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Re: NH beat the heat PHOENIX

7 posts by 7 people · 03 Sep 2000 03:20 UTC - 03 Sep 2000 14:49 UTC

John Pavlicek 03 Sep 2000 03:20 UTC#234527
Bumper cars is the wa to go. That's especially true at Bristol. Instead of taking the turn as usual, I'd always duck onto the flatter part of the track and come up into the side of the next car. Got me a first place finish that way. -Pav Ed Kloskowski <kloskowski@[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8oseg2$1ng$[email hidden]... > Is anyone else aware how bad the AI cheats in the beat the heatschallenges? > > I swear there is no way to beat some of these without resorting to bumper > car tactics! The Advance series at Phoenix is friggin impossible! Ireally > just enjoy hot lapping so I dont deal with pit stops ever, but I like > (liked) the beat the heat challenges. However without some sort of > difficulty slider on this one I cant advance!! > > Its relly starting to piss me off. there have been other tough ones, andI > am absolutely convinced there is NO WAY to get the gold on everyone. I > would bet that the player doesnt have a chance at more the 15% - 25%golds. > there simply is no way to win some of them without setting up the car > yourself or knocknig down the AI (whcih does not seem bound by the samelaws > of physics as you) > > SO back to my origianl question. Has anyone beat the Phoenix challangeodf > the advance set? I say its impossible to get the gold, there simply is no > way with the AI chaeting as bad as it does that you could win it. I wantto > hear dissenting opinions OR advice.... > > ed > >
ydoucare 03 Sep 2000 06:55 UTC#234377
I finished second in the Phoenix one by doing a splash n go. "Someotherdude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > There are two more that are tougher, "Dodge and Weave" and the 1st bonusrace. > I must have restarted over 50 times to get past those two. Not only dothe Ai's > not have to follow the same physics as you, their cars are faster too.The only > way to advance is to get ahead and block like crazy. > > For Phoenix, people have reported varying ways to advance, either splash &go +
Quoted text (11 lines)> 2 tires or just splash & go with no tires. And bumping is almost a must. > > > > > > > > "Ed Kloskowski" <kloskowski@[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Is anyone else aware how bad the AI cheats in the beat the heats
challenges? > > >SO back to my origianl question. Has anyone beat the Phoenix challangeodf > >the advance set? I say its impossible to get the gold, there simply isno > >way with the AI chaeting as bad as it does that you could win it. I wantto > >hear dissenting opinions OR advice.... > > > >ed > > >
BClay 03 Sep 2000 12:44 UTC↳ reply to Incubus#234301
LOL!! Incubus <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Wxrs5.7972$[email hidden]... | Splash and go, 2 tires, block like a security gaurd at a rock concert and | occasionaly, give the opposition the finger. | |
Ed Kloskowski 03 Sep 2000 12:53 UTC#234305
Do you know of any other forums where NH is discussed in greater detial. I have been driving it non-stop since its release and have some questions about it and comments that I need validation on. ed "Someotherdude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > There are two more that are tougher, "Dodge and Weave" and the 1st bonusrace. > I must have restarted over 50 times to get past those two. Not only dothe Ai's > not have to follow the same physics as you, their cars are faster too.The only > way to advance is to get ahead and block like crazy. > > For Phoenix, people have reported varying ways to advance, either splash &go +
Quoted text (11 lines)> 2 tires or just splash & go with no tires. And bumping is almost a must. > > > > > > > > "Ed Kloskowski" <kloskowski@[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Is anyone else aware how bad the AI cheats in the beat the heats
challenges? > > >SO back to my origianl question. Has anyone beat the Phoenix challangeodf > >the advance set? I say its impossible to get the gold, there simply isno > >way with the AI chaeting as bad as it does that you could win it. I wantto > >hear dissenting opinions OR advice.... > > > >ed > > >
Splash and go, 2 tires, block like a security gaurd at a rock concert and occasionaly, give the opposition the finger.
On Sun, 3 Sep 2000 08:53:13 -0400 Ed Kloskowski <kloskowski@[email hidden]> wrote: % Do you know of any other forums where NH is discussed in greater detial. % I have been driving it non-stop since its release and have some questions % about it and comments that I need validation on. MGI/Hasbro has a dedicated forum on delphi http://www.delphi.com/nascarheat There is a newsgroup carried on news.simracing.org called nh.discussion -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. [email hidden] http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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