I think it also needs to be said what your driver's personality is.Cool,bar around middle or hot.I'v got a couple new ones where the bar is just past the middle and they do quite well.
That just tells you where his cold/hot bar will be when the race begins.
what does the driver's personality mean, ive got one in the middle and one hot / cold .... all i know is in a race they are hot around other drivers.................
Cold means he's driving slow. He's bored, driving lazy, and nobodies telling him anything so he just keeps going... unsure of whether a race is still happening or ended long ago.
Hot means he's stressed by any of a number of factors. Usually cars nearby put him here. Also, an annoying manager may do it as well. I've noticed that every time a car pops into his mirrors in cockpit-view, the guage gets hotter. The Hotter your b-spec bob is from the middle, the more likely it becomes that he will perform a laptime-losing action. These tend to be major incidents like spinning out. If he's driving on the cool side of middle, he's slightly slower, but there isn't a chance he will make a catastrophic mistake. The exact middle is the safest and fastest driving b-spec bob will do consistently.
I'd like to know the advantage of having more than one B-spec driver. Are they really all that different, or do they behave the same (given your race orders)? I've got my Bob at level 14 now, and am allowed to have "up to 3" B-spec drivers. What's the point of having more than one?
Later in the game, you will end up doing endurance races. These races can increase a b-spec driver's level 10 levels or more. B-spec bob will also fully deplete his strength and mental strength bars. Thus, when you pit, you can swap to a driver with full strength bars to continue the race. And to get those levels.
Ah, thanks. I didn't even think about the endurance races. Do they all gain XP at the same time, or do you have to race one by one, to increase their XP? If they gain XP at the same time, I should create a few more now so they all level up. Having a level 25 Bob and 4 level 3 Bob's probably wouldn't help
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I've heard of people using their main bob on the first endurance race to start it out. He gets so far ahead that you can use new bobs later, win the race, and increase their levels by 10 or so. Don't worry. Bobs aren't important to think about.
The closest (though not perfect) definition of the blue/red bar I came up with is the Bob's involvement. When other racers are around, he is very involved / pressured / narrow minded.
The Bob's personality will influence his aptitude to follow orders in a timely fashion, and stay focused on it. A hot Bob will be like a humming bird high on caffeine, while a cool one will be more of a stoner.
Of course, the Bob's level and general qualities will determine his ability to go fast and steady even under pressure. I tried to run 3 lvl 9 Bob's on a lvl 14 event only to see them come in last place and be morally destroyed for months of game time, despite having a killer machine at their disposal.
And each of them will have to make it's own XPs, too.
No.
Can you finish the game 100% without using b-spec? I'm at level 25 a-spec but don't feel like doing b-spec mode at all.
You're not finished until you get the platinum psn trophy. Period. You could liquidate your assets so you can play the game non-stop for as long as you can pay the electricity bill, afford a gaming diet, and stay out of jail.
I think the idea is that you're supposed to gradually build up experience so that your driver(s) can handle the higher speeds and more-difficult commands that you issue.
No. Your commands just affect his hot/cold bar. Lower pace cools it, maintain pace keeps it steady when there are no other stressors, and increase pace heats it. Overtake only matters when bob is matched in pace with a car in front of him. It makes bob line up with the car ahead of him on the inside of a corner and try to take the lead as soon as he can.
Use pace up when his hot/cool bar drops into the cool. Keep it at, or just above, the middle mark. Use maintain pace to keep the bar steady, rather than gradually increasing when you hit "increase pace" or decreasing when you do nothing. The bar will always increase when other drivers are near. When the hot/cold bar is near the middle, your driver will do quite well. Not as well as a human player can do, but much better than when his bar is off-center.
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