving Effects and Draft Effect.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Xbox One controller key bindings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Victory anthem, Spotter, Crowd level, Wall reverb.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus
LAN play
Online play	40	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Self-hosting

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-530 AMD FX-4100	Intel Core i5-9600k AMD Ryzen 5 2600x
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	18 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5870 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti AMD Radeon RX 590
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2017.4.37.46741Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1265860/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1265860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Removed both video files manually to test intro skipping.
↑ NASCAR Heat 5 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2020-07-10
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09
Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09
Tested the game with Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 controller connected through a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09
Tested the game with Logitech's Driving Force G29 racing wheel

[1] Unity engine build: 2017.4.37.46741Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1265860/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1265860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Removed both video files manually to test intro skipping.

[4] NASCAR Heat 5 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2020-07-10

[5] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09
Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable

[6] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09
Tested the game with Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 controller connected through a USB cable

[7] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-09
Tested the game with Logitech's Driving Force G29 racing wheel

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Developers

	704Games
	Monster Games
Publishers
	Motorsport Games
Engines
	Unity 2017^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	July 10, 2020
Reception
OpenCritic	65
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	North America
Series	NASCAR Heat