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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Grand Prix Story walkthrough, hints tips and screts - iPhone iPod iPad Android

Grand Prix Story is a simulation-management game in which the player takes charge of an auto-racing team.



Once the game is loaded you will be asked to choose a save slot and then choose a team name and a team color.


Next you will meet your secretary who is your guide throughout the game. Tap on the blinking arrow at the bottom right of every message to continue to the next screen.

Game Settings - You can adjust things such as toggling off music and sound effects, Adjusting language used in the game as well as speed and graphics quality by tapping on “Main” then “System” then “Settings”

You will start out by developing your first vehicle and you are given 500,000 dollars to start out.

Game Ending - The game ends the last day of March after 14 years. Your funds and cleared points will be used to calculate your overall final score. After this you can start a new game and some of the unlocked features may carry over to your new game or you can play your original game indefinitely.

Secret Characters - There are a few secret characters hidden in the game after you complete the game once. These characters are reported to give huge cash bonuses when encountered in the game.

Kairobot and Chimpan Z

  1. Train your drivers.
  2. Upgrade your mechanics so when you make cars they get better stats.
  3. In between races upgrade and research but not enough to the point where your vehicle durability is not enough to make it to the next race.
  4. Upgrade vehicles to 55% or higher to unlock new researchable car styles.
  5. Make New cars often and scrap old ones for research points.
  6. Have special dirt and ice race cars set up if you want to do well on those courses.
  7. After reaching a gold star with your sponsor, wait to receive the gift from them, drop them then move onto the next sponsor. The sponsor update happens two times a year which you will receive funds, research points and researchable parts.
The first garage you inhabit provides you with the ability to store two cars and to have one driver and support mechanics.

Upon completing the first local grand prix, you are upgraded to the second garage. The second garage now allows you to hire a second driver. Additionally you can now house four cars and four mechanics per driver.


The Cars
The following cars must be researched first before you can make the car:
Unlockable - How to Unlock
Aero Car - Upgrade Sonic Car to 55%
Banana Car - Winning Chimp Island GP
Buggy - Upgrade Roadster to 25%
Cigar Car - Upgrade Dragster to 55%
Dragster - Winning Snowville GP
Duck Car - Completing Autoburg Sponsorship
Kairo Car - Winning the Kairo Island GP
Mach Car - Upgrade both Spiral Car and Aero Car to 55%
Proto Car - Upgrade Buggy to 55%
SL Car - Completing Kairo Insurance Sponsorship
Sonic Car - Upgrade Wing Car to 55%
Spiral Car - Upgrade Cigar Car to 55%
Super Car - Upgrade Proto Car to 55%
Wing Car - Winning Japan GP
Basic

The Roadster is the basic car. Better suited to asphalt then ice, it can be upgraded to be a passable vehicle. Allows two additional add-ons - it can be successfully produced by a level 1 mechanic.

Off Road

The Buggy is the entry level off-road car. Allowing three parts to be added it is fair on dirt and ice. Requires a barely trained mechanic for optimal build.
Unlocked by upgrading Roadster 25%
Upgrade 50% to unlock The Proto Car
Proto Car - an upgraded buggy. Better overall stats but remains a good car for dirt and ice.
Upgrade 50% to unlock The Super Car
Requires a good mechanic for optimal build.

The Super Car is the final upgrade to the buggy. It carries four slots for add ons and has very high speed and durability.
Unmodified it is not suitable for ice. 
Requires expert mechanics for optimal build.

Drag Cars

The Dragster is the entry level high speed car. It allows two parts to be added on and is weak on dirt and ice. What the car lacks in durability it makes up for in speed.
Available after winning the Snowville GP
Upgrade to 50% to unlock the Cigar Car
Moderate mechanic required.

The Cigar Car is the second version of the Dragster. Improvement over all basic stats, remains unsuitable for any surface except for asphalt.
Upgrade to 50% to unlock the Spiral Car
Well trained mechanics needed.

The Spiral Car is the third variety of the dragster. Equally upgraded in all stats with an additional expansion slot.
Needs modifications for acceptable performance on dirt and ice. 
Very high to expert mechanic needed for best build.

