Le Mans 24 Hours

Contents

• Quirks and Features
• The Cars
  • Car List
  • Team Rankings
• The Events
  • Track List
  • Le Mans 24 Hours Mode
  • Arcade Mode
    • Challenge Mode
    • Time Attack Mode
    • Quick Race Mode
  • Championship Mode
• Gameplay
  • Getting Started
  • Career Walkthrough
• Miscellaneous Notes
• Special Thanks

1. Once you've pressed [START] on the "Press Start Button" screen, you'll be presented with the Set Language screen; if your language is English, you can press [Left] to wraparound to the British flag. The next screen is the Enter Name screen where you can enter a 7-character name; if you're continuing a previously-Saved game, you can press [START] on that screen since the gamesave will already have the name info included. You're then presented with the Main Menu which includes these items:

   Le Mans 24 Hours

   Arcade

   Championship

   Multiplayer

   Options

   Choosing the Options item takes you to the General Options Menu which includes the items below. If you're starting a new gamesave, you can set your preferences here. If you're continuing a previously-Saved game, you can choose Game Options > Load Game and skip to Step 2.

   Sound

   Picture

   Comtroller

   Rear View

   Game Options

   Game Progress

   You can check the Controller Setup to see which buttons are used for what. The Rear View Mirror option can be toggled On/Off by pressing [X] on that item; note that the mirror will only be visible if you're using the in-car camera view. Once you've set your preferences, choosing Game Options takes you to the Game Options Menu which includes:

   Save Game

   Load Game

   Enter Name

   Set Language

   Fastest Laps

   Choose Save Game to Save your preferences. Then, press [Triangle] twice to go back to the Main Menu.
2. Choosing Arcade from the Main Menu takes you to the Arcade Menu which includes:

   Challenge

   Time Attack

   Quick Race

   I'd recommend starting in Challenge Mode, since Time Attack requires you to already be very familiar with all of the tracks, and Quick Race will have very little available at this very early stage. On the Set Difficulty screen, choose Amateur, then choose GT2 Cup and then press [Right] to select the Agusta car. The next screen is Car Settings where you can press [X] to accept the defaults. Note that if the following Race Info screen doesn't allow you to start the race (i.e., if "Select [X]" isn't showing at the lower right of the screen), you just need to press [Triangle] followed by [X] to get around this quirk.
3. An Amateur Challenge event consists of 3 races, and the first race is Mulsanne. During the showing of the grid lineup, if you're in a hurry to start the race, you can either press [X] to skip to the next car or press [START] to skip the showing altogether.
   • While in your car, you can change the camera view by pressing [Triangle].
   • The onscreen info includes the distance to the car ahead and car behind (top left and right), race position (top middle), total time and lap time (upper left), current lap (upper right), and a dashboard (lower right) including spedometer, tachometer with Rev Limiter stripe, gear indicator, temperature gauge and fuel gauge.
4. After the race, the game will automatically start Replay mode, which you can exit by pressing [X] followed by [START]. If you've set a new lap record, you'll be asked to enter your name; if you already did that on one of the earlier screens and you see that name near the upper left of the screen, you just need to scroll left once and press [X] on OK.
5. Note that each race in a Challenge event has to be won before the next one becomes available. The next 2 races after Mulsanne will be Arnage and Mason Blanche. Winning all 3 races of the Amateur GT2 Challenge Cup will earn you your first checkmark (Trophy) in Options > Game Progression and will unlock a few things in Quick Race.
6. Now that you know the basics, the other events in Arcade Mode can be done in pretty much the same way. Note that, unlike Championship Mode which has only a single placeholder, Arcade Mode has 18 placeholders for its events, so you don't necessarily need to finish one event before starting another. You could, for example, do the first race of each event and then come back later to resume where you left off.

