Rally-X(Arcade) FAQ
version 1.0.0
by Andrew Schultz [email protected]
submitted to GameFAQs.com 2/22/2

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       OUTLINE

 INTRODUCTION

 ENEMY AI

 SCORING

 STRATEGY

 LEVEL INFO

 MAZE # 1

 MAZE # 2

 MAZE # 3

 MAZE # 4

 ETC.

 VERSIONS/CREDITS

================================

 INTRODUCTION

 In Rally-X, you run a car about on a course with other cars chasing
you and try to collect ten flags before running out of fuel or crashing.
As your fuel runs down they get a bit faster than you, although you have
ways to escape them.  Each way is costly, though.  You can kick smoke
out of your tailpipe which will stun cars for a bit, but that loses
fuel.  Ducking around too much and ignoring flags also costs time.  The
mazes get progressively tougher and the game piles the cars on until
it's pretty much impossible near level eight or so.  Even with bonus
levels every four stages, it's a bit oppressive, as cars get faster and
more numerous(three up to eight.)  Cheating with MAME I found I could
barely get all the flags before my flags ran out--with the other cars
FROZEN.  Rally-X suffers from a lack of balance that New Rally-X never
fully addresses.

 I can't claim to be an expert on the game, but it is a neat one and I
figured people would be interested in maps.

 This document should have an accompanying GIF.  I submitted one to
GameFAQs and it got posted.

 ENEMY AI

 I've seen cars turn away from you when you run straight at them.  For
the most part they will trail you although you can fake them out.

 UX X
  XPX
  X X
     M

U=you, P=pit, M=them.  It seems random which way they'll take although
they seem to prefer going straight.  That takes less time.
 With a lot of cars you may want to sucker them near a ditch.  If you
can get a bunch of cars straggling like that, they'll wind up bashing
against each other a bit, leaving you free to get flags.

 SCORING

 --100 for first flag with one car, then 200, etc. up to 1000
 --double bonus if you get the S flag until end of level or you're
killed
 --10 points per sliver of fuel left, maximum ~ 6000 but of course
you'll wind up with much less
 --only extra man at 20000
 --fuel recharged when you die
 --you can solve a board with fuel run out.  However, you seem to use
less fuel as it gets very low, so you may just get a 40-point fuel bonus
or something.
 --indirectly related to scoring:  cars get faster quicker on higher
levels
 --everything's free on the challenge level until you run out of fuel,
after other cars try to chase you down.  You can still run into them
while they're standing still, and you can also waste smoke screens as
well.  You can also drive into rocks, so be alert!

 STRATEGY

 General:
 --develop peripheral vision so you can keep tabs on where cars are
coming from
 --when going into a corner, look to make sure you aren't going to get
trapped
 --remember that turning takes time, and you can't turn on a dime.
Fortunately that goes for the enemy cars as well.

 Specifics:
 --move away from the cars at the bottom quickly.  In later levels get
off to the side so that the cars above don't race down and wipe you out.
 --tailgating car will wipe the forward one out--you OR the other guy
 --you can go through enemy cars if you head straight down at the start
of a level
 --enemy cars turn around after hitting a ditch
 --if there's a flag below you that you see on your first radar
glimpse, move directly down to nab it.  You'll have an even bigger jump
than usual as the enemy cars are headed away from you.
 --pick up all flags in an area, then move on.
 --similarly, if one flag is isolated from the rest, get it last.
It'll save fuel and cut down on lengthy treks that might get you killed
anyway.  Also consider saving a flag in a loop for last.
 --use double-wide highways well.  Often you can steer away from an
oncoming car rather easily.
 --huge plazas where you can move about are a bit awkward as you'll
never go quite where you want and smoke isn't terribly effective.
 --if you must use smoke, use it at an intersection and right before
when you're about to loop back around.  Although don't loop back around
too close.  Remember you get three smoke puffs.
 --it's not fair, but if you're on a long narrow stretch then there may
be a rock midway through, and then you're out of luck

 LEVEL INFO

Level #|Cars(Top)|Cars(Bottom)|Maze #
-------+---------+------------+------
   1  |      0  |         3  |   1
   2  |      0  |         4  |   1
   3 *|      3  |         5  |   1
   4  |      0  |         5  |   2
   5  |      1  |         5  |   2
   6  |      2  |         5  |   2
   7 *|      3  |         5  |   2
   8  |      3  |         5  |   3
   9  |      3  |         5  |   3
  10  |      3  |         5  |   3
  11 *|      3  |         5  |   3
  12  |      3  |         5  |   4
  13  |      3  |         5  |   4
  14  |      3  |         5  |   4
  15 *|      3  |         5  |   4
  16  |      3  |         5  |   1

 Background change on level 4x.  I've listed the backgrounds for up to
level 15 as they rotate from there.

 All levels have light brown trim to inner boundaries and tan roads.

1-3:   light green bushes on dark green background, light green inner
boundary.
4-7:   dark green soil, white flowers with red center, dark brown inner
boundary
8-11:  green soil, blue flowers with yellow center, aqua-green inner
boundary
12-15: light green pines on green background, lavender inner boundary

 The maze number then cycles every 16 levels as above, but there are
always eight cars.  See below for the maze maps.


 LEDGER FOR MAPS

 . = edge
 X = wall
 rocks and flags are all placed randomly.  Flags change with each
level, and rocks change with every bonus level.  Bonus levels have rocks
as well, so watch out.

