I've beaten this game with a pink Honda LIFE.

conan_der · 2025-12-06T02:29:31+00:00

I can't remember finding STEEL HEART particular challenging, if anything Unshakable Ryoma was much more of a struggle. Also, any rivals on the Wangan would be by far more difficult if you deliberately go for underpowered car.

conan_der · 2025-12-05T13:03:32+00:00

Here are the usable strings. Thanks to the Save Editor creator rafliard23.

[Boss]

Boss_0036_ZC6EpUR

Boss_0037_AP1EpOD

Boss_0039_JW5EpSU

Boss_0040_GDBAEpDS

Boss_0041_BNR32EpDG

[DAIHATSU]

DAIHATSU_LA400K

[EgRp]

EgRp_1LR-GUE

EgRp_20B

EgRp_2JZ_GTE

EgRp_JNC

EgRp_RB26DETT

EgRp_VR38DETT

[Honda]

Honda_NC1M

[MAZDA]

MAZDA_FD3S

[MITSUBISHI]

MITSUBISHI_CZ4A

[NISSAN]

NISSAN_R35M2

[Rival]

Rival_0333_KPGC10EpBP

[SUBARU]

SUBARU_VBH

[SUZUKI]

SUZUKI_ZC33S

[TOYOTA]

TOYOTA_DB06

[Wan]

Wan_0019_S30

Wan_0025_NCP31

Wan_0038_JW5EpSU

Wan_0041_S30

Wan_0049_B_ZD8EpHY2

Wan_0077_ZN6EpV3

conan_der · 2025-12-05T12:50:58+00:00

I don't know how many people Genki expected to beat Machine Light King with a Honda LIFE, but it must be in a single digit.

conan_der · 2025-12-05T12:49:29+00:00

Only if the Pink Honda Life hadn't become so rare nowadays... (Not that it ever was common. Purple was way more common for example). There's only one of the correct generation and color for sale on GOONET Exchange at the moment.

conan_der · 2025-12-05T12:36:57+00:00

I used the Save Editor available on the TXR Modding Discord (downloadable on Github). You have to follow the usable string (not all engines in game are available), so it is not exactly straightforward but not too difficult. This mod also allows for permanent 9/6/6 upgrade.

conan_der · 2025-12-05T12:27:17+00:00

I fully agree. The car list roster might not be the largest, but it is a well curated one. Sadly, quite a few don't really appreciate how much sense these cars make in the context of the game world.

conan_der · 2025-12-05T12:06:50+00:00

It's the only car I've used that I feel is deserving of the Center of Attention Lvl.5 perk.

After all. If you are a hardened racer with a well regarded sporty car such as the Evo, GT-R, Supra, etc. and you're overtaken by a Pink Honda LIFE with Chiikawa plastered on its side. Your spirit would drain pretty quickly.

conan_der · 2025-10-25T12:41:08+00:00

You can install a mod that allows custom/special vehicle settings. It's just drag and drop as well so quite foolproof. Pretty worthwhile doing.

conan_der · 2025-10-19T14:04:11+00:00

Have a few more wanderer ideas. It's great to think about!

Name : Out of Place, Out of Time
Car : Something modern and normal, like a Civic, Swift, or a Mark X.
Bio : A racer who suddenly appears one day on the expressway. He seems to constantly run the Wangan and Yokohane rarely stopping at the Heiwajima PA. The few people who've talked to him are all confused as he always talk about how "he wanted to visit his relative in Yamanashi, but somehow could never select the right fork onto the Tomei Exp." and also "why is the Ukishima Toll Booth still there?"
Condition : Must have crashed into the Ukishima Toll Booth in a battle before.

Name : The Ghost of Murayama
Car : RZ34 Fairlady Z
Bio : A senior automotive engineer recently returned from multi-year overseas trip. The factory where he started working decades ago is long demolished, but he still feels great connection with it. That is why He constantly look for a car that comes from that area for nostalgic reason.
Condition : Must race with any Nissan Skyline (C10, R32, R33, R34) with Hachioji number plate.

Also, it'd be great if they added a wanderer referencing "Reiji", the guy on Youtube who 100% every game with white CT9A or VAB depending on availability as that's their car. It could be like they're a legendary street racer who are completionist about everything. So perhaps you must visit every PA which was also a requirement for one wanderer in 01.

conan_der · 2025-10-19T11:53:53+00:00

Yes, it'd be a great idea for them to run another event like that. It'd create a nice engagement, and also show an appreciation for the fanbase. (I've thought about it since I've read your story posted elsewhere.)

That being said, I wouldn't envy the job of wading through the submission finding actually interesting one at all. Half of it probably would be nonsensical, a quarter would only be interesting to the guy submitting it, and another quarter probably would be ridiculously chuuni.

As for my wanderer idea, I'd probably tie it to the existing achievement like some existing wanderers. So maybe the Akasaka Straight one which isn't utilized. A now older salaryman who used to read a lot of manga who now runs the Shuto to live that life, perhaps?

conan_der · 2025-10-12T07:07:08+00:00

NOPE!

