120 Board Guide and New Runner resource (Feb 8th, 2016) By TDF_Sumo

Hello from TDF_Sumo! 

I put together this board guide to help new players to the 120 billboard format. Players should have a basic understanding of how to drift, boost, e-brake turn, flat spin, and basic game controls. If you're completely new to the game, I recommend running a few stunt runs until you get a solid feel for the vehicles and what situations cause crashes.

About the Save and Timing:

We save our game after the opening cutscenes, and after the introduction of the bikes. This allows us to fix our settings, disable hints, fix our controllers, whatever we need, before time begins. Otherwise, you'd be stuck with 6 minutes of unskippable cutscene each time you practice. Time starts as soon as you turn the car on for the first time. I recommend all players create a copy of their save before working on this run since Burnout Paradise doesn't have a simple way to wipe your data. By default the save file is located here -> "C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise\Save" (obviously replace "yourname" with the user account name). After each practice run, simply overwrite the save in your appdata folder with the back-up you created. 

As a reference, new players should expect this run to take them over an hour, but with practice you can get times around 55 minutes or less. The current record is MissingYew's run at 48:37 at the time of writing this guide. A sub 50 run is very tough! Mistakes in this game tend to cause minutes of delay, not just seconds!

About the format:

There are 120 billboards hidden throughout Paradise City. The game's designers certainly didn't intend for us to start a fresh save and gets these boards right off the bat! So we have a bit of fun getting all the boards with some of the worst cars in the game, but we still do it pretty dang fast! 

The Hunter Cavalry is the starting vehicle. It's very heavy and durable, so it can survive collisions most cars cannot. Unfortunately, the Cavalry is too slow to hit board #93 (using the current route as of Feb 8th, 2016) in Silverlake Marina. Thus, we have to unlock a faster/lighter car in order to hit it. 

To unlock vehicles you must complete events. For our run, the best events are stunt runs because they allow you to go wherever you want. So we can continue on our route knocking our boards, while also getting points for the stunt run. If you're worried about not being good at stunts, don't worry! Just getting to boards will give you enough points to complete the runs we need! 

In total, our route needs to complete 5 events. The city is huge, so don't assume my route is the only one. I created a route that felt comfortable to me, but feel free to tinker and optimize!


For the actual board-by-board guide, I created a video series to assist new runners:

Board 1-13
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70DSpjAzL2k
Map: http://imgur.com/hXXbewL

Board 14 - 25
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3cSZ8d1d-0
Map: http://imgur.com/jImI6i0

Board 26 - 38
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzIJpXP-hLk
Map: http://imgur.com/8FIc2me

Board 39 - 54
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyw-opHRESA
Map: http://imgur.com/2GARPis

Board 55 - 70
Video:  https://youtu.be/lrzQs5QHMi8
Map: http://i.imgur.com/tNVjAMK.png?1

Boards 71 - 81
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJKG2UzY0xs
Map: http://imgur.com/wa1RNMv

Boards 82 - 93
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2QkhZTvaNc
Map: http://imgur.com/i4Mr0TC

Boards 94 - 105
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeWp2pqbFDc
Map: http://imgur.com/s2oW3NX

Board 106 - 120 (end)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48VvIJ5NQWw
Map: http://imgur.com/OwaUuu8

AN ALL RACES  GUIDE LINK (GOOGLE SPREADSHEET - PRINTABLE)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15ECmEqAH5UdZ7URtTcyCGoTBMwsAK0aszEhKrnZJh4I/edit?usp=sharing

Beginner's Guide to Road Ruling

# Introduction

Hey everyone! This guide is for people new to Time Road Rules to learn how they're run, starting with basic info, then explaining a few meta things, showing tutorials on the maneuvers used in normal Road Rules, listing the most common routes, giving a few tips, and ending by describing the glitches used in Any Glitch runs.

Unless otherwise noted, everything said here applies universally (platform, version, etc. aren't relevant), and everything works the same in the original game as in Remastered.

# Basic premise

The goal of Road Rules is, of course, to get faster times. Unlike in most racing games, however, very little value is placed on finding the apex or even cornering at all. Instead, there are two phases to a Road Rule:

1. Gaining as much speed as possible by going down either N. Rouse or N. Mountain and S. Mountain.
2. Maintaining the speed gained from the downhill phase until the target road is reached.

Only a few vehicles are usable for the downhill phase. Most are capped to 200 mph or lower, and most of the ones that breach that limit don't get very far, but there are a handful of cars that can reach 250 mph before hitting engine limits. These include the Annihilator and Annihilator Phoenix, Citizen and Civilian, Hippy Van, and Firehawk GP Competition. The fastest vehicle, however, is the Annihilator Street Rod, which hits its engine limit at around 340 mph. This guide relates specifically to the Street Rod from here on out.

The speed maintenance phase is the hard part. Driving straight without doing anything will cause a gradual loss of speed, turning will hasten that loss, and boost does nothing to stop it. The decline can only be stopped by drifting, which will be discussed at length in a later section.

Because the downhill phase is relatively simple, the focus will mostly be on maintaining speed. Most of the downhill gains come from a boatload of specific lines and maneuvers on a ~1-minute run-up, so your best bet for improvement is to watch videos of the fastest runs with full run-ups and mimic their lines. Outside that, the tips section has some general info that may be helpful.

## Exceptions

There are only two real cases where the Street Rod isn't king. The first is Uphill Drive, where using the PCPD Special and taking Uphill Steps circumvents the actual road you'd have to drive normally. The other case is the roads that can be done below the 2 second limit, including Griffin and possibly Nakamura and Glover. On roads such as Hall, Rack, and Schembri, some cars come relatively close to challenging the Street Rod, but they don't quite get there.

