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General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Also redeemable on Origin
Origin
Amazon.com

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest version is 1.0.2. It can be downloaded here except that for American players

Community overhaul

Requires you have previously patched the game to 1.0.2.

Users of NoGripRacing forums, made a community patch that fixes many of the bugs left in the game and improve driving experience. Remember to follow carefully the installation guide.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24870/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Polish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		Added in a patch (see Patches).^[1]
Online play		8

Issues fixed

Microstuttering on Windows 8

NFS Shift will experience fps stuttering when running on Windows 8.

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz Intel Core2 or faster/AMD X2 3800+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0

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 (24870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Need for Speed SHIFT PC Patch Release - LAN Play Update now available | Need for Speed

[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 (24870) 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 (24870) 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 SHIFT PC Patch Release - LAN Play Update now available | Need for Speed

[Note 1]

[1]

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 |local play           =
 |local play players   =
+|local play modes     =
 |local play notes     =
 |lan play             = true
 |lan play players     =
+|lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       = Added in a patch (see [[#Patches|Patches]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141205162312/http://www.needforspeed.com/news/need-speed-shift-pc-patch-release-lan-play-update-now-available Need for Speed SHIFT PC Patch Release - LAN Play Update now available | Need for Speed]</ref>
 |online play          = true
 |online play players  = 8
+|online play modes    =
 |online play notes    =
-|local co-op          =
-|local co-op players  =
-|local co-op notes    =
-|lan co-op            =
-|lan co-op players    =
-|lan co-op notes      =
-|online co-op         =
-|online co-op players =
-|online co-op notes   =
-|hot-seat             =
-|hot-seat players     =
-|hot-seat notes       =
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =

Developers

	Slightly Mad Studios
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Madness Engine
Release dates
Windows	September 15, 2009