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AUTHOR: PAUL MICHAEL (VHAYSTE®)
CONTACT: vhayste@gmail.com
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I.   COPYRIGHT
II.  VERSION HISTORY
III. AUTHOR'S NOTE
IV.  ABOUT THE GAME
CONTROLS                      --  [ATG000]
CREW / WINGMEN INTRODUCTION   --  [ATG001]
CREW / WINGMEN - MEET THEM    --  [ATG002]
THE CARS                      --  [ATG003]
THE CARS -- TIERS             --  [ATG004]
THE CARS -- COMPLETE LIST     --  [ATG005]
THE CUSTOMIZATION             --  [ATG006]
PERFORMANCE UPGRADE PACKAGES  --  [ATG006-A]
PERFORMANCE TUNING            --  [ATG006-B]
SAMPLE TUNING                 --  [ATG007]
HIGH-SPEED SETUP             --  [ATG007-A]
DRIFTER SETUP                --  [ATG007-B]
CANYON DUELER SETUP          --  [ATG007-C]
TECHNICAL SETUP              --  [ATG007-D]
BALANCED SETUP               --  [ATG007-E]
AUTOSCULPT, AFTERMARKET
AND VISUAL CUSTOMIZATIONS     --  [ATG008]
RACES                         --  [ATG009]
HEAT, PURSUITS                --  [ATG010]
CONQUERING TERRITORIES,
BOSS BATTLES          --  [ATG011]
CHALLENGE SERIES              --  [ATG012]
REWARDS CARDS
V.   ABOUT THE GAME - TIPS and HINTS
CAREER TIPS                   --  [TNH001]
RACING TIPS                   --  [TNH002]
VI. WALKTHROUGH                    --  [WLK001]
DOWNTOWN / BUSHIDO             --  [WLK002]
KEMPTON / 21st STREET          --  [WLK003]
TFK    / FORTUNA               --  [WLK004]
STACKED DECK / SILVERTON       --  [WLK005]
VII.CREDITS
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V1.0 - Started Faq: 10:29 AM 3/11/2007
Finished Faq: 12:20 AM 3/14/2007
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Hello readers, and welcome to my guide for the NFS: CARBON, the latest
installment of the NFS Series as the time of writing of this faq. I hope
you enjoyed the game as much as I do. If you are a racing fan, you should
be more than familiar with the ins and outs of this game. Well the purpose
of this faq is to help starters and intermediate players beat the game
using generic techniques and approach that can be applied to almost all
similar games. This also serves as a part-walkthrough. But generally, I
am making this to serve as an In-Depth faq.
I am an open person and I hate other writers that don't reply to the emails
of their readers. Please be free to tell me what you think about the faq,
if you have questions, suggestions and other additional info you might
want to add that I haven't included yet, just email me. I will respond to
your email as soon as I check my mailbox out so, thank you in advance.
Any insulting, hate or really incomprehensible emails will be either
ignored or responsed in kind. Oh, I will post those emails as well in my
next updates.
I am a working gamer so I don't expect this guide to be as perfect as the
others you might find on the web. But based on my own experience in the
game, I tried my best to cover all aspects I can cover.
So, enjoy and goodluck!
~~Paul 'Vhayste'
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Considered as the sequel for NFS: Most Wanted, you play as the same racer
that escaped Rockport and returned to Palmont City where it all started.
Hot on your tail is Cross, the same old nemesis from Rockport. You are to
challenge, defeat different crews around the city, then conquer all
territories in the city. Bad thing is, your good old BMW has been totalled
so you'll gonna climb up in the ladder using a stock car. Good thing is,
you will not. Choose one of the three pretuned cars to start your career
with...
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[ATG000]  CONTROLS
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MENU NAVIGATION
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(L) or D-Pad  -- Toggle between options
X            -- Accept / Choose selection
/\           -- Cancel / Back to previous menu
FREE ROAM/ RACE
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D-Pad Left   - World Map
D-Pad Right  - SMS
D-Pad Up     - Enter Event/Shop
D-Pad Down   - NONE
(L)          - Steering
(R)          - NONE
Start        - Pause Menu
X            - Accelerate
()           - Look Back
[]           - Brake
/\           - Activate Crew Member
L1           - Nitrous
L2           - Shift Down
R1           - Hand Brake
R2           - Shift Up
R3           - NONE
L3           - Speed Breaker
SAFEHOUSE/ CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS
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D-Pad Left   - Toggle between options
D-Pad Right  - Toggle between options
D-Pad Up     - Toggle between options
D-Pad Down   - Toggle between options
(L)          - Toggle between options
(R)          - Camera Controls
Start        - Enter shopping cart
X            - Accept / Choose selection/ Tune, edit layer
()           - Look Back
[]           - Add layer/ Help Menu
/\           - Cancel / Back to previous menu
L1           - NONE
L2           - NONE
R1           - NONE
R2           - SHOWCASE
R3           - NONE
L3           - NONE
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[ATG001]  CREW / WINGMEN INTRODUCTION
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The game features the option to hire crew members to help you out in your
career. They have the innate ability to add diffrent bonuses in your
career such as additional cash on every win, lower heat levels or even
unlock parts. You can only hire up to 3 crew members at a time, so keep
the members where you benefit the most. Remember, that the crew member's
CAREER BONUS is innate and active as long as he/she is working for you.
