Seemingly random deaths and how to avoid them
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Seemingly random deaths and how to avoid them
Updated 4 years ago by PeterJordanson

Foreword

On some tracks, especially on high framerates there are certain spots on several tracks where your pod seems to blow up for no reason. While this is much more noticeable on high framerates, some of these spots will even kill you on 24 or 30 fps if you don't know how to avoid them. The majority of these deaths can be avoided simply by tilting your pod to either side when driving over the "danger zones"

List of known examples in order of their appereance and how to avoid them

Amateur Circuit

Race 3, Beedo's Wild Ride: After the Ice field section with the long jump, the first part of the snowy track goes a little bit downhill and will frag your pod if you go over there normally. Tilting your pod will prevent this as long as you don't boost but for the sake of being fast you should start your boost just as the ice field ends and jump over the danger zone by holding nose up. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514432102293569551/vlcsnap-2018-11-20-14h24m17s573.png Ben flying over danger zone

Race 4, Aquilaris Classic: After the long straight with the moving doors you take a left turn, on the following straight the floor is very uneven so if you plan to boost over that part you should tilt your pod to either side while doing so or you run a high risk of crashing to the uneven terrain. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514432723989823600/vlcsnap-2018-11-20-14h25m25s142.png Ben tilting to boost over the danger zone

Semi-Pro Circuit

Race 2, Howler Gorge After the hairpin section you approach the mountain jump. If you go down the slope normally you run a high chance of crashing at the last third of the slope due to uneven terrain, this happens 100% of the time if you boost over there. To avoid it simply tilt your pod to either side while going down the slope. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514434178029453327/Bulls_howler.png Bullseye tilting at the danger zone

Race 5, Zugga Challenge At the end of the lap, just as you approach the area with the big machine, there is a huge downslope in the middle of it. Theres a good chance you can randomly crash at the bottom of that little slope and this is one of the few instances where tilting won't 100% guarantee your safety https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514435532403638292/zugga_death.png Bullseye about to die to the floor bump

Galactic Circuit

Track 1, Executioner This one has 2 of these spots: The first one is near the start of the lap where the track splits on the downslope. The precise location of this one is where the terrain changes. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514437374147559424/ebe_exe.png Ebe approaching the terrain change while tilting

The second one is the entrance of the 2nd Oovoo tube, avoided by using a wallride to jump into the tube. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514438491971518476/ebe_jump_exe.png Ebe while preparing the jump with a wallride

Track 2, Sebulba's Legacy After taking the shortcut through the tunnel theres a left corner followed by a downslope and a slight right turn. This slope has a high chance of killing you if you touch it. Avoided by jumping over it by holding nose up. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514439609170657280/ebe_legacy_jump.png Ebe starting to hold nose up to jump over the danger zone

Track 3, Grabvine Gateway This one is really rare and in my experience only happens on higher speeds. It's located near the end of the lap when you cross the half destroyed bridge. Avoided by tilting. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514440539341455360/ebes_final_moment.png Ebe about to crash (You can see the engines take the fatal hit in this frame)

Track 4, Andobi Mountain Run Same one as Howler Gorge.

Track 5, Dethro's Revenge This one is right at the edge of the 2 ramps at the end, avoided by tilting your pod to either side. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514441446590251028/elkan_dethros.png Elan tilting just in time to avoid the edge

Track 6, Fire Mountain Rally Near the start of the track, the edge of the jump. Avoided by tilting. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514442340346363927/ebe_fmr_jump.png Ebe tilting cause he loves life

Track 7, The Boonta Eve Classic Near the start of the track, The edge of the cliff after the service ramp. Avoided by tilting. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/471243387794751488/514443323436433422/vlcsnap-2018-11-20-15h13m28s529.png Mars really should be tilting his pod right here. Very risky to go over this edge without tilting.

Invitational Circuit No idea, I use skips here