Evolution GT

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Evolution GT
Quirks and Features
Car List
Track List
Events List
Challenges
Skills / Driver Tuning
Miscellaneous Notes

Quirks and Features

The Bad

In Career mode, there's no choice of cars to use in races (you're forced to use a specific car).
No qualifying and the AI drivers near the back of the grid are extremely irritating.
No onscreen mirror (have to press a button for rearview).
Long load/save times and short races often make you feel like you're spending more time waiting than racing.
Maximum length of a Quick Race is 9 laps and there is no other mode for longer races.
In Career mode, once you move on to the next season, there's no way to go back to the races of previous seasons.
Once assigned, Skill Points can't be re-assigned; it would've been nice to be able to 'mix&match' the points to suit a particular car on a particular track.
The incorporation of negative Skill values (and the whole Skill system in general) tends to complicate things; car tuning (as opposed to driver tuning) would've made things easier to comprehend.
The 4 'secret' cars are road versions (a bit disappointing since you'd normally expect to see these cars in full race trim).
For 100% completion, you need to pass all of the Challenges, and some of them are ridiculously irritating.
No 'true' race cars (the race cars in this sim are souped-up road cars and they don't handle much better than the other road cars in this sim).

The Good

Works with the Logitech Driving Force steering wheel.
Includes intro/tutorial by Gabriele Tarquini (ex-Formula One driver, currently in touring cars) with an option to skip it if you've already seen it.
The Challenges give you an opportunity to increase your Base Skills without having to use Skill Points.
Ability to save up to 5 driver profiles per memory card.

Car List

According to the box, there are supposed to be 35 cars in this sim. The list below includes only the ones that I've seen so far.

The 33 Known Cars In Evolution GT	Type	Drive	HP	PWR
Alfa 8C Competizione '05	Coupe	RWD	400	0.25
Alfa Brera '05	Coupe	4WD	260	0.18
Alfa GT 3.2 V6 24V '05	Grand Touring	FWD	240	0.15
Audi A3 3.2 Quattro '05	Hot Hatch	4WD	250	0.17
Audi A4 Racing '05	Racing	RWD	460	0.44
Audi A6 4.2 Quattro '05	Grand Touring	4WD	335	0.19
Audi TT 3.2 Quattro '05	Coupe	4WD	250	0.17
Bugatti EB110 '91	Secret	4WD	560	0.44
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R '05	Racing	RWD	570	0.40
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 '05	Coupe	RWD	500	0.35
Chevrolet Lacetti Racing '05	Racing	FWD	275	0.27
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Supercharged SS '05	Grand Touring	RWD	240	0.15
Mercedes CLK DTM '03	Secret	RWD	582	0.33
Mercedes CLK GTR '97	Secret	RWD	660	0.66
Mercedes SL 55 AMG '05	Grand Touring	RWD	500	0.32
Mercedes SLK 55 AMG '05	Roadster	RWD	360	0.23
Opel Astra GTC Sport '05	Hot Hatch	FWD	200	0.15
Opel Speedster Turbo '05	Roadster	RWD	200	0.17
Opel Vectra Racing '05	Racing	RWD	476	0.36
Pagani Zonda F '05	Secret	RWD	602	0.49
Pagani Zonda Roadster '03	Roadster	RWD	555	0.43
Pontiac GTO '05	Grand Touring	RWD	400	0.24
Pontiac Solstice '05	Roadster	RWD	170	0.13
Renault Clio Cup '05	Racing	FWD	190	0.21
Renault Clio V6 '05	Hot Hatch	RWD	250	0.18
Renault Megane Trophy '05	Racing	RWD	330	0.37
Seat Leon 2.0 FSI '05	Hot Hatch	FWD	150	0.12
Seat Leon Racing '06	Racing	FWD	280	0.25
TVR T350 '03	Coupe	RWD	350	0.32
TVR Tuscan 2 Targa '05	Roadster	RWD	400	0.36
TVR Tuscan Challenge Race Car '89	Racing	RWD	450	0.47
Vauxhall Astra Racing '05	Racing	FWD	260	0.23
Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 FSI Turbo '05	Hot Hatch	FWD	200	0.15

Track List

According to the box, there are supposed to be 28 tracks in this sim. Assuming that Full and Short versions count as 2, that still leaves 1 missing from the list below.