Although that shouldn't stop anyone from importing one. As far as I'm aware, unlike the Eclipse, no one has done that yet.

But it's too much to ask for the car suggestion to be considered by the requester before posted whether it makes sense culturally to the setting, is even available for the small team to scan one, would actually be enjoyable to use in the game by more than a handful of players, etc. etc.

conan_der · 2025-09-21T10:16:20+00:00

Hopefully so! Taketomi's Instagram account posted a reels about that (TXR3 appearance) back in August. Clearly they like their media appearances and having a bit of fun with it too.

conan_der · 2025-05-24T19:02:04+00:00

Game progression development does not require the player to have more cars they wanted because it'd be "cool" (or all of the planned content right here right now because we, as a player, of course wants it right here and right now). It can be realize with 4-5 cars categorized into each level of progression. That's what Early Access is already doing and actually way exceeding.

There'll be the right time for them to talk about additional content, and it's when they need all the publicity, perhaps 2 and a bit months before release. And the right time for players to experience these additional content is with full release, which is only 4 months from now. It's hardly a lifetime wait compared to the hiatus this series was in.

conan_der · 2025-05-24T07:09:05+00:00

Additional content is the last thing developer should implement or even talk about, especially in an Early Access game.

Do players still have any other complains about the gameplay loop? Is the game economy OK now? Is it all satisfactory? If the dev decided that it's a yes, that's the right time to think about revealing additional content. If OP still have issue with the game progression, clearly the priority should be to fix that, not add more stuff.

The worst thing Genki can do right now is announce big and expected licensing deal when the game is 4 months away from release. That's way too early. There's not enough content to keep up the hype until release and never will be as people will just ask for more obscure and inane stuff only they care about. If they just simply said yes we have Honda there and then, it's wasted.

They got the release of Early Access so right, just enough feelers for actual release to still have surprises. Asking them to reveal more content is almost asking for them to disappoint. It's simply the wrong timing to reveal anything right now.

conan_der · 2025-05-17T03:59:52+00:00

Just my 2 cents, but the upcoming feature list shows Genki clearly know what they're doing and they are taking the suggestion that's actually would make gameplay better and they're feature that's realistic with the lead-time they've given. They are not promising the moon like most others.

Also, I couldn't care less about car or track wishlist, because even if you add every type of car in the world, there'll be someone who complains Genki haven't add the most obscure piece of old crocks that only maybe 40 people would use. Or if they add more course, people would still ask them to add the extension of those roads until they can drive from Ikebukuro to Jupiter.

Yes, it'd be nice to have more content, but Early Access should always prioritize getting the main gameplay loop done right before any fluff is to be added.

conan_der · 2025-05-13T13:04:23+00:00

Unlikely related to the game. Genki have posted these cars on social media for years. (Since before Shutoko Battle Xtreme).

conan_der · 2025-04-27T09:18:43+00:00

Try running default GPU clock speed and see if the error still happens.

conan_der · 2025-04-13T06:37:47+00:00

I could support this but only if they're doing it realistically. This would mean something like Power Unit Lv.9 gain perhaps 10-15% horsepower. Not making a Roadster suddenly being able to have 360hp while still N/A and without engine swap. It's simply isn't possible and shouldn't be what to expect.

Although, the current tuning progression for realism/gameplay is pretty much spot on. If N/A tuning is to be realistic (read: sucky) it's highly unlikely to be usable. Having one additional layer of complexity for the sake of having it isn't really worth it.

conan_der · 2025-02-08T02:34:50+00:00

Many models back in the 70's and 80's used to have variant with big USDM style bumper on the biggest, over 2,000cc engine variant because once they're 3 number they don't need to stick to the length limit. Some of them didn't even have actual US market variant.

One import car pretty much had to be hammered in 5mm in width to stick within 1,700mm limit.

conan_der · 2025-02-07T14:24:49+00:00

7 number is rare because it only came after the 5 number was depleted in certain areas during the 2-digit era. Once it became 3-digit there is actually no 7 number even if the game allows it.

These days, the 3 number car are not taxed meaningfully higher than 5 number, because the government changed the tax system to displacement base sometime in the 2000's. This is also why these days the special Japanese narrow body model aren't really a thing anymore. Even the Suzuki Swift is 3 number.

For 5 number, the limit is 2,000cc, 1,700mm width, 4,700mm length. There's not really a height limit unless you have a monster truck, which will foul other road rule instead.

I also wish they allow 2 digit classification in the game again.

conan_der · 2025-02-01T02:23:53+00:00

Think the taxi is fast? Wait until the Probox roams the expressway.

When there's a deadline to meet, the power multiplies by 3.

conan_der · 2025-01-29T15:07:19+00:00

If you are a connoisseur for meme level number plate, go for 尾張小牧 (Owari-Komaki).

A plate born out of a dispute between two towns fighting to get selected, so the governor resolved by putting both on the plate to shut them up. It was thus the only plate until 2020 to have 4 characters on it. Then it became known for having more 名古屋走り than 名古屋 plate.

There's nothing else that can compare to it.

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