Need For Speed Modding Tools

The ModScript It's a simple scripting language that supports several commands, external files, basic file operations and comments. The format is text-based, so NFSMS files can be edited via any text editor (for example Notepad).

Using NFS-VltEd Opening the database In NFS-VltEd, on the File menu, click Open. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, choose your game main directory, and then click OK. The user interface

Making underbody neons (there are also trunk neons and engine neons)

This tutorial is made using trial version of 3DS Max Studio. First step is make a raw car model. Ready model don't have any materials and textures. It look like this:

NFS:U2 Geometry Compiler creates geometry.bin from Wavefront .obj files. Also this tool supports ZModeler v1.x .z3d files. This files must be prepared into 3D editor not just downloaded from internet. Geometry parts must have only names supported by game. Parts that have invalid names will be invisible.

In Need For Speed Underground to Undercover each car has textures stored into binary archive (TEXTURES.BIN). To create it from texture files use tool NFS Textures Compiler (released packages has compilers for specific game eg. NFS:U2/MW Texture Compiler for NFS: Underground 2 and NFS: Most Wanted).