Track	Type	Miles Full	Miles Short
Albacete	Circuit	2.236	1.370
Barcelona	City	1.170	0.945
Berlin	City	1.150	1.146
Corse	Country	2.626	1.284
Cote d'Azur	Country	3.045	2.013
Donington	Circuit	2.498	1.964
Florence	City	1.432	1.341
Highlands	Country	2.758	1.964
Hockenheim	Circuit	2.842	1.610
Laguna Seca	Circuit	2.238	--
London	City	1.391	0.835
Milan	City	1.504	0.920
Stadium	Circuit	0.837	0.602
Valencia	Circuit	2.489	1.921

Events List

Below is a list of the races in Season mode.

Rookie Season	Race#. Car, Track, Weather, Laps
Hot Hatch	Audi A3 3.2 Quattro, Barcelona Short, Sunny, 3 Seat Leon 2.0, Highlands Short, Sunny, 3 Renault Clio V6, Berlin Short, Sunny, 3
Roadster	Opel Speedster, Cote d'Azur, Sunny, 2 Pontiac Solstice, London Short, Sunny, 3 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, Stadium, Sunny, 4
Coupe	Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Barcelona, Sunny, 3 Audi TT 3.2 Quattro, Corse, Sunny, 2 Alfa Brera, Berlin, Rainy, 3
Racing	Renault Clio Cup, Valencia Short, Sunny, 3 Renault Megane Trophy, Hockenheim, Sunny, 3 Vauxhall Astra Racing, Albacete, Sunny, 3 Seat Leon Racing, Donington, Sunny, 3
Amateur Season	Race#. Car, Track, Weather, Laps
Hot Hatch	Opel Astra GTC, London Short, Rainy, 3 Renault Clio V6, Cote d'Azur Short, Sunny, 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 FSI, Highlands, Sunny, 3
Coupe	Audi TT 3.2 Quattro, Berlin, Sunny, 3 TVR T350, Milan, Sunny, 3 Alfa 8C, London, Sunny, 3
Grand Touring	Audi A6 4.2 Quattro, Donington Short, Sunny, 3 Pontiac GTO, Corse, Sunny, 2 Mercedes SL 55 AMG, Cote d'Azur, Rainy, 2
Racing	Vauxhall Astra Racing, Hockenheim Short, Sunny, 3 Seat Leon Racing, Valencia, Sunny, 3 Opel Vectra Racing, Albacete Short, Sunny, 3 Chevrolet Lacetti Racing, Laguna Seca, Sunny, 3
Pro Season	Race#. Car, Track, Weather, Laps
Hot Hatch	Opel Astra GTC, Highlands Short, Sunny, 3 Audi A3 3.2 Quattro, Berlin Short, Sunny, 3 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 FSI, Corse Short, Sunny, 3
Roadster	Opel Speedster, Milan Short, Sunny, 3 TVR Tuscan 2 Targa, Stadium Short, Rainy, 4 Pagani Zonda Roadster, Barcelona, Sunny, 3
Grand Touring	Audi A6 4.2 Quattro, Highlands, Rainy, 3 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Cote d'Azur Short, Sunny, 3 Alfa GT 3.2 V6 24V, Florence Short, Sunny, 3
Racing	Opel Vectra Racing, Laguna Seca, Rainy, 3 Chevrolet Lacetti Racing, Donington Short, Sunny, 3 Audi A4 Racing, Hockenheim, Sunny, 3 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, Albacete, Sunny, 3
Veteran Season	Race#. Car, Track, Weather, Laps
Roadster	Pagani Zonda Roadster, London, Sunny, 3 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, Berlin, Sunny, 3 TVR Tuscan 2 Targa, Corse, Sunny, 2
Coupe	Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Florence, Sunny, 3 TVR T350, Cote d'Azur, Sunny, 3 Alfa Brera, Barcelona Short, Rainy, 3
Grand Touring	Pontiac GTO, Laguna Seca, Sunny, 3 Mercedes SL 55 AMG, Corse Short, Rainy, 3 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Donington, Sunny, 3
Racing	Audi A4 Racing, Albacete Short, Sunny, 3 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, Stadium, Rainy, 5 Opel Vectra Racing, Hockenheim, Rainy, 3 TVR Tuscan, Valencia, Sunny, 3
Secret	Mercedes CLK DTM, Barcelona, Sunny, 3 Pagani Zonda F, Cote d'Azur, Sunny, 3 Bugatti EB110, Albacete, Sunny, 3 Mercedes CLK GTR, Valencia, Sunny, 3

Challenges

Challenge mode gives you the opportunity to increase your Base Skills without having to use up some of those hard-earned Skill Points. This is proably a good place to start, especially if you've chosen the 'All Rounder' class. Don't spend too much time in this mode though; some of the challenges will be unbeatable until you apply more skills through Skill Points and/or Gear.

