Burnout Paradise Mega Thread

[scavvenjahh]

The closest I got so far was going south from the start and across the second most southernly bridge, as most of it is straighter, wider roads. Missed it by two or three seconds.

That's my path of choice, too. It's even possible to chain burnouts from South Bay Expressway to the finish line if you're good (...I'm not). The part between Lone Stallion Ranch and the Wind Farm is almost a straight line when you take all shortcuts - that tunnel leading to the construction site alone can probably give you the few seconds you need once you know where to take it - it's a *fast* part. With motion blur and bumper cam it's an awesome place to drive through in TripleHead, too 8)

[Abram]

Just got it done. Went south liek before but then i missed a turtn and decide to keep going. I went south from start and stuck to the southern, then western perimeters. Finished with 10 seconds to spare, with two crashes. BUt i DID have boost held near the whoel time. (got my first 4x boost refill thing)

Hmm i guess I could've edited my previous post, eh? Take THAT, screenspace!

[DaFox]

Ok thanks. In numerous occasions my car just stopped rolling after one barrel while it had plenty of airtime left... so I was wondering if I had to strike a key or sth :lol: Guess I just need practicing, I won all Stunt Runs thanks to billboards and super jumps with flat spins here and there, i.e everything but barrel rolls...

Try going off a raised ramp, I know theres an online thingy for 2 players where you both have to do a double barrel roll off of a certain jump that sends you down below to the train bridge.

If you plan on doing the online challenges, you might as well just forget about that achievement because you will end up getting it as you do the challenges.


Anyone up for an online race? ^^

[scavvenjahh]

Don't count on me, I'm an offline biatch.

Finally got the 360 flat spin AND double barrel roll, both at the same time :shock: while doing a stunt run (taking the ramp that launches you down into the excavation site near the dam). And to think I had tried to perform each one separately from that same ramp for more than an hour...

Now my last achievements are a x40 stunt combo (tricky, but reaching x25 is pretty easy, so I think I can do it) and a x20 burnout combo (I really don't know if I'll ever complete this one - that's a pretty looong and difficult challenge)...

[DaFox]

20x burnout should be fairly easy just hop on the I-88 with a slowish car.

Woo just hit my elite license, 91% Just the showtimes to go.

[scavvenjahh]

Don't hop over buses and you'll be fine :)

10x burnout was not quite as hard as I thought, but it can be frustrating - so 20x... Even with a "slowish" car, you need constant oncoming and not a single mistake in a long, long while. A real challenge for me...

[DaFox]

Don't hop over buses and you'll be fine :)

10x burnout was not quite as hard as I thought, but it can be frustrating - so 20x... Even with a "slowish" car, you need constant oncoming and not a single mistake in a long, long while. A real challenge for me...

Yep :) Its quite easy I just got 5Mill on a 1Mill street. I actually had done like 10 of them before by accident.

My hand hurts :(



49x Burnout, 21.8 Miles in oncoming using this car on the I-88 for like 10 minutes:

http://burnout.wikia.com/wiki/Krieger_PCPD_Special





http://burnout.wikia.com/wiki/101%25_completion Bikes have a 101% achivement too.[/img]

[Frag Maniac]

Woo just hit my elite license...

Me too, but like I said above, what's the point of having it? There are no Elite level challenges to do. I assumed there would be because the Hawker Burning Route in A Class is a 2:53 event. I've seen a video of a guy doing it where the time was 2:45. Is that perhaps an online Burning Route time or maybe the console version has different times than the PC version?

Is there nothing left to do but achievements once you get to Elite, no new event challenges?

[DaFox]

[quote]Woo just hit my elite license...

Me too, but like I said above, what's the point of having it? There are no Elite level challenges to do. I assumed there would be because the Hawker Burning Route in A Class is a 2:53 event. I've seen a video of a guy doing it where the time was 2:45. Is that perhaps an online Burning Route time or maybe the console version has different times than the PC version?

Is there nothing left to do but achievements once you get to Elite, no new event challenges?

Nope, Elite simply means like "You're done!"

Whats left now is 100% complete (the last achievement on the list)
101% Complete
102% Complete
Bikes + 101% Complete

[Frag Maniac]

Nope, Elite simply means like "You're done!"

Whats left now is 100% complete (the last achievement on the list)
101% Complete
102% Complete
Bikes + 101% Complete

Then I guess just like the gold color option I now have for cars, the only thing the rest gets me is a platinum color option?

Hmmm, not sure I even want to waste time driving around to find all the billboards and smash throughs and beat the road rules just for that.

I guess I can always wait for the next DLC content to arrive, but no talk of the stuff I want being included in it, like bike AI and events, and Elite events for the cars.

Mean time, can anyone answer my question above? Why is there a 2:45 time for the Hawker Burning Route when the PC version tops out at 2:53 for A Class?

Is the 2:45 time exclusive to consoles or online play?

[DaFox]

I was about to shrug it off and say I dont know, but then i had the itch to play again so I hopped on to check it out for my self and..

Mine shows exactly what this wiki shows 2:48 since it got updated. I don't believe that License effects the time at all.





http://burnout.wikia.com/wiki/Burning_Route

As for the next DLC, theres 3 that I find particularly interesting:
http://www.criteriongames.com/packs/island.php (Premium)
http://www.criteriongames.com/packs/cops_and_robbers.php (Prem?)
And the next all around general free content update

[Jedediah]

Well I got the game and am enjoying myself nicely. Though I need a little work on taking people down. http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nxzoymmmyi0 As this video would show.

It terms of music, has anyone figured out how to do the custom soundtrack feature?

