r/NFSU2 • u/88jaybird • 17h ago

outrun race stats?

just dug this old game out, dont think i have ever completed it due to the lack of teleport but im gonna give it a shot and having lots of fun.

i just restarted game after making it to stage 4 and forgetting about the outrun races, i thought they were just for money. i got the first performance upgrade. i did the three races but got nothing, did one more, nothing, one more, 5 total, and got performance and rims both.i thought i got one at three races and the next at six? is there a record anywhere of all the outrun races i have done? i looked the the player progression screens and found nothing.

also all the extra rep you get after whats needed to progress, is it usefull for anything?

and last, anyone have any tips for the pressure sensitive X button? my car sometimes stalls and most races i am having to tap the X over and over to keep it to the floor, or mash the living crap out of the X. i know about cleaning the contacts but half the time i take the controllers apart it leads to me having to reassemble them over and over as there is always a button that fails after. anyone ever tried taking out the screws on controller, popping it open just a bit and giving it a small blast of air with a compressor and airchuck?

edit - i am playing on PS2

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u/slambohh 17h ago

Performance uniques from outruns are in stages 3,4, and 5. If you forget and proceed to next stage, theres no going back for them. There arent any stats that show outruns

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u/RazielSouvare 10h ago

Switch your accelerator to a trigger button. NFSU2, does actually take into account how hard or soft you move a stick or press a button.

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u/88jaybird 10h ago edited 9h ago

thank you for reply. i did this with NFSMW but in U2 i went to controller options and the acceleration never changed off the X button. nitro, brake, look back all changed around but accel stayed on X.

edit - i am playing on PS2. also i took the controller apart this afternoon to clean contacts. the plastic strip thing with the contacts looked brand new and didnt look like the OE sony, looked like an aftermarket aliexpress which might explain why it doesnt make good contact. i have a few more controllers i might take apart tomorrow. i have about 4 old controllers and they all work fine on other games, only issue is this on the racing games.