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OpenForSpeed
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- Controls
- It supports gamepads and racing wheels, with selectable gamepad or wheel input modes for four games where the input mods conflict.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The README recommends GE-Proton and describes DXVK as the graphics translation layer used in its tested setup.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Display and graphics
- The script detects the monitor resolution and GPU resources to tune game settings, including resolution, shadows, reflections, and ultrawide HUD scaling.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The repository says its documentation is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- External integrations
- Wheel setup instructions describe using Oversteer for wheel profiles, pedal combination, and rotation settings.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Game compatibility
- The README lists eight playable games and notes that NFS III needs a gamepad mapper while ProStreet requires the ElAmigos repack among the tested versions.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Games
- The project lists Underground, Underground 2, Most Wanted, Carbon, ProStreet, Undercover, NFS III Hot Pursuit, and Hot Pursuit 2.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Graphics tuning
- The script detects monitor resolution and GPU information to select graphics settings, and offers high, medium, and low presets based on VRAM.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Input utility
- Its optional Python input bridge can calibrate axes, apply deadzones and inversion, drop axes, and forward force feedback.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The installer puts files in the user's home folder and says it does not need root access.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Install location
- The project says installation files go in the user's home folder and the main install does not require sudo.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The setup uses GE-Proton and references Oversteer for wheel configuration, AntiMicroX for mapping a gamepad to keyboard input, and ThirteenAG fixes and mods.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The project is for people setting up classic Need for Speed games on Linux, including users of immutable systems such as SteamOS and Bazzite.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The README says NFS III is keyboard only unless a gamepad is mapped to keyboard input with AntiMicroX.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Limits
- With XtendedInput enabled, the in-game Controls menu for Most Wanted is disabled because it crashes, and the README recommends wheel mode to use that menu.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenForSpeed provides a script and configuration to play eight classic Need for Speed games on Linux.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The repository says the input utility needs no root and uses only Python's standard library.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security and permissions
- The maker says the main install runs without sudo; the wheel-permission setup instructions separately include a sudo command to install a udev rule.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
