Need for Speed: Shift 2: Unleashed

Sorry to be think but if I have the Steam version and its updated does this include the new cars or do I have to download separately
 
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Sorry to be think but if I have the Steam version and its updated does this include the new cars or do I have to download separately
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should include the cars but they wont be in your carlot until you visit the new career paths (atleast for me they didnt others are saying they were in the carlot straightaway)
 
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Pah!

Crossfire still gives me no performance gain (in fact I think it's worse), Eyefinity is juddery and unplayable, I give up just gonna turn off Crossfire and play single screen :(

HEADRAT
 
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Looks like EA aren't letting SMS do further patches for Shift :

" EA confirmed on Twitter that the release of the DLC pack and the second patch ends the post-release development process of Shift 2 Unleashed as no further patches for any platform are planned "

And people running the Steam version should apparently have a new MLAA method to play with and higher gfx settings available, as their patch is slightly different from the dvd/non-steam download/origin versions :

http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=259121
 
I am struggling since latest patch, works ok for a couple of races then my FPS drops without warning at the start of the race to 20 fps from 60.. Restarting the game completely fixes but only for a while! So frustrating!

Anyone else have this?
 
With regards to my problem in post 937, I spoke to ea chat today and after quite a wait to speak to a level 2 tech support they gave me a origin version of the game. They was not happy to do so at first, telling me that its a steam game and I should contact steam for support, but once I linked some pages from nogripracing.com where the pc lead designer admitted that there are 2 versions of the patch and the one that went to steam was an earlier version released in error, they changed their tune and sorted me another copy of the game.

Am not really fussed about the extra graphical setting in the steam version, playing with mates is more important to me :)
 
I'm confused, cant find a download link for 1.02 retail patch so I assume there isnt one.

I HAVE to register my shop bought game on origin to get the new patch?
 
Ah I see now I get it, so I dont even need to reinstall the game, great.

Stupid question but theyre not going to send me a boxed copy of the dlc are they?
 
I can't recommend this Career Mod by Tulib highly enough.

At the moment it only covers Classes C & D, the Readme reads as follows:

Tulib202 said:
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Career mod - class D & C part for Need for Speed Shift 2
by tulib202

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1) Introduction
2) Features
3) Install
4) Known Bugs

#

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1) Introduction
=

This mod is a part of a full career mod that is going to be made eventually.
The idea is to transform the Shift 2 Unleashed career into something much more immersive and enjoyable.
The mod is compatible with the english and german versions as of now.
I recomend to start a new career once you install this mod to take advantage of all the new changes. It's not required though.


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2) Features
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- qualifying sesions for each class d and c career race
- custom made posters for the new event sets by Nachtwache
- 11 to 16 cars on the grid in each career race
- ai uses racing vinyls for the season and league events
- balanced ai on all the difficulty levels
- hard is now a real challenge, don't expect to win with a stock untuned car
- slower profile leveling
- limited edition events unlocked as you level up
- limited edition cars to buy in the car lot
- the money you get from quick races was multiplied by 10 so 2000 for 1st place 1400 for 2nd and so on
- reworked carrer layout:
1st branch class d, drag, standing mile, legends
2nd branch Class C invitational
3rd branch modern c, drift, retro c
4rd branch Class B Invitational
5th branch modern b ,timeattack, retro b
6th branch muscle, class a invitational
7th branch modern a, endurance, retro a
8th branch gt3, works, retro GTX
9th branch gt1
- a league chamionship for modern c and retro c classes unlocked after you finish the other events in that class
- disqualification for reckless driving in races
- you won't be able to continue the race if you smash your car hard against the wall or another car
- limited edition, eliminator and hot lap gauntlet fully integrated into their performance classes (meaning that class d performance LE races are selectable from class d etc.)
- doubled the amount of cash earned in season races
- dlc legend , dlc 3 cars are in the car lot and have prices
- dlc speedhunters cars unlocked as you level up and unlocked for winning league championship and season races
- drag and standing mile career events made a lot tougher and with increased prize money
- 58 races on 37 different tracks in class d
- 104 races in class c on 49 different tracks
- all vinyls and paint kinds unlocked from the start of career to costumize your car, also there are a few additional vinyl categories available that couldn't be unlocked in the original game for some reason
- level 1 rims unlocked from the start of career
- fixed the broken j-port upgrade for the rotary engines
- balanced the performance ratings of overpowered class c and d cars
(mazda rx7 fd3s, mazda rx7 fc3s, mazda rx8, audi r8, toyota corolla, nissan r32)
- drag, standing mile and legends will appear under class d when you reach the following levels :
level 5 for drag
level 6 for stanfing mile
level 8 for legends