In most races, you can team up with your active crew member for a 2-2
battle. This applies only to SPRINT, SPEEDTRAP, and CIRCUIT Races. (Except
in the last battles.) Other race types, you need to fight on your own. A
crew member winning 1st place is also your win.
Remember to UPGRADE your crew member's cars. You can upgrade them using all
the parts you have unlocked so far... for FREE. You can even ADD layers
(since their Vinyls are unique) of vinyls to make them more part of the
team. Putting in your crew logo to their cars will add more taste to it.
On the race they are called 'WINGMEN'; a similar term applied to fighter
squadrons where the squadron member is tasked to cover/ assist the flight
lead. There are 3 types of Wingmen.
BLOCKER - This wingman works like a ballistic missile that knocks down
opponents . It is very useful when you want to take the lead,
you want to buy time or just wanna play dirty. :P
TIPS:
1. When activating your blocker, it is most effective to make
sure your blocker is AHEAD its target. Otherwise, he will run
wild and try to ram the opponent from behind which is unadvisable
since there is always a large tendency to crash.
2. The larger crew charge, the powerful the blocker's ram is.
Activating your blocker at full charge and at the perfect timing,
can actually disable an opponent for a considerable amount of
time.
3. BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU ACTIVATE YOUR BLOCKER WHILE YOU ARE BEHIND
HIM. This is a general rule if your blocker is in 1st place and
you are running second and you have the opponents closing in.
The tendency is that he will brake hard, and wait for the target
opponent, blocking you as well.
SCOUT  -  Scouts as the term defines it well, shows you all the shortcuts
in the track. A shortcut discovered by your scout remains
revealed on the map during the duration of the race. And since
scouts must be ahead of you, they are the earliest and probably
the cheapest way to win races to unlock performance parts. (Until
you get the drafters that is.)
TIPS:
1. Scouts' crew charge are always full. It goes out only after
a whole lap or after a certain time.
2. Do not always follow your scout in tight shortcuts unless you
are clear. It means you are expecting where to turn, brake and
enter; Otherwise, you will hit hard against the railings, stopping
your car completely.
3. You can act as a blocker while your scout maintains the lead.
This is a technique you need to do if you car is still
underpowered or just enough to keep up against the opponents.
DRAFTER - Drafters as the name implies, are the wingmen that stays on your
front to give you a continuous boost in speed, as long as you
stay behind them. You can even slingshot past your crew member
once appropriate speed has been achieved.
TIPS:
1. Drafters have fast cars by default. Upgrading their performance
further enhances the monster beneath the hood.
2. Drafters when activated, will always try to get ahead of you
to give you a nice draft, if they are behind you. However, if
they are already in front of you, they will slow down to wait
for you to get into position.
Using this principle, if you are ahead and your drafter is
somehow in 3rd or 4th place, just activate him whenever possible
to get in front of you.
3. WATCH out if you are drafting in tight corners. While you're
behind your drafter, you wouldn't notice that your speed actually
increases gradually, even past your car's max speed capacity.
Drafting in that speed will make the car crash during turns.
4. If your drafter is way ahead of you, act as her blocker. This
will ensure a sure victory.
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[ATG002]  CREW / WINGMEN - MEET THEM
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Crew Member's Name (Wingman Type/ Specialty)
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Race Bonus: This bonus is activated only when you have him in the race
Career Bonus: This bonus is active by default as long as you have the
crew member hired, until you fire him/her
Acquired: Part of the game where you can hire the crew member
Note: Thier cars are upgraded as you unlock the 2nd or 3rd Tiers. (For
example Yumi starts out with a Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, but once you fire
her and hire her again, she will have a Subaru Empreza instead.) Crew
members that can be hired in the later part of the game, has already
T3 cars be default (Such as Nikki and Colin)
Neville (Blocker/Fixer)
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Race Bonus: Zone Heat doesn't increase.
Career Bonus: Extra $200 per win.
Acquired: At the beginning of the game.
Sal (Scout/Fabricator)
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Race Bonus: Winning races detracts attention from the police.
Career Bonus: Unlock Autosculpt bodykits, hoods, and roof scoops.
Acquired: After you aquire a couple sections of Downtown.
Yumi (Scout/Mechanic)
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Race Bonus: 25% boost to nitrous.
Career Bonus: 10% discount on parts.
Acquired: After you defeat Kenji of Crew BUSHIDO
Sampson (Blocker/Fixer)
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Race Bonus: Extra 10% cash per win.
Career Bonus: Your zones get less attention from the police.
Acquired: After you beat Angie of 21st Street
Colin (Drafter/Fabricator)
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Race Bounus: Larger Area for drafting.
