[RUN] Need for Speed The Run: Definitive Edition

This mod improves various game textures, fixes high FPS issues, adds various QoL and game-play tweaks to make it look more appealing on modern-day computers, includes things such as:

Actual REAL FPS Unlocker with fixed audio (car sound), Kickup particles (such as snow), and simulation
Brand new Extreme difficulty mode called DEADLY - Less car health, no drafting, no driving assists, NOS is scarce, traffic is more dense and AI is more challenging
Added an option that let's you randomize time-of-day or toggle always night rime for a night run
Fixed an issue where the minimap wouldn't render correctly sometimes
Increased FOV ftom 48 to 60
Increased shadow render distance
Anisotropic Filtering forced to x16
Faster game boot times
Everything is unlocked
Various customizable settings via .ini for traffic, vehicles and UI
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 pre rendered car previews
Improved manufacturer logos

Version requirement:
Game version 1.1.0.0 is recommended

CREDITS & SOURCES:
Thanks to ThirteenAG for the NFS The Run Fusion Fix and Ultimate ASI Loader.
Thanks to Brawltendo for the IDA database and for the NFS Rivals framerate unlocker, which showed how the same class of bug was solved in a later Frostbite game.
Thanks to mRally2 for The Run Master Table and the TOD Randomizer. The traffic, assist, nitrous and time-of-day addresses came from that work, along with the per-level time-of-day table.
Texture Toolkit My own custom tool that allowed for the HD texture replacements. Works in almost every DX9/11 title.
NFSTR_DefinitiveEdition The main .asi for many of NFSTR:DE's features.

TRDE 1.3 Changelog:

Reversed, researched and documented the nooks and crannies of this game, finally true FPS Unlocking is done
Added a RunForYourLife mode (DEADLY RUN) for a fresh experience
Time of day is now customizeable between random and night run in the ini
Added various customizeable tuning knobs in the NFSTR_DefinitiveEdition's ini that were discovered during the reversing and researching process
Forced the FOV to 60, for some weird reason Black Box thought 48 is a good default for a racing game
Removed SpecialK and built and used my own tool called Texture Toolkit for proper HD texture modding
Re-did the entire HDRI skyboxes, including those that I haven't done before, they now look even better and fresh
Improved the quality of various textures I missed before such as some UI elements
Improved every single vehicle's render
Replaced Xan's Unlocker with FusionFix for NFS The Run
Faster intro loading times courtesy of FusionFix
Everything is unlocked by default courtesy of FusionFix
And much more (yes, really, much more...)

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

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