[Frag Maniac]

Mine shows exactly what this wiki shows 2:48 since it got updated.

You are referring to the Ultimate Box update right, because that's the only one for the PC so far isn't it? I am playing the UB version, maybe I confused the Hawker time with another, I'll check again.

@Jedediah,
Nah, you're doing fairly well for having just started playing. Once you get to know the map better you'll be fine. You went a little light on some of your failed takedown attempts, but being as you're new to the game and were on city vs rural streets where there are more pillars and such to smack into, it's understandable.

You don't really need to nudge the front end of their car over like that though, quite often that will result in too much speed and hitting something other than their car, esp in higher license levels where they go speeding by fast and you have to boost a lot to catch up. It's quite effective to nail their rear quarter or side, esp if you have an object or another car to push them into. Once you do it more though you'll find even pushing from behind then swerving a bit will send them off into something.

They'll try to do the same to you though. So if you suddenly feel like you can't steer the car and you see no one beside you, look up ahead for an out and try to boost to it. One of my fave takedoens is the Traffic Check, whereby you can use easily manipulated traffic vehicles to do the work for you. The best smackdown takedowns though are the T-Bone and Vertical by far.

[scavvenjahh]

Easy takedowns : navigate to I-88. No oncoming. Push'em into the railings, nailing their rear/side quarter like Frag said. Everything gets much easier once you've unlocked "strong" cars and/or know how to avoid wrecks, find a repair shop quickly if necessary, and so on. It takes practicing in the beginning but it'll feel all too easy soon enough ;)

[DaFox]

[quote]Mine shows exactly what this wiki shows 2:48 since it got updated.

You are referring to the Ultimate Box update right, because that's the only one for the PC so far isn't it? I am playing the UB version, maybe I confused the Hawker time with another, I'll check again.

From the page:
In Paradise's free February update, Burning Route target times earlier in the game were extended, making them easier to complete.

Old time for the Hawker route was 2:45 (as you stated that you seen in videos and according to the wiki) new time after the update is 2:48.


I found this good to know

Barrel Rolls will automatically right themselves. Players can steer into the roll bypassing the auto correction to allow for more than one barrel roll. Releasing the stick will allow the vehicle to auto-correct and land properly.

So basically to do a double barrel roll you simply have to turn the direction in which you are rolling.

[scavvenjahh]

:shock: Thanks a lot, I *knew* there was sth fishy with my car doing only single barrel rolls and wasting the rest of its airtime. Knowing this might even help me getting the x40 stunt combo ! Sweet :D

[Frag Maniac]

From the page:
In Paradise's free February update, Burning Route target times earlier in the game were extended, making them easier to complete.

Old time for the Hawker route was 2:45 (as you stated that you seen in videos and according to the wiki) new time after the update is 2:48.


I found this good to know

Ah, I see, though I think they went overboard with that and should have focused more on the stunts. It's not only too hard to hit flat spins and esp barrel rolls, they could have at least allowed a few crashes that put you exactly back to where the timer was when you recover.

Conversely, I've yet to find a Burning Route that isn't relatively easy once you find a route that works well. You actually have to force yourself to be challenged more by purposely picking a harder route and/or use no shortcuts. I've been able to beat that 2:45 time on the Hawker Burning Route with no boost. I have consistently gotten times under 2:46 with no boost AND several stunt jumps thrown in.

[Abram]

Poor me, I cun't seem to get anisotropic filtering working on this farking game.

Letting the game do it, it looks like ass. As does forcing it via video drivers. Tried 181.20, 182.05, and 182.06 drivers. Other specs in sig. I've also turn off.on any other video optiosn ahving to do with texture filtering.

Help or ideas?

[DaFox]

[quote]From the page:
In Paradise's free February update, Burning Route target times earlier in the game were extended, making them easier to complete.

Old time for the Hawker route was 2:45 (as you stated that you seen in videos and according to the wiki) new time after the update is 2:48.


I found this good to know

Ah, I see, though I think they went overboard with that and should have focused more on the stunts. It's not only too hard to hit flat spins and esp barrel rolls, they could have at least allowed a few crashes that put you exactly back to where the timer was when you recover.

Conversely, I've yet to find a Burning Route that isn't relatively easy once you find a route that works well. You actually have to force yourself to be challenged more by purposely picking a harder route and/or use no shortcuts. I've been able to beat that 2:45 time on the Hawker Burning Route with no boost. I have consistently gotten times under 2:46 with no boost AND several stunt jumps thrown in.

Yeah I fully agree, In general the game is far too easy. I also dislike that theres not that big of a difference between the 3 car types, Like I have won multiple races and stunt runs (right before getting elite) with the inferno van. There was no reason for me to ever use a Speed classed car ever aside from burning routes, but even then I still probably could have done those runs with the damn inferno van.

But yeah somewhere I remember Atomica (which i love btw, such a great personality for this) saying that you have to boost lots and use shortcuts to win burning routes, On my -26 second hawking burning route I used no short cuts at all, and you've done it with no boost. :/

[Frag Maniac]

...I remember Atomica (which i love btw, such a great personality for this) saying that you have to boost lots and use shortcuts to win burning routes,...

Yeah, I think he was a good voice over for the game too and the tips are blended in nicely, despite a very snobbish review I read claiming the guy was unbearable to listen to.

One of the things I liked the most was the casual way he mentioned odd things you could do in the game, applicable to online play. Like waiting on overpasses for unsuspecting drivers to fall victim to your vertical takedown trap.

I can't help but think it would have been a much more cool sp experience had they scripted the cars you shut down to pull such stunts on the player. Imagine finding the shut down cars in such a way, esp if they worked together against you. LOL