100% A-Spec Route

General notes:
-Spam Start after the end of every race
-Remember to speed up credits award screen
-L1 takes you home, R1 takes you to the country icon for the car you're in
-Change setups on cars where the time spent menuing is worth the time on track, e.g. F1 and Bentley
-Finish timed endurance races as close to the alotted time as possible, e.g. 4h00m00.001s

Timer starts when Gran Turismo Mode is selected from main menu

Licenses (Ideally get 15 golds and 1 bronze, skip coffee breaks)
After finishing A License, buy Daihatsu Midget II D-Type (UCD 2)

Missions (Do 1 first, leave 34 for the end of the run if desired)

Get in Toyota 7 and buy S3 tires (don’t equip)
Special Conditions: Capri Rally (Hard)
Japan: Japan Championship
Japan: Japanese Compact Cup
Professional: Clubman Cup
Professional: Race of Turbo Sport
Professional: World Classic Car Series
Professional: World Compact Car Race
Beginner: Sunday Cup
Beginner: MR Challenge

Get into Ford RS200 Rally Car and buy S3 tires, dirt and snow tires, Turbo 3
America: Hot Rod Competition
Beginner: 4WD Challenge
Special Conditions: Grand Canyon (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Ice Arena (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Chamonix (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Swiss Alps (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Tahiti (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Cathedral Rocks 1 (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Cathedral Rocks 2 (all difficulties)

Get into Honda S800 RSC Race Car and buy S3 tires, Turbo 2
Beginner: Lightweight K-Car Cup

Buy Dodge Ram and buy Weight 3, S3 tires, Supercharger
Beginner: Sport Truck Race

Get into ‘99 Impreza Rally Car and buy S3 tires, Turbo 4
Professional: Boxer Spirit
Subaru: Stars of Pleiades (equip R1 tires)

Buy Subaru 360 and buy Racing Transmission, Turbo 2
Subaru: Subaru 360 Race (Set auto trans to 7)

Buy Shelby Cobra and buy:
Exhaust 3
All Transmission Items
S1 tires, S3 tires, R3 tires)
Suspension 3
Racing Brakes
Supercharger (only equip for races where top speed is more important than handling and tire wear)

Shelby: Shelby Cobra Cup
Professional: Race of NA Sports
Professional: Supercar Festival
Professional: Spider & Roadster
America: Stars and Stripes
America: Muscle Car Competition
Europe: 1000 Miles!

Buy Volkswagen Beetle Cup Car and buy S3 tires (don’t equip), R3 tires, NA 3
VW: Beetle Cup
Beginner: FF Challenge

Get into Nissan 350Z Concept LM Race Car and buy R2 tires, R1 tires, S3 tires, Turbo 4
Nissan: Club “Z”
Beginner: FR Challenge
Endurance: 24 Hours of Nurburgring

Get into Polyphony Digital F1 Car and prepare for the longest split ever
Endurance: Grand Valley 300km
Endurance: Laguna Seca 200 Miles
Endurance: Tokyo R246 300km
Endurance: Suzuka 1000km
Endurance: Circuit de la Sarthe 1
Endurance: Circuit de la Sarthe 2
Endurance: Fuji 1000km
Endurance: Infineon World Sports
Japan: All Japan GT Championship
Special Conditions: Umbria Rally (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Citta di Arria (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: George V Paris (all difficulties)
Special Conditions: Tsukuba Wet (all difficulties)
Professional: Tuning Car Grand Prix
Professional: Gran Turismo World Championship
Extreme: Gran Turismo All-Stars (skip Test Course for now)
Extreme: Dream Car Championship (skip Test Course for now)
Extreme: Formula GT
Extreme: Real Circuit Tours

Get into Bentley Speed 8 and buy Turbo 4, S1, S2, S3, R1, R2 tires (equip none)
Extreme: Gran Turismo All-Stars: Test Course
Extreme: Dream Car Championship: Test Course
Extreme: Like the Wind
Polyphony Digital Cup
Endurance: Super Speedway 150 Miles
Endurance: Nurburgring 4h
Endurance: Motegi 8h
Endurance: Tsukuba 9h
-Change oil and refresh chassis here
Endurance: El Capitan 200 Miles
Endurance: New York 200 Miles
Europe: Pan Euro Championship
Europe: British GT Series
Europe: British Lightweight Series