Open Wheel

The Wing Car is the entry level open wheel car. Exchanging acceleration for control. In basic form, best used on asphalt.
Unlock by winning Japan GP
Upgrade 50% to unlock The Sonic Car.

The Sonic Car is an upgraded Wing Car. Greatly improves on the weak acceleration of the Wing Car, also not an ideal car for dirt and ice.
Upgrade 50% to unlock Aero Car
Requires a good mechanic for optimal build.

The Aero Car Final form of the Wing Car. Highest default handling of the basic car bodies with moderate upgrades in durability and speed over the Sonic Car.
Additional add-on slot. 
Very good to expert mechanic needed for optimal build.

Special

The Banana Car Modest stats but earns data and experience very quickly. Can be created in a New Game plus as the first car, albeit with very humble performance.
Unlockable by placing first in the Chimp Island GP
Duck Car Maximize ad revenue while driving a duck.
Unlockable by completing Autoburg Sponsorship
SL is a steam locomotive, exchanging any attempts at handling for raw acceleration and durability. Not suitable for dirt, but modest performance on ice.
Unlockable by completing Kairo Insurance Sponsorship
Kairo Kar Laughably fragile vehicle that will not even survive a lap around any track without significant upgrades. It's incredibly powerful and dirt cheap. S Rank!
Unlockable by winning the Kairo Island GP
Mach Car Obvious riff on Speed Racer. No real weak point save for its difficult in construction and poor performance on dirt and ice.
Unlockable by upgrading both the Spiral Car and the Aero Car to 50% each
The Racetracks

Bloomtown
Zen Garden

Dusty Plains
Snowville
Sand Beach
Japan
Hungary
Egypt
Brazil
Germany
England
U.S.A.
Chimp Island
Russia
Kairoland
Ad Ons
Item Rank Description Cost
Radial Tires D Basic tire, Bonus to Acc and Hndl. 4,000
Knobby Tires C Improves off-road driving 14,000
Studless Tires C Improves ice driving 16,000
Sports Tires C Increases Hndl, Acc and bonus to on-road 8,000
Hi Grip Tires B Increase Hndl 16,000
Slick Tries A Increase Hndl, Acc, On-rd, negative off-rd & icy 20,000
V6 Engine E Starter Engine 10,000
V8 Engine D Unlocks by upgrading V6 80% 16,000
V10 Engine B Unlocks by upgrading V8 80% 25,000
V12 Engine A Unlocks by upgrading V10 100% 40,000
Seamless Gear E Bonus Acc 6,000
Speed Gear C Bonus Speed, Negative Acc 10,000
Power Gear C Bonus Acc, Negative Speed 10,000
Hi Speed Gear C Large Bonus Speed, Negative Acc 17,000
32 Bit D Increase qualifying race bonus 9,000
64 Bit B Increase qualifying race bonus 13,000
Supercharger B Higher acc at low speeds 12,000
Turbocharger A Higher acc at low speeds 15,000
Wing C Bonus Hndl, Negative Speed 8,000
Big Wing B Bonus Hndl, Negative Speed 15,000
Aero Body A Bonus Hnd and Dur 15,000
Lt Chassis C Bonus Spd and Dur 6,000
Carbon Chassis B Bonus Dur 120,000
Carbon Brakes B Braking increase 6,000
Gold Egg B Earn XP faster 20,000
Emblem D Improve ad revenue 2,000
Hyper Oil D Bonus Spd, Acc and Hndl 5,000
Coating D Bonus Dur 3,000
Tire Chains E Improves ice driving 3,000

Sponsors
Sponsor Target Revenue Reward
Bridgerock 80 7,500 Knobby Tire Plans
Mocha Cola 130 19,900 Hyper Oil (see Errors)
Dry Springs 105 13,500 40,000 Cash
Carbucks 155 35,500 700,000 Cash
Curry Coop 180 30,500 40 Dev Points
Froggerade 205 33,000 Drag Racing Training
Race Trax 255 38,700 Emblem
Spongecorp 230 35,500 32 Bit chip
Dairy Duke 305 42,800 Powerslide Training
Cheapy P's 280 37,500 Car Camera (see Errors)
Honza Cars 505 42,500 Carbon Brakes
AD&D 405 53,00 Watch Vids training
River Bank 480 58,500 Shop Class training
Nights Inn 530 48,000 Gear Shift training
Microsloth 580 73,500 Drift training
Milky Milk 355 48,100 Gold Egg
Ackbar Oil 605 94,700 2400k cash
Bob's Drugs 380 49,500 Aerobics training
Chimp Labs 430 32,000 Supercharger
Kairo Group 630 122,500 SL car
Pear Inc. 455 40,000 4wd
Autoburg Duck Car