Career Bonus: Unlocks Autosculpt wheels, spoilers, exhausts, and chop tops.
Acquired: After you beat Wolf of Crew TFK
Nikki (Drafter/Mechanic)
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Race Bonus: 50% boost to speedbreaker and nitrous.
Career Bonus: 10% discount on car purchases.
Acquired: Before you take on Stacked Deck; after a scene with Darius
MECHANIC -- Gives discounts on car purchases and performance parts
FABRICATOR -- Allows you to Autosculpt diffrent non-performance parts
FIXER -- Gives additional cash on race wins.
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[ATG003]  THE CARS
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The game has balanced out the cars and seperated them into three diffrent
categories, each has its own strength and weaknesses, each has its own
allure to different driving styles. Cars are measured by its TOP SPEED,
ACCELERATION and HANDLING.
TOP SPEED: This is the max speed the car is capable of when cruising at
max gear. This is very useful for sprint and checkpoint races
where there are less corners but more straight paths.
ACCELERATION: This is how fast the car attains speed. If your car can
accelerate from 0-100 KM/h in a few seconds, you have one hell
of a machine. This is best applied for tight, technical courses
requiring hard braking and quick exit. Very useful aspect in
Tight circuit, canyon sprints, duels and drift races.
HANDLING:  This is how good the car responds when you steer it. A good
handling attribute allows the car to hug the corners without
losing to much speed, and also allows quick turning without
throwing the machine off the track.
TUNERS   ---    These are the most popular and basic cars in the street
racing scene. Mostly IMPORTS from Japan, these cars are
known for their stability and wide array of customization
options. Great handling and good acceleration makes it
a good choice for drifters and technical races.
PRICE: LOW
TOP SPEED: POOR
ACCELERATION: AVERAGE
HANDLING: GREAT
MUSCLES  ---    Muscles are known for their monstrous engines and
dominating presence. Considered as the pride of American
racing, muscle cars are built with speed and acceleration
in mind. Most popular muscles are classics that are heavily
tuned, further living up its reputation. The downside is
that when controlling muscles, you need to countersteer
a lot, specially when entering corners. The weight of the
car makes the weight shifting too unstable, which can make
you lose control if not careful.
PRICE: AVERAGE
TOP SPEED: AVERAGE
ACCELERATION: GREAT
HANDLING: POOR
EXOTICS  ---    When speaking of Exotics cars, the first thing that enters
our minds would be those flat, wide and futuristic looking
designs capable of bursting out of your eyesight. Well, what
I think about exotics are these are the rich kid's toys.
Exotics excel in almost everything, making them basically
the best cars around. If you have the cash that is...
PRICE: HIGH
TOP SPEED: GREAT
ACCELERATION: GREAT
HANDLING: GREAT
With that said, I still prefer TUNER cars. I love them better than Muscles
or Exotics. Well, I just love them. :)
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[ATG004]  THE CARS -- TIERS
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Cars and parts are categorized into three different tiers. Remember that
you can only put parts with the same tier as the cars'.
TIER 1 -- Available at the start of the game. Heavily tuned and upgraded
Tier 1 cars can still compete against T2 and some weak T3 cars.
TIER 2 -- Available after successfully conquering your first category.
Much powerful and expensive.
TIER 3 -- The last line of cars with powerful stats out of the box.
Customizing these can further enhance your dream machine.
NOTES:
*There is only one car Lot in Palmont.
*Selling your car only nets you HALF OF ITS BASE VALUE. All upgrades will
be gone.
*Cars have only 3 impound strikes each - MAX. Exceeding that will make you
lose your car permanently.
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[ATG005]  THE CARS -- COMPLETE LIST
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These are the cars you can unlock during your career. Additional cars
will be available once you completed certain tasks in the REWARDS Cards
and Challenge Series sections. Note that some cars may only be available
in Collector's Edition. (Cars marked with !!)
TIER 1
TUNERS                   MUSCLES                  EXOTICS
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Mazda RX-8          Chevrolet Camaro SS       Alfa Romero Brera
Mazdaspeed 3        Chrystler 300C            Mercedes-Benz CLK 500
Nissan 240 SX !!
TIER 2
TUNERS                   MUSCLES                  EXOTICS
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Mitsubishi Eclipse GT   Vauxhall Monaro VXR       Lotus Elise
Volkswagon Golf R32     Ford Mustang GT           Porsche Cayman S
Renault Clio v6         Dodge Charger SRT         Aston Martin DB9
Mazda RX-7              Dodge Charger R/T         Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
Jaguar XK !!
TIER 3
TUNERS                   MUSCLES                  EXOTICS
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Nissan 350Z             Shelby Mustang GT 500     Lamborghini Gallardo
Subaru Impreza WRX-STI  Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda       Ford GT
Toyota Supra            Dodge Challenger Concept  Lamborghini Murcielago
Lancer Evolution IX MR  Dodge Viper SRT/10        Porsche Carrera GT
Nissan Skyline R34      Chevrolet Corvette Z06    Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Chevrolet Camaro Concept!!Koenigsegg CCX!!
