CARBON: MAXIMUM LETHALITY V2.0
Need for Speed: Carbon Pursuit Overhaul

Created for NFS-VltEd / ModScript installation.

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IMPORTANT WARNING - MAKE A BACKUP FIRST
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This mod does NOT create a backup for you.

Before installing, make a backup of your Need for Speed: Carbon
GLOBAL folder.

Recommended backup path:
Need for Speed Carbon\GLOBAL

Copy the entire GLOBAL folder somewhere safe before installing this mod.
If something breaks, if another mod conflicts, or if you want to uninstall
cleanly, your backup is the safest way to restore the original game files.

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WHAT THIS MOD DOES
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Carbon: Maximum Lethality V2.0 is a pursuit difficulty overhaul for
Need for Speed: Carbon. It is designed to make police pursuits much harder,
more chaotic, and more aggressive than vanilla Carbon.

This is not a light balance patch. This is meant to make cops dangerous.

Main goals:
- Make Heat 1 through Heat 10 much harder.
- Make cops rubberband harder and stay on the player more aggressively.
- Make cop vehicles tougher without using completely ridiculous infinite mass.
- Improve race pursuit support so race cops can behave closer to normal pursuits.
- Increase support pressure, roadblock pressure, SUV pressure, and pursuit escalation.
- Add harsher pursuit behavior for both normal heat levels and race pursuit levels.
- Adjust cop speech/radio behavior so pursuits feel more intense without drowning out audio too badly.
- Add optional ScaleEscalationPerBucket support to help Carbon push beyond the normal Heat 5 behavior without requiring Extra Options.

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INSTALLATION
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1. Download and install NFS-VltEd.
   NFS-VltEd v4.6 is recommended.

2. Open NFS-VltEd.

3. Go to:
   File > Open

4. Select your Need for Speed: Carbon installation folder.

5. Go to:
   File > Import > ModScript

6. Select the .nfsms file you want to install.

7. Click Install and wait for VltEd to finish.

8. Click Save or press Ctrl+S.

9. Launch the game.

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OPTIONAL ADD-ON:
SCALE ESCALATION BUCKETS
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The ScaleEscalationBuckets add-on only changes:

ScaleEscalationPerBucket

It applies this field to:

- heat_01 through heat_10
- race_01 through race_10

This add-on helps Carbon scale pursuit intensity beyond the usual Heat 5
behavior. In simple terms, it helps unlock stronger heat escalation behavior
without needing Extra Options just to push heat progression higher.

Use this add-on if you want Carbon to escalate into the higher custom heat
levels more naturally.

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UNINSTALLATION
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There is no automatic uninstall.

To uninstall safely, restore your backed-up GLOBAL folder.

If you did not make a backup, you may need to restore the game files manually,
reinstall the game, or use a clean database from another backup.

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FINAL NOTE
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This mod is made for players who want Carbon pursuits to become brutal,
chaotic, and unforgiving.

Back up your GLOBAL folder first.

Then launch the game and have fun.