Garage Upgrades

Do the following to upgrade your garage
Unlockable - How to Unlock
Large garage - Finish 1st in Asia grand prix
Medium garage - Finish 1st in Local grand prix

Special Features

Unlockable - How to Unlock
Fast game - speed setting - Beat the game once (reach Year 14)

Daily Grand Prix

Is a newspaper that is distributed throughout the racing world giving information to everyone about your team. This is the game’s way of giving you hints as to what you need to do next and present bonuses to you when earned. Make sure to read through these when they appear. They are usually three pages long, tap on the upper right arrow to turn the page.


Developing your Vehicle
You can have up to fifteen vehicles in one game.

To see your “Vehicle list” Tap on “Menu”, then “Team”, then “Team info” and then at the top tap on the right arrow for the “Vehicle List”

Choose Vehicle Type - You will need to develop your vehicle and obtain parts to add to it over time. You will be asked to choose a vehicle type first and will only be able to choose a “Roadster” but you will unlock more vehicle types as you play.

Choose drive type - You will next have to choose your drive type which affects your performance on the road. This means what type of car you will be driving such as a passenger car which is your only choice at the start of the game. Note you will see a menu with the development costs and all of the vehicle statistics listed.

Choose group that will develop your vehicle - A group with high skills or “Tech” can sometimes get even better performance than the plans indicate. You will only have one group to choose from (Mine was known as “Ukyo Pajama”) so click on “Start developing” to start the process. You will be able to improve on the development as you play.
In a few moments you will see the development is completed. You will also see the development results in a summary screen. This will tell you the rankings of your vehicle in speed, accuracy and handling before it was improved and the numbers after showing how successful the development process was.
Research data can also be used to upgrade vehicles and vehicle parts.

The higher a group’s “Tech” rating, the more likely they will have better results when upgrading.
The better your vehicle the more races you will win.

Once your first vehicle is finished you will be prompted to try your first race.

Training your Driver

It is important that you train your drivers well so that they will have the skill to win races.
Tap on “Main” then ““Team” then “Member List” then “Driver name” to reach the training menu.

Next tap on “Train” at the bottom of the screen.


Choose a job to train - Choose from one of the training activities on the list and pay the fee required listed at the far right. Keep training in that category until you see “Completed” instead of “Successful”. If you see “Successful” it means there is still training you can do if you have the funds.

Each driver has attributes that improve with training and race experience.

Driver attributes Set 1.
Pedal - Increases the stop speed of a vehicle.
Steer - Increases the ease of turns.
Shift - Increases vehicle acceleration.
Driver attributes Set 2.
Appeal - Increases the effect of the sponsor’s ad.
Tech - Affects the development and speeds up repairs of the vehicle.
Driver attribute 3.

Analysis - The higher this attribute rating the more research data a vehicle will accumulate.
Sponsors/Driver Payment - Drivers sign contracts with sponsors and are paid twice a year. If they do well and win several races they may get periodic bonuses. The sponsor’s rating may also increase as races are won. If the meter fills up you will get a special reward. The empty star icon will turn to a solid black one when this happens.

Racing your Vehicle

Tap on “Menu” then on “Race” to get started.
Types of Races - There are two types of races:
Single races - These are run off races.
Grand Prix - These are multiple races in which after each race you are given points based on your rank. 
The overall winner is the team with the most points. You must win a Grand Prix race before you are allowed to enter its next category in the game.
You are allowed to enter both types of races at once.
You will be able to enter races that are held at various locations. As you win these races you will earn prize money and your reputation will improve.

Entering Races - Choose one of the races from the list by double tapping on its name. Now tap on “Enter” at the bottom and confirm again. You will be told that the race will begin at a later date such as in one week. This will not be a week long wait in real time but will actually be a few minutes at the most. The game will notify you when it is time to begin the race so make sure you are always entered into one to start this waiting process.

