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General Information ^
(note: the previous version of this documentation, which revolved around the old mod tools, can be found here)
Car Modding
Tools you need:
- NFSCarToolkit [download] [archive in MEGA] - to compile geometry, textures
- Binary [download] - to edit the data contained in GLOBALB.lzc, also can edit strings, import/export textures from .bin files, etc) [documentation available in the official Discord server of the tool]
- ZModeler 1.07b [download - portable version] (modelling program) or some modelling program capable of exporting to .obj (like Blender [portable version])
- Some image editing program able to open/save .dds files (like DXTBmp or GIMP [portable version])
- VLTEd [download] - to edit the VLT databases
Remember to have NFSMW Unlimiter installed to get addons to work properly.
How do NFSMW cars work
NFSMW cars are comprised of the followingCARS
├ <XNAME> (car's internal name: i.e. FOCUS)
├ GEOMETRY.BIN (car geometry)
├ TEXTURES.BIN (car textures
├ VINYLS.BIN (vinyls - optional)
Besides the geometry, textures and vinyls, NFSMW stores the essential data related to the car in two places: GLOBALB.LZC and attributes files (GAMEPLAY.LZC, GAMEPLAY.BIN, FE_ATTRIB.BIN and ATTRIBUTES.BIN)
- GLOBALB.BIN stores basic data such as the car's mesh entry, stock car color, collisions, parts, etc. The most important nodes for a car are:
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- CarTypeInfos (mesh entry, stock car color, others)
- Collisions (collision bounds)
- DBModelParts (body parts)
- Attributes files store the game's VLT database. Amongst other things, this houses the car's performance, wheel positions, etc. The nodes for a car are:
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- pvehicle (dictates what nodes will be used for performance and frontend, also is where stuff like the car's mass, sounds, mesh and collisions are set)
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- For racer vehicles, the nodes are found in pvehicle/default/cars/racers/<xname> (i.e. pvehicle/default/cars/racers/cobaltss)
- For cop vehicles, the nodes are found in pvehicle/default/cars/cops/<xname>
- For traffic vehicles, the nodes are found in pvehicle/default/cars/traffic/<xname>
- ecar (deals with wheel positions, ride height, etc.)
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- For racer vehicles, the nodes are found in ecar/default/racers/<xname> (i.e. ecar/default/racers/punto)
- For cop vehicles, the nodes are found in ecar/default/cops/<xname>
- For traffic vehicles, the nodes are found in ecar/default/traffic/<xname>
- frontend (pretty much racer exclusive, used to set up manufacturer and secondary logos (which are stored in FRONTB\FRONTB.LZC))
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- frontend nodes can be found at frontend/vehicles/<region>/<manufacturer>/<xname> (i.e. frontend/vehicles/japan/lexus/is300)
- The rest of the nodes are performance related, these are:
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- brakes (brakes/default/<xname>/<xname>_top)
- chassis (chassis/default/<xname>/<xname>_top)
- engine (engine/default/<xname>/<xname>_top)
- brakes (brakes/default/<xname>/<xname>_top)
- induction (induction/default/<xname> / <xname>_top -for forced induction cars- / induction/default/<xname>_base / <xname>_top -for naturally aspirated cars-)
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- some cars only have a _top node for induction
- tires (tires/default/<xname> / <xname>_top)
- transmission (transmission/default/<xname> / <xname>_top)
For more information on how a car's VLT values work, you can check the VLT values for cars documentation
Part names
(taken from CarToolkit's Data\MostWanted\Parts_Racer.txt, Parts_Cop.txt and Parts_Traffic.txt files, letter in parenthesis indicate the other LODs the parts use)
For racer cars
For cop cars
For traffic cars
Hood order
UpgradeGroupIDs for hoods and spoilers (taken from Viper4K's modding webpage)
BASE_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
DECAL_FRONT_WINDOW_WIDE_MEDIUM_A
DECAL_REAR_WINDOW_WIDE_MEDIUM_A
KIT00_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_FRONTLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_FRONTRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_FRONT_A (B) (C)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_REARLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_REARRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_REAR_A (B) (C)
KIT00_DECAL_LEFT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT00_DECAL_LEFT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT00_DECAL_RIGHT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT00_DECAL_RIGHT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A (C)
KIT00_DRIVER_A
KIT00_FRONT_BRAKE_A (B) (C)
KIT00_FRONT_LEFT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_FRONT_RIGHT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_FRONT_TIRE_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_FRONT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_INTERIOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_LEFT_BRAKELIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_LEFT_BRAKELIGHT_GLASS_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_LEFT_HEADLIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_LEFT_HEADLIGHT_GLASS_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_LEFT_SIDE_MIRROR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_REAR_BRAKE_A (B) (C)
KIT00_REAR_LEFT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_REAR_RIGHT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_REAR_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_RIGHT_BRAKELIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_RIGHT_BRAKELIGHT_GLASS_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_RIGHT_HEADLIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_RIGHT_HEADLIGHT_GLASS_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_RIGHT_SIDE_MIRROR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_SPOILER_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_UNIVERSAL_SPOILER_BASE_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT01_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT01_DAMAGE0_FRONTLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT01_DAMAGE0_FRONTRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT01_DAMAGE0_FRONT_A (B) (C)
