While 25% races can deliver the sheer intensity of NASCAR, players can double the duration and extend the thrill. Previously, we covered all the settings for 25% races to maintain authenticity over a shorter span.
However, for those who are willing to cover 50% of an average NASCAR 25 race, here are all the settings to make the action as realistic as possible.
NASCAR 25: Most Realistic Settings for 50% Races
We’ll focus on all the options used in 25% races and adjust them according to our new 50% markup. Head to the settings menu and consider the following.
Career Settings
Make these changes to have a realistic career mode experience:
- Damage: Full Damage
- Race Length: 50%
- Tire Wear/Fuel Consumption: 2x
- Player Tire Wear: Normal
- Player Tire Grip Fall Off: Less Grip
- Yellow Flags: Strict
- Black Flags: On
- Stages: Multiple Race Stages
- Qualify Setting: Quick Qualify
Damage remains full as it has nothing to do with race length. With a 50% target, tire wear and fuel consumption are at twice the rate. Once the grip falls off, you still have less grip to pit ASAP and mimic a realistic track feel. Similarly, yellow and black flags are enabled, as the race is now long enough to afford drama.
Driving Settings
Draft Effects settings will remain identical to 25% races. However, you can use forgiving driving aids to prevent an overwhelming experience at double the distance:
- Super Speedways: 10
- Other Tracks: 10
AI Settings
With career and driving settings sorted, let’s mold our opponents’ behavior according to our requirements:
- AI Difficulty: 100
- Skill Range: 25
- Stability: 50
- Recovery Skill: 10
- Consistency: 60
- Incident Frequency: 20
- Tire Wear Effect: 25
- Fuel Consumption: 25
- Impact Forces: 100
- AI Cars in Practice: 20
The reason for decreasing Tire Wear Effect and Fuel Consumption is to prevent AI from pitting unrealistically. Additionally, opponents are now more locked in, thanks to 60 Consistency, making fewer mistakes on the track. For those who want to go beyond, increasing the difficulty to a higher value will not only enhance realism but also create a more competitive NASCAR 25 showdown.
That’s all it takes to achieve realism at half the race length. Remember, increasing event duration means making more consistent efforts, which are often challenging to maintain over a controller. For a better experience, consider investing in the best racing wheel that can keep up with your inputs.
