Meant for replaying the game while actually enjoying it by minimizing all the bullshit.


FINAL Update Notes
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I will likely not be updating this further, it has already taken a lot of my time. All I wanted to do was remove film grain but it just doesn't work. 

Also due to lack of interest in this game from players at large and a lack of modding resources for this game it is very difficult and time consuming to redo things other modders have done before. Yes it fucking sucks ass that modders are unwilling to share projects files or provide inputs.

Hey, I understand it's annoying when people keep asking "can you do X or Y?". Also understand you don't want other people stealing your work or the fear that someone else might end up being more successful than you. BUT just sharing your project files on Nexus/Discord goes a long way in helping out other modders. Just my two cents.

I however have shared MY project files and precise details on each change that has been made. Feel free to build on that or make the TODO changes I have been unable to make. With credits to me of course, let's not forget that.


TODO (if anyone else knows/learns how to)
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- Keep jump and billboard crash cameras but remove music skipping ONLY! Cannot find the required file for this. This was likely done because game uses time dilation (slow-mo) and that would have messed up the music so they chose to stop and skip the current music track entirely. If it isn't clear by now I really enjoy the music in this game and anyone who says otherwise lacks any taste :P
- Adding the HashTiger music track from Chapter 1 into the playlists but it just fails to play no matter what :/
- Continous music when travelling between Freeroam/Garage/Dealership/Races but I don't think this can be done, each area uses it's own music player
- Remove all film grain
- Increase poker chip collection radius - incresing size and collision scales causes a crash and you still need to hit any part of the chip to collect it so no that is not what I want, I wanted the chip to auto collect within a certain radius as if you hit it
- Increasing night duration - lighting (day night cycle) seems hard tied to area (Desert/Mountains/City/Canyon) and time of day
- Selectable Derelict PoIs - all selectable boxes are checked everywhere for derelicts but still not selectable
- Better daytime and night time lighting parameters - very annoying to make changes and restart game over and over


CREDITS
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AntiLoser (https://www.nexusmods.com/needforspeedpayback/users/52930606?tab=user+files)
- For their discourse, valuable inputs and all their previous work


Update v1.58 FINAL Update
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- Catch-Up packs unlocked after Chapter 1

Update v1.56
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- Catch-Up packs now provide following Speed Cards:
Level 6  --> Level 6 cards or 200 Car Lvl (unchanged) 
Level 11 --> Level 12 cards or 300 Car Lvl
Level 16 --> Level 18 cards or 399 Car Lvl

Update v1.53
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- OPTIONAL: All car visual upgrades unlock when any one is unlocked
- OPTIONAL: Unlock all cars
- OPTIONAL: Remove the terrible NOS Blur and Bloom

Update v1.49
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- Removed country code limitation from 4 music tracks (with _TERR_ in name). Should play fine now instead of breaking music player
- Fixed Drag Playlist, had removed the original tracks

Update v1.45
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- Reduced wait time for cutscene skips

Update v1.44
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- Updated minimap to show colored map
- Increased photomode camera movement range 100 times
- Removed photomode camera collisions
- Changed duration of one day cycle from 48 minutes to 24 minutes, more but shorter nights while playing in free roam
- Sorted all Dealership cars - Derelicts first followed by all other cars. Sort order is Brand, Name, Year

Update v1.35
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- Included the entirety of the 52 tracks to the playlists of Freeroam, Drift, Drag, Race, Offroad/SpeedCross (same according to files), Garage and Main Menu
- All playlists are randomized and play random tracks
- Removed audio ducking during crashes, nice effect but annoying when you are enjoying the music
- Removed audio ducking when car is idle and walkaround camera playing, another nice effect but annoying when you are enjoying the music
- Disabled Billboard crash camera to remove music track skipping, looks similar to Heat
- Disabled Jump camera to remove music track skipping
- Removed ~20 second delay when starting music in Freeroam
NOTE: This brings to light an existing bug in the game. During initial loading of the game it will start playing a random Freeroam track that stops in 2-3 seconds. This is because the game loads Freeroam during initial loading. The devs chose to add a 30 second delay to Freeroam music instead of fixing this issue. It is amazing the number of design decisions devs took to fuck up music in this game. There is no way to fix this without affecting music play in Freeroam.

- Car no longer resets on crash in Freeroam. It will reset if it flips on the side/roof. No way to remove reset from missions/races but that is acutally beneficial
- Tuned Trade-in targeted rolls to max aggressiveness
- Increased rep gains multiplier from 5 to 10
- Roaming racers respawn after 1 second when defeated
- Reduced traffic density from 75% to 50% of original game
- All world lights are now switched on during day time (like Mac says, Petrol baby!)
- Car lights and neons switched on during day time, you have to be in hard shows to actullly be able to see them however

Update v1.08
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- Added cop neons
- Made targeted rolls a bit more aggressive

Update v1.07
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- Shop and Race rewards use the Trade-in targeted roll generation
- Most races and events will reward Speed Cards 2 levels higher
- Shop will have 200 Speed Cards always 2 levels higher, use this for a balanced game experience
- Shop refresh fixed - now 10 mins in offline mode
- Trade-in will mostly give level 18 Speed Cards, sometimes however it may give lower level cards due to how the game's probability system works
NOTE:Use Trade-in to quickly max any car, then use Shop to find best Speed Cards
OR
Use Shop for a balanced leveling experience
- All Cash rewards increased 50 times, buy and upgrade any car you want for any class you want
- All Rep rewards increased 5 times
- Traffic density reduced to 75% for less annoyance and more fun (any lower and streets look post apocalyptic)
- All activities unlocked on map
- Derelict locations visible on map until collected
- Bait Crates always active
- All vanity items can now be sold
- Added the following upgrade packs with vanity items (buy only 1 of each vanity pack with any car and then switch cars to buy more, this avoids "Purchase Failed" error):
-Pack 1 Level 18 - NOS
-Pack 2 Level 18 - Tire smokes
-Pack 3 Level 18 - Air suspension and Horns
-Pack 4 Level 18 - All neons except country
-Pack 5 Level 18 - Country specific neons