Need For Speed: Carbon

Andredew · Post by **Andredew** » 23 Sep 2006, 18:09

but MAYBE they are official and the DEMO will be released in a few days

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 23 Sep 2006, 18:43

no word about it on official site nor any of sites like gamespot\ign and so on.

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 23 Sep 2006, 19:47

Skyline_man wrote:He got them from NFS-Center i beleive and they are NOT official, official system requirements are usually announced a few days before the PC demo release.

And how much are you willing to bet those are the official requirements?

EDIT: So, a few days ago, we saw the canyon drift trailer, but I also noticed IGN has a track drifting video with the same Supra:
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/826/ ... ids_1.html

Fishwhiz · Post by **Fishwhiz** » 23 Sep 2006, 19:54

thats the one i posted before and you yelled at me saying "is it that hard to check a few pages back?!!!111"
right back at you.
btw check page 144 or 145, thats where it was mentioned and you flamed me for it.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 23 Sep 2006, 20:36

Fishwhiz, can you please stfu now?

2furio forget to mention the Track trailer, that's it.

Gay · Post by **Gay** » 23 Sep 2006, 20:44

hey has anyone notice the red bag carry by the gal in carbon intro video??
i think it is the wat the game going to develop on...

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 23 Sep 2006, 20:45

PSZeTa wrote:Fishwhiz, can you please stfu now?

2furio forget to mention the Track trailer, that's it.

Thank you...apparently Fishwhiz has a vision problem...

I checked the pages and there was no mention of the Track Drifting Video...which was in fact new...

HouseMD93 · Post by **HouseMD93** » 23 Sep 2006, 21:09

The video is Different the the other ones, Yes its the second video The TRACK drift, Its too low quality, the effects didn't look real and the pixels were crap! although nice find!

M@r!n0 · Post by **M@r!n0** » 23 Sep 2006, 21:47

HouseMD93 wrote:The video is Different the the other ones, Yes its the second video The TRACK drift, Its too low quality, the effects didn't look real and the pixels were crap! although nice find!

ahve you tried to wach it at high quality?

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 23 Sep 2006, 21:59

HouseMD93 wrote:The video is Different the the other ones, Yes its the second video The TRACK drift, Its too low quality, the effects didn't look real and the pixels were crap! although nice find!

Your prayers have been answered. The video is now available in higher quality at these links:
- http://www.gametrailers.com/ (Look for Drifting Trailer, highly recommend downloading the HD version) or
- http://www.3dgamers.com/games/needforspeed10/downloads/ (under Sep 22, 2006)

M@r!n0, you have to be an IGN Insider member (which you have to pay) to see it in higher quality. That reminds me, stupid IGN and Gamespot...who in their right mind would pay to see higher quality videos.

That's why I love Gametrailers. They have a ton of game videos available in HD resolutions for free...and their servers are fast too...

Commenting on the recent drifting videos...
1. What are those huge flames coming from the side of the Supra. The exhaust pipes are at the back but I see some huge flames coming from the side.
2. A love the shaking of the cam when viewed in third-person. This was originally only in the Undergound drags and I loved the effect. It really adds to the sense of speed.
3. Drifting seems to easy. I mean not to pull off...but to win. If you noticed at the player's score compared to the opponent's, he/she is way ahead, sometimes having 9x more points. The game modes need to be more challenging...we need smarter AI...

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 23 Sep 2006, 22:26

Seems like the exhaust pipes are on the side of the car?

HouseMD93 · Post by **HouseMD93** » 23 Sep 2006, 22:29

Now thats what i am talking about

and its not techniqally prayers.

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 23 Sep 2006, 22:30

PSZeTa wrote:Seems like the exhaust pipes are on the side of the car?

But they are clearly at the back...

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 23 Sep 2006, 22:43

2furio wrote:
Skyline_man wrote:He got them from NFS-Center i beleive and they are NOT official, official system requirements are usually announced a few days before the PC demo release.
And how much are you willing to bet those are the official requirements?

EDIT: So, a few days ago, we saw the canyon drift trailer, but I also noticed IGN has a track drifting video with the same Supra:
http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/826/ ... ids_1.html

Ok, im almost sure those arent the reqs simply because:

Memory is far too big for such game. Its a racing game, wich means only thing that yr memory gotta store is car textures and world textures wich never were hi-definition ones. Large memory reqs usually a trend for FPS or MMORPG games where there are huge territories that are accessible by players and thats why they need to have hi-res textures. But when your racing at 250kph you dont need a 2048x2048 texture that will show you some random bush on a slope.

