Does anyone know the amount of missions in Need For Speed: Payback?   I'm a new player by the way.

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Hey, just giving the wikia a visit, I think this wikia had a page full of Unreleased Content for NFS World but it got removed due to NFS World's ToS. Since the game is down, wouldn't it be good if it gets undeleted for archival's sake? There used to be quite a few of unreleased special edition cars as well.

Under the Cars section: http://nfs.wikia.com/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_No_Limits#Cars

There is a line that doesn't make much sense in the context of the game in its current state.

"Illegal Challenges are bonus events that appear along a stage roadmap. Winning these events offer illegal bonus items from one of three bonus cards."

I have never seen the replayable events referred to as "Illegal Challenges" anywhere within the game, and referring to the rewards as 'illegal bonus items' also doesn't seem to really fit, but this may be a reference to something that has since been removed from the game. Anybody have any ideas?

All the Events and Missions have either green ticks or gold stars next to them, which I assumed were to indicate completed or incomplete respectively. This does not seem to be the case however, as all my 'Active Missions' have green ticks but I know I have not been successful in them all. 

Can someone explian to me what the gold star & green tick icons represent?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed light on this

 I see every car that should be in the game but the Nissan GTR? why is that?

Hey guys. So I was wondering, The really lightweight, sporty MX-5 would have a kit. Now, since it has only recently released, I thought that it would have some kind of body modification. So I checked the Speedhunters page and saw an article which showed me a concept kit of the Mazda. So it answered my question.

But what do you guys think. Will there be a possible RocketBunny kit or something like that. Or will it have a conceptualised Ghost kit. Please let me know

Thanks, Sharikh

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Ford Mustang RTR "Hoonicorn" (or however you name it) - The reason why I made an article only about that specific car instead of the stock version is simply this: the Hoonicorn is a heavily modified Mustang akin to the RTR-X. We also don't have any confirmation of the appearance of the stock model (yet).

Porsche 911 T "277" - According to the official website, it is a 1971, which is correct as Magnus Walker's real life car is a 2.2L model. However, after looking at LeMansRacer's Porsche post again where he noticed that the year of Nakai-San's 930 wasn't mentioned correctly, I've been hesitating to add an entry for another classic Porsche, considering we already have three versions, namely the RS 2.7, RSR 3.0 and 930.

There are two possible scenarios for this car: the "277" is based on one the aforementioned cars or it will be yet another 911 addition, making it four (!) classic 911s that will be in the game.

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It's been a while since we have reorganised the articles about the Nissan Skyline R34. I'd like to change them again but thought to get some input from the community first.

Whilst I was taking pictures of the customisation parts in Underground 2, I have noticed that we did something wrong - there was never a 2000 MY R34 in the NFS series. On the pictures below, you can clearly see V-Spec badges:

The screenshots are from Underground 2 and Carbon. Both games refer to the cars as 1999 models (the years are always mentioned after you've unlocked a car). The car from the original Underground and Most Wanted '12 (see here) are also 1999 models although I'm not sure whether they are the V-Spec I or base model. However, I also believe that the differentiation between these models is completely trivial, considering both cars aren't all that different in the first place. Why make things more complicated when they're already fine?

Why is that?
The V-Spec was basically a track-oriented version of an already track-oriented car. You could have them with an electronic limited-slip differential coupled with a more advanced 'ATTESA' 4WD system, plus a less forgiving chassis and some spoilers. Is that really enough to justify another car article for an arcade-oriented racing game series? If so, would you also include the 'SE' trim level name for the Nissan 240SX (S13) page? Or rename the Toyota Supra as 'Toyota Supra Turbo', even though it is perfectly fine as it is? There's no reason we should treat the R34 Skyline differently.

What will be changed?
Following the BMW M3 article names, I suggest including every single R34 article in a new page called Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34). All other generations would also have their internal codes included in brackets:

• Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R C10 - Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R (C10)
• Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 - Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)
• Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Nismo Z-tune - Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Nismo Z-tune

Is there something we can learn from this?
Aside from learning a few more facts about the V-Spec Skyline GT-R, which is quite rare in real life, we must remember not to judge a car based on its external appearance alone. Even though some games had several the R34 with clear indicator lights, they were still licensed as 1999 models (the 2000 models received such changes). That means, we should also look at how the car is called in the game, check the model years and so on. In other words, we should identify cars under more than just one criteria.

Are there more articles with this problem?
A few articles maybe, but I'll let you know if they do require some changes.

