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- @3{DESTRUCTION DERBY - HINTS & TIPS
- @4}by NeTiX / PTK
- @5
- DRIVING WITH THE PRO CAR
- @1
- The Pro car can be a little difficult
- to master at first, but it is worth
- persevering with. Driving the Pro car
- allows for superior control and
- manoeuvrability, allowing you to
- perform wild tail out slides and 180
- degree handbrake turns. When
- cornering, bear in mind:
- @2
- Braking throws some of the car's
- weight forward onto the front
- wheels, causing them to bite (at
- high speeds this will force the
- rear of the car to swing out).
- Accelerating reduces friction on
- the rear wheel and has a similar
- effect to the above, but not quite
- to the same effect. Releasing the
-
-
-
-
- throttle brings the rear of the car
- back in from a slide.
- @1
- If you want to slide around the
- corners in style, the best cornering
- can be achieved by employing "left
- foot braking" - as you turn into a
- bend, jab the brake for a fraction of
- a second whilst holding down
- accelerate to swing the back end round
- and force the car into a sideways
- slide. Maintain the power-slide by
- holding the accelerator down and
- releasing the steering:
- @2
- If the tail swings round too far,
- release the throttle to help it
- bring into line and apply a small
- amount of opposite lock.
-
- If the car understeers, press the
- brake whilst cornering and
- accelerating to tighten the
- cornering line.
-
- With a little practise, It's
- possible to maintain a smooth
- power-slide around the entire
- length of a bend by simply
- feathering the throttle and brake.
-
- @5
- RACING TECHNIQUES
- @1
- At first, as a novice driver, you'll
- have a great deal of fun simply
- charging around the track and thumping
- into everything. However, in order to
- successfully win points and survive
- with your car intact, you'll have to
- learn the correct aggressive tactics
- to indulge in. Since Destruction
- Derby has been programmed with
- realistic car motion, with faithfully
- simulated collisions, this is fairly
- intuitive. Here are some sneaky moves
- you might use to become a smashin'
- supremo:
- @2
- Slamming your brakes on when
- followed by a smoking car knocks
- out the opposition whilst only
- damaging your rear end.
-
- Turning into the rear corner of
- another car to try to force it into
- a spin.
-
- Slamming into the back end of a car
- which was braking for a bend,
- causing it to overshoot and hit the
- wall (and hopefully taking out some
- other cars in the process).
-
- Squeezing another car sideways into
- the wall to slow it down.
-
- Ramming a car sideways at speed
- into a stationary wreckage.
-
- Stopping to push wrecked cars into
- the paths of oncoming cars.
-
- Overtaking very quickly on the
- inside of a bend by "leaning"
- heavily on another car (hopefully
- pushing it into a wall or another
- car).
-
- Pushing a car from behind, so it
- can't brake to avoid an obstacle,
- or into the path of cross traffic
- at a crossroads track.
-
- Lying in wait for a smoking car,
- then simply ramming the front end
- to take it out (devious but worth
- 10 points!).
-
- Driving towards another car head
- on, then turning sharply to take
- the impact on the side of the car
- which is less vulnerable than the
- front.
- @1
- These are just some of the attacking
- moves you can use. In time, you will
- learn to use other, more subtle,
- tricks as you gain experience. For
- example, as an experienced driver, you
- might prefer to "squeeze" rather than
- ram into other cars, hence minimising
- your own damage.
-
- @5
- OTHER USEFUL TIPS
- @1
- In Wreckin' Racing, aim for the 1st
- place man - he's worth double points!
-
- In the Destruction Derby, avoid the
- initial mad smash in the centre. That
- way, although you may miss out on a
- few points, you will start off with
- less damage.
-
- For perfect 360° scores in the
- Destruction Derby, after the word
- "GO!" pause a second before speeding
- into the middle. As you career
- towards the centre, veer slightly to
- the left or right, and you should be
- able to clip the backs of the cars
- whilst they charge towards the
- pile-up, awarding you with plenty of
- points as they spin through 360
- degrees. You should note that this
- method is slightly difficult to pull
- off, and could take some practise.
-
- For maximum points, always aim for the
- rear wings to force the other cars
- through a full 360 degree spin.
-
- In Total Destruction, always try to
- reverse away from collisions rather
- than driving forwards - this softens
- the blow to your front end.
-
- When lodged against the wall, try to
- position the front end against the
- barrier and then reverse out. This
- protects the front of the car, leaving
- only your less vulnerable rear end
- exposed.
-
- @5
- CHEATS
- @1
- Enter any of these as your name for
- some fun:
- @2
- !DAMAGE! - Invincibility.
- !REFLECT! - "Ruined Monastry"
- track.
- NPLAYERS - Choose how many players
- you want.
- MONKEY - Get five 360's and a
- monkey will run around
- the track. Each time
- you hit him you will
- get 50 points.
- DERBYMAN - Other players will
- become "smokers".