Video card also not much of a real, in case game supports only upper age cards that certainly puts some of younger users out. Think that, majority of top-end gaming systems are owned by adults or mid-age teenagers. And you surely cant expect from EA to let down some part of their potential buyers? I mean you seriosly think that 9-12 yr olds arent playing those games with their regular PCs as of MX cards...

I myself would rather say recommended would be 768mb of Ram, and cards would be from mid to upper range cards.

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 23 Sep 2006, 22:58

Those are EA's recommended minimum requirements..if you know what I mean. Yes, you can probably play the game with 256 mb of RAM and an old nVidia MX...but you won't get much of an experience. The same way they say that laptop versions of the chip are not supported. It was said the same thing about Most Wanted...and I know someone who has a laptop with a 7600Go (not sure but it was a 7-series) and Most Wanted worked perfectly fine at high detail...

I personally don't think 512 mb memory requirement is too high...you also have to remember that:
1. Vinyls and car models have higher poly count and higher res. textures and
2. The whole world has to be rendered instantly...so, yes, RAM does play an important role in the new NFS games.

When you have higher textured buildings...then, the requirement for more RAM increases exponentially...

Abrams · Post by **Abrams** » 23 Sep 2006, 23:02

Well yeah, fair enough then.

However we cant know for sure untill we see demo readme.

p.s. oh cmon...carp list III isnt even out yet...means...no demo untill 1st oct for sure.

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 23 Sep 2006, 23:16

2furio wrote: 1. What are those huge flames coming from the side of the Supra. The exhaust pipes are at the back but I see some huge flames coming from the side.

i first thought it was NOS or Turbo blast or something, but the exhausts are on the back and most of the "flames" came from the side just like you said

it could be sparks from pebbles etc hitting the bottom of the car
if its not that, dunno what it is

EVO_VIII · Post by **EVO_VIII** » 24 Sep 2006, 00:00

2furio wrote:I know someone who has a laptop with a 7600Go (not sure but it was a 7-series) and Most Wanted worked perfectly fine at high detail...
...

My Geforce Go 6200 also works fine in MW :p

Cento_1307 · Post by **Cento_1307** » 24 Sep 2006, 00:06

2furio wrote: Commenting on the recent drifting videos...
1. What are those huge flames coming from the side of the Supra. The exhaust pipes are at the back but I see some huge flames coming from the side.
2. A love the shaking of the cam when viewed in third-person. This was originally only in the Undergound drags and I loved the effect. It really adds to the sense of speed.
3. Drifting seems to easy. I mean not to pull off...but to win. If you noticed at the player's score compared to the opponent's, he/she is way ahead, sometimes having 9x more points. The game modes need to be more challenging...we need smarter AI...

1. I think the 'flames' are supposed to be some kind of grounding as they come from the side of the car that's nearest the ground.

3. Could it be a high skill gamer doing a drift in a low skill race?

evilmegamonkey · Post by **evilmegamonkey** » 24 Sep 2006, 00:10

Possibley landing from a jump?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 24 Sep 2006, 00:41

From what I saw, possibly buggy exhaust flames that cause them to be incorrectly positioned.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 24 Sep 2006, 00:59

They do appear to be badly positioned exhaust flames. They only appear when the car is shifting. In previous installments of NFS games, shifting would cause flames to appear in the exhaust.

Danyutz · Post by **Danyutz** » 24 Sep 2006, 01:53

blow off flames on the exhaust appear on an tuned engine, the gas isn`t fully burned, and some little gas particles are blown off the exhaust pipe and from the heat they get fired up, that`s why when the gear is shifted, appears the flames effect.

defenately a bug!

Flameking · Post by **Flameking** » 24 Sep 2006, 02:57

lol. yoni already has drifting down. he's a pro already lol. anyways, the burst of flames from the side looks cool imo.

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 24 Sep 2006, 05:04

Flameking wrote:anyways, the burst of flames from the side looks cool imo.

Why don't we also have random explosions on the side of the canyon? Doesn't that sound cool?