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----------[By Tom 'Da Bomb' Brookes]----------
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Copyright 2003 Tom Brookes
----------[CONTENTS]----------
1. Version History
2. Introduction
3. Game Modes
4. Controls
5. The cars
6. The tracks
7. Total list of cheats
8. Fake Cheats
9. Gameplay tips
10. Conclusion
----------[Version History]----------
VERSION DATE WORK COMPLETED
Version 0.1 August 10, 2003 Started cheats guide and finished up
to the Micro Machines mode
Version 0.3 August 11, 2003 Finished the entire cheats guide!
Version 0.35 August 19, 2003 Corrected spacing & spelling
Version 0.7 August 21, 2003 Did cars, controls, into & modes
Version
Version
----------[Introduction]----------
I picked up a copy of TOCA Touring Car Championship at my local VHQ
and was immediately inticed. Sure, it may not be a Gran Turismo 3,
but Codemasters have done a great job of this game.
Unfortunately, there has been no guide nor FAQ to help gamers out
there who are stuck on this sometimes arduous game.
Hopefully, this guide will answer most or all of your questions, or
just hold your interest. Either way, I thank you now for reading
this guide. Enough rambling, now onto the FAQ.
----------[Game Modes]----------
TOCA has a plethora of modes to keep you playing for hours, so here
is a basic run down of each, including options ect.
Race Menu
---------
Players can choose from 4 main modes (1 is unlockable via a cheat, so
see that respective section for further details) and set them up with
special options, which will be mentioned later.
Single Race - This is a basic race where you can just choose your car,
track, and you will be on your way. There is no disqualification, so
you are able to crash into other cars with reckless abandon and won't
be punished. Also, this is 1 of 2 game modes that allow you to race in
the tank, which, as you will see when you try it, is enjoyable. At
first, you can choose from only 2 tracks (Donington Park and
Silverstone), but as your progress in single race mode, you will be
able to unlock more tracks. Note that this is the only mode that allows
you to play with 2 players; all the rest are specifically for single
player.
Championship - The championship is a one player only, but allows you to
enter a series race, where you have to battle against 15 computer
controlled opponents. Note that you can be disqualified for dangerous driving,
and will even lose points for repeated offences. There are 2
main modes for the championship; the first is a short championship,
that allows you to have a 4 event race on 2 venues (Donington and Silverstone),
while the long championship races on all venues twice.
For beginners, I recommend the former.
Below is a chart of the point system for TOCA. For each venue, you must
earn 20 point, and if you do not, you are fired and the game is over.
Pole position 1 point
1st place 15 points
2nd place 12 points
3rd place 10 points
4th place 8 points
5th place 6 points
6th place 5 points
7th place 4 points
8th place 3 points
9th place 2 points
10th place 1 point
As you get 1 point just for pole position, it is always useful to
qualify.
Time Trial - This allows you to race on a track of your choice by
yourself in order to imporve your lap times. Novices or those new to
TOCA should try to practice each track a few times in order to
acquire a certain familiarity; that way, you will not be at too much
of a disadvantage.
TOCA Showdown - The TOCA Showdown can only be entered when unlocked
with a code. This is similar to a long championship, except that all
tracks are reverse courses, so you may have to learn the featured
tracks all over again.
Race Options
------------
Number of Players - Select the number of players you wish to compete
with. The maximum is unfortunately 2, and it is only available for
the single race mode.
Number of Laps - Choose how many laps the race goes on for. The
maximum is 20 and the minimum 1, but note that tyre damage is
nonexistant. This is again only available for the single race
mode.
Qualifying - Choose if you need to perform a 3 lap qualifying before
you can race to determine your positions. If you choose no or just
skip qualifying, then you will automatically be placed in 16th place.
Weather - Choose what kind of weather you will be racing in. Choose
this wisely, as these weather conditions drastically change
visability and/or traction. For example, sunny weather means that
traction and visibility are high, while stormy weather will make
traction poor, and visibility will be terrible.
There are 6 weather conditions available:
O Sunny (good traction, good visability)
O Cloudy (good traction, medium visability)
O Rainy (poor traction, good visability)
O Foggy (good traction, poor visability)
O Snowy (poor traction, medium visability)
O Stormy (poor traction, poor visability)
Options
-------
TOCA allows for a high degree of customization, so here is an
explanation for all options to choose from.
