I have managed to get through Stage 2 using the Mazda RX-8, and now in the early parts of Stage 3. Since the game's structure sort of demands that you switch ride every stage, should I switch ride again? I have already unlocked the Mazda RX-7 just in case.
I am currently in the early parts of Stage 2, and still using the starter AE86.
But I can’t help but feel like I am struggling now. I have lost to Eternal Polaris twice, and lost against two team leaders.
Could it be that the time has come for me to switch my primary ride?
The 2025 reboot allows us to upgrade many things: the vehicle performance, the driver skill levels, and perks.
Which one should I focus on the most?
My PC setup is as following:
Games like Most Wanted (2005) and Carbon were made way before high-resolution gaming or high-refresh-rate gaming even became mainstream.
These older games can behave weirdly if run at a frame rate higher than 60.
I don't have to worry about the resolution though, thanks to the Widescreen Fix mod.
But I am struggling to find the optimal settings that can make these games run smoothly on my PC, without the worry about crashing.
Any advice would be appreciative,
Muscle is considered the best car class in Carbon, thanks to their high acceleration, but I also hear they're quite difficult to control.
What does it take to master muscle cars in this game?
I frequently hear that manual makes you faster in these games.
I am currently playing Most Wanted and plan to play Carbon next, but I would still like to discuss about the latter before playing.
Carbon, as we all know, was quite a success and is still very popular, but many feel that it wasn't as successful as Most Wanted.
Even though I am yet to play the game, I already have one complaint about it: the vehicle tier system.
In Carbon, cars are divided into three performance tiers: 1, 2, and 3.
Tier 1 vehicles are the least powerful, and Tier 3 vehicles are the most powerful, with Tier 2 in the middle.
This means that after a short time, your initial starter car would struggle to win events.
Personally, I think removing this tier system would have made the game even better.
What else do you think could have been done to make NFS Carbon even better than it is now?
Exotic cars are often considered least favorite in NFS: Carbon.
But if you still chose the exotic path regardless, how did it go?
I am currently playing Most Wanted and plan to play Carbon next, but here is something I noticed.
I have watched many YouTube gameplay videos of Carbon before, and I noticed that in most of the gameplays, players spent little-to-no cash in customizing their rides visually. I think this shows that the economy in Carbon is very tight and that the cash should be spent almost exclusively on performance upgrades.
I have just battled against Earl, Blacklist #9. And boy, he certainly lives up to his name.
Had to take a couple of retries to beat him in that sprint race.
He totally deserves that reputation of rubber-banding.
But luckily, I managed to beat him and get a pink slip for his Evo VIII.
I am still playing Most Wanted 2005 and yet to play Carbon, but I am already torn between the three starter car choices of Carbon.
Everyone knows Carbon offers three starter car choices: the Mazda RX-8 (Tuner), the Camaro SS (Muscle), and the Brera (Exotic).
The 1967 Camaro SS, according to many, is the best one, but I did hear that it has higher skill ceiling. The RX-8 has very good handling, but it's not fast and that bothers me. And the Brera... well, I am not totally sure.
88JansenP12, who is perhaps the most influential and informative Redditor in this community, said they do not recommend the Brera for the 1st playthrough. But some others say the Brera ain't that bad at all and that it might be a choice to consider, considering I can gain access to the drafter crew member and Tier 2 exotics like the Elise early on.
I am so CONFUSED. I can't figure out which career path would be the best one for me.
-1 = Monitor Refresh Rate
-2 = Double Monitor Refresh Rate
For your information, my monitor is 4k 144hz.
I am running the game on my 4K 144hz monitor.
My PC specs are as follows:
There have been two times when my game crashed, and on both times I had AMD Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) disabled. Could the game be crashing because of the high refresh rate? I'm asking this because when I enable FRTC and have it capped at 60 FPS, the game does not crash.
I was engaged in a chase against a couple of Civic Cruisers at Heat Level 1, when two of them got ahead of me and slammed on their brakes.
I was blocked, but a quick thinking made me reverse my car into another Civic Cruiser behind me, pushing it away.
I did a reverse 180, and after some time, was able to outrun the cops.
At Heat Level 1, I already encountered a close call. The Rockport PD are definitely different from the Lakeshore PD. (I come from Unbound, FYI)
I am playing Most Wanted on PC with my Xbox controller.
Currently, I have my buttons mapped in accordance to the original Xbox 360 controller layout for the game, but if anyone can give me a recommendation for best button mappings, I would really appreciate it.
I am playing Most Wanted with widescreen fix installed, but are there any settings within it that you recommend tweaking?
I am currently playing Most Wanted and Carbon on my PC both with widescreen patches enabled. My gamepad is an Xbox Series X controller with zero stick drift.
When I was younger, I never had a chance to complete the entire game, mainly because the Extreme Events and Endurance Events are so long.
In my honest opinion, Extreme Events and Endurance Events are optional events for people who absolutely want to complete the entire game. After all, you get to unlock the ending movie after completing the Gran Turismo World Championship, which is a Professional Event.
I am currently playing Gran Turismo 4, and some recommendations tell me to tweak some settings in the "advanced" tab.
Should I use advanced settings or not?
I am currently re-playing GT4 on PCSX2, and when the time comes, I may as well try out the Spec II Mod.
I am aware that this mod is very popular and well-received, but as the old saying goes, everything has its drawbacks.