This mysterious car hood has been thought by many to belong to the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Nismo Z-tune and, for all accounts, it looks like they would be dead on. I thought it was too, but I don't like adding cars based on speculation alone, so here's why I think it isn't the Nismo R34. First of all, if you haven't already, give GTA Wise Guy's Characters and Cars video a watch. It's really good at drawing lines between who the five icons could be, and the cars shown off at this point. The only thing I find off about it is that he compares two different generation Porsches as being the same based on their body colour. Anyway, towards the end of the video he points out that the group of guys walking past the mysterious car is the Risky Devils Crew, their logo is providently shown on the back of one of their t-shirts. The picture shown features a distinct hood bulge, so distinct it could only have come from the Nismo R34... or could it? The angle of the video looks very low for it to be the hood of the Nissan Skyline R34, its hood height is around 120cm (~4ft). If it was that height, I imagine we wouldn't be able to see their legs. So I began looking into the Risky Devils and their choice of car, as GTA Wise Guy has already pointed out that their is a correlation between icon and the cars shown in the trailer. Their website shows that they're obviously a group of long time friends and into driving for the fun of driving. They also each appear to have a very particular choice in ride.

Option A When I first saw the page, I thought straight away that it must be AJ's Lexus IS300, but it looks more bolted on than the smooth, single piece shown in the trailer, so I began looking at the cars of choice for the other guys. I found the Nissan 200SX (S14) pop up a few times, in different configurations over the years, but one picture makes me think that this is our car! It looks to be about the right height, the right kind of curve, and is very much associated with the Risky Devils; their name is plastered across the windscreen and the bodykit applied to the S14 can be attributed to Eric Corvera, an associate of the Risky Devils. If you Google "Eric Corvera S14" you'll see he's got quite a history with this car and the Risky Devils. That's why I think the car that everyone thinks is the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Nismo Z-tune, is actually a Nissan 200SX (S14). Not that I'm happy it isn't a GT-R R34, I want it in the game too, but at least we know what else there could be heading our way.

Option B I took to the NFS Subreddit, after first publishing this forum topic, and found a post by trickeh2k. He believes that the mystery car hood belongs to a Nissan Silvia (S15) given a different angle in the video. I'm more certain that he's right with his identification of the car model. The image is blurred, but we can see the aggressive angle of the headlights meeting in the middle, the two pieces jutting up from the front bumper along the headlights, and the curved elongation of the hood tip. Looking into aftermarket hoods for the Silvia (S15), I came across the DMAX D1-Spec hood available for various cars. While this example is made of carbon fibre, there are examples on google of the hood made of fibreglass (FRP). I personally think it is the Silvia S15. Even after spending 2 hours of digging around for the Risky Devils.

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At first, I thought this was more of an overall look at car culture to influence fictional cars, but after re-reading the article, I believe like many other fans that these cars are going to be featured.

The primary reason why I believe this now, and not before, is because this is a published image. Published content generally means it is fully intended to be featured in the game, and Ghost has been really provided this time around in hiding bread crumbs in all of their content. Same with the Hummer H1 Alpha reveal in gameplay trailer 2 of Most Wanted (2012), and the quick removal of it from official media following its licence being dropped.

So these cars will be added to car list on the Need for Speed (2015) article, but the car it is will depend on what can be dug up with these images.

Left-Top - Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (993) - Speedhunters Article
For the purpose of the car list, I'd go with the Porsche 911 Carrera (993) as it is in Need for Speed: No Limits.

Bottom-Left - Honda NSX (1990) - Speedhunters Article (About halfway down)
For the purpose of the car list, I'd go with the Acura NSX (1990) as it has already been licenced... for the first Need for Speed!

Middle-Bottom - Toyota 86 - Speedhunters Article
We already know the Subaru BRZ will appear, so it's not worth adding the Toyota 86 as this kit can fit on any of the models... because all they change is the badge.

Middle-Top & Right-Top - Ferrari 456 Italia - Speedhunters Article
For the purpose of the car list, I'd go with the Ferrari 458 Italia appearing as it has already been previously licenced.

Right-Middle - Mercedes-Benz CLK240 - Superstreet Online Article
For the purpose of the car list, I'd go with the Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 appearing as it has already been previously licenced.

Right-Bottom - Nissan S30 - Speedhunters Article (Around top-middle third down)
For the purpose of the car list, I'd go with the Nissan Fairlady 240ZG as it has already been licenced.

Of course, when the game is nearer release or when it has released, there amy be more specific details as to the exact models referenced in these pictures or the models these aftermarket references are being applied to. At that point, the car list will be altered and car articles will be corrected accordingly.

Sorry to those that previously added these cars to the car list, but we've been in situations where users have tried to add cars without referencing or researching.

For instance, with Rivals the IGN wiki car list was continuously being asked to be added, but no car on that list had been officially announced. Also, officially announced cars were just being added without looking into the finer details of that car.