: You can manually edit certain values by opening the autosave_s file in a text editor like Notepad++ . You can search for "EffectiveLevel" or "Level" to change your driver level manually.

But something else happened. The game started to glitch. Not graphical tearing or crashes—something stranger. On the podium, the crowd’s cheers sounded like distorted static. His driver model froze, then turned its head 180 degrees to stare directly at the camera. At him .

Go to and search "Shift 2 Save Editor." Download the file named NFS_Shift_2_Save_Editor_v1.0.0.4.zip .

If you are a completionist, be careful. If you use the editor to unlock all stars, the game will not trigger the Steam/Origin achievement for "Earn 100 Stars." You have to earn those organically. However, achievements for "Buy your first Works car" will trigger if you edit a Works car into your garage.