Skill Group	Challenge#. Challenge Name: Car, Track - Goals
Intimidation	Knock Out: VW Golf GTI, Berlin - Knock out your opponent within 00:45:00 Intimidator: TVR T350, London - Knock out all 4 opponents before the end of the 2-lap race Domination: TVR Tuscan 2, Florence - Knock out all 7 opponents before the end of the 4-lap race
Confidence	Don't Look Back: Renault Clio V6, Barcelona Short - Win a medal, avoid being knocked out Self-Confidence: Audi A3 3.2, Milan - Start with reduced driver condition, win a medal, avoid being knocked out Nerves Of Steel: Alfa 8C, Berlin Short - Start with heavily reduced driver condition, win the 3-lap race, avoid being knocked out
Concentration	Perfect Finish: Mercedes SLK 55, Corse Short - Win the 2-lap race crossing the finish line with full driver condition Recover: Chevy Corvette Z06, Cote d'Azur Short - Start with 50% driver condition, win the 2-lap race crossing the finish line with full driver condition Comeback: Mercedes SL 55 AMG, Highlands - Start with 0% driver condition, win the 3-lap race crossing the finish line with full driver condition
Hindsight	Safe Drive: Alfa Brera, Highlands Short - Start with 50% car condition, win a medal in the 2-lap race On Track: Audi A6 4.2, Corse - Win the 3-lap race without ever driving off the track Flawless: Pontiac GTO, Cote d'Azur Short - Start with 50% car condition, win the 4-lap race without ever driving off the track
Anticipation	No Overtake: Opel Astra GTC, Barcelona - Win a medal in the 2-lap race without ever being overtaken Fair Play: Opel Speedster, London Short - Win the 3-lap race without ever bumping an opponent Unstoppable: Pontiac Solstice, Milan Short - Win the 3-lap race without ever being overtaken
Steer Precision	Qualifying Lap: Renault Clio V6, Albacete - Drive along the racing line, finish within 01:59:00 Top Limit: Pagani Zonda Roadster, Laguna Seca - Stay above the specified speeds in the specified areas, finish within 00:55:00 Perfect Lap: Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, Valencia - Follow the racing line, finish within 02:00:00
Throttle Control	Top Speed: Audi TT 3.2, Donington - Equal or exceed the target speed at the designated checkpoint Speedtrap: Seat Leon 2.0, Hockenheim Short - Equal or exceed the target speeds at checkpoints, finish within 01:30:00 Speedrace: Alfa Brera, Albacete Short - Equal or exceed the target speeds at checkpoints, win the race
Brake Timing	First Spot: Opel Speedster, Valencia Short - Overtake your opponent within 00:18:00 Brake Limit: Zonda Roadster, Donington Short - Brake for a limited period of time, do not go off-track, finish within 01:22:00 Brake To Win: Audi A6 4.2, Hockenheim - Win the 3-lap race without using the brakes for more than the stated amount of time
Cunning	Special: Audi TT 3.2, Cote d'Azur - Beat your opponent within 00:35:00 by overtaking him with a cunning overtake Drafting Victory: Alfa GT 3.2, Highlands - Gather the necessary drafting points, win the 2-lap race Cunning Victory: Chevy Monte Carlo, Corse Short - Gather the necessary drafting points, win the 3-lap race against 7 opponents

Skills / Driver Tuning

As in SCAR, there is no car tuning in Evolution GT. Instead, you 'tune' your driver in various ways:

By choosing a class from the Talent menu when you create a new driver profile
By passing Challenges to increase your Base Skills
By allocating the Skill Points that you earn during the course of your career
By changing your Gear (what you wear)

The 9 Skills are listed below:

Anticipation	Increases Tiger Effect regeneration rate.
Brake Timing	Improves Driver's ability to brake effectively.
Concentration	Increases Driver Condition regeneration rate.
Confidence	Increases the base amount of Driver Condition.
Cunning	Improves the ability to overtake opponents after drafting.
Hindsight	Increases the base amount of Tiger Effect.
Intimidation	Increases the rate of intimidation inflicted on opponent.
Steer Precision	Improves overall vehicle handling.
Throttle Control	Improves Driver's ability to accelerate.

The Talent Menu

When you create a new driver profile, you'll be presented with a 'Talent' menu where you can choose a class with various initial Base Skills. Note that, unlike in SCAR, some Skill values may be negative.

