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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|cover        = need for speed world.jpg
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|cover        = Need for Speed World cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|EA Black Box}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|EA Black Box}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|EAGL}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|EAGL 3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 27, 2010}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 27, 2010}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|need-for-speed-world|62}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|need-for-speed-world|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | MMO, Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Street racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Need for Speed }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|strategywiki = Need for Speed: World
 +
|mobygames    = 47612
 
|wikipedia    = Need for Speed: World
 
|wikipedia    = Need for Speed: World
 +
|winehq      = 11736
 +
|license      = free-to-play
 +
|official site= http://world.needforspeed.com/
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Need for Speed}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{ii}} Free to play.
+
|introduction = '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a {{Glossary:multiplayer}} {{Glossary:MMO}} {{Glossary:racing}} game co-developed by [[Company:EA Black Box|EA Black Box]] and [[Company:EA Singapore|EA Singapore]] and published by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]. It is the fifteenth entry{{Note|After ''{{w|Need for Speed: Nitro}}'' on Nintendo Wii}} in the ''[[Series:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' series and the first online-only title in the series.
 +
 
 +
Just like recent ''Need for Speed'' titles, ''World'' focuses on illegal street racing and features an open world where players can freely roams around. Player can also be chased by cops during free roam and race.
 +
 
 +
|release date = It was released worldwide on July 27, 2010.
 +
 
 +
|current state = After five years of running, official servers for the game were shut down on July 14, 2015.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://help.ea.com/en/article/support-ending-free-to-play-pc-games/|title=Battlefield Heroes - Support ending for free-to-play PC games|date=May 2023}}</ref> However, it is possible to play the game with the use of a [[#Playing_online|server emulator]].
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://world.needforspeed.com/ Official website]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/categories/show/187.page Official EA Forum]
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/categories/show/187.page Official EA Forum]
−
{{mm}} [http://nfs.wikia.com/wiki/Need_for_Speed_Wiki Need for Speed wiki]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
−
{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://world.needforspeed.com/ Origin] | {{ID|Origin}} | Free to Play }}
+
{{Availability/row| official | http://world.needforspeed.com | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Origin |  | Origin | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116214739/http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/pd/ThemeID.718200/productID.194104000|title=NEED FOR SPEED™ WORLD (INCL. $20 OF SPEEDBOOST)|date=7 June 2022}}</ref> |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{--}} Not available anymore to play on official servers, but it's possible to play on community servers.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Need for Speed World\Settings\UserSettings.xml}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
+
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|steam cloud           =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
−
|gamesave manager      = true
+
|origin                   = unknown
−
|gamesave manager notes=  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               =  
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
<!-- [[File:game_settings.jpg|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] -->
+
{{Video
−
{{Video settings
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/need-speed-world
−
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/need-speed-world
 
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = The HUD/GUI elements will be very small.
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
−
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless Windowed can be achieved by putting the resolution to desktop resolution and windowed on.
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = true
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = 8x on High, 16x on Maximum settings.
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = FSAA, 2x on Low and Medium, 4x on High and Maximum settings.
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|oculus rift                = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
−
|oculus rift notes         =  
+
|60 fps notes               =  
−
|high frame rate           = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is unlimited when the in-game v-sync option is disabled.
−
|color blind                = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
−
|full controller notes    =  
+
|full controller notes    = Menu can only be navigated with mouse.
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  = Use [https://github.com/xan1242/NFS-XtendedInput NFS XtendedInput].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/xan1242/NFS-XtendedInput/blob/master/src/Main.hpp#L27|title=World™ version of XtendedInput may not always work|date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
 +
|xbox prompts              = hackable
 +
|xbox prompts notes        = Community servers provide button prompts by updating the game client.
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = hackable
 +
|controller hotplug notes  = Use [https://github.com/xan1242/NFS-XtendedInput NFS XtendedInput].
 +
|haptic feedback          = false
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    =
 +
|surround sound          = true
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = n/a
 +
|subtitles notes          =
 +
|closed captions          = n/a
 +
|closed captions notes    =
 +
|mute on focus lost      = always on
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
 +
|eax support              =
 +
|eax support notes        =
 +
|royalty free audio        = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Fan-made translation available in Soapbox Race World.
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Thai
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes     =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = hackable
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service was shut down on July 14, 2015.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.ea.com/legal/service-updates/a-h|date=2022-11-12|snippet=July 14, 2015<br><br>Need for Speed World}}</ref> It is possible to play online on community servers. <ref name="SBRW">{{Refurl|url=https://soapboxrace.world/|date=2022-12-05|snippet=Return to the streets of Need for Speed: World!|title=Soapbox Race World}}</ref>
 +
|asynchronous         =  
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Playing online===
 +
{{ii}} To play the game after July 14, 2015, a server emulator is needed.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Server emulator<ref name="SBRW"/>|fix=
 +
# Download the game files and Soapbox Race World from [https://soapboxrace.world/ this website]. This is an unofficial open-source project that currently has functioning online servers.
 +
# Extract the game files (''Need for Speed World'' folder) anywhere (Documents or Program Files recommended).
 +
# Extract the Soapbox Race World launcher inside the installation folder, run the launcher and follow the instructions.
 +
# Run the launcher, select a server, create an account and play.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Different (alternative)server emulators are available<ref name="SBRW"/>|fix=
 +
 
