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You can download the latest build of NFS Most Wanted Extra Options from Releases page.

Scroll the page to see older releases.

Extra Options mods are open source. You can always review or download the source code from here.

You can also download it from MEGA.

Installation

Before installation, make sure that you're using v1.3 RELOADED speed.exe (5,75 MB (6.029.312 bytes)).
If you're still on v1.2, upgrade your game to v1.3.

You can now install Extra Options by following these steps below:

  1. Extract the archive anywhere. Just drag & drop the archive contents.

  2. Open Main Files folder and select everything. Select scripts folder and dinput8.dll

  3. Copy these files into your game installation directory. Copy them into main folder.

Tip: Default installation directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Need for Speed Most Wanted\.

  1. (Optional) Tweak the scripts\NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini file. This is the main config file for Extra Options. You can edit NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini file as you like.

  2. Run your game as usual. If everything is correct, Extra Options will attach itself into your game.

  3. That's it!

Building from Source Code

  1. Visit the GitHub Repository of NFSMW Extra Options.
    GitHub Repository of NFSMW Extra Options

  2. Tap (click) the green Clone or Download button. It will open a pop-up. Select Download ZIP from there or clone it using Git Bash.
    Clone or Download popup

If you downloaded a ZIP file, extract it to anywhere.
Downloaded source code
Extracted archive

  1. Enter NFSMWExtraOptions folder and double tap (click) the NFSMWExtraOptions.sln file to open it via Visual Studio. sln file to open with VS

Note: This solution is for Visual Studio 2015. To use it on other versions, check Platform Toolset setting out or try something else.

  1. If you want to see the source code, double tap (click) the NFSMWExtraOptions (or tap (click) the triangle next to it) from Solution Explorer at right side to open the file list. Locate dllmain.cpp here and double tap (click) to see its contents. Source Code is opened in Visual Studio

  2. Build the code by holding (right clicking) the NFSMWExtraOptions from Solution Explorer and selecting Build.
    Build Solution

Note: Make sure you're building in Release - Win32 mode. If not, you can change it from the toolbar under the menu bar.
Toolbar

  1. Check the Output panel out to see if your build is succeeded or not. Successful Build

Note: If your build is failed, you will see errors there. Check your code.

Note 2: It will also tell you where your .asi is built.

  1. Locate your .asi file by holding (right clicking) the NFSMWExtraOptions from Solution Explorer and selecting Open Folder in File Explorer. Locate .asi file

Then, follow this path: "Release\NFSMWExtraOptions\scripts".
.asi is here

Also, locate the default NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini, which you can find in the main folder of the code you've downloaded or cloned. Extracted archive

  1. Copy these 2 files into your "(game installation directory)\scripts" folder. If you don't have a scripts folder, create one. Copy them into scripts folder.

Tip: Default installation directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Need for Speed Most Wanted\.

  1. Download Ultimate ASI Loader by ThirteenAG. Download the latest release

Tap (click) the Ultimate-ASI-Loader.zip from Downloads section of the latest release.

  1. Locate dinput8.dll in the archive and extract it into your game installation folder. dinput8.dll

  2. Continue from Step 4 of the Installation section.

  3. That's it!

Troubleshooting

  • I get This .exe is not supported error when I run the game.
    Solution: You are using an unsupported version of the game. See Installation section to upgrade your game and get the supported executable.

  • My game crashes to desktop with ExOpts. When I remove it, the game works fine.
    Solution 1: Try renaming dinput8.dll as one of these.
    Solution 2: Try running the game as administrator.
    Solution 3: Your executable may be corrupted. See Installation section to get a fresh one.

  • I cannot save scripts\NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini. I get Access denied. error.
    Solution 1: Take ownership of your game folder.
    Solution 2: Copy the file to your Desktop. Edit it there and copy it back.

  • I changed some settings from scripts\NFSMWExtraOptionsSettings.ini but it didn't change anything in game.
    Solution 1: Take ownership of your game folder.
    Solution 2: Try running the game as administrator.

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