Career progress | Cop career NfS Rivals Guide

Police officer career mode (Cop) is divided into chapters and if you want to advance to next chapter you have to complete tasks from the objective lists (Assignments) chosen by you. It is worth mentioning that chapters differ in length and sometimes it is enough to complete one list only to advance to the next chapter and sometimes you need to complete tasks from several lists.

A significant feature of this game is that it gives you a freedom when it comes to choosing tasks you want to complete. Once you complete the career prologue, the game allows you to choose one of three lists (an example on the above screen), Patrol, Undercover and Enforcer. Tasks from different lists do not differ as much as it is in case of the Racer career. What's more, I would suggest not to pay so much attention to list's objectives but to reward which can be achieved for its completion. This is because each list is connected with unlocking a different type of the police car (more on them can be found on the next page of the guide).

Notice - if you've selected any list and realized after some time, that it is not good for you, you can change it for another one in the mobile command post. But you have to remember that such move involves losing all progress in the current list!

Notice - in exceptional cases assumptions of lists on same levels are overlapping and then it doesn't matter which one you choose, because the only problem is what new police car you want to unlock.

Prologue

All activities on the only available list are very easy to complete and they are just a part of tutorial which familiarize you with gameplay basics. You'll learn how to catch racers and you'll play one of three available events.

Assignments - level 1

All three lists are very easy to complete, but the Undercover list is the only one which doesn't say which type of events you have to complete. Regardless of the chosen list, you'll learn how to use repair shops in the game world.

Assignments - level 2

If you do not want to participate in Hot Pursuit events choose the Undercover or Patrol list. Pay also attention to requirements on hitting from behind cars controlled by racers (Rear-Ram) or from the side (Side-Slam). In case of Undercover list you'll have a task on reaching a high speed - all such challenges should be completed on the highway with additional help of nitro.

Assignments - level 3

Tasks on this list are kind of introduction to pursuit technologies. There are no set requirements in the Patrol list but in case of Undercover and Enforcer lists you'll have to use arbitrary set technologies.

Assignments - level 4

Since each one of three lists requires to earn a silver medal, remember about choosing such events which suits you best. In case of Patrol list there is the novelty - a task which assumes to pass by another vehicle in very short distance, preferably moving from opposite direction. As if for Undercover list and the task on spending a given amount of time in the air, look around for jump places ensuring long jumps and drive over them having the high speed.

Assignments - level 5

All lists on this level are focusing on attacking Racers. The fastest one to be completed is Undercover list, because you have only to catch (in any way) three fleeing vehicles.

Assignments - level 6

You shouldn't have any problems with completing two first tasks from each list. But there are two novelties. First of them is Nitrous Side-Slam attack in a Patrol list, which is performed by activating nitro and then hitting another car from the side. As for the Undercover list the new element is that you have to perform a drift. I recommend looking around the map for long, wide turns, trying to drive them while drifting.

Assignments - level 7

In my opinion the fastest one to complete is Enforcer list, but two others also do not have very challenging tasks. In case of performing single long jump you have to spend some time to find a proper jumping place, taking it with high speed.

Assignments - level 8

Completing each of available task list can take you some time, because they are slightly more difficult and in addition each one have four tasks. Most problems can be encountered in Undercover list, because you'll have to win race on the medium difficulty level. Choose your favorite type of events but if you still can't win, switch to another list.

Assignments - level 9

To complete this level you have to use arbitrarily assigned police car

Each of lists must be completed by using arbitrarily assigned police car - patrolling version of Dodge Charger SRT8. Regardless of the chosen list consider patrolling of the highway because in addition to easily drive the given distance you'll be able to keep a high speed required to break one of the records.

Assignments - level 10

Ferrari Enzo is a very good replacement of standard police car

Also this career level is very unique, because it assumes using of Ferrari Enzo, the Racer career vehicle. This car is equipped with EMP and Shock Waves technologies and some modifications improving its parameters. All this makes catching racers very easy and I suggest continuing using this car also after catching first 10 racers, because you could easily earn more valuable speedpoints.

Assignments - level 11

Each of three list assumes winning two different types of events. For obvious reasons the easiest ones to complete are events on easy difficulty level especially that the game allows you to repeat previously won races.

Assignments - level 12

Tasks from this cop career level are unexpectedly quite easy to complete, assuming using pursuit technologies and hitting racers' cars.

Assignments - level 13

Regardless of the chosen list, the objective is the same - gathering 100 thousands of speedpoints during the single session. This means that in the meantime you can't return to the mobile command post. Remember to often visit repair shops and playing such events and pursuits which are rewarded with most amount of points.

Assignments - level 14

Completing each of the lists can take you some time, though they do not have very complicated tasks. In fact the only difficult task is the one from Undercover list assuming driving with very high speed for at least 15 seconds. So make attempts on the highway using the fastest currently available police car, helping yourself with nitro and avoiding contact with other vehicles.

Assignments - level 15

Same as with the previous cop career level the hardest one seems to be the Undercover list. It is the only one which requires winning hard difficulty events and I suggest playing rapid response instead. Another quite challenging task from this list is spending at least 5 seconds directly following another car (preferably another police car) and again the best place for this task is a highway because there are no turns along your way. Patrol and Enforcer are easier to complete, so if you want to quickly advance to the next chapter, you should choose one of them.

Assignments - level 16

This time the hardest one is the Patrol list, because it forces you to win two different hard events. So it would be the best to complete tasks from Undercover or Enforcer lists.

Assignments - level 17

All three lists from this career level are very demanding and can take you even up to few dozens of minutes. If you want to choose Patrol or Enforcer list, use the police car which is good in catching racers. In case of the Undercover list it would be best to choose a fast police cat because you'll have to break several speed records.

Assignments - level 18

Undercover list is the only one which forces you to win two hard events so if you do not want to be stressed, choose Patrol or Enforcer list. Regardless of the chosen list, you'll have to work hard here.

Assignments - level 19

Joining Interceptor event is a good idea to complete 19th career level

All three tasks lists have the same objective and unfortunately it requires you to win three hard events. Personally I suggest participating in rapid response events and interceptor races. Use recently unlocked police cars to increase your chance of winning.

Assignments - level 20

At the end of the Cop career you'll participate in Interceptor event - you'll have to catch Zephyr. The place of the race beginning (Zero Hour) is located in the southern part of the county, in the area shown on the above screen. I definitely recommend choosing one of best police cars, Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 or Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. In addition make sure to buy best pursuit technologies (along with their next generations).

You do not have to win Zephyr pursuit but you should try

In the initial phase of the event focus mainly on the error free drive - Zephyr has very fast car. You'll be approaching him after time and then you should start using pursuit technologies. In order to complete 20th career level you have just to catch Zephyr, but you should of course to win the best medal.

Epilogue

The main reward for completing 20th tasks list is unlocking the last police car. What's more, from this point you can return to previously omitted tasks lists (there are 40 of them in total; you select the list in the mobile command post). Completing them will allow you to get access to the rest types of police cars.