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# MemphisRider for NFSU2

by AJ_Lethal

Version | 1.6
Release date | 2025-3-27 (updated 2026-5-19)
Contact info | NFS Rides CR - Facebook - Youtube - Twitter

Other mods by author

- .R Custom Stuff Minipack for NFSU2
- BusyKip for NFSMW

Description | Originally conceived as a tool to export and import customized player cars between save games and Binary, MemphisRider kinda grew into a profile (save game) garage management tool; besides the aformentioned preset import/export feature, you can also export/import entire your customized car slots, clear (delete) them and even sort them out.

Additional credits to

- Tango Desktop Project for the UI icons
- TerminatorVasya for the string hashing code

## Features

- Python-based, so it can be run in platforms besides Windows; Python script and standalone Windows application included.
- Import, export, clear (delete) customized car slots in save games; can also import/export them to Binary preset data for use in career mode as player car, opponent or quick race sponsor. Imported/exported slots can be also kept track of.
- Ability to sort customized car slots.
- Ability to add XNAMEs to support add-on cars, with automatic string hashing.
- Ability to change XNAMEs of serialized Binary preset data.

## Requirements

- Python 3 (tested with Python 3.8, 3.10 and 3.13) for script version.
  - Linux users might have to install IDLE3 because it uses one of its libraries.
  - Windows 7 users can use standalone version as long they have installed the latest VC++ Redistributables (x86); script version needs the PythonWin7 fork installed.

## Installation/Use

- Unzip the MemphisRider_winExe folder if you're using the Windows standalone app or MemphisRider.py file if you're using the script version.
- For the Windows standalone app: open the MemphisRider_winExe folder and run MemphisRider.exe
- For the Python script version:
  - On Windows:
    - If you have Python 3 as your default Python instance, just double click the MemphisRider.py file
    - If you want to run the script without a Command Prompt window popping up, you can change the file's extension to .pyw
    - Alternatively, open a Powershell/Command Prompt window in the folder you have the MemphisRider.py file and type py MemphisRider.py and press Enter
  - On Linux:
    - Make the MemphisRider.py file executable by opening a Terminal window in the folder you have the NFS_FCEPaintBooth.py file, then type chmod +x MemphisRider.py and press Enter
    - If you have Python 3 as your default Python instance, just double click the MemphisRider.py file
    - Alternatively, open a Terminal window in the folder you have the MemphisRider.py file and type python3 MemphisRider.py and press Enter
- Remember to back up your profile before opening it with MemphisRider in case something goes wrong.

## Construction

Programs used | IDLE, GIMP (icons)
Known bugs | Imported presets might not appear if imported to locked Career garage slots in profiles that haven't unlocked all car slots in Career garage. To fix it, clear the slot and import again.
May be incompatible with | No incompatibilities found so far

## Copyright / Permissions

MIT License
Copyright ©2025 and later AJ_Lethal
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

## Where to get the mod that this README file describe

Web sites

- NFSAddons
- NFSMods
- NFS Rides CR
- my GitHub