Xbox 360 Stuff Pack [v3.2 Beta]

NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED (2005) - XBOX 360 STUFF PACK
Version 3.2 Beta

This mod will try to make your game look more like Xbox 360 release of NFSMW (2005). This is beta release of new version, meaning that something may not look or work exactly as intended.

Key changes:

Xbox 360 shaders ported to PC version, although with various tweaks and workarounds because of missing graphical features:
_____Car Shader, which supports noise flake on metallic paints, normal maps (fake depth technique), radiosity (imitation of Ambient Occlusion) and visible sun specular
_____Visual Treatment filter, which gives more accurate Xbox 360 look
_____Xbox 360 sky, which has more depth to it thanks to horizon gradients and support for unique overcast clouds
_____Sky bloom which closer to sunset and during sunset emmits special bloom (blue during pre-sunset, red during sunset)
_____Reflections in building windows are distorted/transfomred in Xbox 360 way
_____Xbox 360 harsh shadow filtering
_____Xbox 360 water, with reflections and distortions
_____Xbox 360 trees, which have more vibrant autumn colors, especially during sunset
_____And other changes...
Xbox 360 high-resolution textures for game world & garages / menus
Time of day lighting from Xbox 360 (with some changes because of missing graphical features on PC version)
Time of day lighting presets in prologue races changed to ones that are closer to Xbox 360
Visual treatment filter settings from Xbox 360
Higher resolution for black bloom effect
Xbox 360 car light materials
Xbox 360 car light flares
Xbox 360 race neon barrier textures (they are a bit more transparent)
Sun and Cloud textures were replaced with their uncompressed versions from Xbox 360
Uncompressed version of title screen image
Xbox 360 car reflections in garages / menus
Dynamic shadows in garages / menus, like on Xbox 360
Xbox 360 more dense tire smoke & some other particles / emitters
ReShade preset which adds some extra correction to final image
Another ReShade preset, which replaces game's visual treatment filter with its own (experimental)
Xbox 360 quality soundtrack

This mod is compatible with (and is recommended to be used with):
- Widescreen Fix
- HD Reflections
- Front-End Shadows
- Xbox 360 Recompiled vinyls
- Xenon Effects
- Xbox 360 UI Texts (if you're playing on English (US) version of the game)
- Xtended Input (if you're playing with controller)

All additional information is provided in ReadMe.
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Comments

Opex Rah (August 10, 2021 @ 18:49)

"NextGenGraphics" is required for this mod, but it replaces the game textures in its texture pack, and if you try to play without the texture pack the game crashes. it also overwrites TexMod .tpf... please fix this :C

therazorkille (August 09, 2021 @ 20:57)

Oh believe me, I saw what it actually looked like without the Vulkan wrapper. Very broken indeed. But it is playable with the wrapper, which is nice. @kryogen11 It was determined years ago that it would be impossible to bring those particle effects over because the code is flat out not there in the PC version and can't be added without some serious reverse-engineering.

kryogen11 (August 09, 2021 @ 17:52)

You may also include spark dashes when scratching the walls? it is seen obviously on xbox, and also on carbon which is basically a NextGen blackbox game

ICERIG (August 09, 2021 @ 11:11)

This version really feels different, I really like the sunset shadows

elaymm4 (August 09, 2021 @ 07:50)

[ Also if this is what "completely broken" looks like (running on a 6900 XT), then I'm pumped for what the future holds. ]
Well, if you don't have the wrapper - you'll see what I mean :P

[ Should I also be using the Frontend Shadows mod by Aero_ or is that functionality included in this? ]
Already included, although a little broken. Aero_'s script won't fix it though.