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For the original game from 1998, see Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. For the remaster, see Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Subseries of Need for Speed
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit	1998
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2	2002
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit	2010
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered	2020

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sixteenth entry in the Need for Speed series.

A throwback to the original Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998) and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (2002), Criterion's Hot Pursuit returns to the roots of the NFS franchise by having players drive sportscars and exotics as a racer or a cop in beautiful environments, taking place in a region called Seacrest County, which is inspired by places found in the West Coast of the United States. The game is also noted for the introduction of NFS's asynchronous multiplayer system, Autolog, where players can compare their best times in events against their friends.

It was released for Windows on November 16, 2010.

Currently, the game was delisted from all online storefronts in 2020 in favor of its remastered release.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		TAGES Solidshield DRM, Limited Edition & EA Crew Edition also available.
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Origin (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)		Origin account and key activation is required for multiplayer.

Version differences

Limited Edition content includes the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Ford Shelby GT500, with early access to the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Ford Shelby GT500, Audi TT RS Coupé, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Porsche Cayman S and Dodge Challenger SRT8.

EA Crew Edition content includes the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition, Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Lamborghini Reventon, Bugati Veyron 16.4, Aston Martin DBS, and Audi R8 5.2 FSI.

DLC and expansion packs

No DLC other than the Limited Edition and EA Crew Edition content was made available for the PC version of the game, with these also being available through retail copies only. However, the 2 exclusive vehicles and 6 early unlocks from the Limited Edition (also included in the EA Crew Edition), 7 exclusive vehicles from the SCPD Rebels Pack (available in the PC version through the EA Crew Edition only), and several additional events from the Lamborghini Untamed Pack, Porsche Unleashed Pack, and Super Sports Pack (none of which had a PC release) can be modded in on the base version of the game from digital storefronts with a mod.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.0.5.0 (NFSHP_1000_to_1050.exe; PCGW mirror) is the last patch for the game. It is only required for retail version of the game. Digital versions are already patched.

Changelog (and PCGW mirror of all patches).

DLC mod

Installation

Download the mod from here.
Extract the files to <path-to-game>.

Notes

Does not include the Armed and Dangerous Pack.

Does not include new cars related to the DLC events from the Lamborghini Untamed Pack, Porsche Unleashed Pack, and Super Sports Pack. Single cars or selections of cars from the base game are used instead.

The 8 DLC event icons are located to the right side of the map and have no icon but can be selected normally.

The DLC events won't have new videos at the start and will show videos from the base game instead.

When the event cursor is at the DLC event icons, going into freedrive will make the game crash immediately.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\config.NFS11Save %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\Save\Default\controls.NFS11Save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\Save\Default\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Menus remain scaled to 16:9 and the in-game HUD extends out of the primary screen, but the FOV scales well.
Ultra-widescreen		Menus remain scaled to 16:9. However, both the in-game HUD and FOV scale well.^[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Racer_S Camera Hack can tweak this; get nfs11camhack103 or nfs11camhack10a if former doesn't work.^[2] Doesn't work with the last patch.
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Due to the game's deferred rendering implementation, Super-Sampling-AA seems to have better performance than MSAA, if using a utility such as Nvidia Inspector.^{[citation needed]}

Forcing Vsync to off via GPU panel does not work on AMD cards.^{[citation needed]}

Run the game at screen refresh rate

The game enforces a 60 Hz refresh rate. This results in huge tearing artifacts when V-Sync is disabled and huge input lag when V-Sync is enabled.

For monitors that support more than 60 Hz, the following might help^{[citation needed]}

Download Special K.
Copy SpecialK32.dll into the game folder.
Rename SpecialK32.dll to dxgi.dll.
Start the game and exit.
Open dxgi.ini in the game folder.
Change RefreshRate=-1.0 to RefreshRate=0.0 under [Render.FrameRate].

It is recommended to also disable V-Sync otherwise, stuttering might occur.

Windowed

Force windowed^{[citation needed]}
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.

