32,238
edits
Nitro: Difference between revisions
m
no edit summary
Bluesboyjr (talk | contribs) m (*boost) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Nitrousboost-GTASA.jpg|thumb|275px|right|A nitrous-boosted [[Fortune]] in GTA San Andreas. Note the mounted nitrous tank in front of the car's rear windscreen.]] | ||
'''[[wp:Nitrous|Nitrous]]''', short for '''nitrous oxide''' (N2O) and sometimes abbreviated as '''nitro''', is used to boost the speed and acceleration of a vehicle in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. | '''[[wp:Nitrous|Nitrous]]''', short for '''nitrous oxide''' (N2O) and sometimes abbreviated as '''nitro''', is used to boost the speed and acceleration of a vehicle in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]. | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
==The Ballad of Gay Tony== | ==The Ballad of Gay Tony== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Nitrousboost-TBOGT.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Boosting a [[Bullet GT]] with nitrous in a [[Triathlon (TBOGT)|Triathlon]] in The Ballad of Gay Tony.]] | ||
In The Ballad of Gay Tony, nitrous is limited to use in [[Triathlon (TBOGT)|Triathlon]]s and multiplayer [[race]]s, although the boost can be controlled. Motorcycles in Race and GTA Race multiplayer modes are also equipped with nitrous, but are often very risky to use as collisions while riding a nitrous-boosted bike are potentially fatal. Even vehicles like the [[APC]] may also be equipped with nitrous in such races. | In The Ballad of Gay Tony, nitrous is limited to use in [[Triathlon (TBOGT)|Triathlon]]s and multiplayer [[race]]s, although the boost can be controlled. Motorcycles in Race and GTA Race multiplayer modes are also equipped with nitrous, but are often very risky to use as collisions while riding a nitrous-boosted bike are potentially fatal. Even vehicles like the [[APC]] may also be equipped with nitrous in such races. | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
Much like in ''[[wp:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' and other similar games, a small tank-shaped bar next to the radar will show the amount of nitrous available, which will regenerate in time. When the nitrous amount reaches over the 45% mark, the player is ready to use the nitrous; in addition a high-pitched humming noise will be heard from the car, along with small orange fumes from the exhaust pipes. The player can continuously use the nitrous until it completely runs out, after which the player must wait until the bar refills to at least the aforementioned 45% to use the nitrous again. Unlike in GTA San Andreas, the nitrous in TBOGT can instantly catapult a vehicle to its top speed (or close to it), and the dramatic boost in speed may be shocking if the player's vehicle is traveling at a lower speed. | Much like in ''[[wp:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' and other similar games, a small tank-shaped bar next to the radar will show the amount of nitrous available, which will regenerate in time. When the nitrous amount reaches over the 45% mark, the player is ready to use the nitrous; in addition a high-pitched humming noise will be heard from the car, along with small orange fumes from the exhaust pipes. The player can continuously use the nitrous until it completely runs out, after which the player must wait until the bar refills to at least the aforementioned 45% to use the nitrous again. Unlike in GTA San Andreas, the nitrous in TBOGT can instantly catapult a vehicle to its top speed (or close to it), and the dramatic boost in speed may be shocking if the player's vehicle is traveling at a lower speed. | ||
Nitrous boosts can also provide players a head start in races; this is accomplished by spinning the car's tires at the starting line (by holding the accelerator and brake/e-brake commands simultaneously), and activating the nitrous and releasing the brakes at the same time when the race starts. If done correctly, the car will attain a massive boost in speed that will easily propel it into | Nitrous boosts can also provide players a head start in races; this is accomplished by spinning the car's tires at the starting line (by holding the accelerator and brake/e-brake commands simultaneously), and activating the nitrous and releasing the brakes at the same time when the race starts. If done correctly, the car will attain a massive boost in speed that will easily propel it into the lead. This trick does not work in APC races. | ||
[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||