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[ATG006]  THE CUSTOMIZATION
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Customizing your car comes in diffrent categories. Performance, Autosculpt,
Aftermarket and Visual.
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[ATG006-A] PERFORMANCE  - UPGRADE PACKAGES
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These are the parts that affects your car's overall performance. Instead of
tiers, they are categorized into STOCK, STREET, PRO and RACING Packages.
STOCK  -- Default parts that came along with the cars.
STREET -- Basic upgrade package. Improves the car's performance a bit.
Low Cost
PRO    -- Intermediate upgrade package. Improves the car's performance
considerably. Average Cost.
RACING -- Best upgrade package. Improves the car's performance a LOT.
High Cost.
* Note that if you upgrade your car by package, for example, from STREET to
PRO and from PRO to RACING, you won't get any TRADE-IN discount. You will
still be paying the FULL price of the package. So take note of that to save
money.
* Whenever you can, try to win races with higher upgrade packages. Depending
on your driving and car, a RACING TUNED T1 car can win ALMOST all T2 races
and some T3 races.
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[ATG006-B] PERFORMANCE TUNING
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PLEASE READ: It is always not enough to upgrade the car to max. According
to the car type and race type, you may need to adjust your performance
parts by tuning them according to what you need. This applies to all car
types. If you want to take an edge, make sure you learn how to tune your
cars properly.
PART: ENGINE
============
Engines are the fundamental part of cars. Using stock engines are not good,
since even if you have turbos and good transmission, you won't be able to
utilize the full potential of the engine, hence, the car's full power.
Engine tuning allows you to control the engine's powercurve.
ENGINE: TUNING
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1. TORQUE     -- Tuning the engine for torque allows faster acceleration.
Best tuned when fighting canyon duels and drift races
2. HORSEPOWER -- Tuning the engine for horsepower allows you to reach
higher top speeds. It usually adds about 15-25 mp/h to
your car's default top speed.
PART: TRANSMISSION
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Transmission is responsible for delivering the power from the engines.
It also controls the final drive gear ratio.
TRANSMISSION: TUNING
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1. ACCELERATION -- Setting the gears in low ratios allows quicker
acceleration. When paired to a torque tuned engine,
this allows the car to gain high speeds in just a few
seconds. Best for courses with a lot of corners.
2. TOP SPEED    -- Setting gears in high ratios will enable the car to
reach higher speeds in gear 5 or 6. This contributes
as well to the top speed of the car.
PART: SUSPENSION
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Suspension are the shocks and the shafts controlling the car's stability.
It controls how the car enters or exits a turn. Stock suspension usually
can't hold up against the power of the engines and transmission so
upgrading the suspension actually increases all attributes of the car.
Yet configuring the suspension's oversteer or understeer can GREATLY
affect your driving style. I sugges trying it out first before using it
in an actual race.
SUSPENSION: TUNING
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1. OVERSTEER -- This makes the car's rear end loose when entering corners.
You may need to release the pedal (accelerator) for a
split second, hold-steer, then step on the pedal again
to maintain control and speed.
2. UNDERSTEER - This tuning setting will make the front end push when
entering corners. You can actually make hard turns with
this setting but correct timing of the brakes may be
required to perfectly execute that sharp turn.
PART: NITROUS
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Adding Nitrous upgrade to your car enables you to get a quick boost or
added power for a brief period of time.
NITROUS: TUNING
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1. VELOCITY -- Setting your nitrous to prioritize velocity will give you
a more powerful boost but with less duration.
2. DURATION -- Setting for duration allows gives you lesser boost but
longer duration.
PART: TIRES
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Upgrading the tires improves overall car response and handling. Adjust
these settings depending on the race you are entering or your overall
driving style.
TIRES: TUNING
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1. DRIFT  -- Drift tires allows you to slide through corners. Just note
that countersteering may be required to control the car's
turn.
2. GRIP   -- Grip tires makes the car's handling close to perfect. It
has good traction which means lesser drift when taking
corners, less counter-steering and lesser speed loss.
PART: BRAKES
============
Good brake response and grip is necessary to safely decellerate and take
the turn. It also crucial to have control of the car in case of a spinoff.
Remember that the more powerful the engines are, the better brakes you
should get.
BRAKES: TUNING
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1. REAR BIAS -- This will make the rear brakes and tires to lock up first.
I discovered this setting works well with an understeered
car setup. It can allow you to make sharp turns without
losing significant speed, no hard braking necessary.
2. FRONT BIAS - As the name implies, this makes the front tires and brakes
to lock up first. This setting is actually good way to
start a drift, otherwise, will go well to an oversteered
car setup. Again, adjust only depending on your driving
style and approach.
PART: TURBO / SUPERCHARGER
==========================
A turbo/ supercharger is a device that is fitter in the engines to take
up air, compress it and blow it within the engine for better combustion,
hence, better speed. Having one of these installed in your car better
enhances your racing edge.