Post-processing and HUD

The following mods can be used simultaneously.

Lens flare disabler mod

Disables the lens flare effects that are applied over the sun, street lamps and headlights/lightbars without affecting the basic sun texture, volumetric light shafts and bloom effects.

Turn lens flares off
Download this file. Extract the files to `<path-to-game>`.

No HUD and real lights mod

NFSHP_RealLights_v2.tpf only affects headlights, while NFSHP_NoHud_RealLights_v2.tpf also removes the HUD.

Better headlight textures and HUD disabled

Download the file from here or here
Extract the files to <path-to-game>.
Run TexMod.exe and click the folder icon to specify either Launcher.exe or NFS11.exe.
Click the folder button in the toolbar and select the desired texture file.
Launch the game from TexMod.

TexMod can be automated and launched from within Steam (allowing the Steam Overlay and playtime to be counted) by using EasyTexMod.

Input

Controller and Keyboard bindings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Steering wheel support can be achieved via a Racer_S mod
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Fully remappable, can assign any action to any button.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard only.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Speech, and Sound Effects sliders
Surround sound		5.1 and 7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

The game's sound-mix is bad. The low audio-volume of the player-car-engine was fixed in v1.0.2.0 to only some extent. To improve sound-quality copy DSOAL + HRTF into the game dir to greater enhance car-engine-volume (also option of no HRTF attached). Make sure you have stereo set in audio options for 2.0 configurations (alternatively use IndirectSound (no HRTF) and .ini). In DSOAL the changes are even pushed forward in this aspect. Now you may like to lower SFX volume to hear the music louder. Alternatively you can test out 5.1 setting in game options for better results with IndirectSound if DSOAL doesn't work on your current Windows 10 build.^[3]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				UK and US variant available
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download
Russian
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation by Gökhan Kocaman or download Direct Link

Manually change game's language

Registry edit to change game language

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\.
Find the language and locale key and double click it.
Change the value in language and locale order to the following list below:
- English UK - en_UK
- English US - en_US
- Chinese (Traditional) - zh_TW
- Czech - cs
- Dutch - nl
- French - fr_FR
- German - de
- Hungarian - hu
- Italian - it
- Japanese - ja
- Polish - pl
- Russian - ru (Alternatively, download this registry file to change it to Russian.)
- Spanish - es

Note: Certain languages may not work for voices.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	8	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).
Asynchronous multiplayer	Autolog.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Micro stuttering

By default, the game places most of its processing load on the first CPU core only, which may cause stuttering and occasional framerate dips on some systems while traversing through the map. To fix this, the affinity of the NFS11.exe process must be changed to exclude CPU 0; after doing so, the load should equally spread across the remaining cores.

Manual fix^[4]

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 should be activated by default. Untick the 'CPU 0' entry by left-clicking it.
This process has to be repeated upon every launch of the game.

Notes

For 1+2+3 cores/threads setting on launch, a .bat file can be created and placed in game directory with the Start /affinity E nfs11.exe command - "E" being a hex value. To set it manually, get the corresponding "Associated value(s) (n)" from here and convert it to a hex value (third option here), then replace the "E" with it.

Permanent solution^[5]

Download ImageCfg and put it where the NFS11.exe file is located.
Backup the NFS11.exe file.
Open a command line where the NFS11.exe file is located, then use the following command:

...\ImageCfg.exe -a 0xE NFS11.exe

Using this command it will force the game process to use CPU cores 1, 2, and 3, skipping CPU core 0. This is ideally for CPUs with 4 cores. 0x<hex-num> has to be adjusted based on the CPU core count, according to the following table:

0x01 = 1 = CPU0
0x02 = 2 = CPU1
0x04 = 4 = CPU2
0x08 = 8 = CPU3
0x10 = 16 = CPU4
0x20 = 32 = CPU5
0x40 = 64 = CPU6
0x80 = 128 = CPU7

E.g.

