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The term '''custom car''' can be used, often interchangeably with ''cheat car'', to refer to any modified version of the Stunts' set of original cars, created by hex-editing CAR*.RES files (either directly or through the [[Car_Blaster|Car Blaster]] tool) and, optionally, swapping, mixing or modifying the car graphics files (see the [[Car_files|explanations on car files]]).
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A '''custom car''' is any car besides the eleven ones that come with the game. Players can create custom cars by editing CAR*.RES files and, optionally, swapping or modifying the car graphics files. (See [[Car files]] for a summary of how those files make up a car.) Modifications are usually done through [[:Category:Tools|editing tools]], which can be general purpose or geared towards a specific task.
  
Although some custom cars have much better performance than any of the original cars (thus being cheat cars ''stricto sensu''), such as the Lada Niva Comeback, others were developed as vehicles with reasonably realistic characteristics, the most prominent example being the [[Melange XGT-88]]. Custom cars approved for usage in [[ZakStunts]] (as of 2009, [[Nissan Skyline|Skyline]], [[Speedgate]] and [[Ford Ranger|Ranger]]) can also be included into the latter category. Custom car design, which once appeared to have become something of a lost art, is experiencing a revival largely thanks to the new possibilities of graphics customization opened by [[stressed]].   
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== History ==
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In the early days of car customisation, during the [[Kalpen]] era and the early 00s, custom cars were usually referred to as '''cheat cars'''. That reflected how most of them were exercises in pushing against the limits of the game's possibilities, by creating extremely powerful cars capable of implausibly fast high scores. Two of the best known among those are [[Lada Niva Comeback]] and the [[Skoda Felicia Kompressor]].
  
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Still in the early 00s, two projects were early, trend-setting efforts to create more believable custom cars: Zapper's [[Tuned For Real]] series, whose main goal was creating more accurate versions of the original cars, and [[Alan Rotoi]]'s [[Melange XGT-88]], which despite being a fantasy car has performance in line with the IMSA cars from the original set. The paradigm shift, though, would only happen in its earnest from 2008 with the release of [[stressed]], which made custom graphics a reality. Car creation, which at the time was feared to have become a lost art, experienced a revival, as designers were motivated by the new possibilities to start or resume projects. These projects were mostly focused on realistic modelling of cars, as custom graphics made that a much more attractive proposition, and also because [[ZakStunts]], which opened slots for custom cars from 2009 on, encourage cars with believable performance for use in competition. Given the prevalence of more realistic creations in the modern era, "custom car" has mostly replaced "cheat car" in common parlance, with the latter term now usually referring specifically to the ultra-fast, ''stricto sensu'' cheat cars from the early days.
  
== List of original cars ==
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== Tools ==
  
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* [[Car Blaster]], the pioneering CAR*.RES editor, and the main car customisation tool in the early days of modding.
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* [[CarEdit3]], a newer CAR*.RES editor for DOS which incorporates more recent advances in the understanding of car behaviour.
!| ID !! Picture !! Car Name !! Flat Speed !! Top Speed !! 0-60 mph !! 0-100 mph  !! Category
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* [[CarWorks]], an integrated tool for whole-car edition with a focus on simplifying workflows.
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* [[stressed]], the jack-of-all-trades, which in particular offers import and export of graphic files, as well as a simple 3D shape editor.
||ANSX || [[Image:AcuraNSX1.png‎ |80 px|center]] || [[Acura NSX]] || 173mph || 203mph || 5.3s||12.8s|| Road Car
 
