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Need for Speed (2016)

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Need for Speed
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Developers
Ghost Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Frostbite 3
Release dates
Windows March 15, 2016
Need for Speed (2016) on Wikipedia
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Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
⤏ Go to series page
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 1995 game, see The Need for Speed.

Key points

Game can not be paused, even in singleplayer mode.
Requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.[1]
All DLC is free.[2]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Origin
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.[3][4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Need for Speed\settings

Save game data location

All save game data is stored online on EA's servers.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
[5]

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Increase render resolution

Add launch option[6]

Use the -Render.ResolutionScale 1.5 command line argument.

Notes

This doubles the render resolution without affecting the display resolution. Can be further tweaked up to 2.0

Post-processing

This mod removes the following effects: fog, rain on lens, chromatic aberration, vignette (black area around screen), and other filmic effects.
Use NoFogNoFilmicEffectsNoRainLens[7]

Disabling film grain filter

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Need for Speed\settings
  2. Open PROFILEOPTIONS_profile with a text editor.
  3. Change GstRender.FilmGrain 1 to GstRender.FilmGrain 0.
  4. Save the file.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
[5]
LAN play
Online play
8

Issues unresolved

Map chunks fail to load on time / falling through the ground

This issue is related to content streaming from hard drive and is likely to occur on slower hard drives.
Installing the game on SSD[8]
Disabling ShadowPlay (if using Nvidia)[8]
Starting the game in Windows 7 compatibility mode[8]
Many gamers still report this to be an unsolved issue[9]
Disabling Windows DVR (if using Windows 10)[8]
Install the game on D: (if pagefile is on C: by default; or reverse)[8]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok

System requirements

A 64-bit system is required.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130 Intel Core i5-4690
System memory (RAM) 6 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon R9 290
4 GB of VRAM

References