Need for Speed: High Stakes

- Modern and Silent patches included
- Known issues:
-- After "Alt-Tab", if the game screen is distorted, press "Alt+Enter" two times
-- Controllers cannot be used to navigate menus and are exclusively used in races
-- If your controller is not recognized ingame, try Xidi (DirectInput interface for XInput controllers)

Known issues:
- 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.
- As of August 2026, does not work on the Steam Deck and makes the game unplayable when starting a race. Cause unknown.
- 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.

If your Controller is not working or you just want to revert to Keyboard input:
1. Right-click the game -> Browse files -> drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Electronic Arts/Need For Speed High Stakes
2. Delete dinput.dll, dinput8.dll, winmm.dll, Xidi.32.dll, Xidi.HookModule.32.dll, and Xidi.ini
3. Rename dinput.dll.bak to dinput.dll
4. Remove the DLL override: Right-click the game -> Configure -> Runner options -> DLL overrides -> Select and Delete