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||AUDI ||  [[Image:AudiQuattro1.png|80 px|center]]||  [[Audi Quattro Sport]] ||144mph || 218mph || 5.1s|| 14.4s || Off-Road Car
 
|-
 
||VETT ||  [[Image:Vett1.png |80 px|center]] || [[Corvette ZR1]] || 180mph || 245mph || 5.0s||11.3s|| Road Car
 
|-
 
||FGTO ||  [[Image:FerrariGTO1.png |80 px|center]] || [[Ferrari GTO]] || 192mph || 245mph || 4.7s|| 10.4s|| Road Car
 
|-
 
||JAGU ||  [[Image:Jaguar1.png|80px|center]] ||  [[Jaguar XJR9 IMSA]] || 165mph || 167mph || 3.4s||6.3s|| Racing Car
 
|-
 
||COUN ||  [[Image:Countach.png|80 px|center]] || [[Lamborghini Countach]] || 188mph || 245mph || 4.9s||11.5s|| Road Car
 
|-
 
||LM02 ||  [[Image:Lm0021.png|80 px|center]] || [[Lamborghini LM-002]] || 125mph || 125mph || 6.2s||15.9s|| Off-Road Car
 
|-
 
||LANC ||  [[Image:Lancia1.png|80 px|center]] || [[Lancia Delta Integrale]] || 140mph || 218mph || 5.1s||14.7s|| Off Road Car
 
|-
 
||P962 ||  [[Image:P9621.png|80 px|center]] || [[Porsche 962 IMSA]] || 212mph || 212mph || 3.25s||6.15s|| Racing Car
 
|-
 
||PC04 ||  [[Image:Pc041.png‎‎|80 px|center]]||  [[Porsche Carrera 4]] ||166mph || 178mph || 5.5s|| 13.7s || Road Car
 
|-
 
||PMIN ||  [[Image:Pmin1.png‎‎|80 px|center]]||  [[Porsche March Indy]] ||216mph || 245mph || 2.6s|| 5.0s || Racing Car
 
|}
 
 
 
== List of custom cars ==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
!| ID !! Picture !! Car Name !! Flat Speed !! Top Speed !! 0-60 mph !! 0-100 mph !! Designer !! Comments
 
|-
 
|| GATE || [[Image:Speedgate.png‎ |80 px|center]] || [[Speedgate XSD]] || 209mph || 245mph || 1.8s||?|| [[Mark L. Rivers]]
 
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|| ZCS7 || [[Image:Caterham.png|80 px|center]]||  [[Caterham Super Seven JPE]] ||144mph || 146mph || 3.7s|| 8s || [[Zapper]]
 
|-
 
|| ZF40 || [[Image:F40.png‎ |80 px|center]] || [[Ferrari F40]] || 204mph || 219mph || 3.6s||7.5s|| [[Zapper]]
 
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|| ZPFT || [[Image:Kitt.png |80 px|center]] || [[Pontiac Firebird Turbo T/A - KITT version]] || 164mph || 245mph || 4.8s|| 13s (6s)|| [[Zapper]]
 
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|| ZPTR || [[Image:Zptr-showroom.png|80px|center]] ||  [[Porsche 911 Turbo]] || 165mph || 167mph || 5.1s||12.3s|| [[Zapper]]
 
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|| ZLET || [[Image:Lotus1.png|80 px|center]] || [[Lotus Esprit Turbo SE]] || 167mph || 192mph || 4.9s||12.2s|| [[Zapper]]
 
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|| ZMP4 || [[Image:Mclarenhonda.png|80 px|center]] || [[McLaren Honda MP4/4]] || 212mph || 212mph || 2.0s||3.5s|| [[Zapper]]
 
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|| ZTCG || [[Image:Toyota_Corolla_Gti.png|80 px|center]] || [[Toyota Corolla Gti]] || 125mph || 130mph || 8.5s||22.5s|| [[Zapper]]
 
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|| ZTST || [[Image:Toyotatrueno.png|80 px|center]] || [[Toyota Sprinter Trueno]] || 125mph || 129mph || 8.5s||21.5s|| [[Zapper]]
 
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||  || || [[Audi Quattro TDI]] || ? mph || ? mph || ? s||? s|| [[Zapper]]
 
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|| || [[Image:Vett1.png‎‎|80 px|center]]||  [[LWT-ZR1 GTC Mark I]] ||198mph || ? || 3.4s|| ? || [[Duplode]]
 
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|| ZGT3 || [[Image:LWTZR1GT3Mark II.png‎‎|80 px|center]]||  [[LWT-ZR1 GT3 Mark II]] ||208mph || 243mph || 3.3s|| 7.2s || [[Duplode]]
 