Buy AC Cars 427 S/C and buy S3 tires
Europe: Europe Classic Car League

Get into Nissan 240ZG and buy Turbo 3
Japan: Japanese ‘70s Classics

Buy Chapparal 2J and buy Turbo 4
United States: All-American Championship

Buy Opel Speedster Turbo and buy the best of everything except 1.5way diff and R3 tires, add wing
Opel: Speedster Trophy
Europe: Schwarzwald Liga A

Get into BMW M3 GTR Race Car
BMW: Club “M”

Buy BMW 120d and buy Turbo 3, R3 tires
BMW: 1 Series Trophy

Get into Cizeta V16T and buy Racing Brakes, S3 tires
Europe: La Festa Italiano

Get into Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 Ti and buy Turbo 4
Europe: Deutsche Touring Car Meisterschaft

Get into AMG Mercedes CLK-GTR Race Car
Mercedes: Legends of the Silver Arrow

Buy Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG and buy S3 tires, Weight 3, Racing Brakes
Mercedes: SL Challenge
Extreme: Premium Sports Lounge
Europe: Schwarzwald Liga B

Buy Renault Magane 2.0 16V and buy Turbo 2, R3 tires
Renault: Megane Cup

Buy Renault Clio Renault Sport V6 and buy:
S3 tires (don’t equip), R3 tires
Weight 3
Racing Clutch
Racing Flywheel
1.5way LSD
Racing Exhaust
Racing Brakes
NA 3
Engine Balancing
Racing Chip
Racing Suspension
Wing

Renault: Clio Trophy
Europe: Tous France Championnat
Europe: Euro Hot Hatch League

Buy Mazda MX-5 1800 RS and buy S3 tires, Racing Flywheel, 1.5way diff, Supercharger, Racing Brakes, Racing Suspension
Mazda: NR-A Roadster Cup
Endurance: Roadster 4h

Get into Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car
Mazda: Club “RE”

Get into Mazda RX-8 Concept Type 1 and buy Turbo 3, R3 tires
Mazda: NR-A RX-8 Cup

Get into Nissan GT-R Concept LM Race Car
Nissan: Race of the Red “R” Emblem (Pit on lap 5 at Motegi)

Buy and get into Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car
Japan: Japanese 90’s Challenge

Buy ‘89 Nissan Skyline GT-R or similar and buy biggest available turbo, S3 tires
Japan: Japanese 80’s Festival

Get into Daihatsu Midget 2 D-Type and buy Racing Transmission, Turbo 2
Daihatsu: Midget 2 Race (set auto transmission to 7)

Buy Daihatsu Copen Detachable Top and buy Turbo 3, R3 tires
Daihatsu: Copen Race

Get into Honda NSX-R LM Prototype Race Car
Honda: Type R Meeting

Buy Honda Gathers Drider Civic Race Car and buy Turbo 4
Honda: Civic Race

Buy any available Isuzu from Historic dealership and buy best available turbo, R3 tires
If none available, do March Brothers first then come back
Isuzu: Isuzu Sports Classics

Buy Nissan March ‘03 and buy R3 tires, Turbo 2
Nissan: March Brothers

Buy Nissan C-WEST Razo Silvia and buy Turbo 3
Nissan: Silvia Sisters

Get into Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car and buy Turbo 4, R3 tires
Mitsubishi: Evolution Meeting

Buy Mitsubishi Mirage 1400GLX and buy Racing Transmission, Turbo 2, R3 tires
Mitsubishi: Mirage Cup

Buy Suzuki Kei Works and buy Turbo 3, R3 tires
Suzuki: Suzuki K-Car Cup

Get into Suzuki CONCEPT-S2 and buy Exhaust 3, Racing Brakes, Turbo 2, Racing Suspension, R3 tires, Weight 3
Suzuki: Suzuki Concepts

Get into Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car
Chevrolet: Camaro Meeting

Buy Chevrolet Corvette C5.R and buy NA 3
Chevrolet: Vette! Vette! Vette!

