During time trial races, there are no other opponents on the track—it’s just you against the clock. Each time trial has a par time. To win, you must complete three laps within the par time. This is a win or lose type race, with no rewards for second or third place. If you complete the time trial within the par time, you’re rewarded with 15 racing certificates. Winning time trials requires speed and precision. Run over the blue Boost Canisters scattered across the course to keep your boost meter filled and boost early and often, particularly on straightaways. Every second is precious, so don’t perform any risky maneuvers that may cause your vehicle to flip over or crash. If you manage to keep your vehicle on the course while boosting throughout, you’ll have no problem winning every time trial. If you’re having trouble, consider purchasing boost and engine upgrades for your vehicle.
Rocket/Pulse Rally
Pick-Ups:
Boost Canisters
Homing Rockets
Pulse Ammo
Rally races are unique and challenging, awarding five points for each Rally Point captured and three points for each opponent vehicle destroyed. The first racer to accumulate 50 points wins. Once a winner is declared, the race is over and the second and third place finishers are determined based on the next highest point totals. The Rally Points appear on the course as tall columns of blue light. There is only one Rally Point on the course at any given time, creating a mad dash among the racers rushing to capture it. Drive directly through these Rally Points to earn five points. Once a Rally Point has been collected, a new one appears at a predetermined location. If you don’t see the next Rally Point immediately, look at the minimap—Rally Points appear as green dots. Strategically, going after Rally Points is the best way to win these races. Although you earn three points for taking out opponent vehicles, collecting Rally Points is much faster and more lucrative. The trick is to get out ahead of the pack early and capture the first Rally Point by boosting—boost and engine upgrades are essential. If you can maintain the lead early, capturing the subsequent Rally Points is much easier. Just be ready to deploy Shields to deflect attacks from your trailing opponents. The Rally Points appear in the same order every time, usually giving the leader a slight edge as capturing adjacent Rally Points often requires minimal course correction. Once all the Rally Points in a set have been captured, they reset, beginning with the first Rally Point that appeared at the start of the race. If you run each race a couple of times you can begin to memorize the Rally Point locations and predict where the next one will appear.
Wasteland Challenges
Wasteland Challenge Hot Zones:
Wasted Territory
Scorcher Territory
Gearhead Territory
While driving through some open areas, a Wasteland challenge may be initiated. Listen for the up-tempo music and look on the right side of the screen to see the name, difficulty level, and objectives of the challenge. Most challenges require you to destroy a number of bandit vehicles, while others require you to collect meteors during a Feltrite storm. Glance at the objective at the start of a Wasteland challenge and determine whether you want to do it. If you prefer to pass, simply boost out of the area where the challenge is offered and proceed with other business. Completing Wasteland challenges is a good way to earn some extra cash. The amount of cash rewarded for Wasteland challenges varies based on the difficulty, determined by the number and quality of bandit vehicles you must destroy. The number above each bandit vehicle represents how tough the vehicle is to destroy. The number also hints at what kind of weaponry the bandit vehicle may possess. For example, if a bandit vehicle is level 4, it probably has Shields, Homing Rockets, and thick armor. Such vehicles are tougher to kill while posing a bigger threat than those simply armed with Miniguns. Weigh the pros and cons of the cash rewarded versus the amount of ammo expended. If you’re sloppy with your aim and miss, Wasteland challenges can actually end up costing you more than you earn.
While you can earn cash by completing Wasteland challenges, don’t get greedy. Sometimes you simply aren’t prepared to complete a challenge. If you’re in the middle of a challenge and you’re running low on ammo or your vehicle is about to explode, get to safety by boosting out of the area or by calling a tow truck. Even if you’re in the middle of a fight, Durar, Mick, or Saul will come and haul your ride back to a settlement. Once you’re restocked on ammo and have repaired your vehicle, you can return to the same area to complete the challenge, resuming where you left off.
