[Official] Need for Speed - SHIFT


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Finally looked at my wallet and purchased an M3 E46, upgraded it to the max ( except works configuration ) and I'm loving every bit of that car.

@Audiboxer: Good thing the driving style is not up for discussion. Damn. ;)

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I only have a PC and I've been itching for a racing game. From what I've read, it's probably the best PC racing game out right now. I purchased it last night and will download it today.

Does anyone know if there are good mod sites? Or even if modding is possible?

Nevermind. I found some mods right after I posted this. Has anyone tried any of these and have any opinions on them?

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Can someone share a save game hopefully with lots of cash and access to tier 4 etc?

Thanks!

Are you serious? It takes about 3-4 hours of gaming in order to unlock Tier 4 and have some cash. Where's the joy of a game when you can download and just "be the big boy"?

However, if you still want to tackle the game that way, you can download some save games over here.

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Well, I played it last night and I thought it was a lot of fun. I'm going to get the mod that improves the AI and the aggression of the drivers.

Overall, I'm very satisfied with it.

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I've been tempted to buy this, but still not convinced. Played the demo on the PS3 and the handling isn't its greatest point. The graphics are, ok, nothing like GT5:P. A few tweaks to the controls made the handling slightly better.

The driving analysis maybe be worth something, but not for ?40 (not even ?27.99 that I found)...maybe when this hits <?20 I'll buy it.... pre-owned if need be.

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NFS Shift Simulation SK MOD V2.7

Description: This mod makes NFS Shift more sim-like:

* Realistic Grip and physics !

* Improved physics tick rate !

* Correct center of gravity !

* Fixed Stupid AI !

* Removed all blur !

* Removed Bloom ! (thnx to yodastar which released the file for each track)

* Fixed G25 Controller ! (no more steer LAG !!!) and good direct ffb feeling

* Correct kerbstone feeling now ! (not just rumble)

* Correct Forcefeedback from Front Wheels

* Better Feeling of the car

* Correct steering ! although ingame graphics wont show enaf turn

* No Repacking

Important: This mod requires an unpacked version of NFS Shift. Use the NFS Shift Unpacker and start the game with the -loose parameter.

The game is like rfactor now but with better graphic's

How To install the mod

First unpack your need for speed.

put the 4 files from the NFS Unpacker Folder in your need for speed shift game root (the folder where the game is installed)

...\Need for Speed SHIFT\

CLick on game_unpack.bat To unpack the game !!!

Extracting all files will take some time 20-30 mins.

After unpacking, right-click on the NFS:Shift shortcut on your desktop, select Properties and add the option '-loose'

to the Target path. The option makes the game accept unpacked files.

( example, Target: "...\Need for Speed SHIFT\shift.exe" -loose )

(more detailed and make the game run it unpacking http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166542)

Copy The Files from my mod to your NFS:SHIFT installation directory and click replace all.

This controller mod is specialy made for the g25. the mod replaced the Logitech g25 separate pedals preset.

you can also use this with all other gaming wheels.

You can start the game now ! but first load the g25 separate pedals preset Options->Gameplay->Controls

and load the Logitech g25 separate pedals (preset 6) you can edit the controls as you like,

The mappings of what buttons or pedal does what but don't edit the settings from adjust control.

They are loaded out of my config and contain changes not shown in the game !

Always change your controller even if its already on this profile ( just load a preset and then go back to preset 6 )

Otherwise it won't use the new settings! and remeber the old default crap...

Try the game i guess u will be amazed how much better it is then the default game.

Of course play in pro mode with all aids off !!!!!!

