Development

Development - Main article: Need for Speed: Carbon/Development.

Development refers to production of game content that may have been removed, altered, or purposely excluded from game play in the retail release of Need for Speed: Carbon.

Cars

Cars may have been removed from Need for Speed: Carbon due to licencing issues, a change in the desired car list variety, availability of resources, or functionality.

Vehicles

• Audi A4 3.2 FSI quattro
• Ambulance
• Cadillac CTS (Gen. 1)
• Camper
• Cement Truck
• Coupe
• Traffic variant of Dump Truck
• Mazda Mazda3
• Player drivable Police State Cruiser
• Player drivable Cross unit
• Pizza Delivery Car
• Porsche 911 Carrera S (997)
• Porsche 911 Turbo S (996)
• Police Helicopter for pursuits
• Truck hauling an Autozone trailer
• Truck hauling boxes
• Truck hauling containers
• Truck hauling pipes
• Tank Truck
• Truck without trailer
• A player drivable truck without trailer
• Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk5)

Bonus Cars

• Several bonus cars feature unused prices for the car lot.
  • Audi Le Mans quattro - $250.000
  • BMW M3 GTR (Race) - $300.000
  • Chevrolet Camaro Concept - $100.000
  • Chevrolet Chevelle SS - $65.000
  • Ford Shelby GT500 (2006) - $140.000
  • Koenigsegg CCX - $250.000
  • Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 - $245.000
  • Lexus IS300 - $27.000
  • Lotus Europa S - $50.000
  • Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T $35.000
  • Pagani Zonda F - $250.000
  • Plymouth Road Runner - $85.000
  • Pontiac GTO (2005) - $35.000
  • Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997) - $245.000
  • Toyota Corolla GT-S - $15.000
  • Toyota MR2 - $25.000

Presets

Preset cars are pre-tuned and pre-customised cars. They are created by the developers to be used in cutscenes, in races with specific opponents cars, and for custom or bonus car designs. Several preset cars can be found in the game files of the retail game and the PlayStation 2 demo. Vehicle Preset name Info CARRERA_BLUP16 Porsche Carrera GT preset. References for it exists in PlayStation 2 demo and in final game, although the preset itself does not appear in game files. CARRERA_GRNP7 Unfinished Porsche Carrera GT preset. In special cases it appears in a few NIS cutscenes. TEMP_EXOTIC_03 Unused Porsche Carrera GT preset. References for it exists in the final game database, although the preset itself does not exists in game files. DEMO_VID_GALLARDO Unused Lamborghini Gallardo Coupé preset. References for it exists in the final game database, although the preset itself does not exists in game files. TEMP_MUSCLE_02 Unused Dodge Charger R/T (1969) preset. References for it exists in the final game database, although the preset itself does not exists in game files. TEMP_MUSCLE_01 Unused Plymouth HEMI 'Cuda preset. References for it exists in the final game database, although the preset itself does not exists in game files. WRX_RED Unused Subaru Impreza WRX STI (2006) preset. References for it exists in the final game database, although the preset itself does not exists in game files. TEST_PRESET_SKIN Unused preset skin. Doesn't belong to any car model and was possibly used to test the new skin preset system. M3GTR_2 Unused BMW M3 GTR preset. It would have been a second unlockable BMW for Quick Race. HERO Preset for the Darius' blue Toyota Supra from prologue. It can be found only in the preview version of the game. LE_SAMURAI Unused Mazda RX-7 Preset. It can be found only in the preview version of the game. CS_R32 Unused and unfinished Volkswagen Golf R32 preset. According to the name prefix, it would have been used for Challenge Series events. It can be found only in the preview version of the game. CS_GTO Unused and unfinished Pontiac GTO preset. According to the name prefix, it would have been used for Challenge Series events. It can be found only in the preview version of the game. CS_CARRERAGT Unused and unfinished Porsche Carrera GT preset. According to the name prefix, it would have been used for Challenge Series events. It can be found only in the preview version of the game. CS_CORVETTEZ06 The Gold Main Street Drift Challenge used a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with different visual and aftermarket parts. It can be found only in the preview version of the game. T1_CASINO_NEVILLE Unused Neville's Tier 1 car for Silverton. References for it exists in PlayStation 2 demo, although it is unknown which car it would have been. T1_NIKKI Unused Nikki's Tier 1 Chrysler 300C SRT-8. T2_NIKKI Unused Nikki's Tier 2 Dodge Charger SRT-8. CREW_ROTOR4_BOSS Rotor4 boss skin. It is unknown which car it would have been used. CREW_SCORPIOS_BOSS Scorpios boss skin. It is unknown which car it would have been used. CREW_LOS_COLIBRIS_BOSS Los Colibris boss skin. It is unknown which car it would have been used. CREW_BLACK_HEARTS_BOSS Black Hearts boss skin. It is unknown which car it would have been used. CREW_FORTUNA_BOSS Kings boss skin. It is unknown which car it would have been used. CREW_INFERNO_BOSS Inferno boss skin. It is unknown which car it would have been used. MAZDA1 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for player's use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo, although it is not used. MAZDA2 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for player's use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo, although it is not used. MAZDA3 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for player's use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo, although it is not used. MAZDA_RIVAL01 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo and it would have appeared in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02). MAZDA_RIVAL02 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo and it would have appeared in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02). MAZDA_RIVAL03 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo and it would have appeared in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02). MAZDA_RIVAL04 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo and it would have appeared in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02). MAZDA_RIVAL05 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo and it would have appeared in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02). MAZDA_RIVAL06 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo and it would have appeared in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02). MAZDA_RIVAL07 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the PC demo and it would have appeared in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02). RIVAL_CREW01 Mazda RX-7 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo and it appears in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01). RIVAL_CREW01 Mazda RX-7 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo and it appears in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01). RIVAL_CREW02 Mazda RX-7 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo and it appears in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01). RIVAL_CREW03 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo and it appears in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01). RIVAL_CREW04 Dodge Charger SRT-8 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo and it appears in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01). RIVAL_CREW05 Aston Martin DB9 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo and it appears in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01). RIVAL_KENJI Mazda RX-7 preset intended for AI use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo and it appears in Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01). Different from the one in the released game, it is fitted with a bodykit overlaid on top of the stock body. USER_MUSCLE Chevrolet Camaro SS preset intended for player's use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo. USER_TUNER Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR-edition preset intended for player's use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo. USER_EXOTIC Lamborghini Gallardo Coupé preset intended for player's use in the demo. It can be found only in the demo.

