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Hydraulics and other newbie queries (in NFSU2)

Posted: 18 Jun 2006, 06:34
by Vajra
Other than showing off and magically adding a ton to the star value, what good does a hydro system do?

I've read on the U2 tips on the official site that some engage the hydro in midair for -something-, or to make their cars do spectacular wheelies at launch. Care to shed any light on the use of hydraulics?

Also, what is the use of putting LCDs (much less a multiple battery of LCDs) in the trunk? I bet it isn't to watch DVDs at a car picnic XD

Posted: 18 Jun 2006, 07:21
by prince1142003
hydros and trunk stuff serve no purpose other than "showing off". hydros can, however, earn you style points, but that becomes quickly inconvenient to do during a race.

Posted: 19 Jun 2006, 20:27
by DYRR
Hydros have a purpose in the start of drag races on some car like 240sx and rx-7 cause of the wheelie start that improves times.
Some players also use supension on start in circuit and sprint races cause corolla wheels slide less or none with this method during start

Posted: 19 Jun 2006, 21:28
by Kid Cro
Realy?? I didn't knew that!! Thnx!

Posted: 19 Jun 2006, 22:21
by WonkaVW
Just a bunch of ricer crap :)

Seriously though, if anything they would make the car worse. All the weight of that hydraulics equipment, the LCD screens and all that other gaudy ricer crap makes the car really slow.

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 00:01
by Toshiro
Hydraulics are for pimps and their show ponies.

No practical race car would have hydraulics on it.

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 00:55
by DYRR
Toshiro wrote:Hydraulics are for pimps and their show ponies.

No practical race car would have hydraulics on it.
We are discussing on the pratical use on NFSU2 not on a real car and on U2 suspension have the 2 pratical use i said. All best draggers even on wr project use them for whelie start

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 01:19
by Toshiro
By practical, I mean all purpose, not just drag racing.

But really, the only game I've played where hydraulics were practical was Midnight Club 2.....

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 03:22
by prince1142003
hydraulics and suspensions are two different things... just making sure everyone knows that...

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 08:34
by DYRR
prince1142003 wrote:hydraulics and suspensions are two different things... just making sure everyone knows that...
I am talking about Hydraulics Pressure not Hydraulics Bounce just to be clear (and sorry if i not explained well but english is not my mothertongue).
I saw Hydrauilic Bounce used only one time with a pratical use, when i downloaded a video of a spirnt race when it was used at the start combined with Hydraulics pressure to obtain more burnout nos refill point, 100 for nitro show + 25 for bounce + 511 burnout, cause in sprint one cnnot do as in curcuit 2 or 3 laps to refill it before the launched lap
By the way Hidraulics pressure is used on the start of 4 type of races so i think they are usefull.

P.S.: As most, but not all knows, Hydraulic pressure start work well only if combined with particular setup of the car both in drag, and circuit sprint.

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 12:35
by Kid Cro
Well they are usefull when your car is too low and you cannot pass some hole on road so you rise your height of car!

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 12:41
by Andre_online
^^ HUH?? :?

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 13:26
by Adamantinus
And for what do LCD's achieve in a boot? Think of Dominic Toretto's RX-7 in The Fast And The Furious.

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 14:11
by DYRR
Kid Cro wrote:Well they are usefull when your car is too low and you cannot pass some hole on road so you rise your height of car!
I hope u wrere not talking of the game :shock:

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 19:02
by Toshiro
I don't think Hydros work above 32 mph, dude.

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 19:53
by RazoR_MKD
Hydros in U2 is just for reputation and when u take pictures for DVD magazines or something...maybe sometimes in races too,but rarely

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 22:24
by Kid Cro
DYRR wrote:
Kid Cro wrote:Well they are usefull when your car is too low and you cannot pass some hole on road so you rise your height of car!
I hope u wrere not talking of the game :shock:
Nope I dont! :wink:
I talk about real life!

Posted: 20 Jun 2006, 22:57
by Toshiro
I don't think cars can do that either, not when its driving.

This isn't James Bond, dude.

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 10:33
by Kid Cro
Hey dude listen! I saw it with my eyes!!! OK??
I saw a car (Å koda Octavia) he had hyidraulics, and he rised his car to pass recumbent cop!! And after he lowered his car to normal!

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 22:55
by spartan.dk
How can you rise a car ABOVE a car? And what does recumbent mean?

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 22:57
by xHaZxMaTx
I think he meant he raised his car as he passed the cop to show off or something. :|

Posted: 23 Jun 2006, 00:34
by Kid Cro
Something like that, but he raised the car to pass (We call that lying cop, that our police use to slow us down on dangerous places/roads or roads for wich they think that are awsome for street racing!
Spartan Recumbent = lying!

Posted: 23 Jun 2006, 02:49
by GT3x24x7
He means a speed hump. They're sometimes called 'sleeping policemen'.

However, the topic here is whether hydraulics and lcd screens can serve any useful purpose in Need For Speed Underground 2, the game. Real life has nothing to do with it.

Posted: 23 Jun 2006, 10:12
by Kid Cro
That's my man! Tnanx!