0xF = 15 (CPU0, CPU1, CPU2, and CPU3 - 1+2+4+8 = 15; All CPU cores on a CPU with 4 cores enabled)
0xE = 14 - (CPU1, CPU2, and CPU3 - 2+4+8 = 14; All CPU cores on a CPU with 4 cores minus CPU 0 enabled)

Notes

The executable will then be permanently patched.

Controls settings not being saved

Edit controls file^{[citation needed]}
Open in notepad `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\Save\Default\controls.NFS11Save` and edit the word "KEYBOARD" or its translated meaning to its respective counterpart in the game language of the previous save. Alternatively, it can be deleted.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	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:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (47870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Steam Community :: Screenshot :: 4:3 vs 16:9 vs 16:10 vs 21:9 - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - Dead End Thrills - last accessed on May 2023
↑ https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Topic:Vkjup0bfpkctcqok&topic_showPostId=vkybftql5rvzyqjr#flow-post-vkybftql5rvzyqjr
↑ Reduce Stuttering, Tweaking CPU Cores & Hyper-Threading - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Random stuttering definitive fix 🛃

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (47870) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (47870) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Steam Community :: Screenshot :: 4:3 vs 16:9 vs 16:10 vs 21:9 - last accessed on May 2023

[3] Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - Dead End Thrills - last accessed on May 2023

[4] ttps://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Topic:Vkjup0bfpkctcqok&topic_showPostId=vkybftql5rvzyqjr#flow-post-vkybftql5rvzyqjr

[5] Reduce Stuttering, Tweaking CPU Cores & Hyper-Threading - last accessed on May 2023

[6] Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Random stuttering definitive fix 🛃

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

Developers

	Criterion Games
	DICE
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Chameleon
Release dates
Windows	November 16, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	86
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile, Street racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America
Series	Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Need for Speed

