In the end I went for a design, which was extreme, but believable, with cooling for radiators, intercooler and brakes and an integrated splitter and undercut for front end aerodynamics. As you can see, I concentrated on designs, which would work with the stock radiators and cooling. We needed something dramatic which would be unique to our product. Research showed that we need an entire new front bumper, rather than a lip kit to give it a new identity. As the brief required a wide-body kit, I integrated a larger rear fender air vent, similar to the Carrera GT, blending in to the shoulder of the main body, which often catches light along the door. The Porsche 959 and Carrera GT influenced the side profile. The wing supports have larger more extreme air intakes for the engine. I also designed a new rear aerofoil, which is mounted on modified GT2 trunk. The rear was defined by a large carbon diffuser and large mesh grille, which would also house the licence plate. I had a pretty clear vision for the rear and the side, but the front needed more exploration. The early sketches show the investigation into the front forms.
Porsche were also involved at an early stage, so it was time to get sketching with one of my favourite pieces of tech, my Wacom Cintiq tablet. Its normally a quick turn-around of a day or so to concept out a kit, so it was a pleasant change to have the extra time to explore forms, which really paid dividends. It was important not to destroy the classic lines of the 911 and it was vital that the kit would be fully integrated, as the real world trend continues to move away from wild bodykits. Yes, those were the very words! As Senior Vehicle Concept Artist, it was my job to turn that ‘brief’ into something visual…. The brief was to create an ‘aggressive, but tasteful’ kit. This called for a unique body kit for the 997 GT2. It’s been a while since a Porsche has been featured on a Need for Speed cover, so we decided to use the iconic Porsche 911 for this game. I think this is the first time we’ve showed the development process off outside of EA Blackbox.ĭuring early production of Need for Speed: Undercover, we started looking at the cars our characters might drive and also which car would end up on the cover. I’m going to explain the process in designing a unique bodykit for one of the key cars in our game. The majority of my working day is taken up designing bodykits and cars and assisting with livery/vinyl direction. I thought it would be great to show other Speedhunters something unique and exclusive as an extra bonus to our Porsche feature month.Īs some of you may be aware, I work on the Need for Speed Car team as the Senior Vehicle Concept Artist at our Downtown Vancouver Studio. If you don't think any of the above situations apply, you can use this feedback form to request a review of this block.This article was originally written for Contact your IT department and let them know that they've gotten banned, and to have them let us know when they've addressed the issue.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from an area that filters all traffic through a single proxy server (like Singapore or Malaysia), or are you on a mobile connection that seems to be randomly blocked every few pages? Then we'll definitely want to look into it - please let us know about it here. You'll need to disable that add-on in order to use GameFAQs.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from work, school, a library, or another shared IP? Unfortunately, if this school or place of business doesn't stop people from abusing our resources, we don't have any other way to put an end to it. When we get more abuse from a single IP address than we do legitimate traffic, we really have no choice but to block it. If you don't think you did anything wrong and don't understand why your IP was banned.Īre you using a proxy server or running a browser add-on for "privacy", "being anonymous", or "changing your region" or to view country-specific content, such as Tor or Zenmate? Unfortunately, so do spammers and hackers. IP bans will be reconsidered on a case-by-case basis if you were running a bot and did not understand the consequences, but typically not for spamming, hacking, or other abuse. If you are responsible for one of the above issues.