Depart Message - Once it is time for the race a depart message may appear. If you are ready to race at this time tap on “Start”

You will see a map appear and your bus and team will travel to this destination. Tap on the bus in the blue area to go to the race.

Qualifying Race - You must perform a preliminary time trial that determines your starting order in the race.

If you have a skilled driver and you have improved your car’s performance before this race you may do very well. If you are just starting you may be at the bottom but this will get better over time. Click on “Start” and you will see your driver on the track. You will then see a menu showing their top time.

Qualifying Race Rankings - You will now see a menu that shows how you did in the time trails and what position you will be in for the race. Now it is time for the main race.

Start the race! - Now the cars are lined up in the order they qualified for and it is time to start the main race. The race starts immediately after the qualifying race and you can see the starting lights at the top center of the screen.
Once the cars are moving you will see place markers over them occasionally. You may see your driver knock another driver off the road. In the upper right corner of the game screen you can see a mini race track that shows the progress of the race.

Completion of the race - Once you complete the race a results score menu will be shown. Here you will see how you ranked and the time in relation to the other drivers.

Experience acquired - Next you will be shown how much experience you acquired from the race.

Prize Money - The final screen shows you how much prize money you have won based on your ranking. All races will win you money with first place giving the largest and less earned for each level through fifth place.

Grand Prix Race Results - Your vehicle and parts will get experience according to your rank in the race.

Now you will need to repair your vehicle. All vehicles must be repaired after they race.

Research Data in Races - You may find research data during a race. This happens while the car is moving and you will briefly see a red “!” symbol over the car the the research data symbol and how much you found.

Winning your first Race - When you earn first place in a race you will complete it. This will unlock your first sponsorship opportunity. You will also earn the largest amount of money available in the race, and upgrade your vehicle and any parts placed in it. If you have a sponsorship in place it will also show you how much effect the win had on its effectiveness. When the meter fills up you will earn a bonus from the sponsor.

Race Strategy - Use the early “Bloomtown” race to win money and level up parts and vehicles for awhile. As soon as you complete a race you can use this strategy to earn money and level up parts and vehicles.

Using “Aura” in a Race

When a driver has aura you will see a bright light around this driver. This allows the driver to do much better than usual in a race.

When you see the driver has an aura try to get in a race as soon as possible.

Auras are random events which seem to occur more frequently when you are winning races.

Your Garage

You can have up to two garages in the game.
You can reach your garage by tapping on “Main” then “Garage”
Here you will be able to see your vehicle type, durability scores, and ability to drive on icy roads.
You will use your garage to install new parts into vehicles and will be able to see the attributes of the vehicle.
See “Installing Parts” in your vehicle.

Installing Parts in your Vehicle

Once you unlock this feature you will be able to install parts in your vehicle.
You will start out with a few on the list but all future parts will need to be researched by one of your groups before it is added to the list.
Tap on “Main” then “Garage” and at the bottom tap on “Install parts”
You will now be taken to a list of available parts.
Double tap on the part you wish to install.
Choose a group to install it. If you only have one group and they are busy, you will need to wait until they are free to complete this task.
Once completed the part will be added and after each race you will see the part upgraded based on how you do in the race. There is a meter that will fill up and when completely filled the part levels up.
Leveling up a part increases the attribute numbers of that part and makes it more valuable inside a vehicle increasing the odds a driver will win a race.

Repairing your Vehicle after a Race

Each vehicle must be repaired after a race and this will take time and money as well as an educated crew.
You can still train while a vehicle is being repaired so use that time wisely.
Immediately after a race you will return to your garage and your crew will be repairing your vehicle. There is a bar over them showing the progress. You will have to wait until it is repaired before you can race again.

Research points - Your research points are shown in the upper right corner of the game screen by a computer icon. These are very valuable and used to train drivers and mechanics as well as leveling up group members and tech.
Discovering research points - As vehicles are developed or repaired research points will be discovered.
You must keep your vehicle in repair before you enter a race and keep its durability score above “1” at all times. If it hits “0” the game will make you withdraw from the race.

