Need For Speed: Carbon

spike_minoda · Post by **spike_minoda** » 02 Nov 2006, 07:46

i've just played the game for awhile , very excited about it , but the ony down side of the game is music , really crappy !

spike_minoda · Post by **spike_minoda** » 02 Nov 2006, 08:11

Here are some photos i've just taken from my PC , dunno why it runs like crap on my 7900GT

The BMW M3, too bad , you can only race it for a little while

Photo mode, we can pause the game any time we want

MaryJane · Post by **MaryJane** » 02 Nov 2006, 08:26

I just woke up, itÂ´s 7.25 here in Italy... Now IÂ´m waiting for a local gamestore to open... I decided not to go to university today, IÂ´ll play Carbon if I can get it. The official releasedate is tomorrow, but I got for example TDU 2 days before official date, so I believe I can get Carbon today...

Fadeproof · Post by **Fadeproof** » 02 Nov 2006, 08:45

ok i have a question (if its been answered already sorry...) are there neons in the game. last i heard people didnt know.

BluePhirePB · Post by **BluePhirePB** » 02 Nov 2006, 08:47

Fadefroof wrote:ok i have a question (if its been answered already sorry...) are there neons in the game. last i heard people didnt know.

I think it got confirmed as a no a page or two back.

Fadeproof · Post by **Fadeproof** » 02 Nov 2006, 08:51

ohh ok thanks. i was hoping they were in it

SomeKindOfMonster wrote:Aussie release date is the 9th of November (at least in Queensland) I pre-ordered my copy, and it will be ready for pick-up at 7:30am next thursday

yeh i just rang eb games, it is the 9th. i dont know why they told me the 16th when i pre-ordered it a couple weeks ago.

im happy as! becasue my exams start on the 10th, and we have no school on the 9th because its supposed to be a 'study day'. so i get a the day off when it comes out

Skyline_man · Post by **Skyline_man** » 02 Nov 2006, 09:10

spike_minoda wrote:Here are some photos i've just taken from my PC , dunno why it runs like crap on my 7900GT

The BMW M3, too bad , you can only race it for a little while

Photo mode, we can pause the game any time we want

Eh, you are telling me that there is no Visual/performance difference.

?

Kid Cro · Post by **Kid Cro** » 02 Nov 2006, 09:21

What's with lights??? Can we change them?!

ahmad0410 · Post by **ahmad0410** » 02 Nov 2006, 09:39

Parts that cannot be changed and unavailable for upgrades: Neons, lights, side mirror, headlight, rear lights.

race_invader · Post by **race_invader** » 02 Nov 2006, 09:51

ahmad0410 wrote:Parts that cannot be changed and unavailable for upgrades: Neons, lights, side mirror, headlight, rear lights.

Aww dammit i was thinking lights could be changed ah well at least you can autosculpt diffrent things witch i very much love about the game

BrontoX · Post by **BrontoX** » 02 Nov 2006, 09:55

For those who have the PC version:
Can you buy the BMW M3 GTR or is it only a bonus car and can't be bought and raced in the career even after you completed the game?

rody9933 · Post by **rody9933** » 02 Nov 2006, 10:11

Ask missingo he finished the game

Will Need For Speed Carbon run smoothly on my laptop?
Intel Pentium 4 3GHZ
512mb RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
Already tnx

BrontoX · Post by **BrontoX** » 02 Nov 2006, 10:21

Yes it will not on Max but on Medium-High it will run

spike_minoda · Post by **spike_minoda** » 02 Nov 2006, 10:26

Eh, you are telling me that there is no Visual/performance difference. ?

Absolutely not , but we have more option to turn on/off like visual treatment, train effect...etc . about performance , u may be lucky so that the game will runs flawlessly on your system, coz my friend have a Asus 7900GT too and he can run the game at 1600x1200 maxxed out with no problem at all , really weird.

I've the lastest driver installed a weak ago, so driver is not the problem here, maybe this game itself is not 100% compatible with all GFX card

BrontoX · Post by **BrontoX** » 02 Nov 2006, 10:30

I have a X700 and the Demo runed exellently on Max but without Anti-Aliasing.
The thing is that some of you set your cards on Quality in the settings of your cards if you set them to performance you will see big differences.

