Need for Speed Rivals

Need for Speed Rivals

Developer(s)	Ghost Games
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	Need for Speed
Release date(s)	^NA November 19, 2013 ^EU November 22, 2013 ^AU November 21, 2013
Release type	Multi-platform
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
GameID(s)	BLES01894 ^(IRD), BLUS31201 ^(IRD) BLJM61070, NPEB01412, NPUB31252
Quick links	Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page

Configuration

No options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings are recommended for this title.

Known Issues

Special Notes

Render Resolution on Real Hardware

Width	Height
1280	704

(This is for your information only, don't set this resolution on RPCS3.) This is the internal resolution the game runs at on console.

Netplay testing

For the complete list of games tested with RPCN, please check the RPCN Compatibility List.

Game Version	RPCS3 Version	Connects?	Create/Join lobbies?	Match with others?	Online features working?	Requires custom servers?	Notes
1.03		Yes	No	No	No		Requires custom server. LOG

Patches

PPU-534e146dfb4206ec2ae9272e00ff73c7739451f8:
  "60 FPS":
    Games:
      "Need for Speed Rivals":
        BLES01894: [ 01.00 ]
        BLUS31201: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: "ZEROx"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be16, 0x00307f38, 0x3f91 ]
      - [ be16, 0x00307f30, 0x404e ]
      - [ be16, 0x00308078, 0x3f91 ]
      - [ be16, 0x00308070, 0x404e ]
      - [ be16, 0x01841cf8, 0x3f91 ]
      - [ be16, 0x01841d00, 0x404e ] # gamespeed
      - [ be16, 0x01841d08, 0x3f91 ]
      - [ be16, 0x0125e5c6, 0x4270 ]
      - [ be32, 0x003080b0, 0x3bc0003c ]
  "Disable Blur/MLAA":
    Games:
      "Need for Speed Rivals":
        BLES01894: [ 01.00 ]
        BLUS31201: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: "ZEROx"
    Notes: "Disable overall blur effect, small speed improvement."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00e2de60, 0x4b30bbe1 ] # call
      - [ be32, 0x00139a40, 0x7383ffff ] # andi r3,r28,0xffff
      - [ be32, 0x00139a44, 0x2c034fa6 ] # cmpwi r3,0x4fa6
      - [ be32, 0x00139a48, 0x4182000c ] # beq
      - [ be32, 0x00139a4c, 0x2c0327d0 ] # cmpwi r3,0x27d0
      - [ be32, 0x00139a50, 0x4082000c ] # bne
      - [ be32, 0x00139a54, 0x38600000 ] # li r3,0x0
      - [ be32, 0x00139a58, 0x48000008 ] # b
      - [ be32, 0x00139a5c, 0x38600001 ] # li r3,0x1
      - [ be32, 0x00139a60, 0x4e800020 ] # blr

Canary Patches

PPU-534e146dfb4206ec2ae9272e00ff73c7739451f8:
  "Blocky Depth fix":
    Games:
      "Need for Speed Rivals":
        BLES01894: [ 01.00 ]
        BLUS31201: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: "ZEROx"
    Notes: "Fixes square artifacts on particles."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be16, 0x012b3330, 0x987f ]
  "Half-screen glitches fix":
    Games:
      "Need for Speed Rivals":
        BLES01894: [ 01.00 ]
        BLUS31201: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: "ZEROx"
    Notes: "Fixes half-screen bugs. Great speed improvement."
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be16, 0x012b3650, 0x98bf ]
      - [ be16, 0x012b3290, 0x993f ]
      - [ be16, 0x012b35f0, 0x98bf ]