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CAREER MODE
Career mode is the core of
Forza Motorsport. You begin your career with a small
amount of credits (CR), which you can use to buy and upgrade cars. As you
compete in races, you’ll earn more credits. You can win cars by finishing first in
all races within a Career series. If you’re connected to Xbox
Live, you also have
the opportunity to compete in your career online.
Race Restrictions
Races in Career mode are restricted to specific types of cars. Restrictions
include car class, manufacturer region, power, and weight. If you’re not in
the correct car for a specific race, you must select a different car from your
Garage
, buy a different car, or modify your existing car.
Home Regions and Rarity
Choosing a home region is important in
Forza Motorsport, because it determines
availability, cost, and rarity of the cars in your career. Entry-level cars, such
as the Honda Civic or Ford Focus, are common (and thus inexpensive) in all
regions. Middle- to high-level cars, such as the Nissan Skyline, Chevrolet
Corvette, or Opel Speedster, are far more common in their home region and
relatively rare (and thus more expensive) in other regions. Supercars, such as
the Enzo Ferrari, Porsche Carrera GT, or Chrysler ME Four-Twelve, are equally
uncommon and rare in all regions. The rarer your car is in your region, the more
value it holds.
Region also determines what aftermarket parts relationships you develop as you
win money in your career (see page 11). After you choose a home region for a
player profile, it cannot be changed. If you want to select another home region,
you must create a new profile.
Regardless of home region, by advancing your career, you eventually will gain access to
all cars in the game. Region has no bearing on your language or your country of origin,
nor does it affect which tracks are available to you.
You can buy and sell cars with other players, and this is a good opportunity
to collect cars from other regions. Therefore, it is in your best interest to
pick a region different from your friends’, so you can buy and sell cars for
profit that are rare in each other’s regions.
You can buy and sell over Xbox
Live, via System Link, or between profiles on the same Xbox console.
Career Levels and
Manufacturer Relationships
As you progress to different levels, you unlock relationships with different
manufacturers. There are two types of manufacturer relationships you’ll unlock:
Parts Manufacturers
- Unlocking a parts-manufacturer relationship results
in discounted parts being available in the
Buy Upgrades
area of the
Garage
. For example, a relationship with a tire manufacturer can lead to
discounted tires.
Car Manufacturers
- Unlocking a car-manufacturer relationship results
in previously locked cars from that car manufacturer being unlocked and
available for sale. Occasionally, a car will be gifted to you.
Set Difficulty
By increasing your difficulty, you increase your potential earnings. The quickest way to increase
your earnings is by making the game more challenging.
By default, damage and fuel/tire wear are enabled. Depending on the race, you might need to pit
when those options are turned on.