Sound Options - Here, you can choose the volume of the sound effects,
music, and whether steroes sound or mono sound is used. You can even
turn off the music if you wish.
Graphical Options - Here, you can positions the screen using the
directional pad, turn the widescreen view on, and adjust the 2 player
split screen options.
Control Options - In this menu, you can ajust the sensitivity of the
handling for both players and configure all the driving controls. You
can also turn the vibration on or off.
Languages - Choose whether the game is in Spanish or English.
High Scores
-----------
Here you can view all of the best lap times for each track, and the
highest scores achieved.
----------[Controls]----------
Here is the default controller configuration
Button Action
X Accelerate
O Handbrake
Triangle Change View
Square Brake (reverse with automatic transmission)
Start Pause game
L1 Shift down
R1 Shift up
Back (D-Pad) Look behind you
If these are not to your satisfaction, then simply change them at
the controller options screen.
----------[The Cars]----------
Honda Accord
------------
Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 15 valves
Horse Power: N/A
Revs per minute: N/A
Overall: 8/10
Additional Notes: The Honda is one of the fastest and best cars
featured in TOCA. With balanced handling, an impressive wheelbase
and good acceleration, the Honda can easily lead you to victory in
any mode. Spinning is sometimes a problem what a high speeds, so
careful control
is required.
Audi A4
-------
Drivetrain: 4 Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 16 Valves
Horse Power: 296 bhp
Revs per minute: 8250 rpm
Overall: 7.5/10
Additional Notes: The Audi A4 is similar in performance to the Honda
above, but is slightly slower in acceleration. This does have its
benefits, such as reduced spinning and a higher degree of control over
the car. If you need a vehicle to rival the Accord, this may be the one
for you.
Vauxhall Vectra
---------------
Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 16 valves
Horse Power: 295 bhp
Revs per minute: 8400rpm
Overall: 7.5/10
Additional Notes: The Vauxhall Vectra may not be as fast as the Accord
or A4, but it has reliable steering and is harder to spin than the above.
The first comment does not mean that this car is slow; on the contrary,
it is quite fast, but just a little lacking in acceleration.
Volvo 540
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Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 20 valves
Horse Power: 300 bhp
Revs per minute: 8500 rpm
Overall: 7.5/10
Additional Notes: The Volvo may be a little dated, but its good
acceleration, above average steering and good control make this a
great car, but just lacking on a few levels.
Ford Mondeo
----------
Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 24 valves
Horse Power: 295 bhp
Revs per minute: 8500 rpm
Overall: 6.5/10
Additional Notes: The Ford Mondeo is not a car you will want to drive.
At high speeds, it can out accelerate the Volvo and Vauxhall, but at
lower speeds it is slow. This would normally help cornering and lessen
spinning, but the Mondeo sports a small wheelbase, making it slip and
spin easily.
Nissan Primavera
----------------
Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 16 valves
Horse Power: 297 bhp
Revs per minute: 8300 rpm
Overall: 6.5/10
Additional Notes: This is another poor car that is disappointing, as
Nissan are usually a top-of-the-line make. The first 2 gears offer
great acceleration, but the rest reduce acceleration for top speed.
Unfortunately, the Primavera will not usually get past the 150mp/h
mark on the best of days, so it is useless in places such as Donington,
where 3rd gear corners are a routine. Handling is not bad, but again
spinning is a problem, as is sliding.
Peugeot 406
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Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 20 valves
Horse Power: 300 bhp
Revs per minute: 8300 rpm
Overall: 7.5/10
Additional Notes: Though the Peugeot sports a high horsepower output,
it is overall not very fast at high speeds. Acceleration is swift until
the 4th gear, and then the Peugeot suffers. Handling is excellent, on
the other hand, so spins are rare, and sids are nonexistant. Overall, it
is a very reliable car, but just lacks at high speeds.
Renault Laguna
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Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 16 valves
Horse Power: N/A
Revs per minute: N/A
Overall: 7.5/10
Additional Notes: The Laguna is similar to the Peugeot due to its disadvantages
at high speeds, but cornering is simple and rarely
requires braking. Use this on twisting tracks, as you may lose on the
straights, but you will gain the upper hand on most of the corners.
