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How To Change Gear In Nfs Most Wanted

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For the 2012 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012).

Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted cover
Developers
EA Black Box
Publishers
Electronic Arts
1C-SoftClub
Engines
EAGL 3
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2005
Reception
Metacritic 82
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization Sponsored
Microtransactions None
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
Series Need for Speed: Most Wanted

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Subseries of Need for Speed
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) 2012

Contents

  • 1 Availability
    • 1.1 Version differences
  • 2 Monetization
  • 3 Essential improvements
    • 3.1 Patches
    • 3.2 NFSMW: Upscaled HUD
    • 3.3 MW - XBOX 360 Cutscenes to PC (PAL & NTSC)
    • 3.4 Original Music in 44.1 kHz
    • 3.5 Skip intro videos
  • 4 Game data
    • 4.1 Configuration file(s) location
    • 4.2 Save game data location
  • 5 Video
    • 5.1 Field of view (FOV)
    • 5.2 Windowed
    • 5.3 Motion blur
  • 6 Input
  • 7 Audio
    • 7.1 Natural stereo virtualization
    • 7.2 Localizations
    • 7.3 Manually change game's language
  • 8 Network
    • 8.1 Multiplayer types
  • 9 VR support
  • 10 Issues unresolved
    • 10.1 Game crashes when executed in Asian languages in Windows 10
  • 11 Issues fixed
    • 11.1 Poor frame rate and crashes
    • 11.2 Can't install both NFS Underground and NFS Most Wanted (2005) on the same PC
    • 11.3 Controller deadzone issues
    • 11.4 Stability issues
    • 11.5 Can't set shadows on Intel GPU
    • 11.6 Menu lag on multi core systems
    • 11.7 Game settings keep resetting
    • 11.8 Microstutter on modern machines
    • 11.9 Missing sun flare
    • 11.10 Can't join Multiplayer room resulting in crash
  • 12 Other information
    • 12.1 API
    • 12.2 Middleware
    • 12.3 Disable AI catch-up (rubber band effect)
    • 12.4 Modifications
      • 12.4.1 Extra Options
      • 12.4.2 Unlimiter with Extra Customization
      • 12.4.3 The smol fix
      • 12.4.4 Leftover Brakes Fix
      • 12.4.5 Xbox 360 stuff pack
      • 12.4.6 Front-End Shadows
      • 12.4.7 HD Reflections
      • 12.4.8 Recompiled Vinyls
      • 12.4.9 Xbox Rain Droplets
      • 12.4.10 World Controller
      • 12.4.11 Beta Content Mod
      • 12.4.12 Most Wanted HQ Mod
  • 13 System requirements
  • 14 Notes
  • 15 References

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Availability [edit]

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is not available digitally.
A faithful higher resolution desktop icon can be found on the community site.
A playable demo is available. (its speed.exe can be used in retail 1.2 version of the game; may be incompatible with widescreen mod)

Version differences [edit]

Black Edition content includes:[3]
  • '67 Camaro SS and BMW M3 GTR
  • Specially tuned rides
  • Three exclusive races
  • Black Edition challenge
  • Bonus DVD

Monetization [edit]

Type Notes
Sponsored Game is sponsored by multiple real life brands

Essential improvements [edit]

Patches [edit]

Patch 1.3 is the last patch for the game. Resolves a number of issues and is strongly recommended.[4]

NFSMW: Upscaled HUD [edit]

Recreation of NFSMW 2005's UI from scratch using mostly vector materials, with original texture proportions to help keep the same look. Images are AI upscaled.
If you plan on using Xbox 360 stuff pack, make sure you install this mod first, and the Xbox 360 pack second.

MW - XBOX 360 Cutscenes to PC (PAL & NTSC) [edit]

Converted HD Xbox 360 movies to .vp6 to work with the PC port.
English FMVs only. HD Spanish FMVs also available.
HD Content Support required to work correctly.

Original Music in 44.1 kHz [edit]

Replaces the in-game 36 kHz music with its 44.1 kHz counterparts. [citation needed]

Skip intro videos [edit]

Instructions [citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\MOVIES\
  2. Delete or rename attract_movie_english_ntsc.vp6, ealogo_english_ntsc.vp6, and psa_english_ntsc.vp6.

Notes

If the game is not in English, delete/rename the files corresponding to the language used instead, and in the PAL version, the file names will have PAL instead of NTSC at the end.

Game data [edit]

Configuration file(s) location [edit]

Save game data location [edit]

Need for Speed: Underground 2 savegame grants the player extra in-game cash[5]

Video [edit]

General video settings

General video settings

Advanced video settings

Advanced video settings

Advanced video settings

Advanced video settings

ThirteenAG's fix requires the latest patch. See Patches.

