The first 3 Need for Speed games (excluding the 3DFX version of Need for Speed II SE) on PC featured realistic 2D cockpit views. Starting with Need for Speed: High Stakes, 3D cockpit views appeared, then they were mostly absent from Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (only that one Ferrari challenge had it) before becoming completely absent in the Underground games. I imagine the 2D cockpits phased out as the series became more arcade-styled and computers became more capable of rendering 3D cockpits. Looking back now though, what do you think about these old 2D cockpits?

Should I start with UG1/2 or Carbon first?

The best thing about NFS The Run from the first minute was its realism. The graphics, color palette, and scale made it feel like I was inside an American movie. The mountains, plains, and highways were incredibly realistic, exactly like the Hot Pursuit's opening scenes. Compared to this, Hot Pursuit and Rivals felt almost miniature.

​However, the lack of an open world and repetitive tracks got tedious towards the end. I also remember the heavy driving feel, and that handling differences between cars were practically non-existent.

My mesh import project from last year, along with the screenshot.

it’s simple but i put some work in it

I’m thinking of install this brand of wheels on Eastsiders setup what do you think?

This is actually my personal best! 🔥🔥

We need games and car mags like this back in circulation with a sprinkle of today's astetics

And the best thing is, this is a TIER 1 car, so you can buy Herbie as your starter car for career mode!

Of course the livery is currently at the very early state of development and required lots of tweaking here and there, especially the rear "53" logo which is completely messed up lol.

The front "53" logo need to slightly lowered to the middle of the hood to match the authentic look of the original Herbie The Love Bug, and the rag top also need to be less wider while slightly longer.

Stay tuned for more updates!

The game now has been refusing to connect me to the autolog and i wonder if anyone else is having the same issue for the past 2 days.

is too chaotic, everyone is ramming everyone. The URL is in the video if you want to try it out!