Post#6 » Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:39 pm
I just recently got really into the game and ended up beating the entire 10 year championship. I want to say years 7 and 10 are by far the hardest, but I may be misremembering. The rest of them are still difficult but feel doable once you get a handle on the tracks.
I'm not sure exactly how much the tweaking of the car stats matter - I ended up really only adjusting the gear ratios (how fast or slow the car accelerates, which either increases or decreases top speed) and the suspension (slightly softer for gravel/snow and slightly harder for tarmac). One other tip is that the game defaults in tires for you based on the track, and these are sometimes completely incorrect. I forget which one I swapped, but doing so consistently made my times faster by several seconds (I think it's what defaults in for gravel tracks).
There is also a code that you can input at the main menu to lock the game to either 30fps or 60fps. I found that once I locked it to 30 (with full detail intact), the game became more playable and enjoyable:
30fps: Press Up, A, Down (x2), Left, Right, B(x2), Up at the title screen. (A tone confirms correct entry.)
60fps: Press Up, A, Down (x2), Left, Right, B(x2), Up at the title screen. (A tone confirms correct entry.)