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|| NSKY || [[Image:Skyline2.png‎|80 px|center]]||  [[Nissan Skyline]] ||173mph || 199mph || 4.8s|| 12.2s || [[Duplode]]
 
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|| SUKA || [[Image:Kart.png‎|80 px|center]]||  [[Superkart]] ||154mph || 156mph || 2.9s|| 5.6s || [[Overdrijf]]
 
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|| DAUD || [[Image:Daud.jpg‎|80 px|center]]||  [[Audi V8 Quattro DTM]] ||190mph || 197mph || 3.15s|| 7.40s ||[[Overdrijf]]
 
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|| DBMW || [[Image:Dbmw.jpg‎|80 px|center]]||  [[BMW M3 E30 DTM]] ||186mph || 199mph || 3.15s|| 7.30s ||[[Overdrijf]]
 
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|| DMCB || [[Image:Dmcb.jpg‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Mercedes-Benz 190 E DTM]] ||188mph || 196mph || 3.15s|| 7.30s || [[Overdrijf]]
 
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|| CERV || [[Image:CervIII.png‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Chevrolet Corvette CERV III]] ||225mph || 225mph || 3.9s|| 7.8s|| [[KyLiE]]
 
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|| CDOR || [[Image:Melangered.png|80 px|center]]||  [[Melange XGT-88]] ||218mph || 218mph || 3.55s|| 6.1s || [[Alan Rotoi]]
 
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|| PFCR || [[Image:Crownvictoria.png‎ |80 px|center]] || [[Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor]] || 192mph || 200mph || 5.5s||11.3s|| [[Alan Rotoi]]
 
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|| CSIL || [[Image:Monstertruck.png |80 px|center]] || [[Chevrolet Silverado Monster Truck]] || 132mph || 133mph || 5.7s|| 13.5s|| [[Alan Rotoi]]
 
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|| LOLA || [[Image:Lola.png|80px|center]] ||  [[Lola Cosworth Indy]] || 234mph || 236 mph || 2.55s||4.8s|| [[Alan Rotoi]]
 
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|| PACK || [[Image:Packard8.png|80 px|center]] || [[Packard Eight]] || 119mph || 245mph || 14.1s||29.8s|| [[Alan Rotoi]]
 
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|| FSRR || [[Image:Fordsierra.png|80px|center]] ||  [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth]] || 144mph || 212 mph || 5.65s||14.15s|| [[Alan Rotoi]]
 
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|| RANG || [[Image:Ranger.png|80 px|center]] || [[Ford Ranger]] || 144mph || 162mph || 5.2s||12.9s|| [[Cody]]
 
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|| XCFX || [[Image:Xylo2.png|80 px|center]] || [[Xylocaine XF]] || 210mph || ? || 3.0s||?|| [[Crazy Jimmy]]
 
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|| STRA || [[Image:Stratos.png‎ ‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Lancia Stratos]] ||148mph || ? || 6.8s|| ?|| [[Ryoma]]
 
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|| LLC1 || [[Image:Lc1.png‎ ‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Lancia LC1]] || ? || 206mph || 2.05s|| 4.5s || [[Ryoma]]
 
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|| I260 || [[Image:I260.png‎  |80 px|center]]||  [[Ikarus 260]] ||74mph || 74mph || 29.8s|| ?|| [[CTG]]
 
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|| ||  [[Image:Contestcar.png|80 px|center]] || [[4D Contest Car]] || 230 mph || 245 mph || 2.3s||?|| [[Lukas Loehrer]]
 
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== List of cheat cars ==
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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!|  Picture !! Car !! Flat Speed !! Max Speed !! 0-60 mph !! 0-100 mph !! Designer !! Comments
 
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|| [[Image:Skoda1.png‎  |80 px|center]]||  [[Skoda Felicia Kompressor]] ||245mph || 245mph || 1.9s||2.6s|| [[Mr. Eriksson]] ||
 
