Overview:
- Estimated Achievement Difficulty: 7/10
- Offline: 32 for 770
- Online: 8 for 230
- Estimated Time to 1000: 30-40 Hours
- Minimum # of Playthroughs: 3
- Missable Achievements: None
- Does Difficulty Affect Achievements: Yes
- Glitched Achievements: None
- Extra Equipment Needed: None
Preview:
Unlike NTG: Inside Line, you do not need to sit there and flip the track pass a billion times or worry about trivia. The only achievement you need to continuously work on is Front Row, and you’ll be worrying about that one in the easy playthrough. Don’t forget that at any time during the race, you can rewind using the button, or just simply restart the race until you get the finish you need. The following steps can be done in ANY order chosen, so they are not numbered!
Easy Career Playthrough [Obtainable: 14 for 390]
Set the difficulty to whatever you are comfortable with and race for fun. Focus on qualifying on the pole for Front Row and knocking out the different achievements for winning races. Here, you’ll also be aiming for 2,400 points in a single season for Points Collector, so make sure to check out the guide for a detailed explanation. At the end of season one, you can use the code provided by goothgone to unlock enough credits for Egg Head. You also need to run a custom setup at any race to get Engineer.
Single Season / Highlights / Random Achievements [Obtainable: 13 for 260]
Here is a list of things that just didn’t fit into the other categories and their related number of achievements, so knock them out whenever you get around to it!
1. Win the sprint cup in single season and chase mode [2]
2. Run 10 laps in a session and take a picture of your car [2]
3. Mess around in the paint booth [2]
4. Complete the Highlight Challenges with gold time [3]
5. Race as 10 different drivers and three different manufacturers [4]
Champion Difficulty [Obtainable: 5 for 120]
You must turn the difficulty setting up to 90% at the very beginning of the first race menu and not change it for the rest of the season. The Shootout, Daytona Duels, and All-Star Race can be ignored during this playthough. Please refer to the solution below in the guide for how to break this difficulty again. Doing this method for breaking Champion difficulty will also net you "Heading to the Garage", "Running Flat", "Lucky Dog", and "The Big One" if you haven’t earned them yet.
Online Racing [Obtainable: 8 for 230]
All online racing can be done by yourself. Pick short tracks such as Bristol, Richmond, or Dover and mix it up a bit. Head over to the trading thread [HERE] to find partners to race with if you’d like. Don’t forget to create a one race fantasy league for "Legend of Leagues" and save an online replay for "Saving Memories". After that, 100 races with at least 20 wins will net you the rest. I personally did almost all of mine on Watkins Glen because it is only one lap and cuts down on race times.
[XBA would like to thank 1001puppys for this roadmap]