Wipeout 2048 - General tips and tricks

[MarcoM]

Is there a walkthrough guide for WO 2048 available. I did do a search, but I could not find it.

I am looking for a guide that tells me what events unlock what ships.

And also how can I beat the 5 lap race on Altima in the 2050 final. I use the Feisar racer, but I cannot come even close.

[chalovak]

I couldn't beat this challenge with Feisar speed either, but strangely enough Qirex speed helped me. ))

As for "unlockings".. Here, took it from gamefaqs cheats section:
AG-Systems: Agility - Successfully complete the 2048 Ship unlock event
AG-Systems: Fighter - Reach Rank 7
AG-Systems: Prototype - Successfully complete the Prototype challenge unlocked at Rank 26.
Auricom: Agility - Reach Rank 9
Auricom: Fighter - Reach Rank 46
Auricom: Prototype - Successfully complete the Prototype challenge unlocked at Rank 20.
Auricom: Speed - Reach Rank 41
Feisar: Agility - Reach Rank 13
Feisar: Prototype - Successfully complete the Prototype challenge unlocked at Rank 10.
Pir-Hana: Agility - Reach Rank 17
Pir-Hana: Fighter - Reach Rank 35
Pir-Hana: Prototype - Successfully complete the Prototype challenge unlocked at Rank 50.
Pir-Hana: Speed - Successfully complete the 2050 ship unlock event
Quirex: Fighter - Successfully complete the 2049 ship unlock event
Quirex: Prototype - Successfully complete the Prototype challenge unlocked at Rank 30.
Quirex: Speed - Reach Rank 24

[Treshy]

Have you turned of Pilot Assist? It slows you down significantly...

[MarcoM]

Have you turned of Pilot Assist? It slows you down significantly...

Thank you for making me even feel worse. Yes I did turn it off




More practice then.


Thanks Chalovak for the list. I have some things to do then.

[Treshy]

Sorry, just wanted to help you...
Try the Pir-Hana Speed for that, I won with it.

[Temet]

This is how you beat altima : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOQCAyDFN44
Credits to Kakeru of course

[MarcoM]

Sorry, just wanted to help you...
Try the Pir-Hana Speed for that, I won with it.

OK, but when is the Pir-Hana: Speed - Successfully complete the 2050 ship unlock event?

[MarcoM]

This is how you beat altima : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOQCAyDFN44
Credits to Kakeru of course

so I need to use the shortcuts more and do less wall grinding, should be easy NOT


When do you get access to the A+ challenges?

Dpad or stick??? For now I use the Dpad, but I see many fast guys on youtube using the stick? Is the stick faster?

[chalovak]

Try Qirex speed, handling is better than the one of Pirahna.
Try this track at lower speed class first to nail the first shortcut,it will give one additional barrel roll and it will come in handy if you are willing to get the Beat Zico trophy in the future.
Don't try to repeat all the BRs shown on the video, for example the last one - is not mandatory to win the race, others are pretty simple to perform.
Good luck.

[Temet]

In A andn A+, on Altima, I would bet on an AG-S Speed

[chalovak]

When do you get access to the A+ challenges?

Dpad or stick??? For now I use the Dpad, but I see many fast guys on youtube using the stick? Is the stick faster?

A+ challenges open after 25+ rank. With each rank you get new challenge.

As for usage of stick or d-pad, I prefer the letter, for it gives me better control of steering, stick is too loose for me. But I am no super racer, maybe I'm wrong. )))

In A andn A+, on Altima, I would bet on an AG-S Speed

Qirex speed is faster and Altima is not the track where handling is of top priority. And qirex speed's handling is ok anyway. IMHO, of course. )))

[MarcoM]

Well, I am still on rank 13. So it will take some time.

Thing is, I only started playing WO on the psp with Pure. Wen GTpsp came out I switched to that. But after many years grinding the Nurnburgring, I really love WO 2048.

I did play WO hd for quite some time, but getting some TV time with 2 young kids is not always easy

Thank you for answering. The reward / unlocking in WO 2048 is a bit fuzzy and hard to understand. Hard, just as the game itself. But every time I boot WO 2048 I am amazed at the stunning visuals. It is the best looking Vita game.

[Temet]

G-Superpilot, Mad-Ice, Leungbok and Asayyeah use D-Pad, they are quite fast too

Chalovak : depends on the people. I personally hate the Qirex, it's a fat and heavy ship, I prefer light ones such as Feisar or Ag-S speed

[chalovak]

depends on the people. I personally hate the Qirex, it's a fat and heavy ship, I prefer light ones such as Feisar or Ag-S speed

No, no, no, don't get me wrong. I totally agree with you on that matter, Qirex is heavy, but - I don't know why - only Qirex speed granted me Elite pass on this final event.

Well, I am still on rank 13. So it will take some time.

I assume you haven't got Elite pass for every event, otherwise your rank would be higher giving you more ships to choose. In that case you could find the proper ship for yourself for that event.

[MarcoM]

No, no, no, don't get me wrong. I totally agree with you on that matter, Qirex is heavy, but - I don't know why - only Qirex speed granted me Elite pass on this final event.



I assume you haven't got Elite pass for every event, otherwise your rank would be higher giving you more ships to choose. In that case you could find the proper ship for yourself for that event.

Elite for every event ??? Hell no. I think I will try to finish all the other events on normal and some perhaps on elite before I try to do the final race of 2050. On the other hand, I see that the top 10 of the world user AGS or Feisar speed ships.

[OveReAction]

No, Elite is not a difficulty, you get Elite Pass when you complete the goal REALLY further, like finishing 1st place. If you don't Elite Pass them all, you don't get that PSVita trophy.

[Temet]

I don't want to be mean... but if you can't get Elite pass easily on the campaign, be prepared to scream when you'll try A+ Challenges!
The difficulty is REALLY higher there

[chalovak]

Now that you've mentioned A+ challenges again, Temet, I would like to ask this:
What is the secret behind getting Elite pass on these challenges. Which ship is better? Should I ignore other ships and just race, trying to avoid grinding; or should I use an offensive strategy?
I usually go with Feisar speed, but even on Queen's Mall (which is one of the easiest tracks out there) I manage to get just a Pass. Looking at global records I have a feeling that Auricom speed might help, but I need 10 more ranks to get it.
Guess, I should concentrate on Multiplayer campagn now.

[Temet]

Multiplayer campaign is a pain in the , A+ challenges are way more fun

Well, I don't know why, but Ag-S really seems overpowered in A+.
So, except for Capital Reach (Feisar prototype), I highly recommend you to go for Ag-S speed.

I'm far from being a terrific wiper, so it was not an easy task to win these challenges, but I did it.
My recommendation is to go for green pads, boosts are your friends! Autopilot can help sometimes.
The hard part is to get in first place. Once you're in first place, no right for heavy mistake or you're screwed.

This is fast, this is hard, this is WipEout!

PS : Sol was the easiest track for me, by far! You can try for this one if unlocked.

[MarcoM]

Try Qirex speed, handling is better than the one of Pirahna.
Try this track at lower speed class first to nail the first shortcut,it will give one additional barrel roll and it will come in handy if you are willing to get the Beat Zico trophy in the future.

How can I try Altima on a lower speed class if I have not beaten the 2050 final event?

And that is why I miss racebox so badly.