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Hawaii MAIN (Nov 24, 2011)

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This is a sub-page of Proto:Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012).

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

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  • I could only enter the menus, I couldn't even drive because it crashed on my RPCS3 because my computer isn't powerful enough.
  • There is more to find both in the game and in the files

A prototype of Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012, under the name Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2, dated November 24, 2011, one year before the game's release.

Notes#

  • Contains 4 executables.
  • If artist executable is booted, or custom globalconfig.bndl is used, you can choose from 4 maps to load to: early version of Fairhaven, Graphics test world, Gameplay test world and Seacrest from Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.
  • The game's logo was more Most Wanted 2005-esque.
  • It still uses Hot Pursuit's name, Loading bar, save data icon and trophy list.
  • Like some later builds the unused video is used for the settings and (at least singleplayer), there are also voicelines presumably coming from the cops for the ambiance, in conjonction with the menu sounds absent from retail, to give it a darker atmosphere. In the menu (the notification centre) you can enter after selecting the maps or by using another executable, there is a few options:
    • Single player (continue story and Most wanted Challenges, all with multiple options each).
    • Multiplayer (which need connection to autolog).
    • Most Wanted Mobile (which probably mean the mobile port was already an idea (which is corrobored by the fact that the font in the mobile version's speedometer has 1) HAWAII in the name and 2) that it date between this build and the previous one)), note: clicking this button does nothing.
    • Socialise (needs autolog).
    • and finally : store.
  • While there is a FR in the file, having the game in French only display numbers referring to the string it should use.
  • DEBUGCONFIG.INI and SKUCONFIG.INI are different from the final, with where to send the error log for the first one and the host for autolog and top_hsm for the second:

Note the WW for the sku

BFBuildID=355623 
P4ChangeList=231597 
GCChangeList=8676 
Product=Hawaii 
BuildName=HAWAII MAIN 
BuildLabel=2011-11-24-0920_231597_8676 
BuildDateTime=2011-11-24-0920 
ErrorLogAddress1=eucr-errorlog.eu.ad.ea.com/PostError.aspx 
TelemetryLiteAddress=eucr-telemetry-lite.eu.ad.ea.com 
top_hsm=265076
SKU=WW
NetworkEnv=TEST
autolog_host=ec2-46-137-86-12.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com