Interesting Bayview images (and some of my theories)

its just edited photo aded the street shape on real one.

Would anyone happen to know what files in the game's folder are the map files? I'm really interested in opening it up and seeing what might be inside.

Maybe use NFS Texed? I dunno if it works for UG2 because I don't have UG2 and NFS Texed.

I heard of Need for Speed Underground 2 using a "Ghost City" (Outlined Here by I am the most wanted) for some races. It uses an alternative map for certain races, such as quite a few URL races. I opened a few in NFS TexEd to see what would happen and this is what I found:



Notice how Coal Harbor looks almost vastly different from the map that is accessible through regular free roaming. Also, the airport runway isn't visible in the game's map unless you're doing a URL race. These are also maps you can only see during the briefing before a race, you know, where you've driven up to the location of the race marker and you're reading the feed from another racer? Anyways, I think that this is the alternate map, in other words, the "Ghost City".

To view these maps in TexEd, open up NFSU2's installation folder, go to the TRACKS folder and open any one of the .bin files. When you do, you'll see this:
 

In the bottom section, click the selection area that has the categories "ID", "Name", "Width", "Heigth" (Should be height) and "MipMaps" and you should see this:



Now, with that bit there selected, click View and then Alpha Channel and you'll get this:



Note that you cannot click and drag across the map as it is a fixed image. 

I believe we are close to revealing secrets such as the "city lights" in the distance (which may be other NFS cities) and maybe even getting a close look at Bayview to reveal such locations of URL races and drift races.

I think Need for Speed may be like Grand Theft Auto games (in the GTA III Era) where certain locations accessible during missions being hidden in an "Alternate Universe" or at least under the normal map.

So nfs texed supports other nfs games too. Good, I'll check that out!


ALRIGHT, HERE I COME!

So as far as we know, there's another city part to the east of city core. Look at the real map. To the southeast of the park, or the north of the career mode garage.

THAT is the missing puzzle part we need here gentlement. We can see 3d buildings from there.

Can anyone link me to this city? Google maps will give us lots of info it bayview is based off of this!

So it seems that the city's buildings and districts are based off of Los Angeles, or at least Beverly Hills (As seen here, search the page for Beverly Hills by hitting Ctrl+F on Windows or Mac+F on Mac). But the city's geography is based off another city. I still haven't been able to find that. As we saw in the picture in my first post Bayview's geographical map is based heavily on another real life city.

Also, there is one real life interesting thing in Bayview Airport, it resembles Washington Dulles International Airport

Pictures :

Bayview Airport :



Washington Dulles International Airport :



See the difference?

Shall we delete this or not? It's been like one month, and nobody replied, but I ain't doing it, cause I am supposed to moderate the off-topic boards.

BTW this rule is shit nonsense on theory part of forum so dont even talk about it. All theory threads must be kept.