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|| [[Image:Lm0021.png‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Lada Niva Comeback]] ||255mph || ? ||?||?|| [[Mr. Eriksson]] ||BIG Turbo V-16 Russian Power
 
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|| [[Image:Pc041.png |80 px|center]]||  Porsche 911 Turbo ||245mph ||  ? || ?||?|| [[Mr. Eriksson]] ||Boxer 6-cyl
 
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|| [[Image:Vett1.png |80 px|center]]||  [[Knight Rider]] ||255mph ||  || ? || ?|| [[Mr. Eriksson]] ||Super Motor FETT STARK V8 med Femtioelva-cyl
 
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|| [[Image:AcuraNSX1.png‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Honda NSX]] ||255mph ||  ? ||?||?|| [[Mr. Eriksson]] ||Fyrh julsdrift 6-cylindrar
 
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|| [[Image:Countach.png‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[The Ditsch Car]] ||255mph ||  ? ||?||?|| [[brainSteen]] ||For Magnus by brain Steen. Off the Wall
 
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|| [[Image:AudiQuattro1.png |80 px|center]]||  [[Coconut Car Coronet Pulsar STi-R]] ||215mph ||  ? ||?||?|| [[Unknown]]||Jaguar in Audi Quattro skin
 
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|| [[Image:Jaguar1.png‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Coconut Car GTR 7.5 GT]] ||245mph ||  ? ||?||?|| [[Unknown]]||
 
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|| [[Image:Vett1.png‎ |80 px|center]]||  [[Wooden wireFire]] ||245mph ||  ? ||?||?|| [[Unknown]]||Mahogany Engine 2000 V-24 prototype
 
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== Examples of custom cars ==
 
 
 
For [[Stunts 1.1]] version :
 
* [[Melange XGT-88]] (*)
 
* [[Speedgate XSD]] (*)
 
* [[Nissan Skyline|Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R]] (*)
 
* [[Ford Ranger]] (*)
 
* [[Coconut Car Coronet Pulsar STi-R]]
 
* [[LWT-ZR1 GT3 Mark II]] (*)
 
* [[LWT-ZR1 GTC Mark I]]
 
* [[Skoda Felicia Kompressor]]
 
* [[Honda NSX]]
 
* [[Coconut Car GTR 7.5 GT IMSA]]
 
* [[Porsche 911 Turbo| Porsche 911 Turbo (by Zapper)]] (*)
 
* [[Wooden WireFire]]
 
* [[The Ditsch Car]]
 
* [[Lada Niva Comeback]] (**)
 
* [[Knight Rider]] (**)
 
* [[Xylocaine XF]] (*)
 
* [[Superkart]] (*)
 
* [[Toyota Corolla Gti]] (*)
 
* [[Toyota Sprinter Trueno]] (*)
 
* [[Lotus Esprit Turbo SE]] (*)
 
* [[Ferrari F40]] (*)
 
* [[McLaren Honda MP4/4]] (*)
 
* [[Ikarus 260]] (*)
 
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For [[Stunts 1.0]] version :
 
* [[4D Contest Car]]
 
* [[Hummer Charger]]
 
* [[Lamborghini Pro]]
 
* [[Lancia Speed]]
 
* [[Porsche Supra]]
 
* [[Super Corvette]]
 
* [[The Phantom]]
 
* [[Warrior Car]]
 
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''(*) indicates the car has custom graphics available.''
 
 
 
''(**) indicates the car has custom graphics under development.''
 