Field of view (FOV) [edit]

Set custom FOV with NFS-VltEd[6]
  1. Download NFS-VltEd.
  2. Extract the contents and open the application.
  3. Click on File → Open and select the installation folder.
  4. On the left side, expand camerainfo and default.
  5. Select the camera to modify (bumper, close, etc.)
  6. On the right side, expand FOV and change the value beside [0] to the desired FOV.
    • For the hood camera, the value might have to be changed for each car individually.
  7. Click on File → Save to apply the changes.
Set custom FOV with RockportEd[6]
  1. Download Ultimate ASI Loader and extract it to the installation folder.
  2. Download RockportEd and extract it to scripts\ in the installation folder (create if it doesn't exist).
  3. Start the game and press Insert to show/hide RockportEd.
  4. Select the Camera Editor and adjust the FOV slider.
  5. Click on Save Preset to apply the changes.

Notes

Other options such as camera height and vertical angle can also be adjusted.

Windowed [edit]

Set windowed mode[6]
  1. Download ThirteenAG's fix.
  2. Extract scripts\ and dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
  3. Create wndmode.ini inside the root folder of the game installation.
  4. For bordered window change the line Border=0 to Border=1 (or add it if the game has not been launched yet after creating the file) in wndmode.ini.

Motion blur [edit]

Disable motion blur manually[6]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
    • If ThirteenAG's fix is used with WriteSettingsToFile = 1 set, open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NFS Most Wanted\Settings.ini instead.
  2. Change the value of g_MotionBlurEnable from 1 to 0.

Input [edit]

Input settings

Input settings

Audio [edit]

Audio settings

Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound Mono and Stereo only. HRTF stereo virtualization with DSOAL.
Subtitles Use Extra Options and set ShowSubs=1 in the .ini
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
By default, the game plays sound in 22.05 kHz. To change into high quality 44.1 kHz, set level of details to 2 or max (sometimes to level 3), and restart the game. [citation needed]

Natural stereo virtualization [edit]

Use DSOAL
  1. Download DSOAL from here.
  2. Drop dsoal.dll, alsoft.ini and dsoal-aldrv.dll near the game's executable ( <path-to-game> )
If you already copied HRTFs to %APPDATA%\OpenAL\ before, the game will use it. To disable it change line in alsoft.ini: hrtf=false
For further information check out preconfigured DSOAL to use especially for this game with some tweaks here

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English Includes UK and US version
Traditional Chinese
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese Japanese release.
Polish
Russian Available here. Localization with added subtitles is here (requires setting ShowSubs=1 in Extra Options). Also contains faithful to original fonts.
Slovak Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Swedish
Thai

Manually change game's language [edit]

Registry edit to change game language
  1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Need For Speed Most Wanted\.
  2. Find the language key and double click it.
  3. Change the value to the following list below:
    • English UK
    • English US
    • Chinese (Traditional)
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Finnish
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Polish
    • Russian
    • Spanish
    • Swedish
    • Thai

Note: Certain languages may not work for cutscene and voices if the installed game doesn't come with it.

Network [edit]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play 4 Use Nucleus-Coop Unofficial mod.
LAN play 4 All players needs to set the game to same version and language as hoster to find the LAN server. Game must run as administration to be able to join.
Online play 4 Online play was retired on August 2011.[8] Fan-maintained online client available here

VR support [edit]

Issues unresolved [edit]

Game crashes when executed in Asian languages in Windows 10 [edit]

Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean and Thai are not working in Windows 10 and there's no fix except to change the language to other than these.

Issues fixed [edit]

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.

Poor frame rate and crashes [edit]

Install DirectPlay
Windows 8/8.1/10 removes important DirectX components, causing game to run poorly, and possibly lead to multiple crashes. These components can be brought back by installing DirectPlay. More about DirectPlay here.
  1. Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'.
  2. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off'
  3. Click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'.
  4. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer.
It is recommended to reinstall the game after installing DirectPlay.

Can't install both NFS Underground and NFS Most Wanted (2005) on the same PC [edit]

This problem occurs because both games use the same name for their main executables (speed.exe). After installing one game and attempting to install the other, its autorun program assumes it's already been installed.
Workaround [citation needed]
  1. Install the first game. It doesn't matter whether it's Underground or Most Wanted.
  2. Go to the installation folder.
  3. Change the name of speed.exe to anything else.
  4. Install the other game.
  5. Restore the original name of the first game's speed.exe.

