Here are some tuning tips that webDotWiz has found useful in Shift 2 Unleased.
Steering assistance – Yes
This tip is from the Need for Speed forums and helps get rid of most of the twitchiness in the steering. The original post emphasised that regardless of whether you turn off all other assists, at least leave Steering Assist turned on.
Full damage
Rather than simulated damage, webDotWiz has found a hint from a post on the Need for Speed forums to turn on Full Damage. This setting seems to “calm down” the AI cars somewhat.
Hi, I am running Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed on a mid 2011 imac with windows 7 installed via bootcamp. The game starts up fine and then reaches the 'start screen' where it asks me to press enter. I press enter nothing happens. I try various key combinations, nothing happens. I press shift tab. The first race (the 2 lap practice run prologue) crash only occurs with the Origin version of Shift 2. The prior EA Store version or the EA DVD version do not have this problem. Some have reported a crash in quick race, and perhaps in some career mode events, but none of the early career mode events. The graphical and visuals of Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed are really amazing. The best thing about the game is that it all gets blurry when the car is up to the limit of extreme speed. The NOS and other features in the game are highly modified in this version and they look a lot more cooler than the previous one.
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Settings for Rear wheel drive/ Front wheel drive / All wheel drive cars
The table below summarises a range of settings from a contributor on the GTPlanet forums:
Rear wheel drive cars
Tires/Brakes
Front Tire Pressure – 40.00
Rear Tire Pressure – 55.00
Brake Balance – 50.00
Brake Pressure – 10.00
Alignment
Steering Lock – 20.00
Caster Angle – 8.00
Front Toe Angle – 19.00
Rear Toe Angle – 21.00
Front Camber – 20.00
Rear Camber – 30.00
Differential
Limited Slip Acceleration Lock – 6.00
Limited Slip Deceleration Lock – 12.00
Springs
Front Sway Bar – 5.00
Rear Sway Bar – 2.00
Front Spring Rate – 3.00
Rear Spring Rate 3.00
Dampers
Front Damper Fast Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Slow Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Fast Rebound – 4.00
Front Damper Slow Rebound – 4.00
Rear Damper Fast Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Fast Rebound – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Rebound – 2.00
Front Tire Pressure – 40.00
Rear Tire Pressure – 55.00
Brake Balance – 50.00
Brake Pressure – 10.00
Alignment
Steering Lock – 20.00
Caster Angle – 8.00
Front Toe Angle – 19.00
Rear Toe Angle – 21.00
Front Camber – 20.00
Rear Camber – 30.00
Differential
Limited Slip Acceleration Lock – 6.00
Limited Slip Deceleration Lock – 12.00
Springs
Front Sway Bar – 5.00
Rear Sway Bar – 2.00
Front Spring Rate – 3.00
Rear Spring Rate 3.00
Dampers
Front Damper Fast Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Slow Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Fast Rebound – 4.00
Front Damper Slow Rebound – 4.00
Rear Damper Fast Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Fast Rebound – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Rebound – 2.00
Front wheel drive cars
Tires/Brakes
Front Tire Pressure – 50.00
Rear Tire Pressure – 50.00
Brake Balance – 50.00
Brake Pressure 10.00
Alignment
Steering Lock – 20.00
Caster Angle – 8.00
Front Toe Angle – 19.00
Rear Toe Angle – 22.00
Front Camber – 25.00
Rear Camber – 35.00
Springs
Front Sway Bar – 5.00
Rear Sway Bar – 3.00
Front Spring Rate – 2.00
Rear Spring Rate – 2.00
Dampers
Front Damper Fast Bump – 0.00
Front Damper Slow Bump – 0.00
Front Damper Fast Rebound – 1.00
Front Damper Slow Rebound – 1.00
Rear Damper Fast Bump – 0.00
Rear Damper Slow Bump – 0.00
Rear Damper Fast Rebound – 1.00
Rear Damper Slow Rebound 1.00
Front Tire Pressure – 50.00
