[SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED] Vinyl mod
Hello everyone! I, Alexey Arkhipov (RRD), would like to tell you a little about the vinyl mod for S2U. Finally, work on the mod has been completed, but there are two pieces of news - good and bad. First, I want to explain why I took on this mod.
I've heard a lot of criticism of S2U that it is poor in terms of styling, though not graphics; on top of that, it had a feature such as mirroring a vinyl to the other side, which has been a rarity lately, as for example in SHIFT. That would all be fine, but there really weren't enough vinyls: each category had 10 vinyls, and even those weren't usable—they couldn't be painted, scaled poorly, etc. But now I've fixed everything, work on the mod has been completed, but there are two pieces of news - good and bad.
Let's start with the good news – enough vinyls were added to create any work of any level; now anyone who didn't know how or wanted to learn can easily master styling. And for those who already styled, there will be a reason to return with new creations.
Now about the pluses:
- Vinyls have a high resolution of 600x600, some even 1920x700;
- About 200 vinyls were added, I didn't count exactly;
- Secret vinyl categories were unlocked, such as speedhunters, racing flags and numbers from ProStreet;
- Vinyls that previously couldn't be painted can now change color;
- Decals can not only be enlarged.
And also S2U was supposed to have 50 player levels like in SHIFT, both online and in single-player, which then, upon reaching a certain level, unlocked secret vinyl categories. Maybe the developers forgot about this.
Now about the bad news:
Vinyls don't show a cover in the game, that is, only the vinyl number is shown. Maybe this will be inconvenient for someone, but it only seems so. I talked to people and showed them how everything looks; some even said it resembles a portfolio and, on the contrary, made finding a particular vinyl easier. So, you'll have to launch the game in a window and open the "Винилы" folder, which is in the archive, and see under which number the vinyl is and in which category. That's the downside. But you'll quickly get the hang of it.
Attention! For correct operation, patch version 1.02 with all DLC is required!
- Copy all files from the "Preparation of the game to add a car" folder to the game's main directory and confirm replacement.
- Move the SHIFT2U-MCE shortcut to the game directory and set the path to the SHIFT2U exe file. Don't change anything else, especially do not delete the word -loose.
- Use the "Винилы" folder to see under which number the vinyl is and in which category.
If there are problems, please write in the comments.
