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Just to save a bit of hassle in case someone is trying to get all the info in one place about the nfscars backup:

1. Browse nfscars.net using the Wayback Machine (some pages just won't load so try alternative "times" WM offers)
2. When you find the mod you're searching for, open the mod page and scroll down until you find the file name
3. Open the nfscars backup, keep in mind it was made in 2021 ( https://archive.org/details/nfscars.net.2021)
4. Click to show all files and on the first folder in the list click on "view contents"
5. Use "find in page" to search for the file name, then download

Hopefully this helps, I've managed to find and download dozens of car mods that were nowhere to be found except on nfscars

Important note: The person who archived this, hermanounapuu, is a legend in my book, big props to him

Such a waste

I'm glad to see the community here is active though, that says enough

But losing such an extensive library like nfscars is not something we should take for granted - if anyone relevant to the site sees this post, please get in touch, I would be happy to help keeping it alive and available!

Sad to hear about it :/

I have the same concern, it would be such a shame to let the server go down permanently - years and years of collected creations and knowledge just lost for nothing. When I started modding NFS games, nfscars was my gateway into that world and knowledge so maybe I'm a bit too emotional about it haha

The "backup" I mentioned I've found was a partial scrape of the page (genius effort and method), but there's so much other valuable material there that's not available right now

Is there maybe a way to get in touch with the owner? I would be happy to help as much as I can to keep nfscars alive, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that intention!

TLDR: Hey everyone! I'm new to the NFSAddons community, so was hoping to get some info about the state of nfscars.net. Any help would be appreciated

Longer version:
I've found a lot of interesting tutorials & mods while browsing nfscars using the wayback machine, but sadly the site appears to be down for a few weeks now, and these are nowhere else to be found.

Is this "down" something that usually occurs, or is it permanent?

Even though I'm not new to the NFS modding scene, I've been away for a while, and now coming back, have switched my focus to NFS Underground 2.