Career mode

• The Crew tutorial race would take place in Montezuma Avenue instead of Salazar Street.
• During the Crew tutorial race, Nikki would say she loves the player in Text.
• The initial chase by Cross at the start of the game, the player used the Toyota Supra which was given by Darius in prologue.
• The Cross chase at the start of the game would be longer, ending after the player reach the bottom of Lookout Point.
• The circuit race against Kenji would took place in the reverse route of North Road.
• Platinum Condos is a cut Race Wars route which would take place in Silverton after beating Darius.

Cutscene

• Several sentences from cutscene were either removed or shortened in the final game. Some of them can be seen in the Collectors Edition videos such as Page To Picture, Characters and On Set. Most of the dialogues can be found in game files.
  • Cutscene "attract_english_":
    • "Yeah. I heard you were back in town. Now I want to hear you're gone." - Kenji
  • Cutscene "seq01_opening_english_":
    • "I can't believe Darius gave you this car. Start it up, let's hear it." - Nikki
    • "I think you're ready, I think you're going to blow them away." - Nikki or Darius
    • "I don't have time for this, you...you know what? This is... " - Darius
    • "I have suspect party in custody. Suspect is code 5 and I'm still code 8. Repeat, code 8 assistance required. Hey! Don't move! Suspect is resisting arrest. We have a code 8 here. Get 'em cuffed! " - Several police officers
  • Cutscene "seq02_busted_english_":
    • "Whoa! Damn! My bad Romeo, my bad. Look, we'll catch up real soon. You have yourself a nice night. (Laughing) " - Nathan Cross
    • "I don't want to hear anything from you OK? Just listen‚ " - Nikki
  • Unknown cutscene:
    • "Listen. I... I'm not saying you wouldn't have won but were you watching when I put that guy into the wall? " - Unknown character
  • Cutscene "seq05_safehouse_english_":
    • "Hey, Nikki. You miss me? " - Neville
    • "Wha... What's to put up with? " - Neville
    • "Nothing, ah you're a nice guy. " - Sal
  • Cutscene "seq06_samsonflashback_english":
    • "Hey! Stop! Freeze! I got ya! Get down on the ground! " - Unknown police officer
  • Cutscene "seq07_restaurant_english_":
    • "How'd you hear? " - Darius
    • "A friend mentioned it. " - Darius' Henchmen
    • "Is this because I had a thing for him? That's ancient. " - Nikki
    • "What's gotten into you? " - Nikki or Darius
    • Not all races are won on the track. - Nikki or Darius
  • Cutscene "seq08_yumiflashback_english_":
    • "I usually notice things everyone else misses, like, faster routes. Kenji, he can tune cars, but he just can't see what's in front of his face you know? " - Yumi
    • "Hey! Freeze! Police! Don't move! Stay there! Hold it! Hands in the air!! " - Unknown police officer
  • Cutscene "seq09_nikkiflashback_english_":
    • "Step out of your vehicles! Hands on your heads! Units 1 and 5, containment! Get on containment! " - Unknown police officer
  • Cutscene "seq10_colinflashback_english_":
    • "I just want to win. What about you? " - Colin
  • Cutscen "seq13_herowins_english_":
    • "Congratulations, I always knew you could do it. But you know there's someone else in town who hasn't quite tested you out there yet. What do you say? You and me? " - Nikki