 MAZE # 1

.................................
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XXX XXXXX XX   X  XXXX         .
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XXXXXX XXXXX      XXXX XXX XXX .
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   XXXXXX X XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX .
X X X    X X XXX                .
X X X XX X X XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX X.
X X X XX X X XXX XXX X       X X.
X X X    X X     XXX X       X X.
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XX X    X X XXX XXX X XXXXX X X.
XX X    X X         X       X X.
   X      X XXX XX  XXX  XXXX X.
XX X XXXXXX XXX XX  XXX  XXXX X.
XX          XXX XX  XXX  XXXX  .
XXXXXXXXXXX XXX                .
     XX                 XXX XX .
XXXX XX XXXXXXX  XXXXXX XXX XX .
XXXX        XXX  XXXXXX     XX .
XXXX XX XXX XXX      XX XXX  X .
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X XXXXXX XXXXXXX  XX  XX XXXX X .
X                 XX          X .
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XX XXXXX X X X X X X XX    XX  .
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                        XX     .
.................................

 This is a relatively tame map.  THere are a lot of T-intersections,
which allow you to duck and dodge, and you're still as fast as the other
cars.  You probably won't need to use a smoke screen here.  The most
tricky places to get flags are the cul-de-sac in the upper right(use a
smoke screen to get through this loop) and the far upper right.
Starting on level four, cars start out slightly faster than you, and
fuel's eaten up a bit more quickly.

 MAZE # 2

.................................
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X XXXX XXXX X X X X XXXXXX XXXX .
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X X X   X X X X X X XXX XX XX X .
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X X X X X X X X XX XX XXXXXXX X .
X X X X X X X X XX XX X       X .
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X X X X X X X X XX XX X X     X .
X X X   X X X           X XXX X .
X X X   X X X X XX XX X X     X .
X X XX XX X X X XX XX X XXXXX X .
X X       X X X XX XX X       X .
X XXXXXXXXX X X XX XX XXXXXXX X .
X           X                   .
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XX XX XX X XXX    XX        XX .
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XXX XXXX  X X X X X X XXX XXXXX .
XXX XXXXX X X X4X X X           .
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XX XX XX X1X1X1X1X1X X      XX .
XX XX                X XXXX XX .
XX XX XX XXXXX XXXXX X XXXX XX .
                       XXXX    .
.................................

 It's the upper left that's nasty here with the upper right coming in
second.  The upper right may also have long corridors where you may be
running toward a rock and you don't know it.  That T as you go straight
up is annoying, too.  The center left with the grids is a fun
place(reminds me of Chicago!) although the plaza above it isn't.

 MAZE # 3

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XXXXX XXX XXXX X X XX XXXXX  X .
XXXXX XXX XXXX X X XX XXXXX  X .
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XXXXX XXXXX X         X XXXXX X.
XXXXX XXXXX XXXX  XXXXX        .
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XXX XX XX XX                    .
XXX XX XX XX                    .
XXX XX XX XX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX .
   XX XX    XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX .
XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX    XXXX .
XXXXX XXXX XXXX     XX XX XXXX .
                XXX XX XX   XX .
XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXX    XXXX XX .
XXXXX XXXX XXXX     XX XXXX    .
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XX XX XX XXX    XXX XX XXXXXXX .
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XX XX XX XX XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX .
XX       XX XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX .
XXXXX XX X        XX XXXX XXXX .
XXXXX XX   XXX XX XX           .
           XXX XX XX XXXXXXXXX .
XXXXXXXX X                     .
XXXXXXXX X X X X X X XXX XXXXX .
XXX      X X X X X X X   X   X .
XXX XXXX X X X4X X X X X X X X .
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XXX                  X X     X .
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    XXXX                       .
.................................

 Many longer corridors here.  This gets a bit ugly in the lower
corners, and the loop in the center is best saved for last.  Note
traveling the edges can also make you run into a rock.

 MAZE # 4

.................................
                               .
XXXXXXX XXXX1 1 1 XXX XXXXXXXX .
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X  XXXX XXXX      XXX          .
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XXX       XXXX  XXXXXXXX XX X  .
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XXXXX XXX X  XXXX  XXXXX XXXXX .
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XX XXX XXXXX  XXXX  XX X   XXXX .
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XX XXX XXX X XX  XX XXX XXXXX X .
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 X XXXX         XX XX XX XXXXXX.
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 X  X X  X XXX  XX XX XX XXX   .
 XX X X  X XXX  XX       XXX X .
 XX X X  X XXX  XX XX XX XXX X .
XXX   X  X XXX  XX XX XX       .
XXXXX X  X XXX  XX XXXXX XXXXX .
XXXXX X  X XXX  XX XXXXX X   X .
X                          X X .
X X X X  X X X X X X XX XX X X .
X X X X  X X X X X X XX XX X X .
  X X X  X X X X X X XX XX   X .
XXX X X  X X X4X X X XX XX X X .
    X X  X X X X X X XX XX X X .
XXXXX X  X1 1 1 1 1  XX XX X X .
XXXXX X  X XXXXXXXXX XX XX     .
      X  X XXXXXXXXX    XXXXXX .
                               .
.................................

 The worst of both worlds--lots of open spaces in large extended
corridors.  None of the corners are particularly safe, and you can't
even use the ruse of going down to start.  Head down and right and
you'll hit the end car.

 ETC.

 Notice the bad English?  "CHARANGING STAGE."  Also the world record at
the end is a bit corny.

End of FAQ proper

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VERSIONS/CREDITS

1.0.0 sent to GameFAQs 02/22/2002.  Pretty much final.  Well, I hope so,
because I want to keep the cool 2/22/2 date.

Delorie GPP compiler which helped me create maps and the accompanying
GIF.

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