Tank
----
Drivetrain: 4 Wheel Drive
Number of Valves: 15 valves
Horse Power: N/A
Revs per minute: N/A
Overall: 7/10
Guns: Plenty
Additional Notes: The tank is suprisingly quick and agile, so it can
take on the Accord or A4 and keep the pace. What the tank suffers from
is a poor wheelbase and lack of grip; in other words, it is too fast
for its own good. You must decelerate or brake on every corner; not
doing so will induce skidding and a lot of spinning. The only saving
grace is that the tank is able to fire at others by using the horn
button. If you score a direct hit, the opponent will usually fly into
the air and will not be able to right itself when back on the ground.
All Rounders
------------
Audi A4
Volvo 540
Vauxhall Vectra
Honda Accord
Handling
--------
Peugeot 406
Renault Laguna
Speed
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Tank
To Avoid
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Ford Mondeo
Nissan Primavera
----------[The Tracks]----------
Doninngton Park
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Location: Derby
Length: 2.51 miles
Default Fastest Lap: 9:59.99 by Chun
My fastest lap: 1:39.91
Difficulty: Medium
Course Walkthrough: The course starts with a short straight that leads
to the quick, sweeping hairpin that requires moderate braking. There is usually
a large jam or cars at this point, so it is wise to take the
inside and force the others off the track. Now the first two turns
after the hairpin are quite gentle and require only a short period of
deceleration in order to corner, but there is an awkward, high speed
right that can cause spinning. In order to prevent that, let off the
accelerator for a while, or, if you are not comfortable with that,
brake a little.
After a few more easy turns, you will be lead to a straight with a
walkway above in the shape of a tyre. Move to the right side of the
road and when you encounter the quick chicane, cut it and hopefully
gain a place. Remember not to turn while cutting, as that will induce spinning,
and also remember to take the shortest possible route so
that you do not get slowed down too much by the grass. You should be
at around 60mph. Now wathc the left side of this straight and when
you see a little white sign just before a rumble strip, brake hard
and swing around the harpin. If you do happen to go off the course,
get back on as quickly as possible. Now accelerate up to the final
80 degree turn, and brake when the rumble strip starts. Sometimes,
you can drift around, but some may have problems with that, so brake
moderately. Power out of the turn to finish the lap.
-----------[COMLETE COMPILARION OF CHEATS]----------
The codes are arranged in a more orderly fashion to help you find them.
Press CTRL + F and type in the name of a specific cheat if you need to,
but here is a quick table of contents:
1. Car & Track related 2. Weather & Environment cheats
- Access all tracks - Starry Sky
- Access all cars - Raining cats & dogs
- Turbo Mode - Upside down racing
- Go-Kart Mode - Cartoon Background
- Micro Machines Mode - Disco fog
- Mirror tracks - Low gravity
- Expert competition - Reverse falling rain
- Relock tracks
- No collisions
3. Humorous
- Helicopter view
- Replay View
- Aggressive opponents
- Big Hand mode
Access all Tracks
-----------------
When you are prompted to enter your name, type in this:
JHAMMO
and all tracks will be open to you in the single race mode, including
the special lava land level.
Acess all cars
---------------
As only 1 car is missing, you just need to type in the following as you
name to unlock it:
GONGOGO
The tank will now become available, so take it for a test drive.
Super speed - Turbo Mode!
-------------------------
Enter:
XBOOSTME
when prompted for your name to increase the speed of your car. Note that
the opponents are also upgraded, it spinning becomes much more frequent.
Go kart mode - slow mode
------------------------
Enter your name as:
CMCHUN
when propmted and all cars will become around 1/2 slower, so controlling
your car may become a little easier, but lap times will be compromised.
Micro Machines Mode
-------------------
Before a race, enter your name as:
CMMICRO
and all cars, including those controlled by the computer, will become
the size of micro machines and so lap times will be very slow.
Mirror Tracks
-------------
When asked for your name type in:
PATSCREEM
and you can race on the reverse courses. Note that you must go back to
the race menu and choose the 'TOCA Showdown' in order for you to play
on the reverse courses during this championship.
Expert Opponents
----------------
As you name, enter:
CMIMPOSS
and the opponents will become extremely difficult to beat. Trust me, you
will probably come last every single time!
Relock Tracks
--------------
Enter:
CMLOCK
and all tracks that you unlocked with the 'JHAMMO' cheat will be locked
back up. I am not sure why you would want to use this, as you can just
enter 'JHAMMO' a second time to lock the tracks back up.