TURBO / SUPERCHARGER: TUNING
============================
1. LOW RPM -- Setting the charger into low RPM allows it to spool quicker
but with less kick. This helps a lot if you want 10 second
car. (Lightning acceleration)
2. HIGH RPM - Setting the charger into high RPM has low spool time but
has a greater kick or boost. This gives high speed cars the
advantage of further leaving the dust behind.
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[ATG007]  SAMPLE TUNING
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This sections discusses the basic tuning you can use. Remember this is
just to serve as a guide and not a strict rule that you MUST follow. You
are free to experiment with the settings and keep it to yourself if it
works well with your preferred car and driving style.
[ATG007-A] |   HIGH SPEED SETUP
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(SPRINTS, SPEEDTRAPS, CHECKPOINTS, SOME CIRCUITS)
ENGINE :       -- HORSEPOWER
TRANSMISSION:  -- TOP SPEED
SUSPENSION     -- DEFAULT
NITROUS:       -- DURATION
TIRES:         -- GRIP
BRAKES:        -- DEFAULT
S/T CHARGER:   -- LOW RPM
NOTE: A no-brainer, this setup is entirely for speed
[ATG007-B] |   DRIFTER SETUP
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(DRIFT)
ENGINE :       -- TORQUE
TRANSMISSION:  -- TOP SPEED
SUSPENSION:    -- OVERSTEER
NITROUS:       -- VELOCITY
TIRES:         -- DRIFT
BRAKES:        -- FRONT BIAS
S/T CHARGER:   -- LOW RPM
NOTE: This is specially made for drifting events
[ATG007-C] |   CANYON DUELER SETUP
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(CANYON DUELS, SPRINTS, some normal races)
ENGINE :       -- HORSEPOWER
TRANSMISSION:  -- ACCELERATION
SUSPENSION:    -- UNDERSTEER
NITROUS:       -- NULL (DUEL) / VELOCITY for sprints
TIRES:         -- GRIP
BRAKES:        -- REAR BIAS
S/T CHARGER:   -- LOW RPM
NOTE: Useful setup in canyon battles
[ATG007-D] |  TECHNICAL SETUP
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(Courses with more tight, technical corners)
ENGINE :       -- TORQUE
TRANSMISSION:  -- ACCELERATION
SUSPENSION:    -- UNDERSTEER
NITROUS:       -- VELOCITY
TIRES:         -- GRIP
BRAKES:        -- REAR BIAS
S/T CHARGER:   -- LOW RPM
NOTE: This is entirely for handling and acceleration.
[ATG007-E] |  BALANCED SETUP
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ENGINE :       -- TORQUE
TRANSMISSION:  -- TOPSPEED
SUSPENSION:    -- DEFAULT
NITROUS:       -- DURATION
TIRES:         -- *USER PREFERENCE
BRAKES:        -- DEFAULT
S/T CHARGER:   -- HIGH RPM
NOTE: This setup can be used in most races. Just make the necessary changes
to fit your driving style and car.
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[ATG008] AUTOSCULPT, AFTERMARKET AND VISUAL CUSTOMIZATIONS
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This is where you can make all non-performance related changes to your
car, basically pimping your ride to make it look more like you. Since it
just takes a quick self explanation, I will just list the menu options.
Remember that some of the unique and cool upgrades can only be unlocked
by completing certain rewards cards and challenge series tasks.
AUTOSCULPT
-- WHEELS
-- FRONT BUMPERS
-- REAR BUMPERS
-- (SIDE) SKIRTS
-- HOODS
-- ROOF SCOOPS
-- SPOILERS
-- EXHAUST TIPS (May require a non-stock rear bumper)
AFTERMARKET
-- BODYKITS
-- HOODS
-- ROOF SCOOPS
-- SPOILERS
-- WHEELS
VISUALS
-- PAINT
-- VINYLS
-- WHEEL PAINT
-- WINDoW TINT
-- RIDE HEIGHT
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[ATG009] RACES
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1. CIRCUIT:  These are races that are held in closed, looping courses.
Whoever completes the given laps is the winner. Thank
goodness, career circuit races are always 2 laps only.
Crew members can ride with ya.(Except in boss battles)
2. SPRINT:   This uses a one-way course with a defined length. Well, the
only objective for this race event is to reach the finish
line (and bury the opposition). Crew members can ride with
ya. (Except in boss battles)
3. CHECKPOINT: This is the time-attack version of the game. You need to
race as fast as you could to reach a checkpoint in a given
time. Reaching the checkpoint allows you to earn bonus time
for the next checkpoint. Basically, you will be given enough
time to clear each checkpoints. Reaching them earlier further
increases your time bonus for the next checkpoint. If you
have troubles, that indicates your car is underpowered and
you either need to upgrade it or replace it. This is the
easiest race event in the game. Of course, you will race
alone in this event.
4. DRIFT:    For some this is hell but for me this is one of the easiest
events. Too bad there are just a few of them in career mode.
