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[ATG001] CREW / WINGMEN INTRODUCTION
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The game features the option to hire crew members to help you out in your
career. They have the innate ability to add diffrent bonuses in your
career such as additional cash on every win, lower heat levels or even
unlock parts. You can only hire up to 3 crew members at a time, so keep
the members where you benefit the most. Remember, that the crew member's
CAREER BONUS is innate and active as long as he/she is working for you.
In most races, you can team up with your active crew member for a 2-2
battle. This applies only to SPRINT, SPEEDTRAP, and CIRCUIT Races. (Except
in the last battles.) Other race types, you need to fight on your own. A
crew member winning 1st place is also your win.
Remember to UPGRADE your crew member's cars. You can upgrade them using all
the parts you have unlocked so far... for FREE. You can even ADD layers
(since their Vinyls are unique) of vinyls to make them more part of the
team. Putting in your crew logo to their cars will add more taste to it.
On the race they are called 'WINGMEN'; a similar term applied to fighter
squadrons where the squadron member is tasked to cover/ assist the flight
lead. There are 3 types of Wingmen.
BLOCKER - This wingman works like a ballistic missile that knocks down
opponents . It is very useful when you want to take the lead,
you want to buy time or just wanna play dirty. :P
TIPS:
1. When activating your blocker, it is most effective to make
sure your blocker is AHEAD its target. Otherwise, he will run
wild and try to ram the opponent from behind which is unadvisable
since there is always a large tendency to crash.
2. The larger crew charge, the powerful the blocker's ram is.
Activating your blocker at full charge and at the perfect timing,
can actually disable an opponent for a considerable amount of
time.
3. BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU ACTIVATE YOUR BLOCKER WHILE YOU ARE BEHIND
HIM. This is a general rule if your blocker is in 1st place and
you are running second and you have the opponents closing in.
The tendency is that he will brake hard, and wait for the target
opponent, blocking you as well.
SCOUT - Scouts as the term defines it well, shows you all the shortcuts
in the track. A shortcut discovered by your scout remains
revealed on the map during the duration of the race. And since
scouts must be ahead of you, they are the earliest and probably
the cheapest way to win races to unlock performance parts. (Until
you get the drafters that is.)
TIPS:
1. Scouts' crew charge are always full. It goes out only after
a whole lap or after a certain time.
2. Do not always follow your scout in tight shortcuts unless you
are clear. It means you are expecting where to turn, brake and
enter; Otherwise, you will hit hard against the railings, stopping
your car completely.
3. You can act as a blocker while your scout maintains the lead.
This is a technique you need to do if you car is still
underpowered or just enough to keep up against the opponents.
DRAFTER - Drafters as the name implies, are the wingmen that stays on your
front to give you a continuous boost in speed, as long as you
stay behind them. You can even slingshot past your crew member
once appropriate speed has been achieved.
TIPS:
1. Drafters have fast cars by default. Upgrading their performance
further enhances the monster beneath the hood.
2. Drafters when activated, will always try to get ahead of you
to give you a nice draft, if they are behind you. However, if
they are already in front of you, they will slow down to wait
for you to get into position.
Using this principle, if you are ahead and your drafter is
somehow in 3rd or 4th place, just activate him whenever possible
to get in front of you.
3. WATCH out if you are drafting in tight corners. While you're
behind your drafter, you wouldn't notice that your speed actually
increases gradually, even past your car's max speed capacity.
Drafting in that speed will make the car crash during turns.
4. If your drafter is way ahead of you, act as her blocker. This
will ensure a sure victory.
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[ATG002] CREW / WINGMEN - MEET THEM
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Crew Member's Name (Wingman Type/ Specialty)
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Race Bonus: This bonus is activated only when you have him in the race
Career Bonus: This bonus is active by default as long as you have the
crew member hired, until you fire him/her
Acquired: Part of the game where you can hire the crew member
Note: Thier cars are upgraded as you unlock the 2nd or 3rd Tiers. (For
example Yumi starts out with a Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, but once you fire
her and hire her again, she will have a Subaru Empreza instead.) Crew
members that can be hired in the later part of the game, has already
T3 cars be default (Such as Nikki and Colin)
Neville (Blocker/Fixer)
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Race Bonus: Zone Heat doesn't increase.
Career Bonus: Extra $200 per win.
Acquired: At the beginning of the game.
Sal (Scout/Fabricator)
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Race Bonus: Winning races detracts attention from the police.
Career Bonus: Unlock Autosculpt bodykits, hoods, and roof scoops.
Acquired: After you aquire a couple sections of Downtown.
Yumi (Scout/Mechanic)
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Race Bonus: 25% boost to nitrous.
Career Bonus: 10% discount on parts.
Acquired: After you defeat Kenji of Crew BUSHIDO
Sampson (Blocker/Fixer)
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Race Bonus: Extra 10% cash per win.
Career Bonus: Your zones get less attention from the police.
Acquired: After you beat Angie of 21st Street
Colin (Drafter/Fabricator)
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Race Bounus: Larger Area for drafting.
Career Bonus: Unlocks Autosculpt wheels, spoilers, exhausts, and chop tops.
Acquired: After you beat Wolf of Crew TFK
Nikki (Drafter/Mechanic)
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Race Bonus: 50% boost to speedbreaker and nitrous.
Career Bonus: 10% discount on car purchases.
Acquired: Before you take on Stacked Deck; after a scene with Darius
MECHANIC -- Gives discounts on car purchases and performance parts
FABRICATOR -- Allows you to Autosculpt diffrent non-performance parts
FIXER -- Gives additional cash on race wins.
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