NFS:World Guide

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Hide InGame Mouse Cursor!

The program is called Auto Hide Mouse Cursor Free. It is a portable app that never needs installed. Just extract the folder to a safe location (like my documents) and launch. I recommend the following settings & choices.

For a second I couldnt figure out how to exit the program to move it to my Portable Apps folder. Till I clicked #esc. Feel free to select the amount of time you want the program to wait to disable the cursor. The cursor instantly re-appears when the mouse moves.

Now heres the fun part. You can either have the application minimize to tray and take up space Or you can have it never show up again. since its such a small program you can "set it and forget it".

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Find the section called <videoconfig> and then find the setting called <performancelevel Type="int">5</performancelevel> and change the setting to 5. Save the file and reboot. The next time you start the game all these settings will appear

The following settings are my recommendation to have the best overall quality and turn off the stuff that REALLY lags the game, i've gotten almost a 40-60fps jump with these settings. The only thing you need to adjust is the resolution to what works best for you, which also has the largest impact on performance if you didn't know. With my current system I get over 100fps @1680x1050. And don't forget NFSW usually only uses 1 or 2 cpu cores at most, quality > quantity, so its best to have a high cpu speed and good video card.

Some settings have been deleted because they aren't used / don't matter

<VideoConfig> <audiomode Type="int">2</audiomode> <audioquality Type="int">1</audioquality> <basetexturefilter Type="int">2</basetexturefilter> <basetexturelodbias Type="int">0</basetexturelodbias> <basetexturemaxani Type="int">4</basetexturemaxani> //older system use 0 <carenvironmentmapenable Type="int">4</carenvironmentmapenable> <carlodlevel Type="int">1</carlodlevel> <enableaero Type="int">0</enableaero> <fsaalevel Type="int">0</fsaalevel> <globaldetaillevel Type="int">4</globaldetaillevel> <maxskidmarks Type="int">2</maxskidmarks> <motionblurenable Type="int">0</motionblurenable> <particlesystemenable Type="int">0</particlesystemenable> <performancelevel Type="int">5</performancelevel> <roadreflectionenable Type="int">2</roadreflectionenable> <roadtexturefilter Type="int">2</roadtexturefilter> <roadtexturelodbias Type="int">0</roadtexturelodbias> <roadtexturemaxani Type="int">4</roadtexturemaxani> //older system use 0

<screenheight Type="int">ADD YOUR RESOLUTION HEIGHT HERE</screenheight> <screenwidth Type="int">ADD YOUR RESOLUTION WIDTH HERE</screenwidth> <shaderdetail Type="int">4</shaderdetail> //older system use 2 <shadowdetail Type="int">2</shadowdetail> //older system use 1 <visualtreatment Type="int">0</visualtreatment> </VideoConfig>

Usersettings.xml Setting Descriptions

Some settings have been deleted because they aren't used / don't matter

audiomode: 1 is stereo, 2 surround sound, same as the ingame settings screen

audioquality: 1 is a higher quality sound but you need to change to maximum quality in the NFS launcher settings, 0 disables. no performance impact

basetexturefilter: 0 is no, 1 a bad and 2 the best texture "picmip" same impact on performance as the next setting

basetexturelodbias: 0 is highest quality "mip mapping". 1 and 2 also work, most people will be fine at 0 unless you run a very high resolution then your pixel fill rate cant keep up and causes lag

basetexturemaxani: Sets the Anisotropic Filtering (AF) for any texture, not roads. You may set 0x, 2x, 4x, 8x or 16x. I find 4 or 8 has almost no impact on performance

carenvironmentmapenable: Reflections on cars are controlled with this. Ranks from 0 to 4. 3 and 4 can lag on older systems

carlodlevel: 0 for minimum and 1 for maximum details on cars. Geometry based setting for my triangles. 1 has little impact on performace

enableaero: 0 to disable Aero and 1 to let Aero on while playing. Just important for Windows Vista and 7. Mild Performance gain, recommended for every game

fsaalevel: Anti-Aliasing, renders the 2D-image again through the Anti-Aliasing-process. You can set it from 0 to 4. If you prefer the AA of your graphics driver, set it to 0.

globaldetaillevel: Sets the details of the environment, ranks from 0 to 4. This is buildings, there textures, etc... use with caution may lower performance

maxskidmarks: 0 disables tire marks, 1 is normal and they disappear when you come back to that road, 2 when you come back to a road they are still there. using 2 doesnt really effect performance much

motionblurenable: 0 disables and 1 enables the Motion Blur-effect. large performance gains disabling the particle system.

particlesystemenable: 0 disables and 1 enables the particlesystem, which is responsible for powerup-, smoke- and fire-effects. large performance gains disabling the particle system.

performancelevel: This controls which of the five presets in-game is loaded, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, low, med, high, etc.. 5 creates all these settings under </VideoConfig> section of your usersettings.xml file. then leave it at 5 and adjust each setting to your liking

rainenable: If there was a rain-effect in World: 0 disables and 1 enables the rain-effect. But there is none yet.

roadreflectionenable: Controls reflections on streets. Ranks from 0 to 2.

roadtexturefilter: Look at basetexturefilter, for roads.

roadtexturelodbias: Lood at basetexturelodbias, for roads.

roadtexturemaxani: Look at basetexturemaxani, for roads.

screenrefresh: The refresh rate of your monitor. Should be set automatically to the right value.

screenheight: The height of your monitor in pixels, e.g. 1080 for Full-HD. -use for manual resolution

screenwidth: The width of your monitor in pixels, e.g. 1920 for Full-HD. -use for manual resolution

shaderdetail: Controls the quality of the shader, responsible for changes shiney surfaces, water, scratches on cars and so on. 0, 1, 2 and 4 are possible, 3 just causes errors. 4 can be used with little decrease in performance

shadowdetail: Controls the quality of the shadows, it is recommended at 2 with shaderdetail at 4 for best shadows. 0, 1 , 2 large performance gains at 0 & 1

size: Might control how much VRAM World can use. 0 is autodetect. A manual setting(like 1000 = mb) saved FPS for some people, you need to try both.

visualtreatment: 0 disables and 1 enables visual treatment. Responsible for effects while crashing, glow effects on bright objects, colored lighting, also screws up the color blue on cars. significant performance gains while off

vsyncon: 0 disables and 1 enables VSync.

watersimenable: 0 disables and 1 enables water simulations. In World they are really bad, you might set it to 0 as there isn't much water in World.

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