Interview with Rob Wyle

At the 2006 game conference in Leipzig we talked with the game's producer
Rob Wyle: we looked at a test version of the game and asked the questions about the
game that interested the gaming community.

My360.ch: The first question any gamer will ask after seeing the screenshots: why did you
decide to return to night again, when it would have been better to continue the "day theme" of NFS Most Wanted?
Rob Wyle: No, it wouldn't be better. It would be better to unite all the series into one and hold races at night as
in Underground. But driving at night all the time isn't interesting, so we got a little distracted, so to
speak, as an experiment.

M3: So, after all, will it be possible to race during the day?
RW: No, you can't. In Carbon it will be fashionable to race only at night. During the day all the racers sleep.

M3: Will there be police in the game?
RW: Yes, there will be, however there won't be the same dependence on it as in Most Wanted. The police will
chase you, but you won't have to earn points, pass checkpoints, etc.

M3: Will there be police in online races?
RW: We have quite a lot of ideas for the online game structure. And if we do add something,
it will stay there forever.

M3: A new word - autosculpt. Can you briefly explain what it
is?
RW: Autosculpt is a new way of tuning a car. This method is based on
excluding all possible variants of body kits as such and on giving you the opportunity to
make the part you like for the car yourself. Gradually more and more new
possibilities for transforming parts (wheels, bumpers, roof) will open up. You will also be able to transform
vinyls: change their size, rotate them, stick them on different parts of the body. Besides, there are practically
no limits in tuning.

M3: Will there be any ready-made body kits that can be changed?
RW: No, why would there be? With autosculpt you can make any part, what could be better?

M3: I heard you'll be able to create your own crew in the game?
RW: Yeah, you're right, son. The crew will help the player in everything, from setting up
the car to the race itself.

M3: How exactly will crew members help in a race?
RW: You can call no more than three crew members into a race. One of them will block
opponents. The second moves ahead, showing the most optimal
racing line and the fastest path. The third will cover from behind, drifting a little. However
they will only help in regular races, in the canyon they won't be there.

M3: Will you be able to find crew members yourself and assign them to a position?
RW: Naturally, you can take a new person into the crew, however you don't find him yourself, but
choose from the available list.

M3: Will the Carbon storyline be a logical continuation of Most Wanted?
RW: Do you remember the plot of Most Wanted? There the player left his hometown in search of refuge.
After his own car was lost, he starts working his way through the Blacklist and gets
his car back, after which he flees the city. Carbon begins right after
that, that is, the hero returns to his city, where over time a lot has changed...