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Okay, I've unzipped a new Car...PLEASE help me put it in place?

Anyone have a link to CAR installation guide for older NFS??

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If Im not mistakin it is in

data/cars

could be difirent... but just look around in the maps... could be called gamedata or something... but the map is called CARS

don't look in safedata cause it there is a map there called cars but the games safes the color etc there


if you find the right map... make a new map called well name it yourself
but it has to have 4 cararcters.... like if you have a Ferrari 360 call it F360

and put the .VIV file there

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I have got NFS3 and yeah, the folder is C:/(...)/NFS3/GameData/CarModel/

the folder of your car doesnt need to have 4 caracters, but it is recommended. Read the readme file if available, sometimes the author tells you how the folder must be called. The important thing is that the *.VIV file(s) are DIRECTLY inside this folder and not in another sub-folder. For example, you want to install a 350z:

c:/(...)/Carmodel/350z/350z.VIV --> correct
c:/(...)/Carmodel/350z/350z/350z.VIV --->incorrect

Sometimes there are cars that simply dont work. And be carefull installing so many cars because there is a limit, if you reach it game won't start. (about 10extra-cars)
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Going to it.

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THanks for the info. I'll come back and square away this thread with whatever happens...Hmmm...Should've done that first, eh??

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if I'm not mistaken it's called car.viv and can't me changed....
if you change the name it can't recognize...

but I could be mistaken with NFS 4.... but If I'm right they are in both games called car.viv
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Thanks all!

Wow. With that kinda' help, I should just skip on to Z-Modelling now!!

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Yeah Car.VIV and no "350z.viv" you were right :)
Does the car work now, bess???
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Post by Bess Warren »

*.viv's all popped in nicely...Viper Jay's PVP2 Handles like a steamboat, but what the hell.

I tried installing tracks, but nothing appearing. I'll pound away at that one now!

Thanks a bunch.

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