City

• According to the concept map, Palmont City would have been an island.
• Territories featured a different layout in early versions.
• Four Pursuit breakers were cut from San Juan.
• There was an additional car lot and garage in Silverton.
• The PlayStation 2 demo features an unused minimap from an unknown Speedway.
• An unfinished canyon can be found out of the game boundaries. Although it has similar layout to the Lookout Point, it doesn't feature breakable barriers and has excessive amount of lamp posts.

Crew

• Scorpios were previously named as Scorpions. They are used as the main crew in the game's demo.

• In the Playstation 2 demo game files, Kings and Fortuna are referenced as two different crews. In the final release references to only the Fortuna crew can be found, which is currently used for the Kings crew.

• Black Hearts featured a different logo and were named Phantoms.

• Los Colibries featured a logo with darker colors.
• An unknown crew named The Trust can be found in PlayStation 2 demo files. They were possibly replaced with Rotor 4.
• Each minor crew would have their own map camo type. CAMO_TYPE_08 is a cut texture which would have been used by Black Hearts.
• The player would have to pay to hire a Crew member. If the player tried to hire a crew without enought money, a message would appear. The code still in the game and can be enabled, however, the message is missing.
• Manic is a cut Crew Memeber listed in game files. It is unknown which would have been his initial crew, or which role he would have in the game's story.

Customisation

• Windshield and Rear Window decals were cut.
• Customizable Headlight colors and License Plates were cut.
• In Ride Height customization, the Ride Pitch option was cut.
• Several vehicles, including custom cars, featured up to five custom bodykits.:

Wheels

Aftermarket wheels from Foose were cut during the game's development.

Foose Speedster Foose Splitz Foose Nitrous Silver

Sun Roof

The Sun Roof is a type of Roof available to all cars which was cut in early stages of the game development.

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Front view Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Rear view Chevrolet Camaro SS front view Chevrolet Camaro SS Rear view Lamborghini Gallardo Front view Lamborghini Gallardo Rear view]] Mazda RX-7 Front view Mazda RX-7 Rear view

Vinyl Files

Several vinyl were cut. Although most of them are in game, some can be found only in PlayStation 2 demo. Note that VIRUS vinyls are exclusives to Xbox360 version.

