Need For Speed is a legendary series of racing games that began its journey back in the late 90s. The golden time of the series fell on the beginning of the 2000s, when the dawn of street racing and chasing with the police began. Then there were experiments with the plot, legal races and so on. Now the race is in an uncertain state. On the one hand, this is modern graphics, a large fleet of vehicles and an open world, and on the other, an ambiguous assessment from fans and controversial decisions in terms of mechanics. In this article, we will get acquainted with the settings in NFS, or rather, in some cult parts. Let's start in the order of release of the games.
NFS: Underground and Underground 2
The founders of the street racing genre under the night sky. The first part is distinguished by dynamic arrivals and a car rating system, and in the second, new chips were added, an open city, a fleet of vehicles was expanded, and much more. Both parts are full-fledged arcades, so driving cars in them has nothing to do with real life. However, this did not prevent the players from spending time and days on time in NFS settings. Almost everything is subject to change: bumpers, spoilers, tinting, exhaust pipes, engines, suspensions and even musical equipment. First, the player's eyes widen from such a variety, but then addiction and the selection of only those details that are truly necessary begin. Since the career takes place in a constant shortage of funds, it is not possible to spend money on the whole tuning right away, and I don’t want to, because at the next stage new cars will open that will be more powerful and more beautiful. Here are some tips for setting up NFS: Underground 2.
Underground 2 Tips
So, you figured out the management and started a career. After passing several races, a lot of SMS comes to the virtual phone with an offer to buy new parts. But do not rush to immediately drive and spend all the money, because soon they will come in handy. At the initial stage of a career, a virtual dealer often offers an assortment of new cars, so you will most likely want to change the initial one. If you spend all the money on it, then there will be no more left for tuning a new car.
However, you can go through the whole game on the initial transport. To do this, improve the car from the very beginning. Best for this is the Peugeot 105, which has excellent basic characteristics from all the initial cars.
Auto Settings
The next tip is about setting up cars in NFS: Underground 2. If you think that the car is poorly controlled or slowly accelerates, then try changing its parameters on the test bench. To get there, you need to drop into the store with engine parts and select the last section. At the stand, measurements will be taken, after which you can change the settings. For instant verification of the result, a closed track is provided, on which you can ride.
It is worth noting that you can indulge with the parameters of the car as much as you like, but it will not bring any visible effect on power - NFS is still a full-fledged arcade, in which the main thing is fun, and not realistic transport behavior.
Hidden Races
When exploring the city, you will encounter hidden events. On the street they are displayed in the same way as the other races, but they are not marked on the global and minimap maps. Some may think that these are past events, but they are not. For hidden races you get more money, and also add a percentage of career progress. Another tip: this is the passage of racing on SUVs. To activate them, you will first have to select a jeep at the dealership. After that, orange-colored events that are designed specifically for SUVs will appear on the map.
NFS: Most Wanted
The next ordinal part is Most Wanted. Night races gave way to a daytime open city, Japanese budget sports cars gave way to expensive exotic cars, and police also appeared. The car settings in NFS: Most Wanted have been greatly simplified. This is especially true of external tuning. Now you can’t change many in detail separately, as well as set the backlight (but in the daytime it is not needed). Tuning characteristics remained the same. Now, to change the control settings of the machine, you do not need to go to the menu of a special stand. All changes can be made in the pause menu. Here, priority is set in handling, acceleration, acceleration and so on. By changing the parameters with the sliders, you can immediately test the result by exiting the pause.
Chase
Since chases with the police appeared in Most Wanted, the player needs to have several cars for all occasions. The fact is that the rating of the car rises for the level of the chase. If you do not change the external tuning for a long time, then your sports car will become more recognizable, which means that a hunt will be announced for it. To avoid confiscation of a car, it is best to collect special tokens or periodically reset the wanted level. To do this, you need to change the appearance in the store.
If the risk of confiscation is still great, then it is advisable to transfer to another transport and complete tasks. So you save both cars. In order not to purchase cars at your own expense, you can always try to get a car from one of the bosses. Configuring machines in NFS that came from defeated opponents is also available in a regular store. Therefore, if you are not satisfied with the appearance of the car, then you can always change it as you wish.
NFS: Pro Street
After the game Most Wanted, the Carbon part came out, which almost completely repeats the previous part. Therefore, the same advice applies to her. Better talk about the settings in NFS: Pro Street. It was this part that first switched from a full arcade to a half-simulator. The player can manually adjust the difficulty of control. Also, all cars are divided into classes, and tuning is divided into racing disciplines. The game has the flu (ring races), high-speed races, drag, drift. Each category still has its own divisions, but they are not too different from each other. For each of the classes you need to prepare one car. All cars have their own characteristics. For example, for a drift, you need to take a rear-wheel drive car, and for a dredge, a front-wheel drive car will be preferable, since it is more stable on the road.
Getting cars
Naturally, setting up NFS: Pro Street for flu, speed, drift or drag requires a lot of money. In addition, all the cars have to buy. In order not to spend money on additional transport, be sure to go through additional tournament branches. For some of them, you get a gift for a car in each class. However, do not rush to put all the upgrades at once, but see how powerful opponents you come across in tournaments. For example, in drift competitions the most powerful engine is not always required, since it is more difficult to control the car with it on narrow tracks and sharp turns.
In addition to installing engine upgrades, tuning cars in NFS: Pro Street is carried out according to the aerodynamics parameter. To achieve maximum streamlining, you need to buy a special body kit, spoilers and air intakes. You can monitor aerodynamics with a special indicator.
When passing weekends, you need to score a certain number of points for each race in order to cross the mark in total, after which this event will be counted for the passed. But do not rush to leave the weekend and complete the remaining races to get the maximum number of points for the event. As a result, you will be given additional rewards.
Now about the NFS settings: Pro Street. If it seems to you that playing is too easy, then try disabling the auxiliary services in driving. There are also several difficulty levels in the game. At the maximum you will have to try to earn all the gold medals and break records.
NFS: Payback
The newest part of the series has radically changed the concept of the game. The player is provided with an open city, a huge fleet of vehicles, additional races. But the game has several distinctive features that greatly affect the gameplay. This emphasis on the story mode and car tuning for special cards.
Due to the fact that you have certain heroes, you must pass the story races and robberies in order to receive rewards, open new tasks and receive money. In addition, additional competitions and secrets are scattered throughout the map.
Firstly, to get unique cars that are not in the salons, you need to collect tips and look for car parts from photographs. In total, you need to find 4 parts in different hard-to-reach places, after which access to the place of the car itself will open. Having received all the spare parts, you will be able to assemble a unique transport that cannot be obtained by other methods in NFS: Payback. Settings for unique cars and tuning are available on the same cards as for ordinary cars.
Secondly, the main part of the gameplay is to earn tuning cards. Without them, you will not be able to pump the power of a car. Take your time to spend all the cards on one machine. There is always not enough money and spare parts, so players have to go through the same race several times. There is an alternative way to get upgrades - this is donat. However, this option only works with a licensed copy of the game.
Focus on the chase with the police when tuning a car is not worth it. Harassment begins and ends on story missions. This decision was poorly received by fans.
Conclusion
We got acquainted with several options for the classic parts of the series, as well as with a fresh game. Mentioned races do not differ in increased complexity or realistic control mechanics, so you will not have difficulties in passing. The concept of each part is extremely simple - you win all the races, take the first places, score points and watch story savers, if any, are present in the game. A similar scheme has been used for many years in games of the NFS series with only rare digressions and experiments.