KIT01_DAMAGE0_REARLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT01_DAMAGE0_REARRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT01_DAMAGE0_REAR_A (B) (C)
KIT01_DECAL_LEFT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT01_DECAL_LEFT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT01_DECAL_RIGHT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT01_DECAL_RIGHT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT02_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT02_DAMAGE0_FRONTLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT02_DAMAGE0_FRONTRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT02_DAMAGE0_FRONT_A (B) (C)
KIT02_DAMAGE0_REARLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT02_DAMAGE0_REARRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT02_DAMAGE0_REAR_A (B) (C)
KIT02_DECAL_LEFT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT02_DECAL_LEFT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT02_DECAL_RIGHT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT02_DECAL_RIGHT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT03_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT03_DAMAGE0_FRONTLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT03_DAMAGE0_FRONTRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT03_DAMAGE0_FRONT_A (B) (C)
KIT03_DAMAGE0_REARLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT03_DAMAGE0_REARRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT03_DAMAGE0_REAR_A (B) (C)
KIT03_DECAL_LEFT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT03_DECAL_LEFT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT03_DECAL_RIGHT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT03_DECAL_RIGHT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT04_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT04_DAMAGE0_FRONTLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT04_DAMAGE0_FRONTRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT04_DAMAGE0_FRONT_A (B) (C)
KIT04_DAMAGE0_REARLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT04_DAMAGE0_REARRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT04_DAMAGE0_REAR_A (B) (C)
KIT04_DECAL_LEFT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT04_DECAL_LEFT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT04_DECAL_RIGHT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT04_DECAL_RIGHT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT05_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT05_DAMAGE0_FRONTLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT05_DAMAGE0_FRONTRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT05_DAMAGE0_FRONT_A (B) (C)
KIT05_DAMAGE0_REARLEFT_A (B) (C)
KIT05_DAMAGE0_REARRIGHT_A (B) (C)
KIT05_DAMAGE0_REAR_A (B) (C)
KIT05_DECAL_LEFT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT05_DECAL_LEFT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT05_DECAL_RIGHT_DOOR_RECT_MEDIUM_A
KIT05_DECAL_RIGHT_QUARTER_RECT_MEDIUM_A
STYLE02_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE03_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE04_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE05_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE06_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE07_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE09_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE10_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE13_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE16_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE17_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE20_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE21_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE23_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE26_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE31_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
STYLE32_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
For cop cars
BASE_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DRIVER_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_FRONT_BRAKE_A (B) (C)
KIT00_FRONT_TIRE_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_REAR_BRAKE_A (B) (C)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_COP_LIGHTS_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_LEFT_BRAKELIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_LEFT_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_FRONT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_FRONT_BUMPER_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_LEFT_HEADLIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_LEFT_REAR_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_REAR_BUMPER_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_RIGHT_BRAKELIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_RIGHT_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_RIGHT_HEADLIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_RIGHT_REAR_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_SPOILER_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE0_TRUNK_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_BODY_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_COP_LIGHTS_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_FRONT_BUMPER_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_FRONT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_HOOD_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_LEFT_BRAKELIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_LEFT_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_LEFT_HEADLIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_LEFT_REAR_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_REAR_BUMPER_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_RIGHT_BRAKELIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_RIGHT_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_RIGHT_HEADLIGHT_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_RIGHT_REAR_DOOR_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_SPOILER_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_DAMAGE1_TRUNK_A (B) (C) (D)
