I'm planning on doing Underground Mode any% runs of this game, I can't add the game to the series currently as there's no runs yet, planning on doing all 112 races on Hard (112/111 because of the surprise race at the end) I'm estimating at least 5 hours currently, if anyone can add the game that'd be great, also wondering if anyone else has interest in this game?
I added U1 to the series, I just dont know anything about when the timing should start.
Also, if you're planning to do all the races, doesn't that make it 100% run?
Let me know what categories I should add.
Timing starts when you hit accept for underground mode, it's required to complete all the races to complete the game, however I guess 100% would be different as it would require all magazine covers also and I believe some of those require a certain time to be beat in some races, I'm not sure on what the rules and timings yet but I'll let you know as soon as I know and have it figured out, thanks for adding the game though! For now we'll say timing stops at "congratulations, you have completed underground mode!" popup after beating the final race of the game.
You can leave U2 guide to me, I'm currently running it and have a pretty decent strategy, I think.
It's not about the characteristics the game displays, it's about how fast the car actually is. I have no idea how the game actually measures handling, but it's totally wrong for most cars.
I did many practice runs with most of the cars on a stage 5 circuit and the fastest car was always Corolla with MX-5 followed by a couple seconds. Corolla has simply so much better handling and braking that you can attack corners with much bigger speeds. All the other cars either suffer from understeer (Civic, P206, Golf - FWD cars) or they're too heavy - basically every car you unlock including 240SX
240SX is only good for one event - Drag For drifts it's probably Golf or MX-5, maybe Civic, but I haven't tested it much. Everything else -> Corolla
I've tried 240SX and it felt fast in a straight line, but then street x came and I ran into problems. I'll take another look at it and do my stage 0 - stage 3 run the same way I did my latest run with Corolla. Maybe you're right, although there is definitely a difference in handling between these two cars, but it's possible the 240SX's acceleration and top speed outweights it.
Golf is widely used online as a drift car, but it's possible there is a better car. I've actually tried to drift with 240SX and it was definitely better than Corolla, but still pretty hard to control on downhill drifts.
Well, some events appear randomly, so I have to improvise on the fly. The only serious change compared to my previous run is to do as many events in the beginning of stage 5 as possible in order to unlock the required amount of 35 events. In my first run, I had to backtrack and do some long circuits.
I use manual transmission, so that's probably the reason why the shifting seems a bit odd. Sometimes I made a mistake and downshifted too much or kept higher gear for too low speed. Well, it's not that easy to learn sweet spots since you constantly upgrade your car, but I'll get it eventually.
There's also some sort of bug in later stages (probably due to some upgrade) with 1st gear. It's clearly visible at the very beginning when I drive the 350Z out of the airport.
Tried 240SX twice, only stage 0 - stage 2.
First attempt failed miserably, because I couldn't even win the second URL race no matter what I did. Then I finally managed to win it after I bought the remaining stage 1 upgrades (weight reduction and tyres).
Second attempt:
Corolla - 49:59 240SX - 52:05
I did the very same races with both cars, the only difference is that I had to buy all stage 1 upgrades with 240SX, which is like a minute lost. I also didn't count that I failed to win the second URL (I NEVER failed any URL with Corolla), so 240SX is still one minute slower and that's just first two stages, where Corolla is not really a great car.
Just out of curiosity, I tried to play stage 3 and ran into issues with one street x and also one drag, since 240SX has low top speed with stage 1 upgrades. The car also oversteers a lot and has a tendency to bounce off when you do wall-hugging trick. Overall, I don't see any reason how could 240SX be any faster than Corolla throughout the entire run.
I'm gonna try MX-5 again as that car feels the most balanced out of these 3, although I remember I had the same issues with the second URL.
Please do so, but if you're gonna test a sprint or a circuit, make sure you don't use nitro as that can give you quite a different results depending on traffic rng.
Also, MX-5 seems to be about as fast as Corolla, at least for first two stages, but yet again there is a problem with URLs and the very first secret street x in stage 3.
Found a website with U2 records - http://u2.wrecord.com
It's as I expected - Golf for drifts, 240SX for drags and everything else Corolla :)
I'm gonna try dyno tuning to see if it's worth the time spent.
EDIT: Nevermind, dyno tuning doesn't work for Career.
