Starting Tips

Camera can also influence your driving - with the camera from the driver's perspective your actions are much more precise.

The game offers a number of different difficulty settings. To begin with, try to find a car that handles well, you can always modify it or fine-tune later - however, it should be done systematically and slowly, so you can get used to the vehicle after the modifications (Tuning section contains some details on this). The difficulty level menu contains many options. You should start with driving without ABS assist, or changing the driving line settings, and finally, for the most ambitious - switch to manual transmission.

A few basic tips below:

• Don't focus only on the highest class of vehicles - it doesn't give you that many benefits (albeit you finish the races earlier); try to find a class that conforms to your abilities.
• Take tight turns and always brake BEFORE them, not while turning - it may result in understeering. Begin accelerating in the middle of the turn (avoid using full acceleration in the most powerful cars).
• Watch out for jumps and landings - when you see a bigger bump on the road, you should always lower your speed and quickly stabilize your course. Don't turn the wheels in the air, so you can make a steady landing on four straight wheels.
• Manual gearbox allows you to have better control over a vehicle - you can get some more power in on steep roads or outrun another player by accelerating - in the same situation, automatic gearbox would switch gears, keeping torque steady. Manual transmission is also very useful while drifting.
• The game incorporates the effect of an aerodynamic tunnel - tailgating a vehicle or a group of vehicles (closer the better) makes the air resistance less powerful for you. It's a useful trick especially while driving the same or similar cars on a straight road.
• Shift into higher gear in order to stabilize the car when you are losing grip (especially due to oversteering). Make a downshift when you fall into a serious skid, causing you to land on a side or back to the track direction - if your car has a lot of power, increasing the power can create a controlled skid - a pretty safe way to return to the right direction. Nevertheless, this requires a lot of skill and manual gearbox, as well as disabled TCS system.
• Find a car that you handle pretty well - the game contains over 300 vehicles, and a lot of tuning options - the car has to be not only fast and elastic, but also driving it shouldn't be a chore for you.
• If you often crash in the races you can enable two useful options: allowing only cosmetic damage, and a rewind option that allows you to rewind the race to the moment before the crash. Additionally, check what kind of drive your car has: rear drive has a knack for understeering (skid), but the cars with this drive have better turns, and more speed; 4x4 has a perfect start and traction, but turning is definitely a letdown.
• Find a class for yourself - don't focus on upgrading a vehicle to maximum, or buying the most powerful cars - precision is the most defining factor of the lesser classes. Even the smallest mistake can end with your enemy getting ahead of you, with you unable to catch him. In more powerful classes these mistakes happen more often, but there is always a possibility you can make up for it.
• Own many cars - some vehicles can be used in any terrain. But you should make a comparison of some cars that are good in their categories. We are talking not only about off-road/road difference, but also mixed surfaces, narrow city streets, and complete off-road areas. Check other available events (radars - maximum speed, drifts - serious power and acceleration, and customized handling).
• If you haven't already noticed, the game has a day and night cycle, however it is quite slow. The night will allow you to complete many tasks that are harder to do during the day, for example because of the increased traffic.

Forza Horizon 3

September 27, 2016

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