MW Canadian License Plates Mod

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## Need For Speedâ„¢ Most Wantedâ„¢
## Canadian license plate mod
## by D.Cain (Escape Velocity)
## 3 December 2012
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## PURPOSE OF THIS MOD
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This mod replaces the standard "NFSMW/Rockport" license plate found on all non- modified racer, pursuit, and traffic cars in MW, with the Canadian province/territory license plate of your choosing (14 different designs in all).

If you use modded cars (racers/pursuit/traffic) and the author of that/those car(s) mapped it/them to use the same in-game license plate as non-modded cars do, then it will replace those as well.

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## FEATURES OF THIS MOD
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This mod contains the latest current designs (and one prototype) of license plates from all Canadian provinces and territories. I've created each of the plates starting with a hi-res scan of an actual blank plate for that province/territory (please don't
ask me for my source, I won't divulge it–ever), then added current expiry date stickers, and finally, the familiar "NFSMW" logo. Each province/territory uses different fonts for their plates, so you'll notice that I went the extra mile (km?) and used the proper font for each plate. Lastly, to make the tags as realistic as possible, I embossed the font lettering to make it look raised, as is the case on real-life plates.

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## INSTALLATION
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**A COUPLE OF NOTES BEFORE YOU BEGIN**

I. If you use modded cars and their author has already replaced the standard license plate with a custom texture of his/her own, please DO NOT use the custom DDS files in this mod to alter their work.

II. The screens and instructions contained herein refer to Arushan's NFS-TexEd utility. I am NOT including a tutorial on how to use it, as installing this mod with it is quite simple. I am, however, including screenshots of the installation steps that might prove slightly confusing to the first-time modder. If you *still* have install issues after all that, e-mail me at guitar.abuse@gmail.com and I'll help you out the best I can.

III. If you've already been modding MW and have previously altered the GlobalB.lzc and GLOBALB.bin files, you can skip steps 2 and 3; just import/save and you're done. If you're NOT sure, just go through steps 2 and 3 anyway – it won't harm your installation.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Back up your GLOBALB.bin and GlobalB.lzc files (they are typically found at C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Need For Speed Most Wanted\GLOBAL\)

2. Open the GlobalB.lzc file with NFS-TexEd, and from the command bar at the top, choose "TOOLS –> Patch game files to editing…" (SCREEN 1), then click "OK" on the
Information box (SCREEN 2).

3. In the "Browse for Folder" window, select the folder where you have your NFSMW game installed, then click "OK" (SCREEN 3).

4. Locate and click once to highlight license plate texture 1-38 (SCREEN 4), then from the command bar at the top click "Texture –> Import" (SCREEN 5).

5. When the "Open" window pops up, browse to the "DDS" folder included in this download, select the Canadian tag of your choice, then click "Open" (SCREEN 6). Your
replacement plate now appears in the preview window (SCREEN 7).

6. Click "Archive –> Save" (SCREEN 7) and you're done with the GlobalB.lzc file. Repeat steps 2 to 6 for the GLOBALB.bin file and you're all done. The Canadian tag of your choice will now be displayed on MW's vehicles. ENJOY!!!

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## THANKS/CREDITS/LEGAL/OTHER
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Tools used:
Adobe PhotoShop CS3
NVidia DDS plug-ins
AlienWare Eye Candy textures
Arushan's NFS-TexEd & MW Mod Loader

Thanks:
Rob at Pendragon Racing for beta-testing

© D.Cain, 3 December 2012
guitar.abuse@gmail.com

This mod is exclusive to NFSCars.net –
Other means of distribution forbidden.

FOOTNOTE:
I am currently accepting requests to design custom license plates (real-life or fantasy) using the standard North American-shaped template (width = height x 2). E-mail me if interested.