NFSMW Patch 1.3

by **Bojan** » 06 Dec 2005, 10:05

Patch 1.3 for the PC version of Need for Speed Most Wanted is out.

Here's a list of contents:

* Fixed problem with user not being returned to the offline main menu when losing
their connection.
* Users are no longer returned to the offline main menu after a LAN race.
* Fixed host hanging in an empty game room after exiting a race.
* Users are now able to find LAN races created through Quick Race.
* Fixed issue where the game will softlock and lose focus when clicking on 'Continue' in the [create new account]
screen when information is entered but not confirmed in one of the first four fields.
* Corrected number of laps in Knockout race event in Blacklist 15.
* Fixed problem where users are disconnected from LAN after finishing a race.
* Fixed issue with backround disappearing when mouse clicking the 'Statistics' button during the Hurry Up timer.
* Fixed a crash in the Foreign Registration Alert screen if the user clicks the back button.
* Fixed a crash when backing out and re-entering the Rap Sheet using the mouse.
* Clicking the back button during the Rap Sheet intro now returns the user to the Main Menu.
* Fixed issue with the interior of the car sometimes disappearing during gameplay.
* Fixed performance parts not showing up unless profile loaded.

The patch can be downloaded here.

by **YaelDjiel** » 06 Dec 2005, 11:25

about time they came up with a patch
i see they finally fixed the lan issues, why can that never be good from the release

by **korge** » 06 Dec 2005, 13:14

Now for a modification to apply official freeroam.. :/

by **Locutus of Borg** » 06 Dec 2005, 19:21

Where will it be able to download?

by **Bojan** » 06 Dec 2005, 21:14

Download link added.

by **jhwee** » 06 Dec 2005, 22:48

I guess they didn't fix that free roam bug in quick race? Can someone confirm? Hehe

by **RavenGT** » 06 Dec 2005, 23:15

Still no performance optimizations and tweaks :/

by **Locutus of Borg** » 07 Dec 2005, 00:51

Bojan wrote:Download link added.

Thanks neighbor...

by **GINIX_2007** » 07 Dec 2005, 01:23

Does any one know if this will solve the pixelated shadows?

by **rudomundo** » 07 Dec 2005, 03:39

Tell you what, I'm not buying this game until they fix the stutter. Totally ruins the game. OK, its only a 6800nu, 1 GB ram and a lousy Athlon XP 2400+, but I don't have any other games that have a problem with it. It is not my system. The game is broke.

by **Andre_online** » 07 Dec 2005, 05:16

WHat stutter are you talking about? I might have the same problem as you, but I'd love to know your problem, and if this could be a similar problem as mine, we could help one another to rectify the problem.

by **macdaddy** » 07 Dec 2005, 07:28

yet no replay mode or quick mode free roam. And i still can't find my cursosr in menus.

by **TheStig** » 07 Dec 2005, 08:10

I also have that problem, but only sometimes that I don't have a cursor in the stores...

haven't installed the patch yet... but doubt it will help.. (is not in the list)

by **arabnight** » 07 Dec 2005, 08:13

umm im having trouble installing the patch it says a file is messed up or missing...but i a leagle copy (sorri i spell bad) and i dont understand...do i have to install wit the mw cd in my drive?

by **Andre_online** » 07 Dec 2005, 08:14

Nop... You just have to launch the patch and it will automatically patch the game to the latest version.

by **M@r!n0** » 07 Dec 2005, 10:04

It didn't fix that shadow problem...

by **HKS** » 07 Dec 2005, 11:23

Andre_online wrote:WHat stutter are you talking about? I might have the same problem as you, but I'd love to know your problem, and if this could be a similar problem as mine, we could help one another to rectify the problem.

A lot of people hav this problem were the game stutters during gameplay and people hav really long waiting times when they go in or out of freeroam.

This is a problem with the game itsellf, they say that there is a memory leak somewhere in the game code.

Hopefully EA are working on this problem for us.

Theres is a whole topic on EA official forum.

SO we just hav to grin and bear it for the time being.

by **Andre_online** » 07 Dec 2005, 13:48

Does the game's stuttering sound like this?

"<engine revving>
vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr(then back to normal)oom..."? for a period of time (seconds)?

If that's the case, you abnd I may be having the same problems. Just so you know, this doesn't only happen in the gameplay. It happens in accessing menus as well, and it sure is irritating as hell!

by **HKS** » 07 Dec 2005, 13:59

Same thing, but mine only happens during gameplay, really irritating.
Like i said a lot af people hav this problem,just hoping EA will listen and fix it in patch 1.4.

by **Andre_online** » 07 Dec 2005, 14:01

This is truly disappointing... A big company makes a huge game with huge screw-ups in it.

by **xturbo** » 07 Dec 2005, 18:38

the problem IS from RAM i think. If the videos is the problem, you wouldn't able to turn on a lot of visual effects, because i have all the effects availables and turned on, but i only have 256 of System Ram, not video card memory.

by **Andre_online** » 07 Dec 2005, 21:30

I think it has something to do with my sound card... I tried every possible ways, like ending background tasks, lowering my graphic settings, switching off motion blur, but to no avail.

On the other hand, I have another suckier PC with 128MB of RAM, 32MB video card, and the game runs extremely smooth! Well, it lags time to time because of the lousy specs. But overall, it doesn't lock up with this annoying sound along with it.

So there's definitely something messing up in THIS computer of mine which I use to play NFSMW.

by **rudomundo** » 08 Dec 2005, 05:22

The stutter I have noticed isn't in the sound, its in the video frames. The game will be going along at about 30 fps and then a frame will hang for. About half a second, and then the game picks up again until about 10 or 20 seconds later when another frame will just. Hang there for a noticeable time. The effect is like. Trying to read someones post with. Extra periods put. In here and there.

I must say that NFSU2 is a thing of beauty and I was expecting much more from this.

by **RavenGT** » 08 Dec 2005, 06:16

It's probably because of the city streaming. Streaming does cause stutter.

by **Andre_online** » 08 Dec 2005, 06:46

rudomundo wrote:The stutter I have noticed isn't in the sound, its in the video frames. The game will be going along at about 30 fps and then a frame will hang for. About half a second, and then the game picks up again until about 10 or 20 seconds later when another frame will just. Hang there for a noticeable time. The effect is like. Trying to read someones post with. Extra periods put. In here and there.

I must say that NFSU2 is a thing of beauty and I was expecting much more from this.

It doesn't make any sense... Mine freezes in the Menus too, you know? Now where does that come from? If other PC are playing with this game smoothly, why can't us? I'm extremely disappointed with this..

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