Skyline_man · Post by **Skyline_man** » 02 Nov 2006, 10:33

spike_minoda wrote:
Eh, you are telling me that there is no Visual/performance difference. ?
Absolutely not , but we have more option to turn on/off like visual treatment, train effect...etc . about performance , u may be lucky so that the game will runs flawlessly on your system, coz my friend have a Asus 7900GT too and he can run the game at 1600x1200 maxxed out with no problem at all , really weird.

I've the lastest driver installed a weak ago, so driver is not the problem here, maybe this game itself is not 100% compatible with all GFX card

I hope so, what card do you have anyway ?

spike_minoda · Post by **spike_minoda** » 02 Nov 2006, 11:26

@skyline_man:i have an Asus 7900GT 256MB (not the 7900GT TOP one) , and btw , the game still sometime crash during loading, EA lied so far, no performance increase, the crash is still there , and no visual enchancement! the version number is STILL 1.2 !

The thing is that some of you set your cards on Quality in the settings of your cards if you set them to performance you will see big differences

That's right but it will decrease the overall visual quality

Fadeproof · Post by **Fadeproof** » 02 Nov 2006, 12:11

ahmad0410 wrote:Parts that cannot be changed and unavailable for upgrades: Neons, lights, side mirror, headlight, rear lights.

thats crap. headlights and tail lights should be able to be changed, esphially tail lights

SJ_PleaseDontShootMe · Post by **SJ_PleaseDontShootMe** » 02 Nov 2006, 12:15

Fadefroof wrote:
ahmad0410 wrote:Parts that cannot be changed and unavailable for upgrades: Neons, lights, side mirror, headlight, rear lights.

thats crap. headlights and tail lights should be able to be changed, esphially tail lights

I couldnt agree more... I dont care about neons.. i dont care about mirrors.. hell id almost give away autosculpting to get those bloody lights editable

gonna get the game today..

MaryJane · Post by **MaryJane** » 02 Nov 2006, 12:50

Nooooo!!!!!!

I couldnÂ´t find it from anywhere (went to 3 shops...)
So I guess IÂ´ll have to wait till tomorrow.. Why the hell is italian date 3rd, when for example finlands date is 2nd... This is the first time I hate Italy

baadmw · Post by **baadmw** » 02 Nov 2006, 14:23

hmmm.... should I go and get the normal version now and hope for a CE patch to come (like MW last year) or should i wait to 16th to be sure to get the CE... hmmmm

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 02 Nov 2006, 15:02

Can those who passed game post a list of tiers and cars that are related to them?

ahmad0410 · Post by **ahmad0410** » 02 Nov 2006, 15:15

Fadefroof wrote:
ahmad0410 wrote:Parts that cannot be changed and unavailable for upgrades: Neons, lights, side mirror, headlight, rear lights.

thats crap. headlights and tail lights should be able to be changed, esphially tail lights

If you havent already know, I got the game on 31st Oct and I'm telling you from what I see from the game okay? Maybe you could just hope your copy gonna be the rare ones with exclusive neon and customizable headlights.

Btw people, here's more screenshot (television shot i mean

) of NFS Carbon.
This picture shows the power of customizing.

And this year, you can put on 20 layers of vinyls on your car. Yes.! 20.. TWENTY.. TOO-WHEN-TEE

Overall View:
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Front View:
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Hood View:
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Back View:
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Remember about the mysterious red area? I'm gonna tell you guys a lil bit about it. Highlight below to see what I gotta say:

From the beggining, there wont be any races available at the red zone a.k.a Silverton. Silverton will only be available for races after you beat the 3 bosses. boss is actually Darius. Yes, Darius..that guy that saved you from cross at the beggining. You thought he gave away his help just like that? No way. This area is a a place where you can unlock those great tuners; Evo, Skyline, 350Z, WRX.

Here's a shot after I conquered one of the zones in Silverton.
Unlocked a Nissan 350Z as well.

Arnau · Post by **Arnau** » 02 Nov 2006, 15:46

I hope that I can get it today at 8:00, or something!

Danyutz · Post by **Danyutz** » 02 Nov 2006, 16:16

I can't turn on the AA either ... the game will result in low FPS so I play without it, I am satisfy with the game, except the LAN thing

... I'll be playing it in a sec, going for the Challenge series 1st.

I took a peek on the Bonus DVD, there are scenes during shootings, there is every car shown, but the cool thing I liked was the AV Wars, there are some short movies, with all kinds of effects, but the music fills them up, I am pleased when I watch those, astonishing work what those guys did