Vinyl File Name Final release ST_997GT3RS_1 ST_MUSTANGSHLBYN VIRUS_CANYON_CRAZY VIRUS_CARBON_PLAGUE VIRUS_KNOCKOUT_FEVER VIRUS_PURSUIT_PANDEMIC SE_CIRCLES SE_CROSSES SE_STRIPED THE_SIMS NIKKI_300C NIKKI_CHARGER06 CUSTOM_CUDA CUSTOM_MUSTANGSHLBYN CUSTOM_MUSTANGSHLBYN3 BOSS_21ST_WINGMAN BOSS_787 BOSS_787_WINGMAN BOSS_COLIBRIS BOSS_COLIBRIS_WINGMAN BOSS_FORTUNA BOSS_FORTUNA_WINGMAN BOSS_INFERNO_GENERIC BOSS_INFERNO_WINGMAN BOSS_PHANTOMS BOSS_PHANTOMS_WINGMAN BOSS_SCORPIONS_WINGMAN BOSS_SCORPIONS_GENERIC CARRERA_AD COVER_CHALLENGERN DEMO_350Z DEMO_CARRERAGT DEMO_CHALLENGERN DEMO_DB9 DEMO_VIPER DSL_CHALLENGERN DSL_EVO DSL_EVO2 DSL_GALLARDO GI_GALLARDO GI_LANCER LE_SAMURAI LESAMURAI PlayStation 2 Demo 2T_IMPREZAWRX AFTERMARKET_APR_PERFOMANCE AFTERMARKET_CENTERFORCE AFTERMARKET_CRANE_CAMS AFTERMARKET_DART AFTERMARKET_ENERGYSUSPENSION AFTERMARKET_FOOSE AFTERMARKET_G-RACING AFTERMARKET_HOTCHKIS AFTERMARKET_ISKY AFTERMARKET_JEPISTONS AFTERMARKET_LEXANI AFTERMARKET_MANLEY AFTERMARKET_MOTEGI AFTERMARKET_RICHMOND AFTERMARKET_STREETGLOW AFTERMARKET_WISECO MANUFACTURER_AUDI MANUFACTURER_KOENIGSEGG MANUFACTURER_LEXUS MANUFACTURER_PAGANI MANUFACTURER_PONTIAC BOSS_PHANTOMS BOSS_PHANTOMS_WINGMAN BOSS_FORTUNA BOSS_FORTUNA_WINGMAN NEVILLE Screenshots GI_LANCER DEMO_SUPRA

Events

Event Names

• A few track names that are not used by any route are refered in language files, they could be either unreleased routes or early names for released routes:
  • Mount Kempton Drift
  • Silverton Peak Drift
  • Kenji Battle
  • Angie's Last Resort
  • Enage the Wolf

Event Routes

Type Name Start Location Length Beachfront (mu_1_1_demo03) Morgan Beach, Kempton 5 mi (8 km) 1 lap Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo01) San Juan 3.3 mi (5.3 km) 1 lap Salazar Street (sf_2_1_demo02) San Juan 3.3 mi (5.3 km) 1 lap Lookout Point (4_duel_demo) East Canyon 2.5 mi (4 km) 1 lap Platinum Condos Neon Mile, Silverton 7.3 mi (11.8 km) 1 lap race_bin_casino/extra01 Diamond Hills, Silverton 0 mi (0 km) ? speedtraps race_bin_casino/extra04 Palmont City 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_casino/extra05 Palmont City 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_casino/extra06 Palmont City 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_casino/extra07 Shady Pines, Silverton 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_drift/drag_test Palmont City 0 mi (0 km) race_bin_drift/drift_test Palmont City 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_drift/knockout_test San Juan 7.8 mi (12.5 km) 1 lap race_bin_drift/tag_test San Juan 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap Gold Valley Run (touge_test01) West Canyon 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap Deadfall Junction (touge_test02) Carbon Canyon 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap Devil's Creek Pass (touge_test03) East Canyon 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap Lookout Point (touge_test04) West Canyon 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_exotic/extra01 Hillsborough, Fortuna 0 mi (0 km) ? speedtraps race_bin_exotic/extra02 Palmont University, Fortuna 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_muscle/extra01 Palmont City 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_muscle/extra02 Newport Industrial Park, Kempton 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap race_bin_tuner/extra02 Old Quarter, Downtown Palmont 6 mi (9.6 km) 1 lap race_bin_tuner/extra04 Kings Park, Downtown Palmont 4.8 mi (7.8 km) 1 lap race_bin_tuner/extra05 Kings Park, Downtown Palmont 7.3 mi (11.7 km) 1 lap race_bin_tuner/extra06 Kings Park, Downtown Palmont 4.5 mi (7.3 km) 1 lap race_bin_tuner/online_test Historic Chinatown, Downtown Palmont 0 mi (0 km) 1 lap San Juan (Pursuit KO Challenge) San Juan 7.8 mi (12.5 km) 1 lap Downtown (Pursuit KO Challenge) Newport Industrial Park, Kempton 6.5 mi (10.4 km) 1 lap Silverton (Pursuit KO Challenge) Neon Mile, Silverton 7 mi (11.3 km) 1 lap

Game Modes

• References to Lap Knockout can be found, which is sometimes alluded to as either Crew Knockout or Knockout.
• Races could have no owner.
• Race Wars originally had 20 opponents. On Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 releases up to 19 opponents participate in a race, but only 11 opponents participate in the PC release.
• Milestones were planned to be a part of Career mode.
• Some canyon sprint events can support up to 7 opponents, although it is not possible to set more than 3 opponents.