Controller deadzone issues [edit]

Fix left stick deadzone[9]
  1. Install ThirteenAG's fix.
  2. Deadzone can be adjusted in NFSMostWanted.WidescreenFix.ini.

Stability issues [edit]

Install MWFixes[10]
Fixes and improves the game's stability.

Can't set shadows on Intel GPU [edit]

On a PC with Intel GPU (or with Nvidia Optimus technology), the Shadow detail option is inactive.
Install ThirteenAG's fix[11]

[edit]

Change CPU Affinity [citation needed]
  1. Open Windows Task Manager.
  2. Look for nfs.exe process.
  3. Right-click it, then click Set Affinity.
  4. Leave a checkbox on 1 with the other unchecked.
  5. Click OK.

Game settings keep resetting [edit]

Run the game in compatibility mode [citation needed]

Set options: "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" and "Run program as an administrator".

Microstutter on modern machines [edit]

Limit FPS to 64. [citation needed]

Missing sun flare [edit]

Turn off Vsync. [citation needed]

Can't join Multiplayer room resulting in crash [edit]

Run the game as administrator. [citation needed]

Other information [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 2.0 [12]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware [edit]

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

Disable AI catch-up (rubber band effect) [edit]

Use NFSMWExOpts [citation needed]
  1. Download NFSMW Extra Options.
  2. Extract scripts\ and dinput8.dll to the installation folder.
  3. Open NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini.
  4. Change NoCatchUp = 0 to NoCatchUp = 1.

Modifications [edit]

[edit]

Includes Quality of Life improvements and fixes to the vanilla game to make the experience better.
Adds a lot of optional options to play around with.

[edit]

Script mod which fixes some issues and makes some improvements for added cars(if you're planning on adding any).
Not compatible with ModLoader

The smol fix [edit]

Includes various small fixes
Not compatible with ModLoader

Leftover Brakes Fix [edit]

This mod aims to restore the custom brakes leftover from NFS Underground 2.

Xbox 360 stuff pack [edit]

Shaders, water, textures, reflections, screen filter, skybox, normal maps and more taken from or modified to look like the Xbox 360 version, where they are superior.
Not compatible with ModLoader.
If you want to use this with upscaled HUD, make sure you install the HUD before this mod.

Front-End Shadows [edit]

Standalone script that enables dynamic shadows in the front-end, like in the Xbox 360 version.

HD Reflections [edit]

Scales the resolution of road, vehicle, and rear view mirror reflections.
Adds traffic lights, car shadows, shader and particle effects to the rearview mirror.
Restores geometry such as front-end reflections and world detail.

Recompiled Vinyls [edit]

A port of high quality 1024x vinyls from the Xbox 360 version and optionally re-adds the cut vinyls for every tunable car.

Xbox Rain Droplets [edit]

Basic implementation of Xbox rain droplets from SkyGFX for other games.

World Controller [edit]

Can be used to change the camera, time speed, and HUD visibility.

Beta Content Mod [edit]

A mod that returns almost every cut content from NFS Most Wanted.
Has very poor mod support and is likely to be incompatible with most.
Requires new save game

Most Wanted HQ Mod [edit]

Balanced compilation of lore-friendly mods and patches.
Non-Texmod Modern Rockport texture pack integrated

System requirements [edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000 XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2000 MX or GTS Series
ATI Radeon 7500
Intel 950/i915g
S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce FX 5900
ATI Radeon 9800 series
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Controller Keyboard and Mouse USB-based DirectInput compatible Gamepad or Racing Wheel

Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. ↑ When running this game without Administrator elevation, 32-bit programs writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node (more details).

References

  1. ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
  2. ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
  3. ↑ EA Games - Need for Speed: Most Wanted- Black Edition (retrieved) - last accessed on 2019-11-11
  4. ↑ EA - Patch 1.3 Changelog (retrieved) - last accessed on 2019-11-11
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-10-22
    Screenshot
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-12-19
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Issue with x360 triggers · Issue #310 · ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack
  8. ↑ {{Refurl|url=https://www.ea.com/service-updates/i-q%7Ctitle=EA - Online Service Updates|date=2019-11-11
  9. ↑ Need for Speed - Analog sticks deadzone · Issue #165 · ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack - last accessed on 2017-04-05
  10. ↑ NFSMods - MWFixes
  11. ↑ Verified by User:Tecc on 2021-06-25
    Tested with Intel GMA 4500M.
  12. ↑ xan1242 comments on Xenia lets you control the car in NFS MW05! - last accessed on 2017-05-16

How To Change Gear In Nfs Most Wanted

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