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Street racing }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, North America }}
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-{{Series|Need for Speed}}
-{{disambig||the original game from 1998|[[Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit]]}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      = '''''Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit''''' is a {{Glossary:singleplayer}} and {{Glossary:multiplayer}} {{Glossary:racing}} game developed by [[Company:Criterion Games|Criterion Games]] and published by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]. It is the sixteenth entry in the ''[[Series:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' series.
+A throwback to the original ''[[Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit]]'' (1998) and ''[[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2]]'' (2002), Criterion's ''Hot Pursuit'' returns to the roots of the ''NFS'' franchise by having players drive sportscars and exotics as a racer or a cop in beautiful environments, taking place in a region called Seacrest County, which is inspired by places found in the West Coast of the United States. The game is also noted for the introduction of ''NFS''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s asynchronous multiplayer system, Autolog, where players can compare their best times in events against their friends.
+|release history   = It was released for Windows on November 16, 2010.
+|current state     = Currently, the game was delisted from all online storefronts in 2020 in favor of its [[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered|remastered release]].
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://nfs.wikia.com/wiki/Need_for_Speed_Wiki Need for Speed Wiki]
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/47870/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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-{{Availability/row| Retail | | activation, actlimit | TAGES {{DRM|Solidshield}}, Limited Editon & EA Crew Edition also available | Origin | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | activation, actlimit | TAGES {{DRM|Solidshield}}, Limited Edition & EA Crew Edition also available. | Origin | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Amazon | B003R79HFW | Origin | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.co.uk | B00IDIEG1A | Origin | | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Origin | need-for-speed/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit/standard-edition | Origin | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon | B004E10R4K | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 47870 | Steam | Origin account and key activation is required for multiplayer. | Origin | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Origin | need-for-speed/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit/standard-edition | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 47870 | Steam, Key | Origin account and key activation is required for multiplayer. | Origin | Windows | unavailable }}
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-{{--}} DLC was not released for PC. Some of the DLC content can be accessed by modding the game.<ref name="guide">[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=404743467 How to get DLC events and DLC cars]</ref>
 ===Version differences===
-Limited Edition content includes:
+{{ii}} Limited Edition content includes the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Ford Shelby GT500, with early access to the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Ford Shelby GT500, Audi TT RS Coupé, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Porsche Cayman S and Dodge Challenger SRT8.
-:*Exclusive Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Ford Shelby GT500
+{{ii}} EA Crew Edition content includes the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition, Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Lamborghini Reventon, Bugati Veyron 16.4, Aston Martin DBS, and Audi R8 5.2 FSI.
-:*Early access to the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Ford Shelby GT500, Audi TT RS Coupé, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Porsche Cayman S and Dodge Challenger SRT8
-EA Crew Edition content includes 7 exclusive vehicles:
-:*Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
-:*Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S
-:*Chevrolet Corvette Z06
-:*Lamborghini Reventon
-:*Bugati Veyron 16.4
-:*Aston Martin DBS
-:*Audi R8 5.2 FSI
-{{ii}} These exclusive vehicles can be modded in, and will work in online.<ref name="guide"/>
+===DLC and expansion packs===
