Installer need-for-speed-high-stakes-xidi-addon

description: Install Xidi for Modern Controller support
game_slug: need-for-speed-high-stakes
gogslug: ''
humblestoreid: ''
installer_slug: need-for-speed-high-stakes-xidi-addon
name: 'Need for Speed: High Stakes'
notes: "Known issues:\r\n- Does not work with all Controllers. Specifically Controllers\
  \ that are not natively using XInput, such as the DualShock 4. Should work with\
  \ most Controllers marketed as PC or Xbox however.\r\n- As of August 2026, does\
  \ not work on the Steam Deck and makes the game unplayable when starting a race.\
  \ Cause unknown.\r\n- Once installed, Keyboard input is unavailable in races. This\
  \ is a limitation of the game when a Controller is detected and Xidi always presents\
  \ a Controller to the game to enable hot-plug functionality for games that don't\
  \ natively support it.\r\n\r\nIf your Controller is not working or you just want\
  \ to revert to Keyboard input:\r\n1. Right-click the game -> Browse files -> drive_c/Program\
  \ Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High Stakes\r\n2. Delete dinput.dll,\
  \ dinput8.dll, winmm.dll, Xidi.32.dll, Xidi.HookModule.32.dll, and Xidi.ini\r\n\
  3. Rename dinput.dll.bak to dinput.dll\r\n4. Remove the DLL override: Right-click\
  \ the game -> Configure -> Runner options -> DLL overrides -> Select and Delete"
runner: wine
script:
  extends: need-for-speed-high-stakes
  files:
  - xidi: https://github.com/samuelgr/Xidi/releases/download/v5.0.0/Xidi-v5.0.0.zip
  - xidi_conf: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samuelgr/XidiGameConfigurations/refs/heads/master/GameConfigurations/Need%20for%20Speed%20-%20High%20Stakes/Xidi.ini
  install_complete_text: 'Please add the DLL override manually as Lutris does not
    support this in addon installers yet


    1. Right-click the game -> Configure -> Runner options

    2. Under DLL overrides, click Add

    3. Key "dinput" [Enter], Value "n,b" [Enter]'
  installer:
  - extract:
      dst: $CACHE/xidi
      file: xidi
  - move:
      dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High
        Stakes/dinput.dll.bak
      src: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High
        Stakes/dinput.dll
  - merge:
      dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High
        Stakes
      src: $CACHE/xidi/Win32
  - merge:
      dst: $GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High
        Stakes
      src: xidi_conf
  wine:
    overrides:
      dinput: n,b
slug: need-for-speed-high-stakes-xidi-addon
steamid: null
version: Xidi addon
year: 1999

{
  "game_slug": "need-for-speed-high-stakes",
  "version": "Xidi addon",
  "description": "Install Xidi for Modern Controller support",
  "notes": "Known issues:\r\n- Does not work with all Controllers. Specifically Controllers that are not natively using XInput, such as the DualShock 4. Should work with most Controllers marketed as PC or Xbox however.\r\n- As of August 2026, does not work on the Steam Deck and makes the game unplayable when starting a race. Cause unknown.\r\n- Once installed, Keyboard input is unavailable in races. This is a limitation of the game when a Controller is detected and Xidi always presents a Controller to the game to enable hot-plug functionality for games that don't natively support it.\r\n\r\nIf your Controller is not working or you just want to revert to Keyboard input:\r\n1. Right-click the game -> Browse files -> drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High Stakes\r\n2. Delete dinput.dll, dinput8.dll, winmm.dll, Xidi.32.dll, Xidi.HookModule.32.dll, and Xidi.ini\r\n3. Rename dinput.dll.bak to dinput.dll\r\n4. Remove the DLL override: Right-click the game -> Configure -> Runner options -> DLL overrides -> Select and Delete",
  "name": "Need for Speed: High Stakes",
  "year": 1999,
  "steamid": null,
  "gogslug": "",
  "humblestoreid": "",
  "runner": "wine",
  "slug": "need-for-speed-high-stakes-xidi-addon",
  "installer_slug": "need-for-speed-high-stakes-xidi-addon",
  "script": {
    "extends": "need-for-speed-high-stakes",
    "files": [
      {
        "xidi": "https://github.com/samuelgr/Xidi/releases/download/v5.0.0/Xidi-v5.0.0.zip"
      },
      {
        "xidi_conf": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samuelgr/XidiGameConfigurations/refs/heads/master/GameConfigurations/Need%20for%20Speed%20-%20High%20Stakes/Xidi.ini"
      }
    ],
    "install_complete_text": "Please add the DLL override manually as Lutris does not support this in addon installers yet\n\n1. Right-click the game -> Configure -> Runner options\n2. Under DLL overrides, click Add\n3. Key \"dinput\" [Enter], Value \"n,b\" [Enter]",
    "installer": [
      {
        "extract": {
          "dst": "$CACHE/xidi",
          "file": "xidi"
        }
      },
      {
        "move": {
          "dst": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High Stakes/dinput.dll.bak",
          "src": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High Stakes/dinput.dll"
        }
      },
      {
        "merge": {
          "dst": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High Stakes",
          "src": "$CACHE/xidi/Win32"
        }
      },
      {
        "merge": {
          "dst": "$GAMEDIR/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High Stakes",
          "src": "xidi_conf"
        }
      }
    ],
    "wine": {
      "overrides": {
        "dinput": "n,b"
      }
    }
  }
}