Drifting basically is all about scoring. Scores are based on
the SPEED and ANGLE of the drift. Clearing corners increases
your MULTIPLIERS, which can be maxed to X20. Hitting the
walls won't lose you points, only the multiplier won't
counted. Braking won't lose you points either but your speed
bonus will suffer. Drifting slow is possible but scoring
will be slower.
There are two types of Drift events: CLOSED CIRCUIT which is
held in wide race circuits. You need to score within two
laps. In the track, there will be DRIFT ZONES and BONUS ZONES.
DRIFT ZONES are the areas between the green line and the red
line. It means you whatever points you may have accumulated
starting from the green line to the red line will be totaled.
The attained scores and multipliers will reset back. BONUS
ZONES are the areas near the walls. Drifting as close to the
walls can make your scores go up the charts.
CANYON DRIFTING is the second one but this is much challenging
due to the tight, limited space you have, and the risk of
hitting the wall. There are no Drift nor Bonus zones here but
the points are totaled after not scoring for a few seconds.
After points are totaled, multiplier will reset back, which
is NOT GOOD since canyon drifts are always one way tracks.
You need to control your angle and speed to be able to
clear corners continously, further increasing the multiplier.
5.SPEEDTRAP: The objective of this event is not to reach the finish line
first but to capture the fastest speed possible when crossing
a speedtrap. This is a one way course which several speedtraps
scattered around. Its a general rule to step on the NITROUS
on a straightline towards the speedtrap to get the highest
speed possible. All speed readings captured in all speedtraps
will be totalled at the finish line. After a racer reaches
the finish line, the other opponents will have a TIME PENALTY
where every second, some points are deducted from their
acquired points.
6. CANYON:   Canyon races come in two types. CANYON SPRINT and CANYON DUEL.
Canyon sprint will pit you against 3 other racers in the
treacherous and tight terrains in one of the canyon courses
in Palmont. Crashing over the canyon is an instant loss.
You just need to reach the finish line first to win the race.
CANYON DUELs are often the second part of boss battles. It
is a two part race. The first part in where you chase your
opponent. Scoring is based on distance. The closer you are
to your opponent, the faster you'll earn points. One good
thing about this is that when you overtaken the opponent
and he was not able to recover the lead for 10 seconds, you
will win instantly, without going to the second part.
The second part is inverted. Your rival will chase you and
all you need to do is to drive the best you can to keep your
distance from him. The closer he is, the faster the points
are deducted from you. If you still have more points at the
end of the 2nd round, you win. Now if the opponent passes you
and you dont recover your lead for 10 seconds, you'll lose.
Crashing will mean instant loss and if the opponent pulls
too far away from you and you haven't caught up in 10 seconds,
you'll lose. The same applies if you leave your opponent
behind.
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[ATG010] HEAT, PURSUITS
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If you played NFS: Most Wanted, you should be familiar with this. The good
thing about Carbon is that you are not required to earn bounties to finish
the career mode. However, you may need to earn them to complete certain
rewards cards tasks.
ZONE HEAT is applied to territories. This represents how much the cops
monitor the area against racers. Racing in areas with high heat level
will increase the risk of having some police bastards joining the race
and will eventually lead to a PURSUIT. Racing in the same area too much
also increases the zone heat.
CAR HEAT is something that is accumulated when you are comitting
infractions during a pursuit. May it be ramming a police vehicle, evading
arrest, damaging property, they all increase your car's heat level. The
higher the car's heat level, the tougher the force units will be
dispatched to take you down. Lowering the car's heat can be done by
changing its appearance or just by simply not using the car for a while.
If you get cornered and you cannot escape, you will be busted. You can
either bail out from prison by paying fines or just having an impound
strike marker on the car. Each car can only have 3 impound markers. If the
same car gets a fourth one, it will be confiscated permanently. If you
lose your last car, it is game over. Increasing the impound markers can
be done only by winning it from bosses.
Evading a PURSUIT requires skill. You need to use PURSUIT BREAKERS,
marked as triangles in the map to disable all police vehicles chasing you
(these can be used to temporarily disable rival racers in a race). If
the pursuing unit has lost sight of you, you will enter COOLDOWN mode.
If the cooldown meter gets filled up, the police gives up chase and you
escaped successfully. If a police sighted  you during cooldown mode, it
will reset and the pursuit resumes.
Note that during cooldown mode, HIDING SPOTS will be visible on the map.
Hiding on these will make the cooldown meter fill up faster. Remember that
the higher the heat level, the longer the meter will fill up.
check the Heat Levels out down Below, including for Collectors Edition!
too bad their no Helicopter in the pursuit, but One can be seen in one
of the Police Scenes after you get busted.
Heat Level 1
Police Car Used: Civic Cruiser
no Tactics in this pursuit, it's very easy, their just chase you. nomrally
just floor with them, then your get away.
Heat Level 2
Police Car Used: Civic Undercover Cruiser
Regular Cars will leave, still easy, they set up an Roadblock. you can still
get away with this. these Guys can Follow you.
