****Updated and working on Reshade 4.2.1 @ 04/06/2019****
After getting the game to work with reshade, I began to experiment with different setups because I was experiencing an unplayable frame rate with the previous setup (15 fps).
I think I found the optimal setup since now I get up to 30 fps.
Installation:
1. Download and install nGlide -- (
http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide)
2. Install NFSHS via CDRom or by mounting the ISO
3. Download and install the Expansion Pack -- (
https://www.magentacloud.de/share/8ny03h-h8e#$/)
Note: I downloaded the big file 115.8 Mb since the smaller pack was giving me issues with Win 10 Defender
Don't add any check to the glide renderer in the Expansion Pack Setup and read every check box option if you don't now what to select.
4. Configure nGlide settings after installing the Stock Pack when prompted
5. Configure the 3dSetup and select: "Glide Voodoo Cards" as the Graphic Renderer
6. Download and execute the latest reshade software from the official site (
http://reshade.me/)
6.1. Navigate the NFSHS executable file "nfs4.exe"
6.2. Select the rendering API: "Direct 3D 9"
6.3. Click "Yes" to download a collection of standard effects to use with the tool.
6.4. When prompted to: "Select the effects to install" just make sure to have all of them checked. (This is so you have the full list of effects to try later in the game; afterwards you can delete the ones you won't use in the "shaders" folder located inside the "reshade-shaders" folder).
6.5. Configure additional options as "show fps" and the "screenshots path" when the reshade setup title bar says "completed".
Configuration:
1. When you execute the game you should see a title bar that indicates that reshade is loading.
2. Wait until all the effects are loaded.
3. Press "Home" to access the configuration panel.
3.1 To navigate the panel you can press "Ctrl+Tab"
3.2. While in the panel you can press the "Arrow Keys", "Space Bar" , "Enter" and "Tab" or "Ctrl+Tab" to navigate the panel.
4. Create your profile in the menu, afterwards you can start using it.
5. The shaders I use are:
- Colorfulness (Color Related)
- FakeHDR (Color Related)
- Vibrance (Color Related)
- LumaSharpen (Soft Sharpening of the Image)
- FXAA (Eliminate Jagged Edges and more)
With those effects I get an average of 30 fps with a resolution of 1920x1080 in nGlide. Take note that the more effects you add will lower your fps while in the game.
Feel free to comment, I'll do what I can to help you.
Note: I think that the issue is that with the previous setup I was forcing the game to use directX as the graphics renderer. With the new setup it uses nGlide and that gives a boost to the fps.