[RUN] Need for Speed The Run: Definitive Edition

Need for Speed The Run: Definitive Edition

This mod improves various game textures to make it look more appealing on modern-day computers, includes things such as:

8K and 16K HDRI skyboxes
4K Unreal Engine 5 lens dirt textures
New and improved game world fog
New high-resolution UI background textures
New high-resolution UI elements
Improved vinyls
Improved and upscaled character textures

Version requirement:
Any version will work but 1.1.0.0 is recommended

Thanks to Xan for his unlocker script

Known bugs:

When alt-tabbing, if the game window loses focus, it won't get its focus back. It's a bug when Special K is injected into Frostbite engine games. Might be fixed in the future (by SK's team)

TRDE 1.2 Changelog:

Fixed crashes during the first Run mission

Added HD car manufacturer logos

Upscaled pre-renders of Aston Martin and Volkswagen cars

Moved Xan's scripts and the FPS unlocked executable to optional add-ons

Used the latest version of SpecialK

Gallery

Comments

Likon (September 02, 2025 @ 20:55)

RPM audio now seems to be in sync, but overall mix car sounds with soundtrack is less enjoyable than what we have in vanilla game.

If you need alt+tab the game you can do a few things.
Win+Tab and go to second desktop. Should focus the game back fine.
In Ctrl+Shift+Backspace menu go to display settings drop down menu and select windowed mode. Should give frozen image if you alt+tab back to game, but you can open other window like explorer, and minimize it. Game gonna focus correctly.

evanft (September 01, 2025 @ 09:28)

Mod is bugged. Crashes as soon as you try to start a race. Multiple glitches in the menus from the texture replacements. Mod author is not responding to comments/questions. "

Mod should be removed unless updated.

pinkandbrain78 (May 30, 2025 @ 02:50)

...before coy the mod to the root of the game

pinkandbrain78 (May 30, 2025 @ 02:46)

Hi friends, I get it to run without isssues, https://www.mediafire.com/file/ai1hb1utuzf1lk0/d3d11.bak/file
copy this to root folder of the game 1.1.0.0 example "C:\Games\Need for Speed The Run" and rename it to d3d11.ini

Regards