Heat Level 3
Police Car Used: State Pursuit Vehicle
Black Cars will leave, then Meet the GTO Cops. their trained and try to do
an rolling roadblock on you. Light SUVs come and ram your head! the Cops set
up More Roadblocks. this can be easy to evade if it is.
Heat Level 4
Police Car Used: State Undercover Vehicle
Regular GTO Cops will leave and Black GTO Cops come after you, they bring out
Spike Strips added in with Roadblocks! also Heavy SUVs come and still ram you.
this is Medium.
Heat Level 5
Police Car Used: Federal Pursuit Vehicle
Black GTO Cops will leave and Cops drive Corvette C6s. their fast and can caught
up to you. Heavy SUVs can still ram you. More Roadblocks and More Spike Strips
are set up. Also, Sgt. Cross' C6 Corvette comes in, just to bug you.
Heat Level 6
Police Car Used: Civic Crusier
Remember Most Wanted, Final Challenge In Challenge Series? C6 Corvettes will leave.
and in the final pursuit, Black C6 Corvettes chase you. anyway, Civic Crusiers chase you
same as Heat 1. only their lots of them set up More Roadblocks and SpikeStrips. this Pursuit
easy as Heat 1, Cross is on you.
Heat Level 7
Police Car Used: Federal Undercover Vehicle, SUV Light
Black Corvette C6s are back, with Light SUVs will chase you Like the Police, More Roadblocks
and Spike Strips, Cross chases you too, this pursuit is hard to evade, you have to stay alive
if you can. other SUVs might ram you.
Heat Level 8
Police Car Used: Federal Undercover Vehicle, State Undercover Vehicle, SUV Heavy
Black Corvette C6s still chase you, the Differences from Heat 7 is their Black GTOs joining
in from Heat 4 chasing you. also Heavy SUVs will chase you too. lots of Backup will come, Cross
will be in for it too. Lots of Roadblocks, Spike Strips, SUVs ramming your head and many more.
This is the Dangerous Pursuit, Just One BIG Mistake and it's over!
News about NFS 11
since you know about thoses. hoping the next NFS should involve an Heat Level 9.
and I love to use the SLR Mclaren again in the Next NFS. hopelly Bring back the Corvette C5s
from NFS 3! I love those cars! i love to call the C5 Corvettes State Patrol Vehicle.
in the Next NFS, hopelly their should be Enforcers (Their called SWAT Trucks)
from GTA 3 light and Heavy, and later they chase you like cops. also their hopelly should
Be Viper GTS-Rs Police cars and Undercover ones. and the Police Helicopter hopelly comes back
in the pursuit.
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[ATG011] CONQUERING TERRITORIES, BOSS BATTLES
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The game is about winning races and conquering turfs. A territory is
comprised of several districts. Winning two race events in a district
will successfully capture it. Conquering all districts will prompt the
boss to come out. Successfully capturing districts and territories unlocks
several goodies.
Boss battles are always two-3 part races. (Except for the last boss).
The first part will be a head to head circuit race, then the second will
be the canyon races. If you have a great car and you drive well, winning
the canyon races against the bosses are simple. Just overtake them and
you'll win. Further details will be discussed in the WALKTHROUGH section
of this faq.
After the battles, aside from the Cash and Unlockables you'll win from
bosses, you will have the chance to choose 2 out of the 6 bonus markers;
2 Unique Parts marker and 4 randomized markers. The greatest prize you
can get will be probably get will be the PINK SLIP. Getting it will earn
you the defeated bosses' car. (Adding insult to injury XD) If you want to
have a collection and you didnt get the Slip, you will need to restart the
whole race again (as long as you haven't saved yet) and try to get it again.
Well, if you are confident about winning that is...
The bosses' cars are all pretuned. But you can actually enhance them further.
They are also a good backup investment in case you are short in money. Also,
the boss cars' main vinyl cannot be changed. Only new layers can be added.
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[ATG012] CHALLENGE SERIES
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The challenge series as the name implies, is an optional part of the
game where you need to complete certain challenges from easy (bronze) to
hard (gold) These will unlock cars and parts you can use in quick races
and career.
Note that the cars provided on the challenge series are the only ones
you can use. Dont worry, those cars are proven to be competitive enough
and balanced to make sure the player uses his driving skill to complete
the task.
Completing certain challenges also unlocks some rewards cards so check it
often to confirm what tasks you can do for the meantime.
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[ATG013] REWARDS CARDS
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Reward cards, like the Challenge Series allows you to unlock very cool
goodies that can be used in career mode also. Each card is seperated into
4 blocks, each block with a task you can complete. If you successfully
completed the tasks, the card will be completed also and you gain the
reward.
Some tasks (such as filling your garage with a certain car type) cant be
done with one career playthrough only. You may need to force a GAME OVER
on your end since starting a NEW CAREER will lose all the stuff you worked
hard for. Starting from a GAME OVER will allow you to keep EVERYTHING that
you unlocked, which gives you a lot of advantage when you start your new
game.
