Need for Speed Heat

To do: Clean up, add offsets/nearby hex values/exact strings. Unused clothes. There are leftovers of earlier version of the Black Market mode which was completely different, and it has been in game files since release build. There is definitely more unused content than what is listed below Unused Presets Document the "Rival Crews" feature which got added with Black Market that wasn't going to be released. The cut K.S. kits for Lamborghini Countach and Land Rover Defender and Lamborghini Aventador, that were unintentionally added in January Update, only to be removed in later update. According to a concept art, the name of the Riviera was originally Morales, any traces of that ?

Need for Speed Heat is a mixture of a Miami-inspired setting and car culture with a progression system similar to the Underground and Most Wanted-era games. The complete absence of microtransactions or randomized cards resulted in a game that is surprisingly decent in comparison to the last entry.

Unfortunately, the success of this game would lead Ghost Games to be dissolved in early 2020, with Criterion Games assigned to the series' next entry - only for them to be sent working on a future Battlefield game after Battlefield 2042 instead..., as well as the COVID-19 pandemic having contributed to the reason why the later Black Market DLC cars having never been released.

Unused Cars#

1932 Ford Model 18#

The hotrods that were introduced in Need for Speed 2015 are no longer in Need for Speed Heat after its latest appearance in Payback, the only thing that remained is the car model of the 1932 Ford Model 18 and all of its customization parts.

Nissan 370Z "Red Bull Edition" (Z34) '19#

Sponsor car. It was made for consoles only and can unlocked by reaching level 7. Icon and unlock dealership icon for this car exists. As of August 21, 2020 the car has been released for a limited time through the Red Bull website in promotion of the Red Bull Car Park Drift series. Although it can be unlocked in PC version with modifications.

Generic Speedshape#

A model made for demonstrating material types in the paint menu with a basic car-like shape for its body. It appears to be using the rims from a 2017 Nissan GT-R (R35).

Motorcycles#

Data for four motorcycles, Honda CBR1000RR 2017 (bike_honda_cbr1000rr_2017), Triumph Bonneville T120 2016 (bike_triumph_bonnevillet120_2016), Honda CB1100EX 2018 (bike_honda_cb1100ex_2018) and BMW S1000RR 2019 (bike_bmw_s1000rr_2019) can be found on the game data, with one of the motorcycles also having working model. Ghost Games later confirmed there are no plans to make the motorcycles playable.

Also, one of the motorcycles, the BMW S1000RR, can be seen being ridden by Officer Eva Torres.

Motorcycles would later be part of the series with Need for Speed Unbound's Volume 9 update.

Unused Races#

These events are fully working but they don't have names or rewards. They may have been DLC or story missions.

Day events:

• ID_D2_CIRCUITRACE_22
• ID_OFFROADCIRCUIT_04_13
• ID_OFFROADCIRCUIT_D4_14
• ID_CIRCUIT_D3_16
• Alright Alright Alright
• ID_OFFROADCIRCUIT_12
• DETOUR
• D1_DRIFTTRIAL_12_ID

Night events:

• D1_SPRINTRACE_30_ID
• COUNTING STARS
• D4_SPRINTRACE_26_ID

Unused Graphics#

Autolog (Crew trials)#

Black Market#

Brands#

Cut Nike Brand

Car Unlocks#

Decals#

Unknown (to be sorted)#

Unused Dialogues/Strings#

Black Market#

The Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV Roadster which was planned to be a part of another car series of Black Market Update until it got scrapped. The car itself would be later made into Need for Speed Unbound.

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 1: Series 1:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 1: Series 2:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 2: Series 1:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 2: Series 2:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 3: Series 1:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 3: Series 2:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 4: Series 1:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 4: Series 2:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 5: Series 1:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 5: Series 2:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 6: Series 1:

The strings for the Aventador SV Roadster Contract 6: Series 2:

Placeholder Script Strings#

These may have served as a placeholder dialog for the story cutscenes before the proper cutscenes were created.

Revisional Differences#

To do: There is certainly more changes happened in updates. Day One update changes, a lot has changed to look like what was seen since the game's release. Add the Black Market and Cross Play updates. Add the 1.0 build prior to any updates, they have small but decent amount of differences. At what the maximum busted speed has been reduced to in the 1.5 update?

1.0 (September 25th, 2019 build; Gold)#

Initial Release.

Day One Patch#

Mostly polishing up the User Interface and few bug fixes. Released on October 27, 2019

• Changed the Map UI.

Update 1.4#

Update 1.4 was released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 21, 2019.

Optimization#

• The loading screen before the start of night races have been reduced. During the race start, the visual effects will be less spectacular during the intro and start of a night race. More specifically, there'll be no fancy lights, smoke, fire or spectator's cars.

Update 1.5#

Update 1.5 was released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 12, 2019.

• Added the holiday vanity items each themed for Christmas.
• Added the Quick Routing option to the phone.
• Reduced the maximum speed that the player can be busted at.
• The title screen movie has been toned down to feature less epilepsy effects.
• The Polestar 1 Hero Edition has now made drivable after completing all the story missions.
• The props featured at the start of night race have been brought back.

January Update#

The January Update was released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on January 28, 2020.

• Added the Chat Wheel menu in the online mode.
• Added the Steering Wheel support best adapted for the steering wheels in the list:
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4, PC)
  • Thrustmaster TX (Xbox, PC)
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4, PC)
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox, PC)
  • Logitech G29 (PS4, PC)
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox, PC)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite Racing Wheel (PS4, PC, Xbox)
• Added the Store tab in the menu, featuring the game's DLCs. Alongside it, the "Keys To The Map" DLC also got released.

• Moved the "Escaped" notification to the bottom of the screen. It will now be shown in the same location as the "Escaping" notification after you escaped successfully.
• Changed the Waypoint POI icon.
• The Gas Station will now also wash off the dust and the scratches from the vehicle.
• The Speedometer and Minimap will no longer disappear when finishing a night race.

March Update#

The March Update was released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 3, 2020.

• Added the Black Market Delivery featuring the two cars:
  • Aston Martin DB11 Volante 2019 - Free; unlockable via reaching REP Level 20.
  • McLaren F1 1993 - Paid; unlockable via reaching REP Level 30.
• Added the adjustable camera shake in the settings menu.
• Added the "GAME IS NOT PAUSED" notification if the player goes into the menu in the online mode.
• Added the new vanity items, some locked behind Black Market contract challenges.
• The "NEW" item notification has been added in the performace custom
• The pursuit themes' stingers have been made quiter.
• The text size on the POI AR icons have been changed to be smaller.

June Update#

The June Update is the final update released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on June 9, 2020.

• Added the Cross-play functionality across all platforms.