Plus, you can even collect the derelict cars found in the world, and the have that scrap turned into something actually meaningful. Customization can either be visual, or actually mechanical, with a real impact on how your car performs. Don’t use the handbrake to initiate drifts- use the actual brake instead.Ĭustomization has been a big part of the Need for Speed franchise ever since, you guessed it, Underground– and, in Payback, again, it is heavily featured.Use your NOS boost- but sparingly. A boost can greatly assist your drift, but if you overuse it, you will ruin the drift by losing your angular momentum and gaining linear momentum instead, which breaks your multiplier.Tune your cars for drifts. Remember, how you customize your car can have an impact on how well (or not) it drifts.So, we’ve gathered some tips so you can nail it every single time you try: These include the derelict car parts- which, the videos below will show you where to find.ĭoes anyone remember drifting in Need for Speed Underground, and how satisfying it was to pull off? We’re a long way away from those days, sadly- but drifting remains as essential and core a component of the Need for Speed games as it has ever been, if not even more so- especially since you can get some very high point multipliers if you chain your rifts together. Need for Speed Payback may be a racing game, but it is an open world racing game- so, you know, there are tons of collectibles strewn around the world for you to pick up. The video below shows you where to find all of them.ĭERELICT CAR PART LOCATIONS ((Ford Mustang 1965, Nissan Fairlady 240ZG 1971, Volkswagen Beetle 1963, Chevrolet C10 Stepside Pickup 1965 and Chevrolet Bel Air 1955) There are 30 billboards for you to drive through in Need for Speed Payback‘s open world, in a move that seems to recall Criterion’s excellent Burnout Paradise (RIP that franchise). You will generally gain a lot of both of these as you play the game- but if you want some easy tips and methods to farm them (albeit via mindless and inane busywork), then we’ve got you covered. Check it out in action for yourself below.Īpart from actual in game currency, what gates your progression in the world of Need for Speed Payback‘s illegal street racing is how much ‘rep’ you have obviously, you also want XP in addition. Ergo, by extension, you want the fastest car possible in the game.

This is a racing video game- so it goes without saying that you want to go fast. In this guide, we cover the fastest car in the game, the easiest ways to farm XP, all billboard locations, derelict car part locations, drifting guide, customization, car classes, tips and tricks for multiplayer, some neat cheats, and some Achievements and Trophies. Nevertheless, if you were to pick up the game for yourself, you would find that it is replete with content- there’s a lot to unwrap here, and we’re here to help you with it. It seems to have a misguided focus on storytelling, and throw in some abusive microtransactions, and you can see why the newest entry in the once mighty and annual racing game franchise is struggling.

The newest Need for Speed game, Payback, is now out, and… well, it actually isn’t all that good by most accounts.

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