  
 
== Rumoured cars ==
 
== Rumoured cars ==
  
Some additional cars, mentioned as "hidden cars", used to be described in the Stunts page in English main Wikipedia encyclopedia :
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Some additional cars, mentioned as "hidden cars", used to be described in the Stunts page in English Wikipedia as follows:
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<blockquote>
''In addition to the cars listed above there were 4-6 cars in the PC Version which were not in the game proper, but which could be accessed through a sub directory in the game. Some of the cars in this directory included the following;
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In addition to the cars listed above there were 4-6 cars in the PC Version which were not in the game proper, but which could be accessed through a sub directory in the game. Some of the cars in this directory included the following;
  
 
* Antique Roadster  
 
* Antique Roadster  
 
* K-Car Type  
 
* K-Car Type  
* Economy Hatchback''
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* Economy Hatchback
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</blockquote>
No link or proof has been provided by the person who added these comments in the Wikipedia page. I put a "citation needed" comment and hope to see the writer explain where this comes from and, if possible, provide a link to get these cars.
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No link or proof was offered by the person who added these remarks to the Wikipedia page, and so they were eventually removed for being unsourced. The origin of the rumour (or, most likely, hoax) remains unknown.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
*[[:Category:Modding]] and [[:Category:Tools]] for information on means of creating custom cars.
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*[[List of cars]], which includes many custom cars.
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*[[:Category:Modding]] and [[:Category:Tools]] for information on how to create custom cars.
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
  
*[http://scr.stunts.hu/mods.php The downloads page in Southern Cross site, from which several custom cars are available]
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*[http://scr.stunts.hu/mods.php The Southern Cross downloads page], which includes a selection of custom cars.
*[http://forum.stunts.hu/index.php?board=88.0 The Car Creation board on Stunts forum, where development of new custom cars may be followed]
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*[http://forum.stunts.hu/index.php?board=88.0 The Car Creation board on the Stunts Forum], where the development of new custom cars may be followed.
  
 
[[Category:Driving]]
 
[[Category:Driving]]

Latest revision as of 18:02, 18 September 2024

A custom car is any car besides the eleven ones that come with the game. Players can create custom cars by editing CAR*.RES files and, optionally, swapping or modifying the car graphics files. (See Car files for a summary of how those files make up a car.) Modifications are usually done through editing tools, which can be general purpose or geared towards a specific task.

History

In the early days of car customisation, during the Kalpen era and the early 00s, custom cars were usually referred to as cheat cars. That reflected how most of them were exercises in pushing against the limits of the game's possibilities, by creating extremely powerful cars capable of implausibly fast high scores. Two of the best known among those are Lada Niva Comeback and the Skoda Felicia Kompressor.

Still in the early 00s, two projects were early, trend-setting efforts to create more believable custom cars: Zapper's Tuned For Real series, whose main goal was creating more accurate versions of the original cars, and Alan Rotoi's Melange XGT-88, which despite being a fantasy car has performance in line with the IMSA cars from the original set. The paradigm shift, though, would only happen in its earnest from 2008 with the release of stressed, which made custom graphics a reality. Car creation, which at the time was feared to have become a lost art, experienced a revival, as designers were motivated by the new possibilities to start or resume projects. These projects were mostly focused on realistic modelling of cars, as custom graphics made that a much more attractive proposition, and also because ZakStunts, which opened slots for custom cars from 2009 on, encourage cars with believable performance for use in competition. Given the prevalence of more realistic creations in the modern era, "custom car" has mostly replaced "cheat car" in common parlance, with the latter term now usually referring specifically to the ultra-fast, stricto sensu cheat cars from the early days.

Tools

  • Car Blaster, the pioneering CAR*.RES editor, and the main car customisation tool in the early days of modding.
  • CarEdit3, a newer CAR*.RES editor for DOS which incorporates more recent advances in the understanding of car behaviour.
  • CarWorks, an integrated tool for whole-car edition with a focus on simplifying workflows.
  • stressed, the jack-of-all-trades, which in particular offers import and export of graphic files, as well as a simple 3D shape editor.

Rumoured cars

Some additional cars, mentioned as "hidden cars", used to be described in the Stunts page in English Wikipedia as follows:

In addition to the cars listed above there were 4-6 cars in the PC Version which were not in the game proper, but which could be accessed through a sub directory in the game. Some of the cars in this directory included the following;

  • Antique Roadster
  • K-Car Type
  • Economy Hatchback

No link or proof was offered by the person who added these remarks to the Wikipedia page, and so they were eventually removed for being unsourced. The origin of the rumour (or, most likely, hoax) remains unknown.

See also

External links