Buy Chrysler Crossfire and buy R3 tires, Engine 3
Chrysler: Crossfire Trophy

Buy Saleen S7 and buy Racing Brakes, R3 tires, Supercharger
Saleen: S7 Club

Buy Lexus IS200 (J) and buy Turbo 3, R3 Tires, Weight 1
Toyota: Altezza Race

Buy Toyota Vitz RS Turbo and buy Turbo 3 R3 tires
Alfa: GTA Cup

Buy Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car and buy Turbo 4
Audi: Tourist Trophy

Buy Audi A3 and buy NA 3, R3 tires
Audi: A3 Cup

Buy Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car and buy Turbo 2, R3 tires
VW: Lupo Cup
VW: GTI Cup

Get into Citroen 2CV and buy Turbo 1, Racing Transmission
Citroen: 2HP-2CV Classics (set auto transmission to 7)

Buy Peugeot 206 Rally Car and buy Turbo 4, R3 Tires
Peugeot: 206 Cup

Get into Alpine A310 and buy Racing Brakes, Turbo 3, Weight 3, R4 tires
Renault: Renault Alpine Cup

Get into Lotus Europa and buy Turbo 2, R3 tires
Lotus: Lotus Classics

Buy Lotus Motor Sport Elise and buy Turbo 3, R3 tires
Lotus: Elise Trophy

Buy Aston Martin DB9 and buy Racing Brakes, NA 3, Racing Chip, S3 Tires, Weight 3
Aston Martin: Aston Martin Carnival

Buy Mini Cooper S and buy NA 3, R3 tires
Mini: Mini Sports Meeting

Buy TVR Cerbera Speed 12 and buy Supercharger, R3 tires
TVR: Black Pool Racers

Buy MG TF160 and buy Turbo 3, R3 tires
MG: MG Festival

Buy Triumph Spitfire and buy Turbo 2, R3 tires
Triumph: Spitfire Cup

Clean up any events that may have been skipped 

Complete Mission 34, if you haven't already

Timer ends when OK is pressed on the black F1 presentation screen

Any% A-Spec - Guide (February 2020)

Hiya !

Here's a guide for Gran Turismo 4 any% A-Spec. A few races are a little hard, but the meat of this game is pretty straight-forward and easy when you have the right car. The hardest part is staying focused for 9-10 hours straight. I would definitely recommend this game if you like chill, day-long runs.

First of all here's some useful things to know :

- This game (AFAIK) doesn't have ties, if you finish a championship with the same amount of points as a rival AI, it will give the win to the AI.
 - Unlike many games of the era(I'm looking at you, NFS Most Wanted) there is no rubberband, so mistakes are fine in most races.
 - Many tracks(such as Tokyo, SS5, Seoul, etc) are heavily reliant on wall-riding.
 - When you exit a race, the game will freeze AI positions at the time of your exit and use them to create the race results(important to know for championships)
- Most importantly: this guide assumes you can complete mission 25 to 29 within a reasonable time frame(ie, within 1h30 or so). Multiple re-tries are fine, all alternate routes are much slower. It is recommended to practice mission 25 to 29 if you are using this route. The best known alternate route as of January 2021 is DragoonClawNZ's route which requires extensive grinding in the 2 laps Capri Rally event, check his run for more info.

Before you start a run : create a save file, disable autosave, choose the options you want for your run. A save file is around 1,4Mo so make sure you have enough space. Even with auto-save disabled the game will save at various occasions(like switching cars), so I would advise against third-party cards as they can have significantly lower writing speeds(up to several seconds per save).

Timer starts while clicking on « Gran Turismo Mode »

Complete licenses National-B, National-A, International-B, International-A. Bronze times are easier than most Gran Turismos here. The main difficulty is to jump in and out of 60+ cars without doing mistakes. It's okay if your driving is slow, the goal here is to be reset free. Make sure to exit at every lesson X-8 and manually select X-9, because Coffee Breaks are optional.

