[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
ToothyFafnir (May 15, 2026 @ 20:14)
3) Constant crashes during certain races, and I encountered this during stage 4 of the game. The last two races are unbeatable with the mod, no matter what I do. The biggest problem was the inability to close the game... I had to restart my PC, enable Task Manager with the task manager set to always be on top of all windows, and then try to play the races myself several times to get back to the original game and complete them there.
ToothyFafnir (May 15, 2026 @ 20:14)
After I played with the mod installed, I encountered some issues, and let's go through them one by one.1) I couldn't minimize the app because the game sound was cut off, even though the sound itself was really loud. Thankfully, the SC Injector lets you adjust the game window volume.
2) Random crashes, and it's unclear why. They can crash at different times, or they can't.
FLIp (December 13, 2025 @ 08:59)
If you encounter issues with visual effects after disabling Vertical Sync, you should lock the frame rate at 59 fps. This can be done through the same Nvidia drivers. The frame rate limit is unlocked after disabling Vertical Sync in the game settings. (the menu and game videos will still be locked at 30 fps, which is normal for this game). It is also recommended to set the game to the “Hard” difficulty level, which is just below “Extreme,” so that the game feels the way the developers originally intended.
FLIp (December 12, 2025 @ 22:28)
I made a fix for this mod, so test it out. Instructions are inside.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pRcHnIFd8H6pslb9jXHKzncii6onCnA6/view?usp=drive_link
or
https://mega.nz/file/QMExURgK#7RqVqjSVf-GDLZFaTz51ckcyp_IF1DfFLjXpFTvRyJg