Rear Tire Pressure – 50.00
Brake Balance – 50.00
Brake Pressure 10.00
Alignment
Steering Lock – 20.00
Caster Angle – 8.00
Front Toe Angle – 19.00
Rear Toe Angle – 22.00
Front Camber – 25.00
Rear Camber – 35.00
Springs
Front Sway Bar – 5.00
Rear Sway Bar – 3.00
Front Spring Rate – 2.00
Rear Spring Rate – 2.00
Dampers
Front Damper Fast Bump – 0.00
Front Damper Slow Bump – 0.00
Front Damper Fast Rebound – 1.00
Front Damper Slow Rebound – 1.00
Rear Damper Fast Bump – 0.00
Rear Damper Slow Bump – 0.00
Rear Damper Fast Rebound – 1.00
Rear Damper Slow Rebound 1.00
All wheel drive cars
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Tires/Brakes
Front Tire Pressure – 50.00
Rear Tire Pressure – 50.00
Brake Balance – 50.00
Brake Pressure – 15.00
Alignment
Steering Lock – 20.00
Caster Angle – 8.00
Front Toe Angle – 19.00
Rear Toe Angle – 22.00
Front Camber – 25.00
Rear Camber – 30.00
Differential
Limited Slip Acceleration Lock – 6.00
Limited Slip Deceleration Lock – 8.00
Springs
Front Sway Bar – 5.00
Rear Sway Bar – 4.00
Front Spring Rate – 2.00
Rear Spring Rate – 2.00
Dampers
Front Damper Fast Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Slow Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Fast Rebound – 4.00
Front Damper Slow Rebound – 4.00
Rear Damper Fast Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Fast Rebound – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Rebound – 2.00
Front Tire Pressure – 50.00
Rear Tire Pressure – 50.00
Brake Balance – 50.00
Brake Pressure – 15.00
Alignment
Steering Lock – 20.00
Caster Angle – 8.00
Front Toe Angle – 19.00
Rear Toe Angle – 22.00
Front Camber – 25.00
Rear Camber – 30.00
Differential
Limited Slip Acceleration Lock – 6.00
Limited Slip Deceleration Lock – 8.00
Springs
Front Sway Bar – 5.00
Rear Sway Bar – 4.00
Front Spring Rate – 2.00
Rear Spring Rate – 2.00
Dampers
Front Damper Fast Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Slow Bump – 3.00
Front Damper Fast Rebound – 4.00
Front Damper Slow Rebound – 4.00
Rear Damper Fast Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Bump – 2.00
Rear Damper Fast Rebound – 2.00
Rear Damper Slow Rebound – 2.00
Notes:
- If you upgrade your car after applying the above parameters, you’ll need to re-enter the values.
- Depending on the level of upgrade of your car, not all the above parameters will be available.
Quicklinks
As well as the above, the Need for Speed blog has recently had some more generalised advice for settings. Follow the links below for details:
- Shift 2 Unleashed – Tuning Tips – Springs: www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/
- Shift 2 Unleashed – Tuning Tips – Sway Bars: www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/
- Shift 2 Unleashed – Tuning Tips – Tires and Brakes: www.needforspeed.com
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Shift was definitely one of the first near simulator level games in the franchise’s history, and converted many of those who snnere at the series before. Perhaps this is the reason Electronic Arts, adn developers Slightly Mad Studios decided to drop the NFS tag from the sequel’s name, calling it just Shift 2: Unleashed.
Fans of shift will certainly not be let down, and EA will have earned back more respect from the purists than it lost by making the super arcade styled Need for Speed Hot Pursuit not so long after giving then Shift. Much has improved, from the visual appeal to the physics, the control system to the upgrades and tuning section. Something has been carried over from Criterion’s Hot Pursuit though – Autolog, the social platform to compete on leaderboards and in multiplayer races, and upload photos. While it’not something we felt was missing from Shift, it is certainly not an unwelcome addition, and more motivation to whittle entire seconds off your lap times. The Career mode is where the fun begins however, and will consume at least 10 hours for a playthrough.