Once you're done with I-A, go to Driving Missions, and complete missions 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29. You need those to win the Toyota 7 which you will use for most of the run. This is the hardest part of the run, and also the only time you will have breaks bigger than 15 seconds, so plan accordingly. Those missions are 5 handicap races, with 5 different sports cars, which are all very different from each other. Resets are very time consuming here, ranging from 1 to almost 4 minutes each. Make sure you can do this part in a decent time phase before attempting a run. If you can't, you may need a different route.

If you have completed the 5 missions unscathed, then great! You have a run on your hands. The following 5 hours will be a lot more relaxed.

Go to the garage, select the Toyota 7. Go to the Toyota dealership, buy NOS and Sports/Soft Tyres.

Go to « Professional Events », then « World Classics ». Skip Nurburgring, win the other 4 races.

Go to Toyota dealership, buy Turbo 4 modification.

Go to « Professional Events », then « World Compacts ». If you are reset-free until that point, you may skip Hong Kong and Motegi, but that's a riskier strat. Wreck the Tigra at Gran Valley and Tsukuba, so that it finishes 6th in both races. Your rivals all need to have 29 points or less for you to win the championship. If you don't want to take the risk, or if you have had a reset before, don't skip Motegi, but that's several minutes slower.

Go to « Tuning Grand Prix ». If you're reset free until that point, skip El Capitan and Tsukuba. Win the other 3 races. The AI should automatically have less than 30 points. If you are not reset-free until that point, you'll have to do El Capitan or Tsukuba.

Go to « Turbo ». Win all 5 races.

Go to Clubman Cup. Win all 5 races.

Go to « Beginner Events », then  « Sunday Cup ». Win all 5 races.

Go to « MR Challenge ». Win all 5 races.

That's all for the Toyota 7 for now. Sell the Mazda Falken for 42,499. Go to the Dodge Dealership. Buy the Dodge Viper SRT. Tune it. I advise you to take Stage 3 NA tuning, NOS, Racing chip, Racing exhaust, Sports/Soft tyres, Weight reduction stages 1 and 2, Racing brakes and semi-racing suspension. You may modify this list depending on your needs. Just don't underestimate the need for tuning because you're going to stay in this car for roughly 2 hours. This is one of the biggest menuing part of the run, keep in mind that menuing mistakes can happen quickly, and can be very time consuming if you don't fix them straight away

Go to Beginner Events, then Spider & Roadster. Win all 5 races.

Go to FR Challenge. Win all 5 races.

Go to Professional Events, then NA Sports/ Win all 5 races.

Go to Supercars Events. Win all 5 races. Races are 6 to 8 laps here, this is the second longest series in the game.

That's all for the Viper. Buy a Subary Imprezza Sedan WRX Sti. Pick-up a racing exhaust, a racing chip, NOS, Turbo Stage 3, a large racing intercooler, tyres sports/soft, and weight reduction stage 1. You may be tempted to remove a few items, but don't skip tuning entirely, or you will lose at Boxer Races.

Go to Professional Events, then Boxer Races. Win all 3 races.

Go to Beginner Events, then 4x4 Challenge. Win all 5 races.

Sell the Cizeta V16T for 135,290, and the RUF CTR for 50,283. Get in the Honda S800. Buy NOS, Turbo 2 and Sports/Soft tyres. Go to Beginner Events, then Lightweight K-Car. Win all 3 races.

Buy a Trial Celica(in the Tuning Cars section). Pick up Stage 2 NA tuning, and NOS. Go to FF Challenge. Win all 5 races.

Buy a Ford SVT F-150. Pick up a racing exhaust, Racing NA Stage 2 modification, a Racing chip, NOS, and weight reduction stage 1. Go to Beginner Events, then Pick-Up Races. Win all 3 races.

Get in Toyota 7 again. Buy Hard Race Tyres, and Qualifying Tyres.