+{{ii}} No DLC other than the Limited Edition and EA Crew Edition content was made available for the PC version of the game, with these also being available through retail copies only. However, the 2 exclusive vehicles and 6 early unlocks from the Limited Edition (also included in the EA Crew Edition), 7 exclusive vehicles from the SCPD Rebels Pack (available in the PC version through the EA Crew Edition only), and several additional events from the Lamborghini Untamed Pack, Porsche Unleashed Pack, and Super Sports Pack (none of which had a PC release) can be modded in on the base version of the game from digital storefronts with a [[#DLC_mod|mod]].
 ==Essential improvements==
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 {{ii}} [https://www.nfsplanet.com/download_sel.php?file=nfshp/patches/NFSHP_1000_to_1050.exe&key=d8a88f8b6510546177a870aefe0c5fac&lang=eng Patch 1.0.5.0] (NFSHP_1000_to_1050.exe; [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1069-need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-2010-patches/ PCGW mirror]) is the last patch for the game. It is only required for retail version of the game. Digital versions are already patched.
 {{mm}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1069-need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-2010-patches/ Changelog (and PCGW mirror of all patches)].
+===DLC mod===
+{{Fixbox|description=Installation|fix=
+# Download the mod from [https://www.nfscars.net/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-2010/14/files/view/12369/ here].
+# Extract the files to {{p|game}}.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} Does not include the Armed and Dangerous Pack.
+{{ii}} Does not include new cars related to the DLC events from the Lamborghini Untamed Pack, Porsche Unleashed Pack, and Super Sports Pack. Single cars or selections of cars from the base game are used instead.
+{{ii}} The 8 DLC event icons are located to the right side of the map and have no icon but can be selected normally.
+{{ii}} The DLC events won't have new videos at the start and will show videos from the base game instead.
+{{ii}} When the event cursor is at the DLC event icons, going into freedrive will make the game crash immediately.
+}}
 ==Game data==
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 = false
+|origin                    = false
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|NFSHPGraphic.png|Video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
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 |multimonitor notes         = Menus remain scaled to 16:9 and the in-game HUD extends out of the primary screen, but the FOV scales well.
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = Menus remain scaled to 16:9. However, both the in-game HUD and FOV scale well.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=462990286 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Steam Community :: Screenshot :: 4:3 vs 16:9 vs 16:10 vs 21:9]</ref>
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Menus remain scaled to 16:9. However, both the in-game HUD and FOV scale well.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=462990286|title=Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Steam Community :: Screenshot :: 4:3 vs 16:9 vs 16:10 vs 21:9|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4lfqq0DpUo-cklSV2U2X0xMQ00/edit Racer_S Camera Hack] can tweak this.<ref>[http://www.deadendthrills.com/forum/discussion/413/guide-need-for-speed-hot-pursuit Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - Dead End Thrills]</ref> Doesn't work with the last patch.
+|fov notes                  = [https://mega.nz/#F!iORliCIK!53Vv--UOAR77w6yXlihD-A!iPRl1SqJ Racer_S Camera Hack] can tweak this; get nfs11camhack103 or nfs11camhack10a if former doesn't work.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.deadendthrills.com/forum/discussion/413/guide-need-for-speed-hot-pursuit|title=Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - Dead End Thrills|date=May 2023}}</ref> Doesn't work with the last patch.
 |windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
@@ Line 108: / Line 138: @@
 |borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 |anisotropic                = false
-|anisotropic notes          =
+|antialiasing               = false
-|antialiasing               = hackable
+|antialiasing notes         =
-|antialiasing notes         = Can be forced through the [[Nvidia Control Panel#Forcing Anti-Aliasing/Anisotropic Filtering|Nvidia Control Panel]]/AMD Control Center. Perhaps due to the game's deferred rendering implementation Super Sampling AA seems to have better performance than MSAA, if using a utility such as Nvidia Inspector.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
-|vsync                      = hackable
+|upscaling tech             =
-|vsync notes                = On by default. Can be forced off through the graphics card control panel.
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = always on
+|vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = false
-|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. See [[#Run the game at screen refresh rate|Run the game at screen refresh rate]].
+|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+{{ii}} Due to the game's deferred rendering implementation, Super-Sampling-AA seems to have better performance than MSAA, if using a utility such as Nvidia Inspector.{{cn|date=September 2021}}
