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As you all know, the camera views in NFSHP2 are not the greatest in the world. So, I took it upon myself to try to make them a little better. My initial plan for this project was to create a cockpit view for NFSHP2, however that proved impossible because if you move the camera position any lower than right above the top of the car the camera suddenly goes black and causes other glitches.

So, I did the next best thing and that was to create a "over the hood" camera view. This view took a couple days worth of tweaking to make it work right, but it looks pretty good now for original NFSHP2 cars and most all of the add on cars I have tested also. This view is very useful when trying to dodge exploding barrels, doing the pit maneuver in cop car, and it generally gives a much better driving feel in my opinion. It will take a little getting used to, but I think most people will like it. I really like it and personally it is pretty much the only view I use in the game now.

The back view and far away back view have also been mildly tweaked. Minor things were changed such as camera angle, position, and focusing to give them a more original to NFS feel. I believe that these adjustments make it a lot easier to control your car compared to the original rear camera views. The bumper view has not been altered.

Attached are photos of the modified views. The pics are all views with the original car Dodge Viper GTS and an add-on car AC Cobra. Install info is in the readme.

Enjoy,
Gamester

10 Comments (Add Comment)

1 9/22/2008 8:32:13 PM
ricersHA

the real far view is real cool that game needed that one alot.
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2 9/23/2008 12:40:15 AM
GTR

can you put one in the dash?
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3 9/23/2008 9:55:45 AM
Gamester

I wish I could, however the way the cameras are setup in this game it may not be possible. I have yet to find a way to make a cockpit view.
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4 9/26/2008 7:56:52 AM
Mat_Carfreak

I agree it would really be nice if you could make the cockpit, dashboard & other interior views. It'll be even more realistic to drive like TDU, GT5 & other modern racing sim games.
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5 9/26/2008 2:51:42 PM
GTR

yeah see if you can get it to work cause that'd be awesome.
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6 9/26/2008 5:56:27 PM
Gamester

The only thing that is stopping us from having a cockpit view in NFSHP2 is the bounds of the camera its self. For whatever reason, EA decided to make the camera use a collision model around it that physically interacts with the environment. So, in other words, the camera can actually contact the collision model surrounding the cars. Hence, it will not let the camera enter the inside of those bounds, AKA the interior of the car.

Cars have adjustable bounds, however the camera does not seem to have one. If I could just get the game to not use bounds on the camera I could easily make a interior view. I just can't seem to find a way to do it as the camera does not have a "bounds.ini" file like the cars do.
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7 9/26/2008 7:57:48 PM
Mat_Carfreak

It was a great attempt at those views you've worked on & good luck if you could get the interior views or whatever improvements.
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8 9/28/2008 7:49:52 PM
GTR

oh yeah, I've noticed that. Its like an invisible shield around each car that keeps the camera out...

Well, nice work anyways.
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9 10/1/2008 4:28:11 AM
Jaguara_18

The boundaries of the cars and camera might prevent the placement of the cam. in the car. But good job afterall. I might give it a try.
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10 11/13/2008 8:50:00 PM
Double Mac

I'm somewhat surprised you haven't included an alternative file w/ the AccelerationEnhancement / SpeedEnhancement options set to '1'. Some people might find this amusing. :-)

Cool idea though - personally I use different settings, but I still commend you for bringing the issue to the public attention, and (apart from demonstrating just how lousy the original camera views - particularly the pointlessly overzoomed bird's eye perspective - are) for providing an instantly useable alternative.

Good job.
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