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    sry, but i can't tell u the time-limits for each zone target, b4 it says 'target depleated'.
    but i guess 55target has a limit of 5min, maybe. have to try this later...

    edit: after testing a bit at ZB55 syncopia (novice AI), i found out that after 7min20sec the zone-target starts to depleate.
    i never used the boost in my tests, instead i absorbed all energy. 1.0 zone in ZB = 20sec! in normal zone mode 1zone = 10sec!
    after reaching 22.0 (without using boost once) the target began to drop.
    lets do the math: 22.0*20sec=440sec
    440sec/60=7.33min=7min20sec
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    Good man

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    i fancied getting a copy of wipeout pulse as i love hd so much but do not have a psp (anymore).I realised that you can get a ps2 copy but for a much higher price. Does anyone know anywhere i could try apart from the obvious? (ebay, amazon) oh and ive already looked everywhere in town Or would i be better off re-inesting on another psp?

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    I asked about Pulse on the PS2 a while back, and I was told it's a really bad port from the PSP

    You may be better off getting another PSP Scott.

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    aah right cheers, was hard to find one at a reasoable price anyway xD

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    so here's the complete list of the time limits for each ZB-target (until 'target depleated' is announced)

    ZB55 - 7min20sec / tested
    ZB50 - 6min40sec / tested
    ZB45 - 6min / tested
    ZB40 - 5min20sec / tested
    ZB35 - 4min40sec / tested
    ZB30 - 4min / not tested
    ZB25 - 3min20sec / not tested
    ZB20 - 2min40sec / not tested
    ZB15 - 2min / not tested
    theoretically:
    ZB10 - 1min20sec
    ZB5 - 40sec
    ZB0 - 0sec
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    Ha, I knew you wouldn't be able to resist it. Good work Jan.

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    ZB5 would be awesome...We could finally beat P_Denton,as long as he misses a speed pad or crashes in the wall and loses the perfect zone

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    I notice in a lot of speed lap videos pilots will sideshift across the finish line. Are you guys turning opposite the direction you're sideshifting (turn left and shift right)? Does this make you cross the finish line faster?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Archon View Post
    Are you guys turning the opposite the direction you're sideshifting (turn left and shift right)?
    i just hope not !

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    It's superstitious at best. The theory is that you can cover a short distance faster than normal, but since you have to go off the racing line to even make the shift propel you forward, you're ruining at least part of the benefit; and if you leave the shift late, a part of the actual boost you're aiming for will be wasted by finishing past the finish line.

    Not worth it, IMO, but there's a chance it could save you 0.01 of a second if executed perfectly, maybe. It's safer and more logical to just make a direct approach.

    It would be interesting if someone were to set up a test: if you can find an EXACT spot to park your ship on the final stretch to the finish line that you can reach time and time again AND if you can find a timer (perhaps a fast video camera that can capture the exact moment, as you couldnt find an external timer easily that would stop once you cross the line) that is guaranteed to begin as soon as you start accelerating, you could perform a few runs using the technique and not using it to see which is faster, if any. Personally I think going wide and sideshifting is going to slow you down more likely than not, but I'd be interested in finding out for sure.
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    I assumed it was a quick way to pull your ship diagonally across the finish line and steal one hundredth of a second (or two *eye roll*). Like you said, though, any turning and even the first tap of the airbrake would lower your speed, so its worth is debatable. If there's no turning involved and only one strict sideshift, maybe it does something. This is the sort of thing that makes me stick to time trials and not speed laps, because I get so anal retentive about these types of things! Fighting the clock already makes me barf...

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    It's faster at all speed classes. Greatest benefit at Venom, least at Phantom, but that's more common sense than info.

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    I watched some videos, and it seems the slightest turning doesn't lower a ship's speed at all. Sideshifting also boosts your speed around 30km/h. I knew shifting to correct a line was faster than turning, but I thought it was because turning cut speed, not that shifting made you boost. Weird.

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    The records section tells me I set a time on Vineta K (single race - rapier) at 1.01, this is at least 40 secs ahead of my second time and it would also be in the top page of the global best (alongside some 'too' fast times). I know I didn't cheat but did I really drive that fast??? Please help me figure this out!

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    I believe it's a glitch that shows Zone Battle times, at least I think that's what Wotan said when I had a similar record.

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    i'd better remove it from the leaderboards here then...

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    What's the 'Pristine' medal? I've never seen it before tonight when I raced against mikefive.

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    You get that one when you finish a race at full shield without absorbing.

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    Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that one. Never got it before, might have to try for it this week.

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