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Active Lifestyle achievement in Need for Speed Payback

Active Lifestyle

Get a 3 Star Rating on all the Activities in the game

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  • NICKtheNlNJANICKtheNlNJA
    17 Nov 2017 17 Nov 2017 17 Nov 2017
    I would highly recommend beating the entire storyline before trying to complete any of the activities. The jump ones are pretty easy but some of them still require upgraded cars.

    I used the Regera which is the fastest car in the game for the speed traps and speed runs. The traps are the second easiest of all activities to complete three stars. Just line up a pretty good distance from the speed traps and gun it till you hit 3 star speed. The speed runs were by far the hardest ones for me to get. These you just have to stay patient on. Hitting the required speed is not too hard but doing it while dodging all the traffic in the game is frustrating. Nighttime definitely has less cars spawn so if you're stuck on one, move on to another for the time being, and just return to the hardest ones when it gets dark. Your character will usually say something about it being night time and that's when you'll know it's transitioned over. You shouldn't have to upgrade the Regera anymore than stock but I would recommend trying to get full outlaw for extra Nitrous and top speed.

    The drift ones are definitely the second hardest. I used an almost fully upgraded BMW M5 because I used it for the 350,000 score achievement also and got used to how it handles. It has good speed, handling, but it is rather bulky. There are only a couple drift locations that are pretty difficult but same as the speed runs, you just need to be patient. You'll be doing pretty bad on some runs and then completely blow it away all of a sudden. I recommend getting some good speed going into the start of these activities or even drift the corner into the starting line so you get a good feel for the road.

    For all of the activities except for the jumps, you are able to hit from both sides so take a look at the map to see which direction will work best for you. Most speed traps will be obvious which direction to take, but some can be done from either direction. For the drift activities, some might be easier going uphill and some downhill. I found dirt drifts to be easier going uphill for the most part.

    Sorry the guide is a long read but these are some pointers that I have for trying out this achievement. I am currently one drift challenge away from all 3 stars. Hope this helps, feel free to message me for anything you might need.

    Update 1:
    I used a virtual interactive map to uncover most of the activities found at:

    http://swissgameguides.com/maps/need_for_speed_payback/world...

    They do not have the drift locations on that map yet though. But if you go for all the collectibles first, you'll uncover a great deal of activities. The only downside is that you practically have to drive through the starting line to discover it on the main map but you will see them on the mini map at all times when you're near them.
    I did find a video on YouTube that shows all the activities. Luckily I only needed it for locating one drift activity which was in the city that I hadn't discovered.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RhcIBxZ16N4
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    darkavenger786Would have been great if Ghost added a filtering option to the in game map. Took me a while to find them all and the off-road speed runs did my head in. Tap a rock or boulder and you'll have to re do the run. What also doesn't help is that off-road handling is fucking terrible and Ghost need to fix it. Good luck to all.
    Posted by darkavenger786 on 02 Mar 18 at 18:09
    WyyvernA note with the interactive map, if you have uBlock Origin installed on your browser you can right click on the individual icons and click 'block element' to remove them one at a time. I did the speed runs, speed traps and jumps alongside each other doing this, made it much quicker. I assume other adblockers would work also.

    Doing the drifts now. I hate drifting... cry
    Posted by Wyyvern on 26 Jun 18 at 20:17
    LanEvoIX
    One thing I'm just going to throw out into the universe, whether it helps or not
    Thanks iTz Canada Ehh, it did help a lot! I was stuck in four or five very difficult drift challenges, and the Lamborghini Huracan maxed out 6x same brand wasn't working, after countless tries. Some of those I managed much easier with the stock aventador, a couple others I had to go find the Nissan Fairlady derelict (with the catch up upgrade), which turned out to be even better than the Aventador, seemingly. Thanks for the tip, made me not quit this terrible game before completing it.
    Posted by LanEvoIX on 07 Nov 20 at 04:10
    NICKtheNlNJAGlad to see you got it done. I know the drifts were a huge pain. Wanted to rip my hair out during a few of them. Very rewarding to be done with it though.
    Posted by NICKtheNlNJA on 07 Nov 20 at 15:33
    GoClimbAGlacierIn case you have not tried the Mazda RX-7 for drifting, give it a try. Helped me get my last one quite easily.
    Posted by GoClimbAGlacier on 12 Feb 22 at 18:01
    X30 TrucaseThe Mazda RX-7 was my definite drift car in the end because it could take sharper turns and handled easier than the BMW.
    Posted by X30 Trucase on 07 Apr 22 at 09:17
    KylaAnggeKZYengEject Button was an extremely difficult Long Jump that took a lot of tries, but 3 starred it with a 10.0 Airtime Offroad Skyline GT-R V-Spec R32.
    Posted by KylaAnggeKZYeng on 22 Apr 22 at 12:23
    VanGekocould do most drift zones easy with Mazda RX-7 when changing the Live Setup on lowest for drift angle.
    Posted by VanGeko on 13 Jun 22 at 01:11
    SpeedBumpVDropKeep on Drifting keeps on canceling out on me for some reason
    Posted by SpeedBumpVDrop on 04 Sep 22 at 11:03
    FarmYardGaming1The drifts are actually alright - I found Aki's car years ago and switched to a Huracán which was brilliant. Speed traps aren't too arduous and I have 2 or so left to do. The speed runs are on another level of annoying, though.
    Posted by FarmYardGaming1 on 23 Apr 23 at 13:04
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