When the car hits a nitro zone, I get ~450 points in the beginning of race and around ~200-300 near the end of race. I do understand that the amount of points is proportional to the amount of time you spend inside the nitro zone (i.e. you get more if you drive straight through and less if you just touch it) but I don't understand that why the amount of bonus decreases during the race, assuming that hit the nitro zones the same way.
Hello 7ru3blu3,
as far as i could find out through testing, you gave yourself the answer: at the end of the race, usually you're faster than at the start - ergo - you're a shorter period of time within the nitro zones, which mean less points...
I think it works like follows:
• you get points/money for beeing in contact with the nitro zones
>> slower drive through* = more points/money
• you get points/money for less time between hitting two nitro zones
>> less time between zone hits = more points/money
If there is a bonus given for the amount of nitro zones hitted within a race - which will be shown as NITRO-ZONE value at the race results - i couldn't recognize by now.
*I did try the following:
• took a good car (in my case 762PR) and raced a low chapter underground nitro race (chapter 3, race 2) This did give me a comfortable amount of race time.
• started the race and grinded on the walls (cause we don't have brakes lol - but kept an eye on the damage meter!)
• tried to drive through the nitro zones with as low as possible speed, but kept an eye on the remaining time!
You may encounter more points/money, as through fast and nitro accellerated racing while hitting every zone 😉
(Btw. that's the reason why i asked at the forums to give money bonus for the time leftover, after driving as fast as possible - which usually is the target of racing games...)
I did try to beat my snail driving 3.022$ NITRO-ZONE bonus on underground chapter 3, race 2 (see photo) with/through driving like hell ... lol - i wasn't able to:
>> slower drive through* = more points/money
Makes sense, since I get more nitro zone points driving Ford Fiesta (3500-4500) than Skyline GTR (2500-3000).
