Championship is a playmode in Re-Volt. It is where the player can unlock more tracks (but not their mirrored or reversed versions) and some cars. It's composed of 4 cups: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Each cup has a set number of races, typically on the recently unlocked tracks. For each race, the third place or higher is required to qualify for the next race.
Overview[]
The Championship features a system of accumulation of points. A determined amount of points are collected according to the race results, being the first place who wins more points, while cars finishing 7th or 8th get nothing. Points are added during the progress of the championship and registered in a table showed in the end of each race. The player needs to end the championship at the top of this table to win it. It is possible to win by finishing in second or third, but no cars or tracks will be unlocked and the Progress Table will not change.
Position
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Points
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|---|---|---|
1st
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10
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2nd
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6
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3th
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4
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4th
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3
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5th
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2
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6th
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1
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7th
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0
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8th
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0
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The Championship has three different AI difficulty presets, which make the opponents harder to beat in this mode than in the single race mode. The first preset is the easier from the three, and is used in the bronze cup. The second is the medium preset, and is used in the silver and gold cups. Finally, the last preset, which is the harder from the three, is used in the platinum cup. Since the 19.0301a build of RVGL, these presets could be set for single and multiplayer races as well by editing the profile.ini file.[1]
The Championship mode has a feature similar to the video games' lifes, which is called a Try. The player starts with three tries, having the option to use a try to restart the race if needed (Give Up Try). One try is automatically used when a 4th place or lower finish is achieved. If the player fails to finish 3rd or higher and has no more tries remaining, the championship is lost (Game Over).
A cutscene is shown in the end of the cups: The first three places (of the points table) are positioned in the Frontend Podium where they celebrate their victory. If the player finishes a cup in 4th place or lower, the player's car is placed beside the podium with the Bomb pickup activated, then explodes, sending it off onto the floor.
Finishing the championship with the highest number of points will give the player two cars in the boxes stack and tracks from the next cup. By winning the Platinum cup, the player will unlock two more cars and be crowned Re-Volt Master.
Re-Volt Credits plays after the Platinum cup is won.
Cups[]
The championship cups: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum
Bronze Cup[]
The player races against Rookie cars with Easy AI difficulty on Easy tracks:
- Toys in the Hood 1 - 3 laps
- Supermarket 2 - 4 laps
- Museum 2 - 3 laps
- Botanical Garden - 5 laps
After winning the cup, two Amateur cars (RC San and Candy Pebbles) are unlocked, as are all Medium tracks (Toy World 1, Ghost Town 1 and Toy World 2).
Silver Cup[]
The player races against Amateur and Advanced cars with Medium AI difficulty on Medium tracks:
- Toy World 1 - 6 laps
- Toys in the Hood 1 Mirrored - 4 laps
- Ghost Town 1 - 4 laps
- Toy World 2 - 4 laps
After winning the cup, two Advanced cars (Evil Weasel and Panga TC) are unlocked, as are all Hard tracks (Toys in the Hood 2, Toytanic 1 and Museum 1).
Gold Cup[]
The player races against Advanced and Semi-Pro cars with Medium AI difficulty on Hard tracks:
- Toys in the Hood 2 - 5 laps
- Toy World 1 Mirrored - 8 laps
- Toytanic 1 - 5 laps
- Museum 1 - 5 laps
After winning the cup, two Semi-Pro cars (Pest Control and Adeon) are unlocked, as are all Extreme tracks (Supermarket 1, Ghost Town 2 and Toytanic 2).
Platinum Cup[]
The player races against Semi-Pro and Pro cars with Hard AI difficulty on Extreme tracks:
- Supermarket 1 - 6 laps
- Ghost Town 2 - 6 laps
- Toy World 1 Reversed Mirrored - 10 laps
- Museum 1 Mirrored - 6 laps
- Toytanic 2 - 6 laps
After winning the cup, two Pro cars (Cougar and Humma) are unlocked, and the player is crowned the Re-Volt Master.
Tips[]
- Unlock more cars by winning single races and collecting stars in Practice mode at unlocked tracks. These cars will give an edge on the opposition in Championship cups.
- Try disabling Pickups in the game settings, so you can try to win the Championship with only skills.
Additional Information[]
- The Dreamcast version championship differs from the older releases. The exclusive track Rooftops replaces Toy World 1 in the Silver Cup, and Toy World 1 is set in the place of Toys in the Hood 1 Mirrored. Also in the Gold Cup, Rooftops Mirrored replaces Toy World 1 Mirrored.
- It is possible to create custom Championship Leagues using WolfR4 and RVGL as of 20.1230a.