+{{ii}} Forcing Vsync to off via GPU panel does not work on AMD cards.{{cn|date=September 2021}}
+===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
+{{ii}} The game enforces a 60&nbsp;Hz refresh rate. This results in huge tearing artifacts when V-Sync is disabled and huge input lag when V-Sync is enabled.
+{{Fixbox|description=For monitors that support more than 60 Hz, the following might help|ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}|fix=
+# Download [https://github.com/Kaldaien/SpecialK/releases/tag/sk_0_10_2 Special K].
+# Copy <code>SpecialK32.dll</code> into the game folder.
+# Rename <code>SpecialK32.dll</code> to <code>dxgi.dll</code>.
+# Start the game and exit.
+# Open <code>dxgi.ini</code> in the game folder.
+# Change <code>RefreshRate=-1.0</code> to <code>RefreshRate=0.0</code> under <code>[Render.FrameRate]</code>.
+{{ii}}It is recommended to also disable [[Vertical sync (Vsync)|V-Sync]] otherwise, stuttering might occur.
 }}
@@ Line 133: / Line 180: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+===Post-processing and HUD===
+{{ii}} The following mods can be used simultaneously.
+====Lens flare disabler mod====
+{{ii}} Disables the lens flare effects that are applied over the sun, street lamps and headlights/lightbars without affecting the basic sun texture, volumetric light shafts and bloom effects.
+{{Fixbox|description=Turn lens flares off|fix=
+# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2373-nfs-hot-pursuit-lens-flare-disabler/ this file].
+# Extract the files to <code>{{p|game}}</code>.
+}}
+====No HUD and real lights mod====
+{{ii}} <code>NFSHP_RealLights_v2.tpf</code> only affects headlights, while <code>NFSHP_NoHud_RealLights_v2.tpf</code> also removes the HUD.
+{{Fixbox|description=Better headlight textures and HUD disabled|fix=
+#Download the file from [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2089-no-hud-real-lights-mod/ here] or [https://www.nfsaddons.com/downloads/nfshp3/tools/3023/no-hud-real-lights-mod.html here]
+#Extract the files to <code>{{p|game}}</code>.
+#Run TexMod.exe and click the folder icon to specify either <code>Launcher.exe</code> or <code>NFS11.exe</code>.
+#Click the folder button in the toolbar and select the desired texture file.
+#Launch the game from TexMod.
+{{ii}} TexMod can be automated and launched from within Steam (allowing the Steam Overlay and playtime to be counted) by using [https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/525/ EasyTexMod].
+}}
+==Input==
 {{Image|NFSHPInput.jpg|Controller and Keyboard bindings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 149: / Line 217: @@
 |touchscreen notes         =
 |controller support        = true
-|controller support notes  = Steering wheel support can be achieved via a [https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4lfqq0DpUo-TjQ3V013d0dHRWs/edit Racer_S mod]
+|controller support notes  = Steering wheel support can be achieved via a [https://mega.nz/folder/iORliCIK#53Vv--UOAR77w6yXlihD-A/file/jGAFlaJK Racer_S mod]
 |full controller           = true
 |full controller notes     =
@@ Line 158: / Line 226: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = false
 |impulse triggers notes    =
 |dualshock 4               = unknown
@@ Line 180: / Line 248: @@
 |other button prompts      = unknown
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = Xbox
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = true
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 199: / Line 265: @@
 |steam cursor detection notes =
 }}
+==Audio==
-==Audio settings==
 {{Image|NFSHPAudio.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Music, Speech, and Sound Effects sliders
@@ Line 214: / Line 279: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
+}}
+{{ii}} The game's sound-mix is bad. The low audio-volume of the player-car-engine was fixed in v1.0.2.0 to only some extent. To improve sound-quality copy [https://yadi.sk/d/4xtqOxCu3acZFP DSOAL] + HRTF into the game dir to greater enhance car-engine-volume (also option of no HRTF attached). Make sure you have stereo set in audio options for 2.0 configurations (alternatively use [http://www.indirectsound.com/ IndirectSound] (no HRTF) and [https://yadi.sk/i/hzYNsxj43acYHP .ini]).  In [[DSOAL]] the changes are even pushed forward in this aspect. Now you may like to lower SFX volume to hear the music louder. Alternatively you can test out 5.1 setting in game options for better results with IndirectSound if DSOAL doesn't work on your current Windows 10 build.<ref>https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Topic:Vkjup0bfpkctcqok&topic_showPostId=vkybftql5rvzyqjr#flow-post-vkybftql5rvzyqjr</ref>
+{{L10n|content=
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = English
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = UK and US variant available
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Traditional Chinese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Czech