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Only the World Championship remains.  This is a part that might make or break your run. If you want to do only 5 races out of 10(faster but riskier), save and reset your PS2(to make the AI seed go back to default). Go to the World Championship and exit it 3 times, until you get the 2 Pescas, one Audi, one Toyota and one Nissan. If you're going on 6 races or more, don't worry about that part, just go to the World Champ straight away, no matter the AI.

If you're on the 5 races route, you will have to skip Hong Kong, New York, Paris, Suzuka, Grand Valley. If you're on 6 races, don't skip Suzuka, if you're on 7, don't skip Grand Valley. 6 races is a safe spot if you know what you are doing but are willing to sacrifice a few minutes for a safety net. 7 races is slow as hell but almost fail-proof – if you win 7 races there are only 2 permutations where the AI can either beat you or tie you on points. I will focus on the 5 races route for now because it's the fastest and what I'm familiar with.

The key is to win all 5 races and make sure no AI gets more than 49 points. Your biggest threats are, in order, the Toyota, the Nissan, and then the white Pesca. I won't get in to too much detail because a lot of it is down to improv and calculating points on the spot.

Before starting switch to Hard front/Medium rear. Set your gearbox to 16(in quick settings) if you haven't yet. Win Tokyo and Motegi, go as fast as possible. Skip Hong Kong entirely. At Seoul, wreck the Toyota(also the Nissan/white Pesca if you feel like it), then win. Ditto for El Capitan. Ideally the Toyota should have less than 20 points by now. For New York, switch to Qualifying tyres and maximum nitro boost.. Wreck the Toyota, and others if you need to, then quit. This shouldn't take more than one to two laps. If no one is of particular threat, you may skip Paris and Suzuka entirely. Wreck the cars you need to wreck at Grand Valley, then leave – ideally this should take less than a lap. The goal is to have the Toyota/Nissan on 46 points or less(47 if you want to play it risky) after Grand Valley, and the Pescas/Audi on 43. The Toyota and Nissan need to pit at Le Mans so unless something goes really wrong they will finish 5th and 6th. You need to have everything wrapped up before Le Mans, gaps are really big there so there's no point interfering with the AI.

Switch to Medium/Medium before Le Mans. Set the gearbox to 18 or 19 if you feel like it. Go flat-out and win. Timer stops when you cross the line.

If you've made it that far then congratulations ! :o) I hope you've enjoyed the game. Make sure to upload your run and get your time on the board.

If you have questions about this route feel free to DM me.

Any% B-Spec - Rough Guide (Last Updated September 13th, 2020)

Haven't run this game in a while so figured I'd provide my notes. High probability this route is actually faster than current WR, as I was brainstorming a faster path but didn't nail it in a run. These are shorthand notes - I'll explain them in more detail in square brackets, [like this].

*Prerequisites: Load prerequisite Memory Card! [I had a memory card that had the sound turned off and some other in-game option tweaks - let me know if you want to know what these changes were, I don't remember them being anything essential TBH. I didn't know about Gran Turismo 4's secret options when I did these runs so there's no Widescreen or FOV hacks, just default on those - you're free to change those if you want!]

Keys, and other miscellaneous notes: 

Whenever I say DEFAULT in my notes, all in caps, it means go to the tuning shop, and buy 
 Weight Reduction Stage 1, a Racing Flywheel, and a Racing Chip.

In tourneys, it doesn't have to be all W's! If you lose a tournament race, don't worry - as long as the points at the end place you in 1st, the game will register that as you completing that Cup.

PRESS START ON RACE RESULTS, NOT X! You can press START on the Race Results screen after a race is over to skip the end-of-race standings.

PRESS L1 TO GO HOME, R1 TO GO TO MANUFACTURER! These handy shortcuts will save you time navigating the main world menu by immediately jumping your cursor to those areas.

Alright, with all that out of the way...

LET THE GUIDE BEGIN!

