BlackHawkBible music connoisseurThere's no place like 127.0.0.1Icrontian
edited November 2004
IMHO, if you can wait, get a 9600 or a 9800. It'll perform better but it still is gonna run like crap on other games. You could also try searching for a used 9700.
Dude. I played NFSU on my parents' computer before I built my own. 256 ram, 1.4 Willy, gf2 440. *I* thought it was awesome. Then I built my own computer (9800 pro, not amazing, but great card nonetheless). Just wait till you buy a new card - you'll be FLOORED .
I wouldn't recommend the 9550, though. Like BH said, 9800 or 9700 pro... 9600xt if you really need to pinch your coppers. Don't go lower; you'll regret it.
As long as you make sure it's 256-bit, and not 128-bit. Just so you know, 128-bit and 128MB are NOT the same. 128-bit is like a castrated 9800 pro. If it's 256-bit, 128MB, then go for it. Might want a second opinion, but that seems like a pretty good deal.
(Online, a 9800 pro will run you about $180-$200, so they ARE overcharging quite a bit. But with that 'free' money you have, it might still be a good deal.)
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BlackHawkBible music connoisseurThere's no place like 127.0.0.1Icrontian
edited November 2004
Go for it. After that, OC it
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KwitkoSheriff of Banning (Retired)By the thing near the stuffIcrontian
edited November 2004
I have a GF4 Ti4600 and I think the graphics are awesome. I am downright jealous of what you're going to be seeing with a new card.
with GF4 Ti4200, the graphics can be run medium high with minor choppiness in congested areas. i run medium to ensure easy flowing gameplay, and it still looks awesome. BTW... anyone know which race unlocks the Infiniti G35?? thnx
I just finished the game and it's looking pretty good i must say. It's a little easier than the first, but the gameplay is much better with all the extra tweaks you can do to the car. The only car you are going to need is the RX-7. When tuned properly, it beats every other car in the game.
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KwitkoSheriff of Banning (Retired)By the thing near the stuffIcrontian
edited November 2004
I used the RSX in the original and the Hyundai Tiburon in this one. One thing I can't understand is how I left so many races unfinished yet still won. Also, I have a ton of items still unlocked. What gives?
I ended up on 70% completion when i finished the game. I have no idea where the rest is. Have you found all shops? Finding shop unlocks more parts etc.
I think that you might have beaten that guy before you took on the other races.
it doesn't matter what car you pimp out----the game can be beat with any car.... I just beat it with a celica and i have almost 200k left in the bank b/c i didn't spend a dime on any other car
but i have heard many people swear by the skyline and the rx-7....
btw, my 9800pro runs the game beautifully with 2x AA and 4x AF @ 1280 x 1024.
Same here, ryko. Oh, and the Tiburon handles like a BOAT! BLECH! I <strike>think</strike> know (*mumbles something incoherent about Geeky* ) I'm using a Celica right now. And how do you find out your percentage completed??
it doesn't matter what car you pimp out----the game can be beat with any car.... I just beat it with a celica and i have almost 200k left in the bank b/c i didn't spend a dime on any other car
but i have heard many people swear by the skyline and the rx-7....
btw, my 9800pro runs the game beautifully with 2x AA and 4x AF @ 1280 x 1024.
Any idea where the rest of the completion percent is in the game?
I took on at least 25 guys on the street and won them all. Still at 70% =/
I won 155 out of 161 races so the record is near perfect. The remaining 3/10 of the game is a mystery....
You're SAVING to get a new car?? Didn't someone else just say this game was easier than the first? In the first game I NEVER had to save to get a new car, money came way too easily. In all te time I've played NFSU money was never an object.
I found where the rest of the races are finally...it must be some sort of bug in the game. Go back to the garage (just hit esc and choose garage), show map and toggle between the levels. To the left there is a dot for every race that either are completed or not. I actually found a few from the first level. lol. And lots of races in the remaining 4 levels. They have never showed up on the in-game map at all. Weird.
when i said saving i meant i was just gonna blow it all to madly pimp out my g35.. but i have to unlock it first... anyone have a game guide and can tell me which race it is?? im on level 4 now..
fyi, press "t" on your keyboard when in explorer mode to find your stats...
and to find all the shops,etc... look for the different colored street-lights when in explorer mode. also a lot of them are found in little dead ends--so look for them on the mini map.
It says i have found everything except one shop in city center area, but i have found it plenty of times. However there isn't a floating icon like all the other shops. I can drive into the light and it will make the noise to enter, so i do--but nothing is unlocked and it won't show up on my map at all.
where's the patch EA???
also it is a pain to check the world map and scroll through each race, but that is what you have to do to find them all.
This game can hardly be a finished product it seems...i mean, finishing the game at 70% completion? How fun is it to race against level 1 cars when you have a fully tuned RX-7? This destroys a otherwise great game. I have all the shops on the map, but i can't for the life of me unlock the wide body kits and the summary says that everything is unlocked =/
Only 5 races left now though.
I take it that you have to do the races in the exact right order. If somebody calls and says its a race at the airport, you have to go there immediatly. I ignored the stars on the map and concentrated on the races and took the stars when i was in the neighbourhood. Shouldn't have done that..all of a sudden a star dissapeared and i can't get it back. Pisses me of to no end when everything else is completed totally. Tremendously gutted about that.
