Broom race problem

[Pan Budanov]

Hi! I have a problem with a broom race. I cannot win and beat 1 minute 32 seconds of NPC record. When I start a race the dummy is already 1.5 seconds ahead of me and I cannot beat him. PS. I fly on max speed with SHIFT on and LMB on and collect all Green Bubbles.

[Irot Noot]

have you fully upgraded the broom yet? The upgrades make it faster and handle better.

[katzenkrimis]

I haven't attempted to beat that record yet, but I'm sure it can be done.

They wouldn't put that record in the game for it not to be beaten.

If there's a will, there's a way.

[YourLastWill:)]

Originally posted by Irot Noot:

have you fully upgraded the broom yet? The upgrades make it faster and handle better.

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[Agent X]

Broom to eazy try to get the yellow orbs

[Pan Budanov]

Originally posted by Irot Noot:

have you fully upgraded the broom yet? The upgrades make it faster and handle better.

I haven't upgrade it. And I haven't earn that upgrade, though I've pass first race and set my own first record and got my name on the list. After that I came back to broom master and there was no upgrade.

[Shadow]

Originally posted by Riddick:

Originally posted by Irot Noot:

have you fully upgraded the broom yet? The upgrades make it faster and handle better.

I haven't upgrade it. And I haven't earn that upgrade, though I've pass first race and set my own first record and got my name on the list. After that I came back to broom master and there was no upgrade.

He should send you an owl when the upgrade is available. You may have to advance the main quest a little bit first. I didn't get the owl till the season changed over into fall.

[Luwae]

Originally posted by Riddick:

Originally posted by Irot Noot:

have you fully upgraded the broom yet? The upgrades make it faster and handle better.

I haven't upgrade it. And I haven't earn that upgrade, though I've pass first race and set my own first record and got my name on the list. After that I came back to broom master and there was no upgrade.

This is weird, cause the race you're talking about is the very last one. No wonder why you can't beat it if you don't have the two upgrades already.

[Pan Budanov]

Originally posted by Shadowhawk85:

Originally posted by Riddick:

I haven't upgrade it. And I haven't earn that upgrade, though I've pass first race and set my own first record and got my name on the list. After that I came back to broom master and there was no upgrade.

He should send you an owl when the upgrade is available. You may have to advance the main quest a little bit first. I didn't get the owl till the season changed over into fall.

That is my answer I guess!!! It is fall already maybe I will get the owl with upgrade.

[Pan Budanov]

You can get first upgrade after Autumn!

[Zereks]

Easily set the record with 0 upgrades when I first visited it. It can be done but you have to cut every corner possible and use both mouse and wasd to steer hard

[katzenkrimis]

Originally posted by Riddick:

I cannot win and beat 1 minute 32 seconds of NPC record.

When I start a race the dummy is already 1.5 seconds ahead of me.

I fly on max speed with SHIFT on and LMB on and collect all Green Bubbles.

Finally managed to get around to broom racing.

It's not easy, but you can beat those times, with practice.

For the Sweeping the Competition quest, which is for the second broom upgrade.

My time: 2:22:80

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Yes, you need to fly with SHIFT toggled, but you aren't supposed to hold down the left mouse button. You simply tap and hold it for a second for bursts of speed now and then.

It's fine to let the girl race ahead of you for most of the race. You won't pass her until the last few flags on the course.

You also don't need to hit all of the bubbles to win. Only the bubbles that are easy to hit. Between the flags that are much further apart.

If you use A & D too much, you'll over-correct and spiral out of control.

Be slow, steady, and in control. The bubbles and the left mouse bursts will give you the speed that you need to stay within striking distance of the girl.

The majority of your course-correcting should come from using Ctrl & Space Bar, going up and down. Not too much left and right.

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It kind of remains me of golf, this broom racing game.

One day you play against some old man, who you think you can beat. He has no power, but he's very consistent. All of his shots go forward, not very far, but they are always on target.

In the end, you lose to the guy, because you tried to power your way through the course, with inaccuracy.

[Sharkfin]

the race highscore #1 seems to be always around 1 second faster than my first try if I follow the course and bubbles exactly the way it was pathed. But if I cut every corners on all turns I gain more than a second without broom upgrade, so I would say it's much easier to be done if you come back with an upgrade.