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3) Install
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- do a fresh install of Shift 2 and the dlc
- *optional* this is optional but i recomend it to enjoy all the features of the mod - backup your savegame located in "...\documents\SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED" if there is one
- copy all files included in the "Unpacker"folder from "Career Mod.rar" into Shift 2 root directory
- run "unpacker.bat" in order to unpack the game files, wait for the unpacker to finish
- goto your Shift 2 root directory
- completely delete the folders "campaign" and "eventinfo" in S2 root directory
- open the folder "TOCFiles" and delete the file "DirPaks.toc"; go back to S2 root directory

- open the folder "careermod" in the downloaded mod files, copy the complete content (7 folders and the "shift2u.exe") and put that into the S2 root directory - allow all files to overwrite

- start the game, skip the autolog-login process (you should do that every time you start the modded game)

- start the career and have fun

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4) Known Bugs
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- as of now the event counters in the career menu won't work for some events
- if the last lap warning sign will appear during "the qualifying sessions" the lap that you're currently doing will not count towards your grid position.
- compatibility with the english and german versions

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5) Credits
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Thanks to:

-SMS for creating the game
-EA for giving them money

Special thanks:

-Nachtwache for beta testing, great posters
and all the effort he's put into helping me balance and make this mod
-JDougNY for his great work on the coded file formats
-ermo and djotefsoup for their hint on the rotary engine
-Jeroen vd Helm for his discovery about the dlc 3 cars
-japamd for creating the bff tools
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richardirv said:
I am struggling since latest patch, works ok for a couple of races then my FPS drops without warning at the start of the race to 20 fps from 60.. Restarting the game completely fixes but only for a while! So frustrating!

Anyone else have this?
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Yes I've got the same thing, if you ALT+TAB out and back in it fixes it. This only works for a while before the game locks up/blue screens my computer. Are you using the steam version?
 
killer_uk said:
Yes I've got the same thing, if you ALT+TAB out and back in it fixes it. This only works for a while before the game locks up/blue screens my computer. Are you using the steam version?
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I have the same thing, with retail version, playing on GTX560Ti.

I just alt-tab and it is fixed, and I never had bluescreen, but rarely it does crash. It is annoying, but not gamebreaking.
 
I too get the same problem with Alt+Tab solving the problem but again NO BSOD, I do get occasional CTD, more since the latest patch + DLC. I also get a lot of the 'dark cockpit' issue which again is solved by Alt+Tab. Running a GTX580 with latest drivers.
 
Just as a bit of an update, I downloaded the game again on Steam and it now seems to work fine, was playing it for several hours last night with no issues. Might be worth a try if anyone is getting the crashing I had.
 
I've got the DVD version but since changing the graphics config file to:

</class>
<data class="GraphicConfigData" id="0xEAD080">
<prop name="Name" data="" />
<prop name="Mode" adapter="0" width="1920" height="1200" antialias="0" refresh="60" />
<prop name="Vsync" vsync="0" />
<prop name="AntiAlias" antialias="0" />
<prop name="Windowed" windowed="0" />
<prop name="TextureFilter" texturefilter="5" />
<prop name="TextureResolution" textureresolution="5" />
<prop name="Brightness" brightness="10" />
<prop name="CarDetailLevel" cardetaillevel="5" />
<prop name="TrackDetailLevel" trackdetaillevel="5" />
<prop name="ShadowDetailLevel" shadowdetaillevel="5" />
<prop name="MotionblurLevel" motionblurLevel="5" />
<prop name="EffectsDetailLevel" effectsdetaillevel="5" />
<prop name="EnvmapDetailLevel" envmapdetaillevel="3" />
</data>
</Reflection>

I've had the rare CTD, AA & VSync is now controlled by NVi & was playing the career Mod (with laps around 6/7) & played for a solid 2 hours without any issues (apart from dark ****pit).
 
Does anyone still have AA problems with this game? I have the retail version with a gtx560ti. Have tried nvidia inspector and set it to 16 and it looks awefull, tried 32 and the game crashes. The shadows look the worst

Kinda annoying
 
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