For traffic cars
BASE_A (B) (C) (D)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT1_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT2_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT3_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT4_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT5_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT6_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT7_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT8_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT9_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT10_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT11_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT12_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT13_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT14_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_ATTACHMENT15_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_BODY_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_DRIVER_A (B) (C)
KIT00_FRONT_TIRE_A (B) (C) (D) (E)
KIT00_FRONT_WINDOW_A (B) (C) (D)
Hood order
style06_hood_a Overdial
style07_hood_a Trident
style13_hood_a Fusion
style16_hood_a Colix
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style17_hood_a Airomax
style20_hood_a DJM Hyde
style02_hood_a Double-V
style03_hood_a Tri-Slot
style04_hood_a Speed
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style23_hood_a Factor X
style26_hood_a Speedline
style32_hood_a Tremor
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style05_hood_a G-Force
style09_hood_a Mongoose
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style10_hood_a Twister
style21_hood_a Eraser
style31_hood_a TsunamiUpgradeGroupIDs for hoods and spoilers (taken from Viper4K's modding webpage)
Materials (a.k.a. shaders)
(taken from my NFSMW CTK Data Files, you might need these files)Textures
(taken from my NFSMW CTK Data Files, you might need these files)Mountpoints (a.k.a. markers)
Paint color codes
Gloss/metallic colors (GLOSS_L1_COLOR## / METAL_L1_COLOR##)
Custom colors (PEARL01_PAINT## [1-20] / CHROME01_PAINT## [1-10] / MATTE01_PAINT## [1-10])
Doorline texture types
Some notes
- Parts shouldn't exceed ~21k polygons each, CarToolkit won't compile past that point
- If you want to have tileable textures for stuff like custom grilles and carbon fiber (for example), open the TEXTURES.BIN with Binary and set the texture TileableUV property to ALL_SIDES
Tutorials ^
Written
Video
- Basic Black Box NFS Car Conversion Tutorial
- NFSMW Full Car Conversion Tutorial by Cishy (pretty good if you prefer to use Blender)
Parts and files ^
License Plate
Please credit me if you use or distribute it
Download
Binary v2 and VLT Car Installation Script Template
Template for scripts used to install car modsPlease credit me if you use or distribute them
Download
More parts available in the Parts page
The best tutorial that exists.
ReplyDeleteHello friend, how i do to convert high poly cars?
ReplyDeleteyou can't
DeleteHello again, it's possible add a field into a collection on Binary ( Like in Vlted ) ??? If is, whats is the code?
DeleteI wish edit some colors on Binary. But i need add fields.. and i don't know how do this.
Deletefields are fixed in Binary, there are only nodes. for stuff such as parts and colors there are the DBModelParts nodes that can be opened by double-clicking on them.
Deletehow do I go into "modder mode" in "Binary"?
ReplyDeleteright big button, it's even labeled as such
DeleteHow many cars could you possibly add to without breaking the game?
ReplyDeleteSave game car limit is around 200 cars
DeleteHow do I edit strings with Binary? I know how to edit the .LZC and .BUN files to change colors or add textures etc., but no idea how to fix the car's name, cause SLR appears as FENG: data error in my game, plus I want to remove BUG from SpeedT RX8 and do other minor tweaks.
ReplyDeleteNVM, I found everything, first time I added ENGLISH.bin to default .end script I missed a syntax, but now it worked and I fixed all the weird BUG cars and Mercs and Chevrolet names, the Mercedes SLR McLaren error was due to strings having CARNAME_MCLAREN_SLR while the car's manufacturer was set to MERCEDES. I simply copied the string with CARNAME_MERCEDES_SLR.
DeleteThanks for tutorials, your guides are basically the ONLY documentation on Binary outside of Discord, not even readme on GitHub explains how to use it, though I had to figure out myself how add stuff to default endscript so it would load more files. All editing with Notepad.
Some cars do not show the name, the following error appears (FENG: default string error) any solution?
ReplyDeleteMake sure you have a CARNAME_[MANUFACTURER]_[XNAME] string (i.e. CARNAME_FERRARI_F40) in your language files
DeleteOk, I just found out that the error occurs because my game is in Spanish, and some cars only add strings in English. Now I try to find out how to add the missing strings in the remaining languages... (Without reinstalling a car)
DeletePor favor ayudame con esto:
ReplyDeleteAlgunos autos "addon" no aparecen en el menu principal "my cars", pero si aparecen en el "debug" o modo historia, no entiendo?
Y otra cosa:
Algunos autos "addon" tienen la pintura cromada, no importa de que color lo pinte, el color se ve muy brillante, como cromado y tampoco funciona la pintura matte, ni las lunas tintadas. Como puedo solucionar todo esto? THX
1- fíjate el nodo frontend del auto que la propiedad IsCustomizable no esté puesta en False
Delete2- Eso suena a asunto de material/textura del modelo, ahí ya eso pasa a cuestiones de exportar el modelo a obj/z3d, modificar el txt de configuración y compilarlo de nuevo
Grande guru!! muchas gracias
ReplyDeleteis there tutorial about modding the whole blacklist cars in career?
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