MotoGP3 URT Tips, Hints, Help & Support

There's no substitute for experience and no better teacher. If you want to be competitive and get faster, you must practice, practice, practice. We can help by sharing tips and lessons learned that will save you some time for beginners and amateurs alike.

MotoGP2, 3 and 07 (probably other versions too) all have Training/Tutorials/Challenges within the game that will teach you specific techniques for handling the bike. Don't skip these steps or take it for granted. For anyone not intimately familiar with Moto Grand Prix racing, the tutorial mode is a prerequisite. You'll get tested on some basic racing aptitude skills, and learn some of the intricacies involved with twin braking, entry and exit points, and so on. Once you've digested the tutorial it's time to move on to career mode. Be sure to read and review the "readme.txt" files in the game <dir> for additional tips.

Also be sure to Complete at least one season of Career Mode, so you can begin your journey to earn a Number 1.00 Seed bike/profile.

Of course, if you don't have the time and you can't wait to get online to mix it up with others, we can help. You can download a Number 1 Seed Profile which will give you Full Credits. Then you can launch the game, create a new profile and import the full credit profile into your own profile.

There are additional steps you can take to make higher speeds less difficult to handle. For the rest of this article, I will be referring specifically to MotoGP3.

Lets begin by turning off one of the coolest features of the game.

The blurry screen when you are flying down the track. While it looks very cool, it also makes it more difficult to see your racing line or turns and braking points coming up fast. All the fastest racers have this feature turned off.

It's called anti-aliasing.

The pics (on the right) are from a replay. Both are taken at the exact same spot.

The top pic is with antialiasing set for Full Screen Special Effects.

The bottom pic is with antialiasing set for None.

None, is definitely better.

So, to turn it off, Start the MotoGP3 game Launcher, click the Configure Game, Advanced Video Mode Settings, change Antialiasing: to None, Ok, Ok.

If you notice your game is lagging too much, you can try turning down some of the graphics (slide bars) in the Advanced Graphics Detail Settings page. The game will not look as pretty, but it will put less stress on your PC (video card) and should reduce laggy response a little.

You can also set your graphics card 3D settings (in Windows) for "Performance" rather than "Quality" which should also help lagging issues (within Windows, right click desktop, choose Graphics Properties, 3D, Global Settings - see pic on right ->).

As far as racing tips, the following should help:

• Configure all the controls and learn to use all of them without having to think about it. As in most action games, reaction time is critical. You shouldn't have to think about which key or button you're going to use as approach a turn.
• Learn all the tracks. Memorize each one. Memorize the turns, the bumps and danger areas. Know each one by heart.
• Always lean forward. There is less wind drag and your bike will go faster when leaning forward. Your bike is also more stable in turns while leaning forward. The default position is sitting up (not leaning back or forward) so you must hold the "lean forwards" button down while racing. Sure, there are times when you can stop leaning forward and also when you should lean back (like when you are correcting your racing line ... cornering) but for the most part, you should always be leaning forward.
• Learn how to power-slide. Power-sliding helps you to take turns faster. You must learn how to start it and stop it at will (on command). Sure, power-slides will stop by themselves, but you should definitely learn how to "kill" a power-slide. There is such a thing as power-sliding too long. The sooner you stop power-sliding, the sooner you get full traction again (full speed again). (note: Only power-slide a turn, if you have to. Not power-sliding is actually faster, but not always possible.)
• Don't use the default brake. Instead, configure the Front and Rear Brakes on separate controls and learn to use them separately and together. Using the front and rear brakes together is better than using the "default" brake by itself.
• Learn how to "tap" the front brake to correct your line, while turning.
• Always use Hard tires (front and rear). Hard tires are the fastest. Yes, they are also the most slippery and hardest to stop with, but all the fastest racers using nothing but hard tires all the time. They got used to sliding the rear tire into a turn and so can you. (note: If you're really into racing 100% SIM or love racing in rain, you may be better off not using hard tires, but that is the exception.)
• The shorter the wheelbase, the better you turn. However, the shorter the wheelbase, the easier it is to crash while power-sliding. Find the wheelbase that is right for your racing style. The shorter, the better, but remember, if you're a beginner, start with a longer wheelbase, like at least 1460 or 80.
• No two turns are the same so don't treat them the same. Some turns you can take full speed just by turning. Others you can take by power-sliding them at full speed. Yet others you will have to brake before taking them. Learn the best possible way for you to take each turn as fast as possible. Then move on to the next turn. Later, as you notice others taking turns differently, you may change how you do it.
• Don't panic and crash. You'd be surprised how often people (myself included) do this. All you have to do is slow down a little, recover and hit the gas again.
• 1 crash = 6 seconds lost. On many tracks, 1 crash = race over.
• More often than not, 0 crashes = you win the race! That is not to say you don't have to be fast, but you don't have to be "out of control" to win a race.
• If you're not "out of control", you're not going fast enough! LOL