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Dutch
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Hungarian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |notes     = Fan translation, [https://www.centraldetraducoes.net.br/2011/02/traducao-do-nfs-hot-pursuit-2010-pc.html download]
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Turkish
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |notes     = Fan translation by [https://gokhankocamanturkceyamalar.blogspot.com/2020/10/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit-turkce-yama.html Gökhan Kocaman] or download [https://mega.nz/file/BOpEBI5D#iPfO-VB688HJQ24Cjk_EqdkmpL1i3j-_9SaGH_11t6I Direct Link]
+ |ref       =
+ |fan       = true
+}}
+}}
+===Manually change game's language===
+{{Fixbox|description=Registry edit to change game language|fix=
+#Go to <code>{{p|HKLM}}\SOFTWARE\{{p|wow64}}\Electronic Arts\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\</code>.
+#Find the '''language''' and '''locale''' key and double click it.
+#Change the value in '''language''' and '''locale''' order to the following list below:
+#*English UK - en_UK
+#*English US - en_US
+#*Chinese (Traditional) - zh_TW
+#*Czech - cs
+#*Dutch - nl
+#*French - fr_FR
+#*German - de
+#*Hungarian - hu
+#*Italian - it
+#*Japanese - ja
+#*Polish - pl
+#*Russian - ru (Alternatively, download [https://mega.nz/file/cexWjaaA#YgtkqcfmNtakBdNNS0vK1854nnM4pEQFew4WjHZa7eI this registry file] to change it to Russian.)
+#*Spanish - es
+Note: Certain languages may not work for voices.
+}}
+==Network==
+{{Network/Multiplayer
+|local play           = false
+|local play players   =
+|local play modes     =
+|local play notes     =
+|lan play             = false
+|lan play players     =
+|lan play modes       =
+|lan play notes       =
+|online play          = true
+|online play players  = 8
+|online play modes    = Versus
+|online play notes    = 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).
+|asynchronous         = true
+|asynchronous notes   = Autolog.
+}}{{Network/Connections
+|matchmaking        = true
+|matchmaking notes  =
+|p2p                = false
+|p2p notes          =
+|dedicated          = false
+|dedicated notes    =
+|self-hosting       = true
+|self-hosting notes =
+|direct ip          = false
+|direct ip notes    =
+}}{{Network/Ports
+|tcp  =
+|udp  =
+|upnp =
 }}
-{{ii}} To improve sound quality copy [https://yadi.sk/d/4xtqOxCu3acZFP DSOAL] + HRTF into the game dir to greater enhance car engine volume (also option of no HRTF attached). Make sure you have stereo set in audio options for 2.0 configurations (alternatively use [http://www.indirectsound.com/ IndirectSound] (no HRTF) and [https://yadi.sk/i/hzYNsxj43acYHP .ini]). Too low audio volume of player car engine was also fixed in v 1.0.2.0 in some extent. In [[DSOAL]] the changes are even pushed forward in this aspect. Now you may like to lower SFX volume to hear the music louder. The game sound mix is bad.
 ==VR support==
@@ Line 260: / Line 503: @@
 |play area room-scale        =
 |play area room-scale notes  =
-}}
-==Network==
-{{Network/Multiplayer
-|local play           = false
-|local play players   =
-|local play modes     =
-|local play notes     =
-|lan play             = false
-|lan play players     =
-|lan play modes       =
-|lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
-|online play players  = 8
-|online play modes    = Versus
-|online play notes    = 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).
-|asynchronous         =
-|asynchronous notes   =
-}}{{Network/Connections
-|matchmaking        = true
-|matchmaking notes  =
-|p2p                = false
-|p2p notes          =
-|dedicated          = false
-|dedicated notes    =
-|self-hosting       = true
-|self-hosting notes =
-|direct ip          = false
-|direct ip notes    =
-}}{{Network/Ports
-|tcp  =
-|udp  =
-|upnp =
 }}
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Stuttering===
+===Micro stuttering===
-{{ii}} By default, the game places its processing load on the first CPU core only, which causes occasional framerate dips on some 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.
+{{ii}} By default, the game places most of its processing load on the first CPU core only, which may cause stuttering and occasional framerate dips on some systems while traversing through the map. To fix this, the affinity of the NFS11.exe process must be changed to exclude CPU 0; after doing so, the load should equally spread across the remaining cores.
-{{Fixbox|description=Fix for occasional stuttering on modern systems|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=372777922 Steam Community :: Guide :: Reduce Stuttering Tweaking CPU Cores & Hyper-Threading]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Manual fix|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=372777922|title=Reduce Stuttering, Tweaking CPU Cores & Hyper-Threading|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
-# Enter the Task Manager via {{key|CTRL|ALT|DEL}}.
+# Enter the Task Manager via {{key|Ctrl|Alt|Del}}.
