WipEout HD

[Rossco]

A quick tip for speed laps that you're struggling with... you can boost twice.

Yeah it's quite useful but haven't used that method much, not really been needed. Always good to fall back on though when you're struggling on some!

[Dogg Thang]

I took that to be standard practice on a speed lap and I don't think I've ever even attempted one any other way.

[Number45]

I haven't had to use one yet, the speed laps so far I haven't struggled with at all. In each race I can pretty much assure you I'll put together a gold quality lap... but keeping that going for three or four laps is altogether different!

[Baseley09]

Maybe im being a lamer, but is there a trick to doing 2 boosts?

[Rossco]

I took that to be standard practice on a speed lap and I don't think I've ever even attempted one any other way.

If you're doing the double boost technique properly though you can only go for a Gold every two laps since you use the boost just an inch before crossing the line to get the most speed boost for the next lap as possible. And I couldn't be bothered doing that, like to just go for it every lap!


Baseley, just basically means waiting to the very end of one lap to use the boost so you get the extra speed at the start of a new lap, then use it again somewhere throughout the lap as normal.

[briareos_kerensky]

Maybe im being a lamer, but is there a trick to doing 2 boosts?

Boosts are replenished when you cross the finish line even if there's one in use, so you boost when passing the starting pad nearest the finish line, starting the new lap with extra acceleration and having a boost for somewhere else on the track.

[Baseley09]

Oh right yeah clearly, i thought they were saying there was some cheatery to be had!

[C']

I've used that trick once for an Anulpha Pass Speed Lap. Was getting infuriating as I kept setting new lap records by hundredths of a second each time but constantly getting Silver. Saving a boost for the start gave me the little edge I needed.

[Dogg Thang]

If you're doing the double boost technique properly though you can only go for a Gold every two laps

[smarmy git]I only need two laps. One to locate the boosts and one to get the gold.[/smarmy git]

[Rossco]

Haha touch?!

[Darwock]

Scoreboards are (almost) back in full working order! I say almost because they still hadn't updated with my latest times when I logged off, but they are showing everyone's scores again nonetheless.

[Dogg Thang]

I've been having some terrible trouble with two of the time trials in the second last even - the Metropia one and the Sebenco one. What makes it even more frustrating is that I golded the Phantom Metropia TT in the next set and also the Phantom Sebenco Speed Lap but I still can't do those two poxy time trials.

[funkydan]

Ugh - I will finally be able to download this tonight - cannot wait. Haven't had the moola this month but finally my pay cheque cleared. Supposed to be going to rehearsals for some play I'm in tonight but I feel a bit....ahem....poorly now....cough cough

[Darwock]

I've got all golds in Event 6 now apart from the Sol 2 Rapier Time Trial. It is total head****!

THe required time is 1:38.5 and I can get 1:39.8 I think so far.

This is the situation I'm in at the moment. It's not quite as bad as I was expecting though, I can see the light - it's just a case of waiting for my 'lucky shot' and I should nail it. I got my current best with the Piranha which is a pig to get round corners, so on that run I actually whacked a few walls. Switched to the AG ship and reckon this will be the one that clears it.

By the way, what's going on with the hosts in online mode? There are so many people who start a race session and then seemingly just walk away from their PS3 and go for a nap or something. Last night I was wanting to join as many 8 player races as I could (to try and get the bling parade trophy). I joined many sessions that were full of players but the games wouldn't start. It was really infuriating, especially with no way of communicating to anyone (even if I had a headset, if they don't they still can't hear me). We'd all sit there for a couple of minutes, then people would start dropping out - go to the lobby, join the next game - see all the same names come in and again the host doesn't start the race!!

Are people just not realising they have become the new host? Maybe they should change the display colour of the hosts screen to make it more obvious or something.

There was one guy who's race session was sitting at the top of the list all night, usually with 6-8 players waiting to go.. and he never once started the game.

[ItsThere]

Why aren't people who use the Pirahna using the Icarus for the speed laps etc?

Same speed - better handling and thrust!