Attempted, but I couldnt figure out the Crazy Jump to get even remotely close to WR distance
Depending on the rhythm of the dashes, you can get bouncing action as you come off the ramp. Simply driving off flush at top speed will not cut it.
Everytime I get the cab to magically lift off I know it will be a 350 or more.
chuckles825 wrote:
I'm sure you could max out the scoreboard with a TAS and the infinite reverse backdrift.
It takes awhile to build the clock back up.
As the number of remaining customers winds down, time ends up being wasted just trying to find the next guy. You also have to pick them up at the correct time so that they want to go to the destination you want. I'm sure TAS could unleash combos quicker but it would still require 1-2 hours of play time.
Looking forward to a Crazy Box run! ^^
jlun2 wrote:
What is the max score for this game? Does it stop at $99,999, $2,147,483,647, or what?
An individual fare does not exceed $99,999.99.
You run out of customers eventually and with limited green destinations, those large combos will end. Even with TAS, solarplex isn't building any time much like myself which is required to drop 400 combos. It almost takes 2 minutes of crazy back drifting to max a fare. With the timer at 70 and easiest difficulty however, you can reach 100k with just a few customers.
I'm only human so it took me a little longer to reach 12k with these settings, lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc3jcGMBVrs
Hey, that's more like it nice segment to Pizza Hut! xD
solarplex wrote:
Does the bike have different physics? you look like you're going way faster on the bike than I do with the car. Also do you have a good estimation on the interval between crazy dashes?
Yes, you can accelerate and stop much quicker with the bike. Another important feature is how it behaves after executing a dash. As you shift back into drive, you momentarily have enhanced traction. If you try to take a tight corner with the car however its back end will drift out. When you want speed, it's the bike and that's why it primarily owns most crazy box records. With heavy traffic and the weird maneuvers you have to perform, the bike makes up for the time lost correcting with the car.
As for dash intervals, you don't have to wait very long. Just look at how often I switch gears on the freeway. Of course you can't be a maniac in the city or where more traffic resides so it's better to pick your spots for turning purposes.
solarplex wrote:
And yeah already rank 21! it seems combos/cash/ no crashes or some combination of those are calculated into ranking as you can see with Etch's crazy skill where he does max difficulty but only gains one rank at a time
Ranking is purely based on how much money you earn.
I'm playing off my saved file so the bike is accessible. I have to collect over $85,000.00 before I make my top 20, lol. Since I finished with $8,323.88, that meets your goal for the initial rank 1.
jlun2 wrote:
Never played this game, but what's the difference between the characters chosen?
Since they all have the same bike, I never noticed a perceptual difference...
A TAS with identical inputs will ultimately confirm this but the cars might be a different story. They differ noticeably in size but this might just be psychological. I'd test how they compare on Crazy Jump and Crazy Through. It should be quickly apparent if there is any advantage.
I finally played around with this myself, not very easy to build time in this mode! xD
I think the best approach you can take is reach the Baseball Stadium asap. From there, just shuttle customers back and forth repeatedly from the city. Besides being able to complete these trips very quickly, you can amass huge combos on the freeway. These will more than offset the ones you initially collected slowly. With TAS, there should be enough time to throw down a combo at the Heliport to end it. You also need to stop so customers can simply jump into the cab, precious seconds are wasted!
The car is doable but bike is more human friendly, here's my demonstration...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgzRaNBTICI
Anyone with any information about strategy or anything feel free to post.
Sorry if this is a lot but I wanted to share what I learned about this game!
You might find it easier to start with the crazy boxes. These are quick challenges and will help you understand the important strats in this game like dashing and reverse dashing. Here are some good ones to investigate.
There is a jumping technique I found but could never quite understand.
Crazy Parking- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSGx3S5SeZI
Something really strange happens with repetitive dashing when hitting the ground or walls at angles. It happens rarely but with TAS it could be very powerful in saving time on other places.
Crazy Turn - You can jump over the fence after taking the second to last right handed u-turn. I've also fallen through barriers sometimes simply from coming in with too much speed whilst dashing.
Crazy Attack - How fast can you go around the map with the bike, any shortcuts?
Crazy Through - This would be absolutely insane to see driven top speed start to finish.
Crazy Jump - What precisely influences distance because that weird bouncing can make or break it.
Crazy Drift - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCUCIIK8Aak
You can only combo so fast but is 112 max?
As you may have guessed, money mode gets ridiculous with the crazy back drift...
Here's my live run of Arcade 3 minutes $100,408.71
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uergHK4jtU
I have videos for each 3, 5, and 10 minute mode for Arcade and Original.
I use the bike for everything else though because it's faster. In this mode, you don't have to worry about running out of time with the customer so after maxing the fare grab the next one. Trying to block traffic in real time is too difficult so I chose the heliport and camping village for my spots. With TAS, you might find closer spots granted you can block traffic and keep a combo going within that space without the customer bailing. I didn't have the patience last time I played but it could leave you enough time to drop off an additional passenger.
My best score for Arcade rules is $718,049.15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o6QoTnbvTI
This is a whole other beast since you have to build enough time to execute a max fare drop. Where a customer goes unfortunately is not always the same. This is extremely critical as you don't want to waste any time searching for a different one because they aren't going the direction you want. The trouble with the Arcade map is completing laps around it as most customers prefer returning to the city. The flow is mainly counterclockwise so I found getting around as many times as possible essential for building up massive time. I didn't spend as much effort on the Original map. it's harder to go faster between customers here since it's not simple straights all the time so only $476,049.44.
Please check out Rodrigo's channel for the other fastest crazy box records!
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvdGIoD2skcBUdQozwf7Spw