Ouch, that sucks, Mackanz. And I agree, this needs a lot of work. It's already got a patch, ffs, but it isn't enough.
Did I mention that whoever was in charge of the drift physics engine for this game needs to be burned at the stake? . DAMNIT! I mean, in Underground 1, I drove a Miata. Wooped everyone's ass. I could drift, especially, like nobody's business. Enter Underground 2. MY CAR, ALREADY TWICE THE WEIGHT OF A MIATA, SUDDENLY DRIVES LIKE IT'S ON THE MOON. Boo to that, those stupid whores . Honestly, I expect my car to handle ONE WAY, the SAME way, ALL THE TIME. If you don't know what I'm talking about, wait till you find the downhill-drag race. It's unreal. And on that course the game blips everytime your sliding car changes the directions it's drifting in. Definitely needs work, all around...
Still a fun game, though.
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BlackHawkBible music connoisseurThere's no place like 127.0.0.1Icrontian
edited November 2004
Mack: Did you race for sponsors? The starts are for magazines and dvd's.
One of the thing that annoys me about the game is that you can win any race even with the crappiest car. Just buy all the parts and it drives faster than a Skyline. Bah. As for the 70% completion, there's also hidden races, guys on the street. If you win against some cars, they give you unique parts. I'm only at around 35% but that's cause I started over again. Races were pretty easy at first but are getting a bit harder.
I have gone through all the sponsors allright and i have beaten close to 70 guys on the street now. Where do i pick up the unique parts in that case? I have been into the shops and looked but i still can't get the last part, the wide body kits. Maybe there isn't any wide body part for the RX-7 since it's already full on 10 stars?
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BlackHawkBible music connoisseurThere's no place like 127.0.0.1Icrontian
edited November 2004
I'm kinda stumped on the unique parts too cause sometimes, I beat the same guy twice on he gives me a unique part. Other times I could beat the same guy five times and nothing. I could have to do something with the guy on the phone saying were the good races are. I'll have to check that out. I'm at 47% and just unlocked the 4th part of the city so I really haven't seen (or raced for that matter) eveything. There's always races around that aren't on the map. Some are hidden.
ive only unlocked one unique, a split hood, and i have done many many hidden races. and downhill drifting is good because the scores are outrageous and it gives u more of a motive to go and pump out more points than the guy in first..
but its true that u can beat the game with any car :shakehead which blows b/c in NFSU at some point u would have to trade in ur civic cuz it just cant handle the races anymore...
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KwitkoSheriff of Banning (Retired)By the thing near the stuffIcrontian
edited November 2004
I've come across the same thing so far, but I've picked up 3 uniques from the outrun races. Any car is good, even the SUVs. The one thing with the SUVs is it adds SUV-only races, which IMO is really stupid. It's just a circuit race with SUVs. What's the point? At least do offroad or something.
Mackanz, wide-body kits only opened up for me in quick race mode on "beating" the game, but all the engine upgrades did not unlock. WTF? Something's just not right here.
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I wouldn't recommend the 9550, though. Like BH said, 9800 or 9700 pro... 9600xt if you really need to pinch your coppers. Don't go lower; you'll regret it.
(On a side note: NFSU 2 ROCKS! I love this game
I have $124 free at bestbuy. and the card is $250 right now.
(Online, a 9800 pro will run you about $180-$200, so they ARE overcharging quite a bit. But with that 'free' money you have, it might still be a good deal.)
I think that you might have beaten that guy before you took on the other races.
but i have heard many people swear by the skyline and the rx-7....
btw, my 9800pro runs the game beautifully with 2x AA and 4x AF @ 1280 x 1024.
I won 155 out of 161 races so the record is near perfect. The remaining 3/10 of the game is a mystery....
So is the second game harder or what??
and to find all the shops,etc... look for the different colored street-lights when in explorer mode. also a lot of them are found in little dead ends--so look for them on the mini map.
It says i have found everything except one shop in city center area, but i have found it plenty of times. However there isn't a floating icon like all the other shops. I can drive into the light and it will make the noise to enter, so i do--but nothing is unlocked and it won't show up on my map at all.
where's the patch EA???
also it is a pain to check the world map and scroll through each race, but that is what you have to do to find them all.
Only 5 races left now though.
I take it that you have to do the races in the exact right order. If somebody calls and says its a race at the airport, you have to go there immediatly. I ignored the stars on the map and concentrated on the races and took the stars when i was in the neighbourhood. Shouldn't have done that..all of a sudden a star dissapeared and i can't get it back. Pisses me of to no end when everything else is completed totally. Tremendously gutted about that.
Did I mention that whoever was in charge of the drift physics engine for this game needs to be burned at the stake?
Still a fun game, though.
One of the thing that annoys me about the game is that you can win any race even with the crappiest car. Just buy all the parts and it drives faster than a Skyline. Bah. As for the 70% completion, there's also hidden races, guys on the street. If you win against some cars, they give you unique parts. I'm only at around 35% but that's cause I started over again. Races were pretty easy at first but are getting a bit harder.
Entropy: Yeah, the drifting is a bit too easy.
but its true that u can beat the game with any car :shakehead which blows b/c in NFSU at some point u would have to trade in ur civic cuz it just cant handle the races anymore...
Mackanz, wide-body kits only opened up for me in quick race mode on "beating" the game, but all the engine upgrades did not unlock. WTF? Something's just not right here.