I was looking into NFS Carbon Demo's files, and I've found 2 VERY interesting things:
First, a map of Mystery City with cities and everything (already found a month ago, that was in the geo map, but this made me to begin researching):
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Secondly, a secret composed canyon music. I've never heard it ingame! Found in hard coded area.
Still, It's pretty good!
Now hello, fellow reader, before I made this blog, I was researching about NFS open world era's world layout. If it was planned to be near each other, it would be look like this:
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It all is based on looking at the mountains from the canyons and at Jackson Heights. San Juan is CURRENTLY in a deserty island, can be seen from Turnpike bridge in NFSW. The Pro Streetish desert rocks at the final, small version of San Juan is anothe proof. That city to the west, it San Juan BETA, aka Mystery City, when the game was in beta, the city was looking like that. After they dropped the idea, they made Palmont City, but they left a clue for us, Mystery City can be seen from canyons.
Take a look at my vid, to see some proof about Mystery City, San Juan, and others.
The footages aren't low fps, they are just slowed down!
Soon, I'll make a BIGGER post about these two cities.