Good lord I finally beat N. Tropy's ghost on Oxide Station. All the other ones have been so easy and that one's just like night and day harder. I do not like that course.
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The last section with the winding, oddly sloped turns and turbo pads everywhere really kills me.
That said, I've given up on N. Tropy until they address the save corruption on PS4.
Finally got all the Platinum Relics. Will flex Digital N. Tropy online once the save corruption bug is fixed.
That one was one of the hardest alongside Dragon Mines.
Man, the amount of game crashes on Switch is actually getting out of hand. I wouldn't be surprised if the N. Trophy glitch on PS4 that makes your game and savefile unstable also exists on the Switch (without the savefile corruption) cause I feel the game got way more crash prone since I unlocked N. Trophy.
Ok, so yet again kept track, this time specifically played on high payout tracks to see if I can hit some sort of soft cap.
60 JB 4th <-- wumpa time doesn't initiate on the first race after pit shop rotation
800 EA 1st <-- first race with bonus
600 HAS 1st
800 EA 1st
800 EA 1st
540 AA 2nd
--quit a match because couldnt finish in time--
510 WC 3rd
720 TA 2nd
600 TS 1st <-- last race with bonus, race #8 or #9 if the quit race was counted
80 DSD 1st
5370 coins earned during bonus. This is the first time I didn't get to 10 races with wumpa time active, so it seems like there is a soft cap on the coin earnings during wumpa time. There's still a chance there isn't since my game crashed a whopping 3 times during this session, so that might've messed with wumpa time. That said, looking at the numbers it seems that wumpa deactivated itself after I crossed 5000 coins earned during wumpa time. Looking back at my previous findings it's still possible there is a similar cap of 2500 coins during the no double coin period since I never actually crossed 2500 coins before hitting 10 races. I'll have to do a more thorough test once I got a friend available at the same time as me, cause I have a suspicion wumpa time also works in private matches so it would be a lot easier to test this out with one other person in a private where you can just choose the track to play on.
For now in conclusion, it seems that wumpa time lasts for either 10 races or until you crossed 2500 (or 5000 during double coin periods) coins earned.
60 JB 4th <-- wumpa time doesn't initiate on the first race after pit shop rotation
800 EA 1st <-- first race with bonus
600 HAS 1st
800 EA 1st
800 EA 1st
540 AA 2nd
--quit a match because couldnt finish in time--
510 WC 3rd
720 TA 2nd
600 TS 1st <-- last race with bonus, race #8 or #9 if the quit race was counted
80 DSD 1st
5370 coins earned during bonus. This is the first time I didn't get to 10 races with wumpa time active, so it seems like there is a soft cap on the coin earnings during wumpa time. There's still a chance there isn't since my game crashed a whopping 3 times during this session, so that might've messed with wumpa time. That said, looking at the numbers it seems that wumpa deactivated itself after I crossed 5000 coins earned during wumpa time. Looking back at my previous findings it's still possible there is a similar cap of 2500 coins during the no double coin period since I never actually crossed 2500 coins before hitting 10 races. I'll have to do a more thorough test once I got a friend available at the same time as me, cause I have a suspicion wumpa time also works in private matches so it would be a lot easier to test this out with one other person in a private where you can just choose the track to play on.
For now in conclusion, it seems that wumpa time lasts for either 10 races or until you crossed 2500 (or 5000 during double coin periods) coins earned.
You know what, I was joining another online lobby while reading this comment and the game actually crashed again loading into the track for a 4th time today. This game is actually cursed today.
Gonna grind Skull Island on hard mode with remote play and a macro spamming X. I get 15 coins every minute and 10 seconds. Should get 700-800 coins an hour while asleep or at work.
Yeah, you get it for 10 races long (or hit the coin cap) every day, it resets every pit stop rotation. At least double Wumpa Coin gains are still active so it's actually worth playing online still.
I doubt there is any reason to do it. Arcade doesn't even seem to keep track of which cups you won either which the original CTR did do, so I expect everything in arcade mode is just a "for fun" deal.
Yeah it's the two right bends before the first jump where I lose a lot of time I think, and then I've got to improve in the bends at the last stages of the track where there's all those boost pads.
I can hold USF for long enough I think, but this trial is ruthless compared to the others.
Isn't Tropy's time 3:30 or there abouts? I didnt think finding another 4 seconds in my time would be this hard, compared to the improvements I made in other tracks!
Getting 750 an hour using remote play and an X button macro while repeating the Skull Rock Crystal Challenge on hard.
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One of my favorite in the game. I love how you can keep USF for so long, and the tight corners with jumps at the end.
Yeah, it's very misleading when you've played other games with map votes. Especially other, very popular games from Activision.
During relic races, when I wanted to avoid jumping over boxes, I would time my hop much earlier on the incline. You might try something like that. Sometimes it'll even get you lower than riding over the top without hopping.
Tried my first time trial last night and wtf, Oxide is not messing around.
Beat N.Tropy's time on Crash Cove first attempt but I just don't know how to beat Oxide because he's another 5s faster than my best. Is there some specific character I should be using? I've only played as Crash so far.
Beat N.Tropy's time on Crash Cove first attempt but I just don't know how to beat Oxide because he's another 5s faster than my best. Is there some specific character I should be using? I've only played as Crash so far.
What I do is start drifting from the right side of the ramp, get to build reserves while consistently hitting the boost pad.