 +
# There are different community servers available and their sites can be easily reached as available options in the "Download" section of [https://nightriderz.world/ NRZ], affiliated with the developers of Soapbox Race World.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
+
==Other information==
−
{{Audio settings
+
===API===
−
|separate volume            = unknown
+
{{API
−
|separate volume notes      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
−
|surround sound             = unknown
+
|direct3d notes        =
−
|surround sound notes        =  
+
|directdraw versions    =  
−
|subtitles                  = unknown
+
|directdraw notes      =  
−
|subtitles notes             =  
+
|opengl versions        =
−
|closed captions            = unknown
+
|opengl notes          =
−
|closed captions notes       =  
+
|glide versions        =
−
|mute on focus lost         = unknown
+
|glide notes            =
−
|mute on focus lost notes   =  
+
|software mode          =
−
|eax support                =  
+
|software mode notes    =
−
|eax support notes           =  
+
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes             =  
 +
|dos modes notes        =  
 +
|shader model versions  =  
 +
|shader model notes     =  
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-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 =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
−
{{ii}} MMO's are constantly updated and thus this game's system requirements may change over time.
 
−
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = XP SP3  
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|minOS    = XP SP3
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Need for Speed: World
Need for Speed: World cover
Developers
EA Black Box
EA Singapore
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
EAGL 3
Release dates
Windows July 27, 2010
Reception
Metacritic 62
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres MMO, Racing
Vehicles Automobile, Street racing
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series Need for Speed
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Need for Speed: World on IGDB
Need for Speed: World guide on StrategyWiki
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Need for Speed: World on Wikipedia
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Need for Speed: World is a multiplayer MMO racing game co-developed by EA Black Box and EA Singapore and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fifteenth entry[Note 1] in the Need for Speed series and the first online-only title in the series.

Just like recent Need for Speed titles, World focuses on illegal street racing and features an open world where players can freely roams around. Player can also be chased by cops during free roam and race.

After five years of running, official servers for the game were shut down on July 14, 2015.[1] However, it is possible to play the game with the use of a server emulator.

General information

Official EA Forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
 [2]
Windows
Not available anymore to play on official servers, but it's possible to play on community servers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Need for Speed World\Settings\UserSettings.xml

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 The HUD/GUI elements will be very small.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Borderless Windowed can be achieved by putting the resolution to desktop resolution and windowed on.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
8x on High, 16x on Maximum settings.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FSAA, 2x on Low and Medium, 4x on High and Maximum settings.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is unlimited when the in-game v-sync option is disabled.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Menu can only be navigated with mouse.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Use NFS XtendedInput.[3]
Xbox button prompts
Community servers provide button prompts by updating the game client.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Use NFS XtendedInput.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Fan-made translation available in Soapbox Race World.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Thai
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
The official multiplayer service was shut down on July 14, 2015.[4] It is possible to play online on community servers. [5]

Issues fixed

Playing online

To play the game after July 14, 2015, a server emulator is needed.
Server emulator[5]
  1. Download the game files and Soapbox Race World from this website. This is an unofficial open-source project that currently has functioning online servers.
  2. Extract the game files (Need for Speed World folder) anywhere (Documents or Program Files recommended).
  3. Extract the Soapbox Race World launcher inside the installation folder, run the launcher and follow the instructions.
  4. Run the launcher, select a server, create an account and play.
Different (alternative)server emulators are available[5]
  1. There are different community servers available and their sites can be easily reached as available options in the "Download" section of NRZ, affiliated with the developers of Soapbox Race World.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1300
Intel GMA 950 		Nvidia GeForce 7600
ATI Radeon HD 2000 series
Intel GMA 950


Notes

  1. ↑ After Need for Speed: Nitro on Nintendo Wii

References

  1. ↑ Battlefield Heroes - Support ending for free-to-play PC games - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ NEED FOR SPEED™ WORLD (INCL. $20 OF SPEEDBOOST) - last accessed on 7 June 2022
  3. ↑ World™ version of XtendedInput may not always work - last accessed on 27 April 2024
  4. ↑ [missing title] - last accessed on 2022-11-12
    "July 14, 2015

    Need for Speed World    "
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Soapbox Race World - last accessed on 2022-12-05
    "Return to the streets of Need for Speed: World!"