How to Bypass the Race on PC

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How to bypass the race;
1) GO to your Steam game install location.
2) Go to edit folder
3) Go to saves folder
4) Go to mission replay folder
5) Copy file checkpoint_mm_060_sarah_cp_010.sav
6) Go to your DATA, lots of numbers, folder. This will be in 'Documents/My Games'
7) Go to gamesaves folder
8) Go to default folder
9) Go to aslot folder
10) PASTE file from (5) above there
11) Delete all saves
12) Rename file checkpointxxxx to save0.sav
13) ONLY save0.sav has to remain there
14) DISCONNECT FROM INTERNET AND START GAME
15) Once game loads, you will have skipped the race and on to the next mission
16) Reconnect internet

I just tested this and it works. It looks like the Dev has a save file for the start of each mission, so you are basically copying in the save for the start of the next mission, 'Sarah'.

Credit to PeterTheFish

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Edit to promote this comment from M37SG on Jan 7, 2025 (not endorsing it as I haven't tried it)    

"This is the simplest way to win the race with the least possible effort:"

https://www.nexusmods.com/mafiadefinitiveedition/mods/151

[owen]

why not just do the race? it's part of the story and is fun I don't get the need to skip it...

[Stan]

Originally posted by o w e n:

why not just do the race? it's part of the story and is fun I don't get the need to skip it...

Some people didn't commit to a racing game or don't know how to drive.

[FUN_STACK]

Put it on Easy mode just for the race.

[SmugNeko]

Originally posted by o w e n:

why not just do the race? it's part of the story and is fun I don't get the need to skip it...

they made it too hard and not in the same flow as the rest of the game, it stands out as an annoyance more than anything

[Stan]

Originally posted by SmugNeko:

Originally posted by o w e n:

why not just do the race? it's part of the story and is fun I don't get the need to skip it...

they made it too hard and not in the same flow as the rest of the game, it stands out as an annoyance more than anything

Its a challenge to overcome.

[Einstine]

When it comes down to quitting the game or skipping the race, I'd prefer to continue to play the game. As I've gotten older, in games, I have a harder time with small, twitch reflex actions, as well as prolonged stressful, tense situations and managing the mouse and controls.

LOL, I wish it wasn't the case but by the 3rd lap my hands are starting to shake a little and I was in the lead and then blew it due to poor controlling. That was my best performance.

I'm more about just playing through a game anymore than hard challenges you might have to repeat many times. Just not fun for me.

Another game I had the same issue in was Arkham Origins and the Deathstroke fight.

[Veio da Lancha]

git gud stop cheating

[Einstine]

Originally posted by The King of All Cosmos:

git gud stop cheating

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

[s 0 p h i s t r y ツ]

The secret to the race is to press the ramming key so you get really precise movements and super traction.

[Stan]

Originally posted by s 0 p h i s t r y ツ:

The secret to the race is to press the ramming key so you get really precise movements and super traction.

When i play it, i didn't even know there was a ramming button and beat it with out it on classic.

[Powellinho.72]

Originally posted by o w e n:

why not just do the race? it's part of the story and is fun I don't get the need to skip it...

the problem is its not fun for most. there is driving/chases in the game but most people dont play a mafia game with the intent on doing racing missions. imagine you bought a racing game then for 1 mission it wants you to do a stealth first person shooter :P

[Einstine]

Originally posted by Powellinho:

imagine you bought a racing game then for 1 mission it wants you to do a stealth first person shooter :P

LMAO! Your comment above was perfect. Excellent comparison.

[acowsik]

I guess this doesn't hide the fact that you have to finish the race on Classic for the Made Man achievement

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Originally posted by acowsik:

I guess this doesn't hide the fact that you have to finish the race on Classic for the Made Man achievement

I would assume it would break that, yes. But I do not know that.

[acowsik]

Originally posted by Sgt. Thundercok:

Originally posted by acowsik:

I guess this doesn't hide the fact that you have to finish the race on Classic for the Made Man achievement

I would assume it would break that, yes. But I do not know that.

If you are skipping the race you essentially havent completed the fairplay level if playing on classic. While you are replacing save files, you dont know what gets written into the profile data which is probably what keeps track of your levels completed and what difficulty it was done in.

This might be a temp fix to get past it but eventually you wont get the achievement unless you do it legit or use a save file (I had shared mine of the start of Death Of Art on classic for anyone to get Made Man and has all collectibles as well).