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Career Any% Simplified

Simplified Any% route and guide for NFS Shift 1.02 (no DLCs).

Stage 1 (30 Stars)​

Throughout the run you need to earn all stars in each event unless stated otherwise.

Do NOT ignore profile points, you need them to reach level 14 during Stage 4. Try your best to earn extra points when possible: perfect starts, corner masteries, clean sectors and drifting.

Even if you use Automatic Gears, make sure to shift up into first before the lights go off for a much faster start.

Start Career and complete the tutorial lap. Set your preferred assists and choose Easy Difficulty. Traction Control has to be Off or Low!

After winning the tutorial Race Day, buy a Mazda RX-8. During the unlock animation for Tier 1, enter My Cars and Upgrade Turbo and Tires.

Race Coalition Alpental and Glendale Club. All 4 Manufacturer Competition events. You need all corner masteries at Tokyo Circuit.

Stage 2 (67 Stars)​

During the unlock animation for Tier 2, enter My Cars to Upgrade Engine Stage 1 & 2, Tires Stage 2 and Body Kit 1.

Car Battle - RX-7 vs. Z4 M Coupé: Choose the Z4 and outrun your opponent twice by cutting the second corner completely.

RX-7 vs. Z4 M Coupé example

Switch back to Tier 1 for Race Coalition Dakota National and Autopolis Lakeside. All 4 Time attacks. You need all corner masteries at Dakota National and Tokyo Club. Careful on Ebisu as cones can invalidate your Clean Lap.

Stage 3 (145 Stars)​

Enter My Cars and buy a BMW M3 E36. Switch to Tier 2 for Europe Series Drifts at Brands Hatch, Silverstone and Donington.

Skip the Tier 3 unlock by switching back to Tier 2 for all 4 Drift Competition events. Sell your M3 E36. Optional: Upgrade Engine Stage 3 and Tires Stage 3.

Mixed Series Drift Series, Japan Series drifts at Autopolis, Tokyo and Miyatomi.

Stage 4 (211 Stars)​

Europe vs Japan Drift at Silverstone and Drift Series III. Japan vs USA Drift at Miyatomi and Drift Series II.

Skip the Tier 4 unlock by opening Invitational Events for Hot Laps at Dakota Club, Brands Hatch Indy, Alpental, Rustle Creek, Glendale Club, Dakota GP and Autopolis Lakeside. You need all corner masteries on Dakota GP.

Stage 5 (280 Stars)​

Car Battle III - 722 Edition vs. Carrera GT: Choose the Carrera GT and outrun your opponent twice by cutting the second corner.

Car Battle III - Veyron 16.4 vs. Zonda R: Choose the Veyron and outrun your opponent twice by ignoring the braking zone at the end of the straight. Cut across the grass and head straight for the wall if needed.

Car Battle III examples

Buy a Pagani Zonda R for Supercar Restricted Race Series XI. Ignore clean laps.

Sell your Pagani Zonda R and buy a Lamborghini Murciélago LP640. Upgrade everything and perform Works Conversion then quick tune downforce for maximum grip.

Works Restricted Tokyo Club and Race Series VIII. Ignore clean laps again.

Switch back to Tier 3 for Mixed Tracks Race Series II & III.

Car Battle II - V8 Vantage vs. R8: Choose the R8 and outrun your opponent twice by cutting corners through the grass on the right side.

V8 Vantage vs. R8 example

If you missed 1-3 stars your backup events are: Hot Lap at Tokyo Club or Silverstone National, Lap Eliminator at Hazyview Oval. If you missed 4-6 stars, do both Hot Laps. If you missed 4-5 stars and don't have both Hot Laps, do Elise 111R Race at Aremberg or the first race of Race Series IV.

NFS Live​

Stars are no longer needed.

Complete the US Series then World Series to unlock the NFS World Tour Championship, which you need to win to complete the run.