The Midtown Madness Beta Version Topic

COOLGUY200 · Postby **COOLGUY200** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:17 pm

I don't know how to really start this topic.

A few years ago, dummiesboy made a topic regarding a couple of MM2 betas that Rippance, from the long gone Midtown Madness 2 Central website uploaded.

Here is the link for the topic, and there are links and instructions provided.

https://www.mm2x.com/modules.php?name=Forum ... pic&t=4550

Astonished at this discovery, I dived in to find some pretty amazing stuff. This is from the June 2000 beta. Enjoy.

Not sure if these places or their textures are in the final version.

These orange things by the coast are red in the final version.

Wing Cho. I think you guys may have seen this one already. If not, you can get it in Midtown Madness 2 Revisited v5.

Okay, pretty brief. "Aston Martin". It's a beta, so I can excuse it there. But the color is...Periwinkle? Deary me.

The Aston Martin in question is a DB7 Vantage...but what's this?

Apparently, it was only supposed to be a base model DB7 at one point. No description finished.

The color names are a bit off. "Scorcher!"

Place Holder indeed. No information?

Beta loading screen. Would it be possible to make this a mod?

Approaching the London IMAX theatre is pretty entertaining.

Wait a second...FOGLIGHTS? ON THE NEW MINI COOPER?

Yep.

Surprised nobody has said anything about this beta, let alone make it a sticky topic!

Probably we should be doing it like these guys...

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/ ... ngs.78938/

Look through this topic, look at the more recent posts...These guys make it look so cool. We probably already discovered this stuff...but still, should we make it, I don't know, visible to new members?

...maybe should do this kind of stuff. As a community.

Postby **Franch88** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:29 pm

Nice work with the topic, good that also you have spotted those differences.

Really, some discussions about the beta versions were made.

mm2mm1fan · Postby **mm2mm1fan** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:49 pm

Seeing this stuff makes me remember a little mod I was working on that brought back the stuff that was removed from the final game (along with placeholder). If I can find it I'll finish it up and great job finding the differences.

COOLGUY200 · Postby **COOLGUY200** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:28 pm

Nice work with the topic, good that also you have spotted those differences. Really, some discussions about the beta versions were made.

Thanks, I hope you enjoyed it. If you could tell me where those discussions were made, maybe that could help this topic.

COOLGUY200 · Postby **COOLGUY200** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 3:11 am

Seeing this stuff makes me remember a little mod I was working on that brought back the stuff that was removed from the final game (along with placeholder). If I can find it I'll finish it up and great job finding the differences.

Did you add the foglights to the New Mini Cooper? I'd love that as a separate mod

mm2mm1fan · Postby **mm2mm1fan** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:23 am

Did you add the foglights to the New Mini Cooper? I'd love that as a separate mod

Yep, using the beta pkg file, I'll just redo it using the retail version or the RV5 version if there were any differences.

COOLGUY200 · Postby **COOLGUY200** » Tue May 03, 2016 11:29 pm

Sounds good!

...Really, some discussions about the beta versions were made.

Well, I'm gonna search for it!

COOLGUY200 · Postby **COOLGUY200** » Thu May 05, 2016 10:34 pm

Geez, nobody came here other than mm2mm1fan and Franch88? Sheesh, that's kind of worrysome

sajmon14 · Postby **sajmon14** » Fri May 06, 2016 12:09 am

I saw that topic but I wasnt replying because those things are pretty obvious for me

COOLGUY200 · Postby **COOLGUY200** » Tue May 10, 2016 2:02 am

Textures found in the .ar files of the June 2000 version and other versions of MM2. Lots to look at!

(Forgot to fix this one below)

Final version.

From the March 2000 beta. Interesting.

Hey, nice mugshots. Originally were supposed to ride the tram.

Midtown Madness 2!

Uhh...textured traffic vehicles?

From a Ford Transit van, it seems.

Fuyunyan · Postby **Fuyunyan** » Tue May 10, 2016 3:24 am

Those unused traffic/ vehicle textures look way more hq than the ones in the game.

mm2mm1fan · Postby **mm2mm1fan** » Tue May 10, 2016 3:45 am

Those unused traffic textures were leftovers from MCSR.

Fuyunyan · Postby **Fuyunyan** » Tue May 10, 2016 4:11 am

Wonder how that got in there. That is also more hq than the default mcsr textures.

sajmon14 · Postby **sajmon14** » Tue May 10, 2016 8:14 am

Console games had always the lower res textures

mm2mm1fan · Postby **mm2mm1fan** » Tue May 10, 2016 12:43 pm

Wonder how that got in there. That is also more hq than the default mcsr textures.

MCSR and MM2 were developed at the same time using the same engine. I think there were MM2 leftovers in MCSR's files.