Pursuit

• 10 heat levels were made possible, although only 8 are used in the game. Levels 9 and 10 may have been dropped for design scope or technical reasons.
  • Heat Level 9 features Police Civic Cruisers.
  • Heat Level 10 features multiple Sergeant Cross Corvettes.

Challenge Series

• According to the PlayStation 2 demo, a few Challenge Series events changed:
  • The Bronze Canyon Duel challenge named Journeyman's Bane would take place in Lofty Height Downhill.
  • The Silver Knife's Edge Drift would take place in Gold Valley Run.
  • Gold Lookout Point Drift would take place in Deadfall Junction.
  • The Gold Race War challenge which takes place in Kempton would have take place in Silverton using the same route as the unreleased Race War Platinum Condos.

General

• Originally, Yumi would make the game's Public Service Annoucement video.. Although she still makes the Public Service Announcement video in the PlayStation 2 NTSC-J release.
• Game's intro had minimal changes.
• A second flag girl was cut from PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 releases. She still featured in PS2 release.
• Loading screen was different in PlayStation 2 demo.
• Minimap finish marker featured a different colors.
• Yellow flares were cut. It is unknown where they would have been used.
• At one point during the game's development, the races barriers were Yellow before changing to Blue.
• Canyon breakable barriers featured a different design.
• Drafter effect featured different particles.
• The race and safe house engage particles were the same as the ones from Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
• One of the early Reward Cards included the Honda CBR 600f4 as a reward, possibly as a placeholder.
• A reward of $10.000 would have been given in the career mode if he had played previous games. This feature is available only in the PlayStation 2 release.

“	Thank you for playing previous Need for Speed. titles. We have rewarded you 10 000 in Career Mode.	”
— Game files: English_Frontend.bin

Textures

Several unused textures files can be found in the game files of the retail game and the PlayStation 2 demo, although some may be leftover content from the overlapping development of Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Texture Files

Image File Name Usage MINIMAP_ICON_EVENT_BOSSRACE_OWNED After owning a Boss race MODE_ICON_CREW_KNOCKOUT Crew Knockout game mode CARSELECT_MANUFACTURER_MITSUBISHI Early Mitsubishi logo SECONDARY_LOGO_CHARGER_SRT8 Early Dodge Charger SRT-8 (2005) logo SECONDARY_LOGO_LANCEREVO9 Early Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR-edition logo CARSELECT_MANUFACTURER_GENERAL_MOTORS General Motors logo SECONDARY_LOGO_A3_20T Audi A3 3.2 quattro logo SECONDARY_LOGO_TT Audi TT 3.2 quattro (8N)logo SECONDARY_LOGO_CTS Cadillac CTS logo SECONDARY_LOGO_CORVETTE_CAR Chevrolet Corvette C6 logo SECONDARY_LOGO_CORVETTEC6R Chevrolet Corvette C6.R logo SECONDARY_LOGO_997S Porsche 911 Carrera S (997) logo SECONDARY_LOGO_911TURBO Porsche 911 Turbo S (996) logo SECONDARY_LOGO_GTI Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk5) logo CLASS_TYPE_TUNER Early tuner class icon CLASS_TYPE_MUSCLE Early muscle class icon CLASS_TYPE_EXOTIC Early exotic class icon CURSOR_X Early Blockers target DEFAULT_RACE Track map style guide TRACK_MAP_CE_4_1 Unused Highway 142 (Checkpoint) route minimap TRACK_MAP_CE_4_2 Unused Around the World (Checkpoint) route minimap TRACK_MAP_CE_4_3 Unused Downtown Tunnel (Checkpoint) route minimap TRACK_MAP_CE_15_1 Unused Highway 142 (Race Wars) route minimap TRACK_MAP_CE_15_2 Unused Garcia Street (Race Wars) route minimap TRACK_MAP_CE_15_3 Unused Route 21 (Race Wars) route minimap TRACK_MAP_4_CANS Unused Canyon (Sprint) route minimap TRACK_MAP_QR_4_5 Unused Desperation Ridge (Sprint) route minimap TRACK_MAP_5_WAR Unused Platinum Condos (Race Wars) route minimap TRACK_MAP_EX_3_2 Unused race_bin_exotic/extra01 (Speedtrap) route minimap. Texture available only in PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 releases.