Fixing problems like: black screen, film filter or increase render resolution↓
How to disable FILM FILTER
Need for Speed has a film grain effect that it achieves via a filter. In case you want to disable the effect, follow these steps:
- Go to Documents\Need for Speed\settings
- Find the PROFILEOPTIONS_profile file and open it with Notepad, or some other text editor
- Change the line that says FilmGrain 1 to GstRender.FilmGrain 0
- Save the file and exit. Now run the game.
Black Screen Workaround
Need for Speed has a black screen crash near the beginning of the game that can make it impossible for users to play the game- fixing this issue is usually a simple matter of making the game run in Windowed mode, but since that requires you to access a Settings menu, and since Need for Speed has this crash right at the beginning of this game, before you even get to a Settings menu, this can be a problem.
- A simple workaround to this is:
- When you reach the black screen, don’t quit the game. Alt-Enter into windowed mode, and let the cinematics play. You cannot interact with the game right now.
- Any time the game asks for a button press, Alt-Enter into full screen- the game will turn into a black screen again. Press the button the game asked for, then Alt-Enter back into windowed mode.
- As soon as the tutorial ends, pull up the map. Select PC Settings, turn Fullscreen to off.
Increase Render Resolution
If you want to increase Need for Speed‘s render resolution without affecting the display resolution, follow these steps:
- Right click on Need for Speed in your Origin library. Go to Game Properties.
- Write -Render.ResolutionScale 1.5 or -Render.ResolutionScale 2.0 in the field box.
- Apply and quit.
