Palmont

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[edit] Palmont Info

Palmont is a fictional city from the video game Need for Speed: Carbon, that also maybe from the original Need For Speed: Underground. There are four sections in Palmont, Kempton made for Muscle cars, Angie's crew, 21st Streets, control this part of town, which is to the south. Downtown made for Tuner cars, is controlled by Kenji's crew, Bushido, and is to the east. Fortuna, made for Exotics, is where Wolf's crew, TFK, controls which is to the west, and Silverton is a casino area controlled by Darius's crew, Stacked Deck, in the north. There are also three major canyons in Palmont, East, West and Carbon canyon. Silverton is based on Las Vegas and the hotels are inspired by the other casino themes. ex. the Troy hotel is a spoof of Caesar Palace. Downtown is based on San Francisco, San Diego and other cities. Fortuna is based on the southern California cities ex. Laguna, Beverly Hills. A major coastal area covers the southwestern part of the city. There are also some major rivers and a lake near Carbon Canyon. A dam can be seen spoofing Hoover Dam as it's near casinos.

[edit] Fictional highways

There are many fictional highways in Palmont City, which also a interstate features a multi-lane highway (Highway 142).

[edit] Scene, Areas and Districts

Palmont encompasses four major sections: Downtown, Fortuna, Kempton and Silverton. Bordering Palmont are three canyons: East Canyon, West Canyon, and Carbon Canyon, for which the game is named. Although it is inaccesible at the beginning, as the player continues through career mode, Silverton becomes unlocked. San Juan is a special district that is not on the main map but is reachable in races.

[edit] Downtown

This scene comprises 5 districts:

  • Old Quarter
  • Historic Chinatown
  • Mason District
  • Billing District
  • Kings Park

[edit] Fortuna

This scene comprises 5 districts:

  • Palmont University
  • Hills Borough
  • Ocean View
  • South Fortuna
  • Fortuna Heights

[edit] Kempton

This scene comprises 5 districts:

  • Morgan Beach
  • The Projects
  • Kempton Holdings
  • Newport Industrial Park
  • Eskuri Plaza

[edit] Silverton

This scene comprises 7 districts:

  • Starlight Strip
  • Shady Pine
  • Silverton Refinery
  • Diamond Hills
  • Neon Mile
  • Infinity Park
  • Canmor Downs

[edit] San Juan

This is a small district only used in a few races and is not availble to drive in during the game.

[edit] Canyons

This scene comprises 3 areas:

  • East Canyon
  • West Canyon
  • Carbon Canyon


Need for Speed series
Games
Electronic Arts Canada titles (1994-2001):

The Need for Speed | II | III: Hot Pursuit | High Stakes | Porsche Unleashed | Motor City Online
Electronic Arts Black Box titles (2002-present):

Hot Pursuit 2 | Underground | Underground 2 | Most Wanted | Carbon
Miscellaneous titles:

V-Rally | V-Rally 2
Locations
Bayview | Rockport | Palmont
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