1. Amateur Championships. For the first season of the Amateur part of your career, choose Championship > Amateur, and then choose Team Agusta. Then, do all 10 races, while keeping the following in mind:
   • For qualifying, you can reduce weight by going out with less fuel, and you can avoid the likelihood of getting held up in traffic by waiting 10-20 seconds before starting your run.
   • There is no car damage, so it's safe to set the maximum Rev Limiter ([L2]/[R2]) for the entire race. For an easier go of it, remember to set it early on.
   • A full tank isn't enough for a whole race, so you'll need to remember to refuel at some point. One strategy is to pit just before halfway through the race and then top off the tank; this is easier than pitting late and having to guess how much to refuel for the final laps.
   • When viewing messages, keep in mind that the defaults are not very intuitive, so you'll need to be careful about what you're pressing [X] on. In general, it's best to finish the season before Accepting a team offer.
2. If you won all 10 races, choose Pilot for the next season and then continue to Step 3. If you didn't win all of the races, choose whichever team you got the most recent offer from, and then do another GT2 season.
3. The Amateur LMP Championship can be done in pretty much the same way as the GT2 season. If you can win all of the races, you'll get an offer from a GT1 team (Roock) after winning the final race. If not, you'll at least have a better car to retry another LMP season.
4. The Amateur GT1 Championship is the final Amateur championship. The goal here is simply to win the trophy. At this stage, new team offers won't matter since you'll be finalizing the Amateur part of your career and moving on to the next level.
5. Professional Championships. To start the Professional part of your career, you'll need to choose Championship > New Game ([Circle]) > Professional. Choose Team Agusta and then do the 10 races while keeping the following in mind:
   • Weather and lighting conditions are random and won't necessarily be the same in qualifying as in the race. If you Save the game beforehand, you can reLoad and restart if you don't like the conditions.
   • Damage will affect a car's performance, so you'll need to avoid collisions and going off track. If you regularly adjust your Rev Limiter, you'll also need to keep an eye on engine temperature to make sure it doesn't overheat.
   • There are no penalties for ignoring flags, so be sure to take advantage of yellow flag situations to pass slowed cars, but be careful not to hit other cars. Also be careful when the oil flag is out.
   • The choice of teams is much more important here, and Pro Championship trophies will generally require doing the same class twice (once to end up with a better team of the same class, and then one more time to end up with a team of the next higher class).
6. Choose whichever GT2 team you got the most recent offer from (ideally, this would be Larbre), and then do another GT2 season. The goal in this second season is to win the Pro GT2 Championship trophy (if you haven't already won it) and to get a good offer from an LMP team for next season.
7. Choose whichever LMP team you got the most recent offer from, and then do all 10 races of the first LMP season. The goal here is to do well enough to get an offer from BMW or Joest.
8. Choose whichever LMP team you got the most recent offer from (ideally, this would be BMW), and then do a second LMP season. The goal here is to win the Pro LMP Championship trophy (if you haven't already won it) and to get a good offer from a GT1 team for next season.
9. For the first Pro GT1 season, choose whichever GT1 team you're most comfortable with. Then, do all 10 races with the goal of doing well enough to get an offer from a better team.
10. If you won the first GT1 season, you've successfully completed your career and you can skip this Step. Otherwise, choose whichever GT1 team you're comfortable with, and then do a second GT1 season. The goal here is simply to win the final Pro Championship trophy.

• Car Settings. Whenever a car is selected, the screen after Select Car will be Car Settings, which includes the following:

  Transmission	Auto * | Manual
  Traction Control	On * | Off
  Brake Assist	On | Off *

  Options marked with an asterisk (*) are the defaults which, in almost all cases, should suffice.
• Difficulty Level. For the events of all modes except Quick Race, there are Amateur and Professional versions that count for separate sets of trophies. In Le Mans Mode and Arcade Mode, you can pretty much choose to do any event at either difficulty level and easily go from one to the other at any time. In Championship Mode, however, there is no way to go from Amateur to Professional (or vice versa) without restarting a New championship; if you've won all 3 Amateur trophies and you want to switch to Professional, you'll need to restart Championship Mode and choose New Game instead of Continue.

  Difficulty Level Differences	Amateur	Professional
  Car damage affects performance	No	Yes
  Fuel usage requires pitting	Yes	No *
  Max Revs for whole race	Yes	No *
  Tire wear affects grip	No	Yes

  * For most Professioal-level events, you can do a whole race without having to refuel; the exceptions are the Bugatti races (5th and 10th races) of a Championship. Although a full tank may suffice if you run with the Rev Limiter at its lowest, it's probably better to pit after 1 or 2 laps, and then top off the tank before finishing the rest of the race.
  * For Professioal-level events, you can set the Rev Limiter to maximum at the start of a race and after leaving the pit; thereafter, you'll need to check the engine temperature every now and then to make sure it isn't running too hot.
• Game Overview. The lists below show an overview of what's available in LM24H. The number in parentheses is the number of trophies that can be won in that mode.

