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
Internal resolution	1280x704
Quick links	Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page

Configuration

Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.

GPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
ZCULL accuracy	Relaxed	Improves performance
Resolution scale	100	Upscaling the resolution causes vertex explosions
Write color buffers	On	Fixes broken visuals
Multithreaded RSX	On	Improves performance

Advanced configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Sleep timers accuracy	As Host	Slightly improves performance
RSX FIFO accuracy	Atomic	Helps with stability

Special Notes

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 ]