This is a plugin for NFS games by Black Box (MW and newer only) which brings XInput support to the games!
Currently a work in progress, but fully usable and playable!
(NFS World currently at ALPHA stage!)
Also available for Underground and Underground 2 here
Automatic UI and text swapping for button icons - dynamically detects when you use either a keyboard or a controller
Choice between Xbox (One and 360), PS4/PS3 and Switch icons (made by AeroWidescreen (Aero_) )
Console control feature parity (except rumble): restored debug camera analog control
Re-done keyboard input code - not using DInput8 anymore. Now talks directly over Win32 (GetAsyncKeyState or GetKeyboardState)
Re-done mouse input - also using Win32 for mouse input (with auto hiding after 5 seconds)
Mouse look for debug camera
Optional - Win32 / OS mouse rendering with a custom cursor
All game actions are now rebindable
NOTE: If the remaps don't have any effect, either disable UAC virtualization or run the game as Administrator!
You may remap the buttons in the NFS_XtendedInput.usermap.ini file found inside the scripts\XtendedInputMaps\<your save name> folder.
For secondary maps, use the sections [Events_Secondary] for gamepads and [EventsKB_Secondary] for keyboards.
Refer to the EventReference.txt file to see what's available.
(PROSTREET ONLY) You may also freely remap inside the game's settings menu. This feature will become available in other games soon.
You can configure other settings (such as deadzones, omni mode, etc.) in the NFS_XtendedInput.ini file found inside the scripts folder.
NFS_XtendedInput.default.ini contains default mappings for when a new profile is created or settings reset to default in the remap menu.
(MW ONLY) You cannot enter the "Controls" settings menu as it currently crashes the game, therefore it has been disabled. If you need to access it, disable this plugin.
The button remaps will change the textures as well according to what you set it to (only for gamepads).
Default mapping follows the Xbox 360 version of the games.
Default controller button mappings are:
Throttle: Right Trigger
Brake: Left Trigger
Steering: Left Stick X axis
E-Brake: A button
NOS: B button
Speedbreaker: X button
Look back: Left shoulder (Pro Street: Y)
Change camera: Right shoulder (Pro Street: X)
Shift up/down: Right Stick Y axis up/down
Car reset: View/Back
Pause/Unpause: Menu/Start
SMS/Map/Status/Engage Event: D-Pad
(Carbon only)
(Pro Street only)
Clutch: Left shoulder
Toggle arrow indicators: D-Pad Up
Toggle best line indicators: D-Pad Down
Toggle Leaderboards: D-Pad Left
Toggle minimap: D-Pad Right
One note about the World Map screen: during this screen and only then, you can control the mouse cursor with the right analog stick (and click with the Left shoulder button). If you're using the OS mouse, it will take control of it (and subequently confine the mouse wihin the game window).
Please note that some menus may not advertise their functions properly, but they should be fully functional and controllable like in the console versions.
Navigation: D-Pad & Left Analog Stick
Accept: A button
Back: B button
L1: Left Trigger
R1: Right Trigger
Car orbit: Right Stick
Button 0: Right shoulder
Button 1: Light shoulder
Button 2: Left Thumbstick (L3)
Button 3: Right Thumbstick (R3)
Button 4: X
Button 5: Y
Start: Start
Quit game: View/Back button
You must use a controller on the second port to use it. Invoke it with a debug camera plugin like Extra Options.
Debug camera trigger: View/Back
Move forward: A button
Move backward: Y button
Move left: X button
Move right: B button
Move up: Left Shoulder
Move down: Right Shoulder
Look up/down/left/right: D-Pad
Turbo: Left Trigger
Super Turbo: Right Trigger
Movement (analog): Left Stick X/Y
Look (analog): Right stick X/Y
Drop car: Start
They're slightly changed from default.
By default it'll use GetAsyncKeyState (unbuffered) to read keys which might cause some issues with other hooks to the WndProc of this game, but will deliver the most optimal performance. A key's status is being read as it's being scanned in this mode.
Second mode is GetKeyboardState (buffered). This will store all keys in a buffer and read them during InputDevice::PollDevice() (which starts right before eDisplayFrame). Use this if you have some issues.
Throttle: Up
Brake: Down
Steering: Left/Right
E-Brake: Space (Pro Street: Right Control)
NOS: Left Alt
Speedbreaker: X
Look back: L
Change camera: C
Pull camera back: P
Shift up/down: Left Shift / Left Control
Pause: Escape
Quit game: Q
SMS: Tab
Map: M
Blacklist menu: B
Engage event: Enter (Undercover: Tab)
(Carbon only)
(Pro Street only)
They should be identical to the default game, with one exception: the navigation keys do not control the camera anymore. They were moved to their own buttons.
Navigation: Navigation keys (U/D/L/R)
Accept: Enter
Back: Escape
Left shoulder & Right shoulder buttons: 9 & 0
Car orbit: WASD
Button 0: Most Wanted: 3, Carbon: 5, Pro Street: 3
Button 1: Most Wanted: 5, Carbon: 3, Pro Street: 4
Button 2: Most Wanted: T, Pro Street: 5
Button 3: Most Wanted: R, Pro Street: M
Button 4: 2
Button 5: 1
Start: Most Wanted: 4, Carbon & newer: Space
Quit game: Q
Debug camera trigger: Subtract (minus key on numpad)
Move forward: W
Move backward: S
Move left: A
Move right: D
Move up: Space
Move down: Left Control
Look up: I
Look down: K
Look left: J
Look right: L
Turbo: Right Shift
Super Turbo: F
Drop car: 5
To use in Windows 7 (and maybe Vista & XP), you need to use the "Win7" builds.
Requirements are:
DirectX Runtime (for XInput 9.1.0)
Visual C++ Redistributable (2019 are used by ASI Loader and XtendedInput, both are included in the installation package)
This was tested on a Pentium 3 machine running Windows 7 and it is fully working.
These builds are made with SSE instructions enabled (and other extensions disabled), so it should also work on Athlon XP as well.
The release package comes with a special build of ASI loader which is made without any CPU extensions required. It is also patched to work in Windows XP.
These builds may or may not work in Windows XP with some hacks, YMMV as it wasn't tested. Follow the instructions found here to find out more. TLDR: "The last version of the Visual C++ Redistributable that works on Windows XP shipped in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (file versions starting with 14.27)."
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Currently KILLS Direct Input, beware
AeroWidescreen - for the amazing button icons!
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