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This thread has been linked to the game 'Need For Speed Underground'.
My friend and I had been great admirers of the Burnout series and we played comeptitively on each one until 3, where he got it and I didn't. I decided it was too expensive with me wanting PES4 and some other stuff. So instead I bought a second hand NFSU for £12.99. It turns out it's almost just as good, but slightly different.
I know there have been many threads and posts on the game, but I just wanted a bit of help with the drag racing. At first it seemed like the easiest thing in the world, but recently I've found it very, very hard, to beat the faster cars. I'm certain it's in the start, so here's the problem:
Am I right in thinking, that the way you start best in a drag race is by accelerating up until just before the red bars, then letting go, then hitting it full throttle on "go"?
Also, do you get more rewards if you complete a race or whatever on hard? Or is it just more cash?
I know there have been many threads and posts on the game, but I just wanted a bit of help with the drag racing. At first it seemed like the easiest thing in the world, but recently I've found it very, very hard, to beat the faster cars. I'm certain it's in the start, so here's the problem:
Am I right in thinking, that the way you start best in a drag race is by accelerating up until just before the red bars, then letting go, then hitting it full throttle on "go"?
Also, do you get more rewards if you complete a race or whatever on hard? Or is it just more cash?
Change your car if thats happening to one that has 6 gears. Cant remember which cars have as i havnt played it in ages.
At one point i didnt realise the car i was driving had six gears and kept blowing my engine in 5th! :D
At one point i didnt realise the car i was driving had six gears and kept blowing my engine in 5th! :D
Clazon wrote:
> But then at the end my engine blows...
Then just change gear before you do
> But then at the end my engine blows...
Then just change gear before you do
But then at the end my engine blows...
Clazon wrote:
> Anonymous wrote:
>
> Also use your NOS to boost your gear shifting.
>
> Kinda do that. My engine blows if I use the NOS too soon though.
Use your NOS after the first two gear shifts, then you maximise your speed and shifts
> Anonymous wrote:
>
> Also use your NOS to boost your gear shifting.
>
> Kinda do that. My engine blows if I use the NOS too soon though.
Use your NOS after the first two gear shifts, then you maximise your speed and shifts
Anonymous wrote:
> You unlock things quicker on hard mode...e.g. cars, engine upgrades,
> accessories. Plus hard mode is relatively easy anyway
Hmmm. However, I feel that the game is so similar to Burnout, but slightly flops, because a race can be decided on a crash. In burnout, you just gain more burnout and can still compete. In NFSU your NOS runs out.
> To complete a Drag race you need 'perfect' shifts look at the HUD
> display and it will show a perfect shift when you are in the green.
Yeah I do that fine.
> Also use your NOS to boost your gear shifting.
Kinda do that. My engine blows if I use the NOS too soon though.
> If all that fails just
> knock the other cars in oncoming traffic...ala Burnout 3
That's what I resorted to.
I only ask cos this morning I destroyed my drag racing record by losing to some quicker cars over and over again, so I just rammed them into vans.
:)
> You unlock things quicker on hard mode...e.g. cars, engine upgrades,
> accessories. Plus hard mode is relatively easy anyway
Hmmm. However, I feel that the game is so similar to Burnout, but slightly flops, because a race can be decided on a crash. In burnout, you just gain more burnout and can still compete. In NFSU your NOS runs out.
> To complete a Drag race you need 'perfect' shifts look at the HUD
> display and it will show a perfect shift when you are in the green.
Yeah I do that fine.
> Also use your NOS to boost your gear shifting.
Kinda do that. My engine blows if I use the NOS too soon though.
> If all that fails just
> knock the other cars in oncoming traffic...ala Burnout 3
That's what I resorted to.
I only ask cos this morning I destroyed my drag racing record by losing to some quicker cars over and over again, so I just rammed them into vans.
:)
Juiced is much better, it's a lot more difficult but it's a great challenge, plus you can bet on the races so even if you don't win you can still get some money. I've won just over a million quid by betting alone.
:)
:)
You unlock things quicker on hard mode...e.g. cars, engine upgrades, accessories. Plus hard mode is relatively easy anyway
To complete a Drag race you need 'perfect' shifts look at the HUD display and it will show a perfect shift when you are in the green. Also use your NOS to boost your gear shifting. If all that fails just knock the other cars in oncoming traffic...ala Burnout 3
To complete a Drag race you need 'perfect' shifts look at the HUD display and it will show a perfect shift when you are in the green. Also use your NOS to boost your gear shifting. If all that fails just knock the other cars in oncoming traffic...ala Burnout 3
My friend and I had been great admirers of the Burnout series and we played comeptitively on each one until 3, where he got it and I didn't. I decided it was too expensive with me wanting PES4 and some other stuff. So instead I bought a second hand NFSU for £12.99. It turns out it's almost just as good, but slightly different.
I know there have been many threads and posts on the game, but I just wanted a bit of help with the drag racing. At first it seemed like the easiest thing in the world, but recently I've found it very, very hard, to beat the faster cars. I'm certain it's in the start, so here's the problem:
Am I right in thinking, that the way you start best in a drag race is by accelerating up until just before the red bars, then letting go, then hitting it full throttle on "go"?
Also, do you get more rewards if you complete a race or whatever on hard? Or is it just more cash?
I know there have been many threads and posts on the game, but I just wanted a bit of help with the drag racing. At first it seemed like the easiest thing in the world, but recently I've found it very, very hard, to beat the faster cars. I'm certain it's in the start, so here's the problem:
Am I right in thinking, that the way you start best in a drag race is by accelerating up until just before the red bars, then letting go, then hitting it full throttle on "go"?
Also, do you get more rewards if you complete a race or whatever on hard? Or is it just more cash?