Used an advanced character, they're the best for simple tracks like those. (well, they're the best in every track, but they're easy enough to use in tracks like Crash Cove)
A speed character would help especialy since Crash Cove isn't heavy. You just need to constanty power slide, get Sacred Fire from the boost pad, maintain the fire while hugging the wall to save time.
Ah ok, I'll try a new character then. I can beat him for 2 laps but he always seems to pull ahead on lap 3 so might be just enough to help... for that track at least lol
Yeah, a speed character will help here.
As for beating Oxide's time:
- Don't bother with the ramp. You'll be able to get enough speed to just go through the water and hop to the shortcut.
- Stick to the left of the bridge.
- Drop off it around where the crate is in relic mode, so off to the left.
- Hug the cliff and power slide round it.
- Hit the boost pads at the end, then just try and maintain sacred fire, while doing the same thing for the last 2 laps.
finally got this game yesterday, after the delivery got delayed several times.
my complaints:
-the menu is bland/uninspired
-Long loading times(even on xbox one x)
-Story mode is way too hard(playing classic mode, and i do remember that it was hard, but was it really this hard?)
-there are no real online possibilities(Cups, Points, Championship-modes, or the ability to unlock anything)
-online takes too Long to start, i dislike online MP, which takes ages to have one round with strangers. why do i have to wait almost as Long as the length of one race track?
now the good Points:
-tons of content
-the Music is nice
-ability to switch to the original music
-amazing how they remade the original game
-very challenging
-ability to Play online is a very welcome addition
-i love the colourful graphics
even though i usually complain About fps, in this game it really does not matter that much.
my complaints:
-the menu is bland/uninspired
-Long loading times(even on xbox one x)
-Story mode is way too hard(playing classic mode, and i do remember that it was hard, but was it really this hard?)
-there are no real online possibilities(Cups, Points, Championship-modes, or the ability to unlock anything)
-online takes too Long to start, i dislike online MP, which takes ages to have one round with strangers. why do i have to wait almost as Long as the length of one race track?
now the good Points:
-tons of content
-the Music is nice
-ability to switch to the original music
-amazing how they remade the original game
-very challenging
-ability to Play online is a very welcome addition
-i love the colourful graphics
even though i usually complain About fps, in this game it really does not matter that much.
Nice tips, thanks! Will try to put them to use later.
Hard mode has been a walk in the park so far compared to these time trials lol
What are everyone's opinions regarding Dpad vs Analog Stick?
Just for perspective, I hate Dpad on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but after a couple of hours playing CTR, something about the control just wasn't clicking 100% with me. Yesterday I happened to use the Dpad because I was messing with some reversing stuff, and it felt SO much better, which is very weird because I haven't used Dpad only for racing games since the PS1 days...
Also, I'm very much new to the game and haven't been keeping up with the unlocks. I don't have PS+ at the moment (which will probably screw me hard regarding getting Wumpa Coins), what would be the best approach to unlock content? I assume clearing Adventure Mode 100% should be my main goal, but I would appreciate some tips ;)
Just for perspective, I hate Dpad on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but after a couple of hours playing CTR, something about the control just wasn't clicking 100% with me. Yesterday I happened to use the Dpad because I was messing with some reversing stuff, and it felt SO much better, which is very weird because I haven't used Dpad only for racing games since the PS1 days...
Also, I'm very much new to the game and haven't been keeping up with the unlocks. I don't have PS+ at the moment (which will probably screw me hard regarding getting Wumpa Coins), what would be the best approach to unlock content? I assume clearing Adventure Mode 100% should be my main goal, but I would appreciate some tips ;)
dpad is better for crash, especially when one of the more advanced things needs down diagonal inputs.
Been exclusively playing speed characters online and honestly I feel they're busted. I don't feel held back by them at all on any track because air braking completely makes up for any turning weakness. I don't see any reason to play other classes over them besides acceleration if you're good enough with braking this game.
Like I'm genuinely seeing good players switch to turning/balanced from accel/speed with some tracks like Papu's Pyramid while I stick to Dingo and I end up 20 seconds ahead still.
Like I'm genuinely seeing good players switch to turning/balanced from accel/speed with some tracks like Papu's Pyramid while I stick to Dingo and I end up 20 seconds ahead still.
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In terms of actual unlockables, completing Adventure with all Platinum Relics, all Oxide ghosts beat, and the Penta Penguin cheat code are all you need. The rest is just getting coins to unlock the rest of the roster (N.Trance is currently locked behind a 7,200 pack, but the rest are all available individually for cheaper), and then customisation for your karts.
What kind of TV do you have? HDR looks great for me, extremely bright and colourful.
Also if you've never played CTR before you're probably better on Easy because Normal requires some use of sliding and boosting to win consistently.
Medium is harder than the original for sure, but it's definitely manageable.
I'm not sure why you're having problems with HDR though. It's saturated as anything on my TV. Like, it's so vibrant, especially Coco Park and any level with fire.
Playing on Sony KD65 something 4K. I played CTR way back on the OG when I was bad at videogames regardless. I managed to powerslide around corners and boost on bumps, but it doesn't seem to be even close enough to win.
Turning off HDR fixes the colors. But I'm using Gaming mode for obvious reasons which also uses HDR but results in washed out colors.
Colors are washed out? It pops on my TV. The game looks like an SDR image but the colors are really colorful for me