My Diaries

A Lurid Tale of Obsession, Depravity, Wits and Attempted Wit

Tue Oct 26, 1999

Playing and logging some alternate "fast" games

In the directory logs I keep several text file which are detailed logs of various games. logs/blue is a game in which, perhaps foolishly, I collected all the race prize cars as quickly as I was able to.

For the last several days I played a game of Gran Turismo in which I honestly collected all the gold race cups in 132 simulation days. The only event I entered twice was the Sunday Cup. I have a text file which is a detailed log of it in logs/silver. The results of that game led me to thinking that it must be possible to win all the gold race cups without entering any event twice.

So I am now embarking on a strategy, the detailed results of which will be kept in logs/gold, to legitimately create a game card of day 101 with all the gold race cups acquired. This requires me to pass all my license tests in one try, and enter no event more than once. Needless to say, it is necessary to make use of the "reload" feature to accomplish this.

However, leaving aside arranging to pass license tests in one day, this task is otherwise fairly do-able for me. By reloading the game, I got my A license by day 17, and then began racing. Between days 10 and 19 I purchase the captiva blue pearl Civic 3dr'93si for Cr8,870. As with most cars, I can easily win the Sunday Cup with this. In fact, I would advise reloading the game if you do not get the pole for the Autumn Ring Mini.

After sweeping the Sunday Cup with one pole, you can use most of the money to tune the Civic as detailed in the log. Using semi-racing tires is a good way to save money. You can then enter the FF or Clubman Series as you prefer, and win that (the Lightweight tends to be a little harder, and should be saved for later). After winning one of those, tune the Civic some more, being careful to keep enough so that after finishing these four series you have the Cr68,800 necessary to purchase a Viper RT/10. You can also consider selling the initial Civic, and/or some of your prize cars, but you shouldn't have to and it won't make much difference.

After getting the Viper RT/10, you win the Normal Series--that should be on day 39. Day 39 is the last day for a while that a GTO'95MR is available, so snap one up and max-tune (weight reduction, but no racing modification) it with all the Normal Series winnings. This is probably the last car you need to buy. So now you can get your IA license in 8 days, or go racing, as you prefer. The GTO'95MR can make mince-meat of the GT Cup, and the 4wd series, but it is probably also the best bet to win the All-Night I. The GTO'95MR is also better for winning the vsJP series than the other alternative--the Chaser LM.

But my strategy for winning the vsJP series would be first get the IA license and then win the All-night I (yes, I) with the tuned GTO'95MR. It can be done fairly easily. Then, take the nice Silvia LM you win for that and win the Grand Valley 300. I find that Silvia one of the most pleasant cars to drive in that race; it is easy on tires and does not suffer too much when its tires do get worn. That gets you a pile of money (which you don't really need) and Castrol Supra GT to win the vsJP Series with, although you need to be careful to keep it pointing in the right direction. So, as I said, you might prefer to just use the tuned GTO'95MR to win those two Series. Hopefully you win either a Viper or a Cerbera with which to win the UKvsUS Series. If not, you have enough money to buy and tune any of the Vipers or TVRs. Depending upon your preferences, you could race-modify the Viper you used for the Normal, but I prefer to keep a car capable of winning each series. The GTO'95MR can clean up the Mega, the All-nightII, and the Tuned Series, and your favourite of the LM prize cars you win can win the the GT-I Cup.

Sometime you should win the FR series with the Viper (it can be easily done stock)--if you do it before the Normal Series, however, you might not be able to get a GTO'95MR. (But with a probable Cr25,000 to Cr29,500 for the FR series, plus the change you probably have, you will probably get the approximately Cr29,000 from it, so it might be worth the risk).

An alternate strategy would be to use the Normal Series prize in place of the GTO'95MR. The Supra should be able to win all the same events as the GTO, but is not eligible for the 4wd event, which then becomes problematic. (The FTO LM, if won, could enter, but some would consider that cheating). The Impreza can easily win the 4wd event, but I'm not sure how it would do at the All-nightI or even the Tuned Series.

Another alternate strategy would involve trying a Corvette (the cheaper one) in the Normal Series instead of a Viper. I'm not sure how that would work out. Before trying a game like that, I first have to try out the Corvette in the Normal Series.