No Collisions
-------------
At the name entry menu, type in:
CMNOHITS
and all cars will become ghost cars, so they can pass through each
other. This may help you when overtaking, but you cannot use opponents
to help you around corners nor can you block them.
Starry Sky
-----------
Before a race, enter your name as:
CMSTARS
and the background will become a starry sky. This does not have any
real effect, but it does make a nice change.
Rainy Days
----------
When you are prompted to enter your name, type in:
CMCATDOG
and when the race starts, it will be raining cats and dogs! Note that
this code does not seem to work in conjunction with the starry sky cheat,
so use them one at a time.
Upside Down
------------
As your name, enter:
CMUPSIDE
and the race will be performed upside down. This does make it very hard
to drive, as the directions are reversed, and it is very hard to see
where you are going. Unfrtunately, the computer controlled opponents do
not have the same problem, and will usually perform flawlessly through
the level.
Cartoon Background
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Before a race, enter your name as:
CMTOON
and the background will look like a cartoon. Agani, this serves no real purpose
other than to give us a little more variety for the conditions.
Saturday Night Fever
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Enter the following as your player name:
CMDISCO
an the track will becmoe very foggy, but more importantly it will flash
a la a disco. It is pretty cool to do, but it may lessen visability
slightly, making quick reactions even more important.
Space Race
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When prompted for your name, enter in:
CMLOWGRAV
and the gravity will become noticeably less. This won't really affect
your race too much other than a slight tendency for your car to lift
after a crash, but it will mainly affect the cones littering the
tracks.
Reverse Falling Rain
--------------------
As your name, enter:
CMRAINUP
an the rain will fall upwards (if that oxymoron makes any sense to you).
This still sometimes causes to the road to become slippery, so extra
deceleration and braking may be required.
Bird's eye view
---------------
At the name entry menu, type in:
CMCOPTER
and you can choose your racing view as a bird's eye view (in other
words, from the top). This makes driving harder as you can only see a
small area of the road infront, and sometimes the camera shows the
helicopter instead of you.
Replay View
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Before a race, enter in:
CMFOLLOW
and the race view will be like that of a replay. This gets quite
annoying as sometimes the camera shows your car from the front, so
the directions are reversed, and you cannot see where you are going!
Aggressive Opponents
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Enter in:
CMMAYHEM
as your name before a race starts and the computer controlled
opponents will become a lot more aggressive. They will crash into
you and are not afraid of collisions, so watch out! Try having
ramming competitions with them.
Big Hand Mode
-------------
When asked for your name, enter:
CMHANDY
and when you switch you the headcam view, your hands will be a lot
larger than usual.
----------[FAKE CHEATS]----------
Here are a few cheats that do not work, so do not bother to copy them
down.
SUPPOSED EFFECT What to do
You are the only competitor in a championship Enter your name as CMBILLY
You get a pink RR car with great traction Enter 'Flex' or 'Flexmobile'
as your name
You can shoot other cars using the horn Enter TANK as your name
Your car is mad and very hard to drive Hold all the shoulder
buttons after choosing your
car until qualifying starts.
If you do find any more, or see one that does work, them please tell me.
----------[Gameplay Tips]----------
1. Try to avoid hitting other racers up the back; sometimes it is
necessary in order to force them off the road, but normally ramming
causes unpredictable results. You could find youself in a sand pit
instead of him!
2. Stay on the track at nearly all times. Driving on grass lowers
traction, as well as your speed, while driving in sand makes you go
only around 30mph. This drastic loss of speed usually can mean the
difference between a win and a loss, so always try to stay on the
road.
3. Do not cut the course too much! If you miss a section of the
course off, then when you try to finish the lap, writing will indicate
that the lap was missed. For example, at Donnington, when you approach
the chicane, you can completely cut that, and the hairpin, but going
through the barrier. Unfortunately, you will have to do the lap all
over again.
4. If you desperately need to win, then try a few tricks in order to take the
lead. For example, try to take the inside of a turn so that you can force
others to the outside, or even off the road.
If you have any more tips, please send them in!
----------[Conclusion]----------
I hoped you have enjoyed this guide and have found it interesting,
enlightening, helful or just a good way to kill time. I would like to thank the
following:
- Brian, for a hand with the cheats
- Gamefaqs, for being such a great site
- you, for reading.