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[TNH001] CAREER TIPS
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* For starters, start with TUNERS. They are user friendly.
* To earn more money, hire Neville and Sampson at the same time.
* When buying performance parts and if you have Yumi, hire her
(temporarily) and upgrade your car to have the discount. Same goes for
Nikki when buying for a new car.
* Remember that starting a NEW GAME from a GAME OVER will allow you to
keep your unlocked goodies and all your hard worked rewards cards and
challenges. The only thing is that you start a new game without money or
anything. But hey, you can buy really powerful cars early!
* If you are playing the Collector's Edition (Because this guide is made
for that version of the game) try to complete a Challenge Series event
that will unlock the Nissan 240 SX. Its a really powerful car that you can
acquire as early as possible. Note that its a T1 car, that costs only
18000 credits. You can even upgrade it to the max early in your career.
This is the car I used to clear 3 territories and some easy T3 races.
If tuned properly, this baby can even overtake KENJI's RX-7, ANGIE's
Charger and Wolf's DB9 on canyon races!!! Its a great all around car :)
* Shortcuts can either be your friend or foe. Unless you are approaching
clean to a shortcut, dont make so much effort to take them everytime since
you will just get stuck most likely.
* USE PURSUIT BREAKERS whenever you are ahead in the race. Specially if
your rivals are following closely behind you.
* Crew members are your allies! Learn to use them well (refer to the
section above for further tips on using them) and even support them if
they have the lead.
* Decide what you'll buy or not. Money is hard to earn in this game. Do
not buy anything that fancies you. Remember, when selling a car you will
only get only HALF OF ITS BASE PRICE. All upgrades invested on the car
will be lost.
* Try to prioritize winning races that unlocks PERFORMANCE PARTS. Not just
performance parts but HI-level parts as much as possible. IF you have
fitted your car with street upgrade packages, and you later unlock and
want to upgrade to pro or racing packages, THERE WILL BE NO TRADE INS.
You will buy the packages NEW. So its a good idea to stick with your
fully upgraded car until you notice that it can't keep up anymore.
* If you want extra money, accept crew challenges.
* If you want to test a car's max capability before buying it, you can
go to the MY CARS options in the main menu. Here, you can upgrade and
customize it with all the parts you have unlocked so far.
* Its a good idea to complete the Challenge Series early in your career.
This will give you access to more cool unlockables in career mode.
* As much possible, try to win the easier races first such as the
checkpoint and sprint races. Try to win territories since they also
unlock upgrades for your car also.
* Its better to wait for Rival crew members rather than to look for them. I
already confirmed that if you stopped (preferably in the middle of the road)
within 1-2 minutes, a rival racer will challenge you.
* Extra impound markers and Getting out for jail Free markers will be the
most useless bonus markers you can get from boss battles. As much as
possible, try to get PINK SLIPS and CASH.
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[TNH002] RACING TIPS
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* DRIFTING 101: Alright, Im sure this is where we are having problems. Well,
we just need to learn how to control the car's weight, since drifting is
about weight shifting. Here are the basics from performing a basic drift.
I am still thankful since the drifting controls here are better than in
Underground. DO NOT USE BRAKES WHEN TRYING TO ENTER A DRIFT. Such
technique can be executed by pros.
1. Accelerate to a corner.
2. Before entering a corner, release pedal (accelerator), hold while
steering to direction of the corner, in a split-second, step on the
pedal.
3. If your car accelerates too fast, just try tapping the accelerator
to maintain control. This is true for very powerful cars. You dont
need to be in full throttle when cornering.
This is basic drifting. The weight of your car is being transferred to
the rear, focusing the center of gravity. Just try to practice in
quick races, particularly in closed circuit drift courses.
* SLow IN, Accelerate out: This is true to the saying that "whoever brakes
first, accelerates first."
Dont brake hard. Instead, tap the brakes while turning to the corner.
For sharp turns, these can be achieved by cars with understeering and
rear bias brake setups.
For normal corners, slow down before entry, then hold the accelerator when
exiting. If you are exiting in a straight path ahead, release the steering
wheel; this will enable you accelerate faster. Cars accelerate faster
in a straight line, not during turning.
* EASY FREEROAM CREW CHALLENGE WINS: yes, we can win almost all crew
challenges we get. Here's how.
1. Stop in the middle of the road, preferably to cause a traffic buildup.
2. Wait for a crew challenger, accept it. Choose your finish line,
it will be better if you are already facing the road to the goal since
you will be relying on your GPS to lead your way.
3. Hit your nitrous and take the lead. If you choose a goal with the enemy
facing the opposite road, he will have a hard time navigating with
the traffic.
Note: It is advisable that you select two goals which will serve as your
point A and B. You'll wait for challengers on each end then just
repeat the process mentioned above.
* Team work. Again, Im sure you read this for several times now on this
faq already. Crew members are not there for decorations. They are there to