Download FULL MOD V2.7

http://www.people.zeelandnet.nl/sebastiansk/NFSSIMSKV27.rar

If you want more comppetetive ai

change in physicstweaker.xml

THIS

from

<prop name="ai brake power" data="0.85" />

<prop name="ai brake grip" data="0.5" />

<prop name="ai corner grip" data="0.5" />

to

<prop name="ai brake power" data="1.0" />

<prop name="ai brake grip" data="1.0" />

<prop name="ai corner grip" data="1.0" />

change any value you like

No Lag + goodFFB v2.7 SK CONTROLLER SETTINGS ONLY --->http://www.people.zeelandnet.nl/sebastiansk/SKG25-nolag-NFSSHIFT.rar

http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167251

HOW TO Prepare NFS:Shift for modding by unpacking all .bff files

Edited by san.W10
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I'm partial to the old NFS games so I got this one as I wanted to try the new realistic approach to racing, but it wasn't for me. Don't get me wrong the game is really good if you like those kind, I just prefer the arcade type, and after a giant purple graphical wave engulfed my car as I turned a corner, I uninstalled it.

:rofl:

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Problems with ATI-graphics / Nvidia Driver Update

Unfortunately Need for Speed Shift for PC doesn't always run as smooth as you wish. Particularly owners of ATI-graphic cards complain about low framerate and other problems - with Nvidia graphic cards the game should run better.

According to Ian McNaughton from AMD the cause may be Nvidia. In a comment in the Catalyst-Blog he wrote the following:

AMD prides itself on supporting open standards and our goal is to advance PC gaming regardless whether people purchase our products.

Unfortunately, not everyone shares our philosophy. Nvidia has recently sampled some newly released The Way it is Meant to be Played titles, including Batman: Arkham Asylum, to press in hopes that they would use these titles to benchmark against the HD Radeon 5870 and 5850. There are some known issues with these proprietary TWIMTBP titles.

Batman: Arkham Asylum

In this game, Nvidia has an in-game option for AA, whereas, gamers using ATI Graphics Cards are required to force AA on in the Catalyst Control Center.

The advantage of in-game AA is that the engine can run AA selectively on scenes whereas Forced AA in CCC is required to use brute force to apply AA on every scene and object, requiring much more work.

Additionally, the in-game AA option was removed when ATI cards are detected. We were able to confirm this by changing the ids of ATI graphics cards in the Batman demo. By tricking the application, we were able to get in-game AA option where our performance was significantly enhanced. This option is not available for the retail game as there is a secure rom.

To fairly benchmark this application, please turn off all AA to assess the performance of the respective graphics cards. Also, we should point out that even at 2560?1600 with 4x AA and 8x AF we are still in the highly playable territory …

Need for Speed: Shift>

In another TWIMTBP title, we submitted a list of issues that we discovered during the games’ development. These issues include inefficiencies in how the game engine worked with our hardware in addition to real bugs, etc.. We have sent this list to the developer for review.

Unfortunately you will be unable to get a fair playing experience with our hardware until the developer releases a patch to address and fix our reported issues.

Resident Evil 5>

AMD was unable to receive builds of this game early enough to get a chance to test and address any open issues. We will work with the developer to test and adjust any compatibility or performance issues that we encounter.

http://www.nfsplanet.com/index2.php?lang=eng#5267

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Anyone else get that quick stop of the game, just for a split second usually at the beginning of a race? I wasn't getting this until recently, I'm just about done with the game, this was not happening in the beginning. I'm not sure but at times it seems to coincide with a reward during the race, like all corners mastered. It sucks when you are heading into a turn as you may end up flying off the track..its just a real quick stop. I just installed the latest Nvidia drivers, gonna go check them out in the game now.

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Is this game worth it on the 360 if you don't have a driving wheel?

Very decent controls. Good handling with both the wheel and standard controllers.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Picked this up for cheap used a couple of days ago, and it's a lot better than I was expecting. Reminds me a lot of Grid. Good balance between sim and arcade IMO. The way the cars fly when you hit them is hilarious :p

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Is anyone finding that it's impossible to play Shift with a Logitech Rumblepad 2? If you don't, can you please post your settings. I'm having a really hard time liking this game because of the impossible controls with the Rumblepad 2.

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The Xbox360 controller works great with this game on PC. I also have the sidewinder racing wheel that's 10 year old and still works but don't know if it is compatable with this game.

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