Used MR2 G-Limited [In the 80's Used Car store], Change oil, Weight Reduction Stage 1, Racing Chip
World Compact Car Race: 5 Pace, 4 IN 1st, Skip Twin Ring Motegi [In B-Spec trophy competitions, it's quicker to skip races the AI struggles with]
S800 Race Car [That you win from World Compact]: Sports Soft, Turbo 2, Kei Cup, 5 Pace
Ginetta G4 [That you win from Kei Cup]: Default, No Weight Reduction, Turbo 2, Sports Soft
World Classic, Skip Nurburgring, 2 Pace, NO BUICK! [If a Buick Special '62 appears in the grid, restart the race until there isn't one]
Leguna Seca: 1 Pace before, during and after the Corkscrew! [if you don't do this your AI driver will send himself flying, and can sometimes get stuck even.]

EMPTY GARAGE! [Sell every car you've got.]

BMW M5 [Go to the BMW Dealership and buy this new]: Default + Stage 2 Weight Reduction, Sports Soft, NA Stage 2, Exhaust, Brakes, Driveshaft
GT AUTO: Buy a wing, 
Pan Euro Championship: Settings -> Set downforce to full, 4 Pace, 3 in 1st, no Elise, Skip Opera Paris
XL220 [That you win from Pan Euro]: Sports Soft, Turbo 4, -=[BOA TUNING]=-
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fb585gIZaWhW8sCSSufT0TcjmATTbSKQ38qEaFHhiiA/edit#gid=1766924083
[Tuning done by Boa in the community. Set the car's settings to match this.]
4 Pace: Sunday, MR, Clubman, Tuning Car (Skip Tsukuba), Turbo Championship
Dodge SRT-10 (buy): Full Upgrade (NA), Sports Soft
Buy a wing and set Downforce to full, same as we did for the M5
4 Pace: FR Challenge, Spider & Roadster, NA, Change Oil
Supercar, 5 Pace, 3 IN 1ST, No Cien or ZZII in 1st [If your grid RNG puts either a Cadillac Cien or Tommy Kiara ZZII in 1st, restart until you don't have them]
New York: 4 pace, 3 Pace in top 3 - Infineon: 3 Pace, 2 in 1st

EMPTY GARAGE EXCEPT XJ220!

Toyota Tacoma (buy): Default, NA Stage 2, Sports Soft
Sport Truck, 5 Pace, No Silverado in 1st
Dodge SRT-4, Default, Turbo 2, Sports Soft, FF: 3 on pace
Tuning Car Village - HPA Autosport -> buy Golf Stage II R32
4WD: 4 Pace
Any Used 90's Subaru Impreza, Oil, Upgrade everything to full, Sports Soft
Boxer Spirit - 4 Pace, 3 on Podium

RESTART CONSOLE! [We restart the console to reset the RNG Grid Placement, as the Grid Placement lookup table is reset to 1 by doing this.]

XJ220: Super hard tyres rear, Hard tyres front
Oil, GTWC, Shuffle until Golden Grid
[The "Golden Grid" consists of BMW Mclaren F1, Nissan R390, Gillet Vertigo, Chapparal 2D, and Chevrolet Camaro. This is the easiest grid to win GTWC against, and should take about 13 shuffles of the grid before you get it. It might be less, so just keep an eye on who the game puts you up against before you start the championship.]
Skip Hong Kong, Opera and New York, 4 pace on all circuits, Except Seoul: 5, Suzuka: 3
If not skipping Hong Kong / New York, use Medium Tyres
El Capitan: EXIT, CHANGE OIL, CONTINUE
Suzuka: 3 pace, 4 on the finish straight
Grand Valley: 4 Pace, 3 pace on finish straight and T1

GG!

Shima33

thebook92

Moorea

Gran Turismo 4

Grand Valley Speedway

Grand Valley East Section

Grand Valley East Section (Reverse)

Grand Valley Speedway (Reverse)

Motorland (Reverse)

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B-Spec

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Platform

Hello everyone,

As you may have noticed the moderation team has changed the past few months and since then it was among our goals to implement an emulation board for this game.

For full game runs, emulator will be separated from hardware runs as its loading times differ from console, however Indiv

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100% A-Spec Route	thebook92 5 years ago
Any% A-Spec - Guide (February 2020)	Moorea 4 years ago
Any% B-Spec - Rough Guide (Last Updated September 13th, 2020)	Shima33 3 years ago