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Graphically, Shift 2 Unleashed is a beautiful games, and can be quite demaning on your system at max settings. If your system can handle it though, the overall effect is wroth a few less frames a second – truly immersing you. While some lens flares can get a little annoying, the overall improved lighting is phenomenal. With Unleashed, Slightly Mad Studios has also added night driving, with some races in the twilight hours as well. There’s also a new camera angle – the helmet cam, which is a second interior view, moving with the head due to bumps and vibrations, and, focusing on the apex around a corner. It’s a great way to make the game even more realistic and a definite plus for the overall control. The hood view has also been improved, moving over the hood and also helping you look into corners. As heard in the original, the overall sound production of shift 2 lends the finishing touches to the visceral experience, making you really feel like the driver of a super sports cat. The voices are truly annoying though, and have to be turned way low.
Slightly Mad Studios has also added a brand new upgrades and tunning section to the game, and it is the best EA has offered since Need For Speed Underground 2. Everything is customizable, and for those not wanting to pick and choose their way through the options, there’s even a Works level upgrade – maxing out everything at a hefty price. The tunning section is great, nice and detailed, adn allowing you to set overall, as well as track based settings. Everything you buy can also be sold back for the same price, a great deal if i ever saw one. EA has also added a live tunning section, helping you further tweak you tuning by testing it on the track.
The game improved physics modeling leads to better control system, much better than NFS: Shift which was for many drivers overkill without complete tuning options. While they aren’t too many cars on offer, this is no GT5, they are a;; exceptionally well modeled. There are some flaws with extremely steep learning curve, especially if you start off on Hard mode, Pro driving style such as dead zone, various sensitivities etc., vital in a racing simulator to get the best out of your car, especially on tracks you are racing for the first time. The rival Al is also quite unforgiving, not only catching up no matter how far ahead you leap, but also actively and aggressively holding line. Car on car interaction are not very pleasent, once again demanding a lot from the pursuit in you, and it can be quite frustrating – spinning out when the car behind decides you’ve braked too hard for a corner, and decides to knock you out off the way.
The cars also handles extremely unrealistically when it has even one wheel the sand – I’d prefer the game penalize me, and add time to the game penalize me, and add time to the lap time rather than suddenly remove all control of a car if you stray a little on the exit. There are also times when the control system just throws you, oversteering when you try too ballsy a move coming back onto the line, which no amount of tuning, sway bar adjustment etc., seemed to niggie out of the game, Yes, the learning curve is steep, and the game expects precision like a hard task master that enjoys pouring oil below your tires if you act funny. At least throw in a couple of flashbacks in the Pro driving model (there’s one higher, Elite, with everything turned off) if you are going to be so fussy. Those who own a racing wheel will certainly be glad they have one. To be sure – gone is the aggression meter, and you earn XP mostly for leading drafting, staying on line, and locking.
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Another thing missing from the simulator aspect of Shift 2, through it is more than probabbly a case of me wanting too much , is an in-race tuning system. Hold your horses. While it would be highly unfair to have it in the middle of the race, providing at least a little adjustment, with few major options like final drive ratio, overall suspension, downforce, and at the start of the race would be great – like Dirt 2, though that ha only those options to offer, in teh entire game. Coupled with in-race control adjustments, Shift 2 has lowered the learning curve, adn simplified getting your current car tuned just right without shuttling between the tunning menu and the race, and the long load times in between. A split-screen option, not present even for console versions, would have been welcome as well, something GT5 offers – playing the game on a large screen TV with your friends wiuld rock.
However, after warming your nerve endings up, and lots of tweaking settings off the track, Shift 2 is a good answer to what simulation fans will be looking for, without the clinical environment – the motion blur, the spectacular crashes, the amazing sound production, all combine to make the game a thrilling, high-pressure and no-mistakes-allowed purist’s wet dream.