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ThargorDraconis's avatar
ThargorDraconis
3 years ago

Re: Stop prioritizing cops in NFS

Completely agree.

I just missed a safe house call because there were cops surrounding the spot I need to pick up the driver with a helicopter hovering directly above it. Timer expired and the cops never moved to provide an opening to get the driver.

So I guess I'm going to be short a safe house due to this BS.

12 Replies

  • Likebai's avatar
    Likebai
    3 years ago

    @ThargorDraconis Don't worry about it. I missed a safe house call one time, but got it again few sessions later, so I have collected all safehouses even I missed it one time.

  • ScarDuck14's avatar
    ScarDuck14
    Legend
    3 years ago
    @Likebai Yes way to many cops but at the same time I find it pretty easy to hide from them by going cross country. Obviously only works when your trying to avoid them. Once spotted it’s a chore to be sure
  • Likebai's avatar
    Likebai
    3 years ago

    @ScarDuck14 Yes you are right! Once the heat level is high enough to have undercover cops, I always go cross country to the safehouse to avoid the undercover cops on main roads.

  • Caelum_NL's avatar
    Caelum_NL
    3 years ago
    @ScarDuck14 I know that going crosscountry is an option, but I would've bought Dirt or WRC if I wanted a rally game. I find it stupid that the only way to make distance in this game without being spotted is take a streetracer car with a rideheight inching the asphalt, with sideskirts and splitters and go all Collin McRea with it. Not that I don't do it, but only after the game driven me to pure frustation.
  • NLxAROSA's avatar
    NLxAROSA
    3 years ago
    @Caelum_NL wrote:
    I find it stupid that the only way to make distance in this game without being spotted is take a streetracer car with a rideheight inching the asphalt, with sideskirts and splitters and go all Collin McRea with it.

    There are several strategies to lose cops besides this one. But you need to spec the car to the strategy/style or it won't work. Going offroad with a street car is not enjoyable as you already discovered.

    If you prefer a nimble street racer, stick to the asphalt and/or drive back to the city or the industrial/harbor area and lose the cops in there. Plenty of options to lose both cars and choppers between the high rises and many alleys, tunnels, overpasses, etc. But spec the car accordingly (acceleration/cornering over top speed)

    Offence is also a good strategy. But needs proper car and setup (e.g. heavier car, increased damage aux).

    Offroad is a good strategy. But needs proper car and setup (e.g. AWD, big frame, suspension/tires/etc.).

    And there's probably more. I have not found a one-size-fits-all car/setup that does everything btw. I have different cars/setups for different purposes.

  • ScarDuck14's avatar
    ScarDuck14
    Legend
    3 years ago
    @Caelum_NL I know. But it’s an arcade racing game. So you’re going to have physics and mechanics that are beyond reality. Going cross country is actually the more realistic. I’ve encountered many boy racers attempt it in my time. Hitting a huge rock in this game. Just smashes the rock to pieces in real world Rock smashes car and you to pieces. Not to mention the huge jumps across bridges etc in this game, impossible. in real would car and you destroyed attempting it. And highly unlikely you would even get to the other side.

  • Caelum_NL's avatar
    Caelum_NL
    3 years ago
    @NLxAROSA Cheers for the detailed post, firstly 🙂 My feelings are just that. I would be more agressive, but I got a Beetle and a Silvia K's, which are neither burly like a Camaro/Raptor or built for offroad. The thing about offroad is that my Silvia, built as a drift car does quite well offroad, but it just feels stupid. And doesn't matter which type of cop is chasing you, they also do very well offroad.

    Also, you can't switch cars on the fly, so you can't do your races in your streetracer, then switch to your Dakar vehicle to get rid of the cops in the mountains (not that it matters because the cops can easily follow you everywhere, from my experience). Plus there is not enough offroad races (at least in the early part) to rectify an offroad build for what are mostly street races.

    Also I am done driving to the city every time I get chased, after which I have to play Metal Gear Solid on wheels to get back to my desitination outside the city. Mostly before making one screwup and have the whole circus starting again.

  • Caelum_NL's avatar
    Caelum_NL
    3 years ago
    @ScarDuck14 It's an arcade STREET RACING game 😉 Even though it is an arcade game, you have to be kept in the mindset that you are a streetracer. Fast and the Furious 1 to 3 are also fantasy car movies, where stuff happens beyond real physics. But the moment they would take that Supra or the Eclipse on a Dakar stage, you'd also walk away because there are limits to where your believe will take you.

    Wrecking stones and metal pillars is only allowed because otherwise the game would be unplayable. Those are gameplay mechanics to keep the game fun 🙂

    Jumping bridges and trucks with car loaders and ramps with roadgoing vehicles have been a car fantasy used in media since the car and television have been around, like Dukes of Hazard, Smokey and the bandit, etc etc. Never have I seen them roadcars going cross country through grass, forests, jumping from one hill to the next and off ravines. 😉
  • NLxAROSA's avatar
    NLxAROSA
    3 years ago
    @Caelum_NL The closest thing to a one-size-fits all solution that I found so far is to go on the offensive: Something with good acceleration&cornering and the extra damage aux and the extra nitrous from drafting aux.

    Kite the cops off the highways so they can't do the 'we can always go faster' trick, then wipe them out with nitrous bursts. Park car behind something and turn off engine.

    If I run into an undercover car while traveling (you can spot them from quite far, the cop/level icon will appear over them) or other single car, I immediately take them out with a nitrous burst. As long as you're not fully spotted it's an instant takeout, even the AWD ones. Just don't miss, or it's a chase again (and then you will need more than one hit for a takeout depending on speed).

    I haven't found any other strategies yet that are as quick as the above.

    A thing I read somewhere else is that the cops use your GPS target and patrol around that so it's better to navigate by map, but haven't confirmed that yet.
  • Caelum_NL's avatar
    Caelum_NL
    3 years ago
    @NLxAROSA Aight, thanks mate, for the hints and tips, always apreciated 🙂 Still, I'll be trying for a refund. The game does so much good, but these cops are just dealbreakers and stop me from starting the game. Plus we don't even know if Criterion has plans to handle this cops problem.
  • NLxAROSA's avatar
    NLxAROSA
    3 years ago
    @Caelum_NL Totally understandable. I think it's mostly balancing issues with the different difficulty settings, but no guarantees that they'll fix anything of course, or when.
  • ScarDuck14's avatar
    ScarDuck14
    Legend
    3 years ago
    @Caelum_NL Since you mentioned Fast and Furious. Was it number 4 or 5 where they drove over and under the Desert going from Mexico to USA. The Scooby wouldn’t have any real issues. But Classic American Muscle? Both of them. I see no difference. Besides avoiding detection means just that. You can drive slow in the game. In real life the best way to avoid detection is not bringing attention to yourself. I trust me I’ve been behind every kind of car that street legal. It’s amazing just how fast high performance cars can go across any terrain when driven by someone that really doesn’t want to be caught.

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