  Game Modes	Car Classes	Difficulty Levels
  . 1. Le Mans 24 Hours (8) . 2. Arcade > Challenge (9) . 3. Arcade > Time Attack (9) . 4. Arcade > Quick Race (0) . 5. Championship (6)	. 1. GT2 . 2. LMP . 3. GT1	. 1. Amateur . 2. Professional

  For all modes except Quick Race, there are 2 difficulty levels per class which count for a total of at least 6 trophies per mode. For the Challenge and Time Attack modes, there are an additional 3 initially-hidden events per mode that count for another 6 trophies. For Le Mans mode, there are an additional 2 trophies that are automatically awarded when all classes have been won at each of the 2 difficulty levels.
• Load / Save. LM24H doesn't use AutoLoad or AutoSave, so you'll need to do those things manually. The Load and Save features can be found in the Options > Game Options menu. The advantage of manual Save is that it gives you some control over when Saves occur. The game also supports multiple gamesaves, so it's possible to have a fallback gamesave on the same memory card (assuming there's enough free space).
  In Championship Mode, due to its linear nature and having only a single placeholder, saving your progress regularly is much more important here than in any other Mode. Playing it safe in this Mode is basically a matter of ensuring that you have the ability to reLoad a gamesave to revert to a previous gamestate. In general, this means Saving your progress before doing anything that you're not sure about. The list below shows examples of when a Save might be useful:

  • Before viewing messages or choosing a new team, to be able to undo a contract. • After a good qualifying session or race, to secure the result. • Before racing on a less-known track, to be able to redo the race. • Before starting the final race of the season, to be able to try other teams.

• Naming Conventions. These notes are meant to clarify the naming used on this webpage.
  • Class Name. This webpage uses "LMP" where the in-game text would be "Prototype".
  • Track Names. On this webpage, Reverse versions are prepended with "R." (e.g., "R.Mulsanne").
• Pit Menus. The first table below shows the Pre-Race pit menu with the list of options enclosed in brackets ([]). Note that not all items will be available in all combinations of Modes and Difficulty Levels.

  Qualify | Start Race	Fuel [ Empty ... Full ]
  Tyres [ Hard Slick | Soft Slick | Inter | Wet ]	Aerodynamics [ Low | Medium | High ]
  Steering [ Slow | Normal | Fast ]	Show Grid

  The table below shows the Pitstop pit menu. Note that if you pit for repairs, the tires are changed automatically (so there's no need to do that manually unless you want to switch to a different type or compound). However, if you pit for tires and there is nothing to repair, you will need to manually press the Tyres button.

  Done	Aerodynamics [ Low | Medium | High ]
  Tyres [ Hard Slick | Soft Slick | Inter | Wet ]	Positions
  Steering [ Slow | Normal | Fast ]	Repair Damage
  Fuel [ Empty ... Full ]	Save Game

• Team Offers. These notes may be useful when choosing new teams in Championship Mode.
  • In most cases, new offers will come from either the same team (contract renewal) or from higher-ranked teams and, from that point on, you'll stop getting offers from teams that are ranked lower. The exception is if you're currently driving for Toyota Motor Sports (since there is no higher-ranked team).
  • New offers are never retracted so, if you have enough points to satisfy your team's expectations, you can probably afford an occasional DNF to finish a championship sooner. However, it is possible to lose all offers if you get sacked, so you'll need to be careful not to DNF too often.
  • If you Accept an offer mid-season, you'll still need to finish the season before the new contract takes effect. Accepting a mid-season offer also prevents any further offers from being made for the rest of the season.
  • In general, it's best to Save your progress before doing the final race of a season and only choose a new team after doing that final race. In other words, refrain from choosing a new team until you really have to, and make sure you've Saved your progress beforehand.
  • For game completion, before Accepting an offer from a team of the next higher class, make sure you've already won the trophy for the current class.
• Trophies. The table below shows an overview of the 4 pages that can be found in-game at Options > Game Progression. For other related info, see also: Game Overview.

  1. Arcade Challenge (9 trophies)	2. Arcade Time Attack (9 trophies)
  . Amateur [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Cup	. Amateur [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Cup
  . Professional [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Cup	. Professional [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Cup
  . Reverse [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Cup	. Reverse [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Cup
  3. Amateur ... (7 trophies)	4. Professional ... (7 trophies)
  . [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Championship	. [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ] Championship
  . Le Mans Winner [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ]	. Le Mans Winner [ GT2 | LMP | GT1 ]
  . Le Mans Winner All Classes	. Le Mans Winner All Classes

• mike_tru, Dark_Goku, Jobu_Dudley, coolieman2001, BuckyzRevenge, Starky27, for the Cheat Codes contributed to GameFAQs. The TATOO cheat code is especially useful for unlocking Quick Race cars and tracks that, due to apparent program errors, can't be unlocked any other way (as far as I know).