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fkusumot on 15 April 2008
RolStoppable said:
fkusumot said:

So tip #6 is a little bit like a nerfed version of snaking? The other tips are great, especially #5, but I'm intrigued by tip #6.


No, snaking isn't possible in the game. Well, at least not in a way that would be faster than simply driving straight.


Rol, I think you're wrong on this one. It's been widely reported that if you unlock Starfox then you can snake if you choose a motorcycle on the Fire Field track. You must not have gotten that far in the game yet.



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Faxanadu on 15 April 2008
fkusumot said:
RolStoppable said:
fkusumot said:

So tip #6 is a little bit like a nerfed version of snaking? The other tips are great, especially #5, but I'm intrigued by tip #6.


No, snaking isn't possible in the game. Well, at least not in a way that would be faster than simply driving straight.


Rol, I think you're wrong on this one. It's been widely reported that if you unlock Starfox then you can snake if you choose a motorcycle on the Fire Field track. You must not have gotten that far in the game yet.


I thought you could start snaking once you unlock the Fat Snake character from MGS 2. But Fox also makes sense, as he is one of the fast characters.  



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bdbdbd on 15 April 2008
Faxanadu said:
fkusumot said:
RolStoppable said:
fkusumot said:

So tip #6 is a little bit like a nerfed version of snaking? The other tips are great, especially #5, but I'm intrigued by tip #6.


No, snaking isn't possible in the game. Well, at least not in a way that would be faster than simply driving straight.


Rol, I think you're wrong on this one. It's been widely reported that if you unlock Starfox then you can snake if you choose a motorcycle on the Fire Field track. You must not have gotten that far in the game yet.


I thought you could start snaking once you unlock the Fat Snake character from MGS 2. But Fox also makes sense, as he is one of the fast characters.  


Amateurs. After you have 4 stars from every track, you unlock the last car, which uses the power of Teh Cell in its 4D engine and is so fast that you don't need to snake.

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Faxanadu on 15 April 2008
bdbdbd said:
Faxanadu said:
fkusumot said:
RolStoppable said:
fkusumot said:

So tip #6 is a little bit like a nerfed version of snaking? The other tips are great, especially #5, but I'm intrigued by tip #6.


No, snaking isn't possible in the game. Well, at least not in a way that would be faster than simply driving straight.


Rol, I think you're wrong on this one. It's been widely reported that if you unlock Starfox then you can snake if you choose a motorcycle on the Fire Field track. You must not have gotten that far in the game yet.


I thought you could start snaking once you unlock the Fat Snake character from MGS 2. But Fox also makes sense, as he is one of the fast characters.


 

Amateurs. After you have 4 stars from every track, you unlock the last car, which uses the power of Teh Cell in its 4D engine and is so fast that you don't need to snake.

isnt that a feature in GT5P? or will it only be implemented for the real GT5NOP? Just like damage I guess. 



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bdbdbd on 15 April 2008
Faxanadu said:
bdbdbd said:
Faxanadu said:
fkusumot said:
RolStoppable said:
fkusumot said:

So tip #6 is a little bit like a nerfed version of snaking? The other tips are great, especially #5, but I'm intrigued by tip #6.


No, snaking isn't possible in the game. Well, at least not in a way that would be faster than simply driving straight.


Rol, I think you're wrong on this one. It's been widely reported that if you unlock Starfox then you can snake if you choose a motorcycle on the Fire Field track. You must not have gotten that far in the game yet.


I thought you could start snaking once you unlock the Fat Snake character from MGS 2. But Fox also makes sense, as he is one of the fast characters.


 

Amateurs. After you have 4 stars from every track, you unlock the last car, which uses the power of Teh Cell in its 4D engine and is so fast that you don't need to snake.

isnt that a feature in GT5P? or will it only be implemented for the real GT5NOP? Just like damage I guess. 


It is, but as you know how Nintendo copies everything from Sony.

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.:Dark Prince:. on 15 April 2008

LoL you guys are hilarious.

On Topic: Thanks for the tips Rol, i look forward to playing online with you and get my ass served in a plate ^^



 

Just_Ben on 21 April 2008
RolStoppable said:
Goodlife said:
Does power sliding really make a huge difference?
I still use manual, but in the online races I have raced, I'm usually towards to top few, except when I mess up really bad!

I think it does. At least it seems that way to me when I am half a lap ahead of the player ranked second in a race.

I already added your friend code, in case you didn't add me so far, here's mine: 1504-5804-0954.

I would guess thats because of the trick with the pow (I will use it) and because no one is hitting you. If you drive just ahead of the field, there are so much red flying on you, it is just ain't funny ;)

By the way: Did you ever try automatic mode? I finde it quite better than manual: I drive a lot more tight through curves and it is easier to change direction. That is good on some course (SNES Geistertal, Blätterwald) bad on others.

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Oyvoyvoyv on 21 April 2008

Actually, PowerSliding isn't that important in the beginning. Early on I was better without making a big deal out of power sliding. When you get better, it helps you quite a lot, but whenever it makes you hit a wall, this game really punishes you for it, and the boost you get at the end makes that happen pretty often (at least in the beginnig, I am stopping to hit walls right now).

Wheelies aren't that needful neither. You have to get them straight forward, or you might end up in trouble either by yourself, or someone hitting you. Because in both cases, you lose a lot of time.



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Rick1331 on 21 April 2008

Good guide Rol, but you've missed a wobbly rack piece (the net at the end of Maple Treeway) plus can do the POW block trick with Karts only minus the wheelie. The Pow-block trick and turbo start tips have been very useful. I didn't realise I was doing weak-turbo starts for a while.