Hiring and Dismissing Staff

You will need to know how to hire mechanics and drivers for your team.
Tap on “Main” then “Staff” then “Hire”. You will be shown a screen of all those that applied for a job with you.
Tap on the name to see the individual stats of a person. Note that each person brings a certain amount of knowledge in different areas represented by a number. These numbers will improve as you train the employee further but it is best to start out with those that have the highest numbers as long as their salary isn’t too high for you. You will need to try and keep the salary as low as possible in the beginning and once you have a nice amount of money saved up you can start hiring better mechanics and drivers or train your own.
Bringing in Funds - Some employees bring in monthly funds for your team. Be sure to hire these when the game makes you aware of them as this is basically free money.
Remember to check the hiring list periodically as the people applying on it does change.
Dismiss Staff - Use the same menu scrolling down to the bottom to dismiss staff. You may have to do this to hire someone more qualified for your current races or someone who makes less money if you are tight on funds.

Research New Tech

Once you unlock this ability you will be able to research parts which can be purchased and installed in your vehicle for maximum performance.
You will start out with “Radial Tires, V6 Engine, and Coating”
Touch a group to start researching then choose a group to perform the research. This will bring up a menu that shows how long it will take and what you will earn for completing the research.
You will need to spend your research points to do research. These are the points in the upper right hand corner with the computer icon.

Training your Mechanics

It is important that you train your team mechanics and keep this up at all times as the “Tech” level of your mechanics is what improves the performance of vehicles and parts.
Tap on “Main” then “Team” then “Member list” and then on the name of your mechanic.
Training - Now you will see a list of activities that are required to train the employee.
Each of these activities will cost you several thousands of dollars to complete.
Start out with first training activity listed by tapping on it twice.
Once the training is complete a screen will appear with the improved numbers in the categories that training has helped them with.
The employee will need to be trained several times in each type of job to be fully qualified.
Keep training in one area until you see “Successful” instead of “Complete”
Mechanics are paid once every month.
Mechanic Attributes 1 - Tech, appeal, and analysis. These raise the attributes of their group.
Mechanic Attributes 2 - Use research data to increase the level of your mechanics up to a maximum of level 5.

Level up a player using Research Data

Tap on “Menu” then “Staff” then “Level up” to reach this screen.
Tap on the name of the staff member you wish to level up. When their screen appears tap on “Level up” at the bottom. Confirm the spending of research points.
The first level up is five research data points and then it is twenty five and keeps increasing with each level up.
Once you successfully level up an employee they will become much more valuable to you with an increase in their numbers and their salary will be increased by several thousands of dollars.

Upgrade your Vehicle

You can upgrade either vehicles or parts in the game.
Tap on “Main” then “Upgrade” then “Vehicle” to reach this menu.
You will next tap on one of four attributes you want to upgrade in the game. These include:
SpeedAccelerationHandlingDurability
The scores of each of these attributes are shown along the bottom. Pay attention to the low numbers and work on these first.
You start out with a research data score of “10” for each and will increase up to five times in increments of 10 until you reach a final score of 50.
Tap on the area you wish to upgrade then tap on a group to work on it.
When completed your vehicle will upgrade a level.
You can also upgrade your vehicle a level in races by earning experience by winning them.
Upgrading a vehicle will change the appearance of it making it more modern at times.

Scrapping your Vehicle

When you are ready to race with a better vehicle you will be able to scrap your current vehicle for all of the research points that were invested into it.
To do this go to “Main” then “Garage” then scroll down to the bottom of the menu and tap on “Scrap” and confirm.
You will be given the research points and will be prompted to develop a new vehicle. You will have to continue with the Roadster at first but it will be a much better version.
This will also unlock a new race at the track. You may want to continue at the first race location with your improved vehicle to rack up prize money.

Sponsorships

Sponsorships begin when you complete your first race of “Bloomtown” by winning first place.
The sponsor will approach you. If you accept the contract you will get a sign on bonus and a payment twice a year. If you do really well you will get periodic bonuses from the sponsor of cash or rare parts for your vehicles that can be researched.
At the end of each race after you have a sponsorship it will show you how much progress that particular race had on the effectiveness of the sponsorship. When the meter fills up you will earn a bonus.
When you see the empty star fill up to black you have maxed the potential of a sponsorship.
You may have multiple sponsorships at once.



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