 # 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.
+# All of the cores should be activated by default. Untick the 'CPU 0' entry by left-clicking it.
-# This process will need to be repeated upon every launch of the game.
+# This process has to be repeated upon every launch of the game.
-{{ii}} For 1+2+3 cores/threads setting on launch you can create .bat with such line, and place it in game dir:
-<code>Start /affinity E nfs11.exe</code>
+'''Notes'''
-"E" is a hex value. To set it manually, just add corresponding "Associated value(s) (n)" from [https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/santhoshonline/2011/11/24/how-to-launch-a-process-with-cpu-affinity-set/ here] and convert it to hex value (third option [https://www.calculator.net/hex-calculator.html?d2bnumber1=14&calctype=d2b&x=84&y=15#decimal2hex here])
+{{ii}} For 1+2+3 cores/threads setting on launch, a .bat file can be created and placed in game directory with the <code>Start /affinity E nfs11.exe</code> command - "E" being a hex value. To set it manually, get the corresponding "Associated value(s) (n)" from [https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/santhoshonline/2011/11/24/how-to-launch-a-process-with-cpu-affinity-set/ here] and convert it to a hex value (third option [https://www.calculator.net/hex-calculator.html?d2bnumber1=14&calctype=d2b&x=84&y=15#decimal2hex here]), then replace the "E" with it.
-{{ii}} "Some issues with CPU performance" were fixed in 1.0.2.0 version (though this core change fix is still needed)
-{{ii}} In 1.0.1.0 patch was introduced: rain, snow, corona effects (can state some performance overlay)
 }}
+{{Fixbox|description=Permanent solution|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=639283716 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Random stuttering definitive fix 🛃]</ref>|fix=
+# Download [https://robpol86.com/imagecfg.html ImageCfg] and put it where the {{file|NFS11.exe}} file is located.
+# Backup the {{file|NFS11.exe}} file.
+# Open a command line where the {{file|NFS11.exe}} file is located, then use the following command:
+<pre>...\ImageCfg.exe -a 0xE NFS11.exe</pre>
+* Using this command it will force the game process to use CPU cores 1, 2, and 3, skipping CPU core 0. This is ideally for CPUs with 4 cores. <code>0x<hex-num></code> has to be adjusted based on the CPU core count, according to the following table:
+<pre>0x01 = 1 = CPU0
+x02 = 2 = CPU1
+x04 = 4 = CPU2
+x08 = 8 = CPU3
+x10 = 16 = CPU4
+x20 = 32 = CPU5
+x40 = 64 = CPU6
+x80 = 128 = CPU7</pre>
+* E.g.
+<pre>0xF = 15 (CPU0, CPU1, CPU2, and CPU3 - 1+2+4+8 = 15; All CPU cores on a CPU with 4 cores enabled)
+xE = 14 - (CPU1, CPU2, and CPU3 - 2+4+8 = 14; All CPU cores on a CPU with 4 cores minus CPU 0 enabled)</pre>
-===Run the game at screen refresh rate===
+'''Notes'''
-{{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60&nbsp;Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
+{{ii}} The executable will then be permanently patched.
-{{Fixbox|description=Set screen refresh rate|ref={{cn|date=July 2017}}|fix=
-# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide].
-# Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
-# Open <code>{{p|game}}\d3d9.ini</code> or <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\NFS11.exe\SpecialK.ini</code> depending on the installation method you used.
-# Change <code>RefreshRate=-1</code> to <code>RefreshRate=0</code> under <code>[Render.FrameRate]</code>.
 }}
 ===Controls settings not being saved===
-{{Fixbox|description=Edit controls file||fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Edit controls file|ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}|fix=
-Open in notepad <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\Save\Default\controls.NFS11Save</code> and edit name "KEYBOARD" or however it's called in your language to "KEYBOARD" in english, or in reverse, depends on you game language, and what was your previous save language. Alternatively you can delete it.
+Open in notepad <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\Save\Default\controls.NFS11Save</code> and edit the word "KEYBOARD" or its translated meaning to its respective counterpart in the game language of the previous save. Alternatively, it can be deleted.
-{{ii}} Possibly one of the patches fixes it.
-}}
-===Partial skip intro fix===
-{{Fixbox|description=Download the [https://yadi.sk/d/xoSNpYU23ac2Ey file]||fix=
-Movie and irritating sound of intro won't play. It will show black screen for some time.
-You can use task swithing immediately after the game launch - till the blank intro screens end.
 }}
@@ Line 337: / Line 549: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 355: / Line 567: @@
 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
-|shader model versions  =
+|shader model versions  = 3.0
 |shader model notes     =
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
-====5 Hardest trials hints====
-[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ir3SvFb08GiGsFOmDbiz-cKDd0ZtoGaDLQhewnygUSI/edit?usp=sharing link]
 ==System requirements==