Talent Class	Base Skills
All Rounder	[none] no strengths, no weaknesses
Harrier	Anti -10, Conf +5, Cunn -5, Hind -15, Inti +20
Iceman	Anti -20, Conc +10, Conf +20, Hind -20, StPr +5
Natural	Anti +10, BrTi +5, Cunn -10, Hind +20, Inti -20, StPr -10
Swift	BrTi -20, Conf -10, Cunn +15, Inti -5, ThCo +15
Test Driver	Anti +10, Conc +5, Cunn -15, Hind -10, StPr +20, ThCo -15

Skill Points

When you start a new driver profile, you're initially given 2 free Skill Points and you'll earn another 78 more during the course of your career. Assigning Skill Points is one way to 'tune' your driver. However, there are a couple of things to keep in mind:

Once assigned, there is no way to reallocate Skill Points to other skills
There are a limited number of Skill Points (a maximum of 80, as far as I can tell)

Gear

Changing your Gear is another way to 'tune' your driver. Each article of Gear has its own set of skills associated with it. Note, again, that some values may be negative.

Boots	Associated Skills
OMP Monza	BrTi +1, ThCo +1
OMP Mugello	BrTi +1, Conf +1, Cunn +1, Inti -1, ThCo +1
OMP Varano	Anti +4, BrTi -3, Conc +2, ThCo +3
Sabelt Step 2	BrTi +2, Cunn +1, StPr +2, ThCo +2
Sabelt Street	Inti +2, StPr +2
Sparco Speed Way	Ant +1, Cun +2, StP -1, ThC +1
Sparco Top3	BrTi +1, Conf +2, Inti -1, StPr -2, ThCo +4
Stand21 LeMans	Cunn +2, StPr +1
Stand21 Speedway	Cunn +3, Inti +3, ThCo -1
Gloves	Associated Skills
OMP Pole Position	Anti -1, Inti +4, StPr +3, ThCo -1
OMP Wins	Conf +2, Hind +1
Sabelt Endurance	Anti +2, Hind +2, ThCo -1
Sabelt Strike	Inti +1, StPr +2, ThCo +1
Sparco Fast Tech	Anti +1, Hind +1
Sparco Speed	Anti +1, BrTi +1, Conc +2, StPr +1, ThCo +1
Sparco X-Pro	Anti +2, Hind +3
Stand21 O15	Cunn +2, Hind -2, Inti +1, Stpr +2, ThCo +2
Stand21 Top Gloves	BrTi +3, Conc +2, Hind +4, Inti -1, StPr -2
Helmet	Associated Skills
Arai GP-5 RC	Conc +1, ThCo +3
Arai GP-Jet 2	Anti -1, Conc +1, Conf +1, Hind +1, Inti +2
OMP Formula 4	Conc +2, Conf +4
OMP Jet 4	Conc +1, Inti +1
Sabelt Silverstone	Conf +4, Cunn -2, Inti +1, ThCo +4
Sparco Challenger 2	BrTi +2, Conc +2, Conf +1, Cunn +1, Int -1
Sparco Pro Jet	BrTi +1, Conc +2, Conf +2
Stand21 CH17	Anti +1, Conc +1, Conf +1, Cunn +1, Inti -1
Stand21 F21-99	Conc +2, Inti +2, StPr +4, ThCo -2
Suit	Associated Skills
OMP Pilota	Cunn +2, Inti +2
OMP Super Star	Conc -1, Conf -1, Cunn +1, Hind +1, StPr +2, ThCo +2
OMP Super Trend	BrTi +2, Inti +2
Sabelt Speedy	Anti +3, BrTi -1, Hind +3
Sabelt Top Tech	BrTi +1, Conf +1, Inti -1, StPr +2
Sparco One Plus	Cunn +1, StPr +1
Sparco Pro-Driver	BrTi +1, Cunn +4
Stand21 STO15	BrTi +4, Conc -2, Conf -2, Hind +4, ThCo -2
Stand21 STO21	Anti +1, BrTi +2

Miscellaneous Notes

Auto-Save will automatically turn back on whenever you choose to save the game. Therefore, it doesn't serve much purpose to turn it off unless you're prepared to keep turning it off after every save.
Base Skills are more-or-less permanent. You start off with a certain amount of Base Skills which you can gradually increase by passing Challenges and/or by using Skill Points. Adding to your Base Skills is pretty much equivalent to adding a non-removable car upgrade in other car racing sims.
Gear Skills can be increased or decreased at will, depending on the Skills associated with the Gear you choose to wear. Changing your Gear is pretty much the equivalent of adding/removing car upgrades in other car racing sims.
To get a feel for this sim, try some of the Challenges first. Failing a Challenge has no effect on race statistics. And, if you beat a Challenge, it'll add to your Base Skills.

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