Pal disc, stealth cars, chromelines ...

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So there has been some discussion on this and I as well as a few others were unsure on exactly how switching disc versions or stealth codes would work out. I ordered the Signature edition of the game PAL version (I'm in NTSC) because the stealth cars are awesome....and the 787b is one of my favorite cars (the stealth is even better)

Hoodfield asserted that the disc would work fine, and the dlc cars would be shared with everyone on the PS3 just like normal but that you would have to start the game over again. I asserted the same but that I didn't think you would have to start a new game. Hoodfield = 💡 👍 :sly: Me = 💡 👎 :ouch: :dunce: (I'm making it a point to say who was right and who was wrong because I made it a point to originally to say that I thought I was right and he was wrong...he won fair and square...but here is how it works)

I can use my same psn ID's but the PAL version starts it's own new save file. Starting the game over. Now when I go to my id that I use the most (I play under 5 different ones) It has two save files, one for PAL, and one for NTSC. From what I can see the files in the save file are identical extensions, and would even have the same psn signature...but they are seperate, I'm not sure what differentiates them as I recently bought a mac and the software I used to use to get a closer look at that kind of stuff I have not loaded onto my new computer. So for someone interested in trying to merge the two, i don't know how possible or difficult it is. I'm happy just to start over with my new cars but we have a final answer on this now from first hand knowledge. Also, the chromeline cars behave the same way as the stealths, they travel with the version of the game. The chromeline cars I have as part of my NTSC package are gone and replaced with the newer pal versions when I insert the pal disc, and vice versa. If someone has file manipulation software I'd be curious as to what the difference is in the actual files that causes this behavior. If you have the means...I highly recomend the stealth cars....so sweet.
 
One clarification...in order to use the PAL version DLC I had to start a EURO account....but after that and downloading the DLC cars are available to all users on the ps3 regardless of psn region differences. But no matter what, it starts it's own new game save for PAL.
 
And please do not ask me to file share with you, I will not do it and I have already started receiving PM's about it. I'm not interested, so please don't bother me with requests.
 
If you manage to combine the two sharefiles please post it here or send me a pm how you did that, I kind of have the same problem. I would really appreciate the help.
 
I'm not proficient in this area but I don't think combining the files would be the problem, it's the official firmware from sony that would be the roadblock. After update 3.56 (I think) getting a non jail broken ps3 to work with a file that someone manipulated became very difficult. I'm not advocating Jailbreaking your ps3, just stating where your issue would lie. I have never, and would never JB a ps3.
 
Well that's odd, I have an NTSC PS3 and bought a PAL collectors edition (live in Europe now, brought my PS3 with) but my chromeline code wouldn't work on my American or European account. Also that edge special camaro DLC doesn't work with my PAL disc, which I kinda expected, but why wouldn't my Chromelines work?! What did I do wrong?
 
I don't know....but mine definitely do. I have that camaro code but haven't tried it on the pal disk. Just to be clear (I reread the above and I may not have been)

I had to set up an EU psn account, and use the PAL disc and DL the cars to that EU account. If I tried to DL the cars with the american account it would not work. But after DL-ing the cars to the EU account, the cars are available to all users on that psn, regardless of what region there account is. You just have to start the game over.
 
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