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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit cover
Developers
Criterion Games
DICE
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Chameleon
Release dates
Windows November 16, 2010
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit on Wikipedia
The Need for Speed 1994
Need for Speed II 1997
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (series)
Need for Speed: High Stakes 1999
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000
Need for Speed: Underground (series)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (series)
Need for Speed: Carbon 2006
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008
Need for Speed: Shift (series)
Need for Speed: World 2010
Need for Speed: The Run 2011
Need for Speed Rivals 2013
Need for Speed (2016) 2016
Need for Speed Payback 2017
Need for Speed: Edge 2017
Need for Speed Heat 2019
Need for Speed Unbound 2022

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

General information

Need for Speed Wiki
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Requires online activation
Can only be used x times
TAGES Solidshield DRM, Limited Editon & EA Crew Edition also available
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Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Windows
Steam
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Origin account and key activation is required for multiplayer.
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Windows
DLC was not released for PC. Some of the DLC content can be accessed by modding the game.[1]

Version differences

Limited Edition content includes:

  • Exclusive Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and Ford Shelby GT500
  • 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
These exclusive vehicles can be modded in, and will work in online.[1]

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).

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) <Steam-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) <Steam-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 settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Windowed

Force windowed[citation needed]
  1. Download and run DxWnd.
  2. Click on Edit, then Add.
  3. Set the name and executable path.
  4. Set the window position and size.
  5. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
  6. Click OK, then File and Save.

Input settings

Controller and Keyboard bindings.
Controller and Keyboard bindings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

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). 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

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native 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).

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 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.
Fix for occasional stuttering on modern systems[2]
  1. Enter the Task Manager via Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
  2. Move to the 'Details' tab.
  3. Right-click on the 'NFS11.exe' process and click on 'set affinity'.
  4. All of the cores will be activated by default. Left-click the 'CPU 0' entry and its tickbox should clear.
  5. This process will need to be repeated upon every launch of the game.
For 1+2+3 cores/threads setting on launch you can create .bat with such line, and place it in game dir:

Start /affinity E nfs11.exe "E" is a hex value. To set it manually, just add corresponding "Associated value(s) (n)" from here and convert it to hex value (third option here)

"Some issues with CPU performance" were fixed in 1.0.2.0 version (though this core change fix is still needed)
In 1.0.1.0 patch was introduced: rain, snow, corona effects (can state some performance overlay)

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]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\NFS11.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Controls settings not being saved

Edit controls file

Open in notepad %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit\Save\Default\controls.NFS11Save 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.

Possibly one of the patches fixes it.

Partial skip intro fix

Download the file

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.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

5 Hardest trials hints

link

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
System memory (RAM) 1 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
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0 compatible
Other 512Kb/s or Faster Broadband connection for Activation and Online Play

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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>/47870/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (47870) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References