# Removing traffic

No traffic is pretty much a requirement for practicing. On PC, there's a dedicated Traffic Toggle mod available via [BPR Modder](https://bpr.bo98.uk); otherwise, a glitch is required. All no traffic glitches require online and another player. The usual method is as follows:

1. One player joins an online session hosted by the other.
2. The host selects and launches a Cops and Robbers game.
3. The host kicks the player during the game.
4. The player creates a new online session and enters Showtime.

All players in the new session will now have no traffic, including the host (once they leave Showtime). If a player is kicked or the host leaves, said player can create their own session and enter Showtime to transfer the glitch to the new session.

# Main strats

## Chaindrifting

https://i.imgur.com/TwqYVL5.gif

Chaindrifting, as you might expect, is chaining drifts together back-to-back. It can take a bit to get the timing down, but it's a very simple action: brake+left, brake+right, rinse and repeat. The reason we do this is, as mentioned before, drifting maintains the speed of the car. Even with the car slowing slightly every time the brakes are pressed, it's still fast enough to make it worthwhile, especially on long runs. The video above shows the difference in speed by the time 7th ends.

## Double drifting

https://i.imgur.com/lFj50nR.gif

https://i.imgur.com/ZPMIzSI.gif

Double drifting is an evolution of chaindrifting that takes advantage of the fact that vehicles gain speed during the exit of a drift and don't lose speed when entering one unless braking. Directly after starting a drift, briefly turn in the opposite direction of the drift without braking. The drift will be extended slightly, and the car will gain a small amount of speed. This movement is especially helpful at higher speeds (beyond engine limits), while at lower speeds it allows the downhill speed to be maintained almost indefinitely.

In the comparison above, note how the double drift run starts higher but is still able to keep more speed (6 mph higher at the start but 8 mph higher at the end). Normally, higher speeds slow down more quickly, not less. Over time, this advantage can make a significant difference.

## Flicking

https://i.imgur.com/Q7ArZ2m.gif

Flicking (sometimes called boost drifting) is an old tactic that's seen a lot more use in recent years. It basically does the same thing as double drifting—that is, it abuses the speed gained upon exiting a drift—but at a much more impactful level. It involves turning sharply (sharper than is necessary for the turn you're on) and abruptly turning in the opposite direction to have an extended exit with a large speed gain. This is usually done near the middle of a turn on a downhill.

# Common routes

https://i.imgur.com/3jdaj87.jpg

This section gives a brief overview of the typical routes for each road. Use the image above as a road name reference if needed.

## N. Rouse, Lawrence, 7th, E. Crawford, W. Crawford

https://i.imgur.com/Yi2sGqk.png

By turning right from Lawrence onto Lambert, Parr and I-88 Section 3 are doable. Going through Gabriel and onto S. Bay is the best way to Hall. Other roads accessible this way are done faster on other routes.

Turning onto Franke from 7th leads to the fastest routes for many roads. Evans and Fry are directly accessible, while turning onto 3rd and immediately into the mall is the route for Andersen. Continuing into 2nd and turning onto Glancey is the route for 9th, from which Patterson, Hudson, Moore, and Sullivan can be done.

From E. Crawford, you can hit Nakamura and continue onto 9th, from which Hawley and Glancey can be done.

Read is done from the N. Mountain run-up.

## N. Rouse, S. Rouse, I-88 Section 3, Lambert

https://i.imgur.com/J671Re3.png

I-88 Section 4 is best done on this route. From Lambert you can do 1st, 5th/Riverside, and Newton directly. Via 1st, you can do Angus, which itself leads to the best 3rd and Watt routes. By staying on Lambert until 7th, you can also go back up Lawrence to do Ross or an uphill N. Rouse run. From Ross, you can do Cannon and W. Lake. From an uphill N. Rouse run, you can do Lewis.

Lambert also allows access to Hubbard, which in turn has access to 2nd. Turning onto S. Rouse is the way to Rack. Staying on Hubbard is the route for Manners, E. Lake, and Nelson. Chubb is also doable but has its own route as well (Read, railroad, Lewis, Nelson, Chubb). Rack has an alternate route similar to Chubb's that goes through Cannon (via shortcut) and E. Lake.

## N. Rouse, S. Rouse, Hubbard, I-88 Section 3/2/1, Webster, Harber

https://i.imgur.com/sCuyxZb.png

Going up one of the exit ramps in the tunnel brings you onto Webster and quickly onto Harber. From here, you can turn onto King and do 4th and the Keys Bridge as well. All island roads are accessible from here with varying degrees of difficulty.

## N. Mountain, S. Mountain, S. Bay, Warren, Hamilton

https://i.imgur.com/lYZMTq0.jpg

Turning onto Hans after N. Mountain is the path to the Geldard and S. Mountain routes. S. Mountain opens up routes to Lucas and, if you can maintain enough speed, Schembri. By going from N. Mountain to S. Mountain and not getting on S. Bay, you can do Casey.

From S. Bay, Gabriel and Shepherd are available. By going through the shortcut instead of Warren, this is also the best way to do Root and Webster. Going through the shortcut onto Fry is how Paradise is done.

From Hamilton, you can do Young. Further up, you can turn onto 9th and do Hawley and Glancey (as an alternative to the Nakamura route).

## Pitt, Daniell, Shires, Keys Bridge (loop)

https://i.imgur.com/g9FD5vN.png

Dubbed the island speed circle.

This isn't the fastest route for most island roads anymore, but it's been in use for a long time and is convenient for practice runs.

# Tips

## Damaged cars are faster

Damaged vehicles are faster than undamaged ones. This holds true even outside Road Rules, and it applies to any car, even the Cavalry. Drive headlong into a wall, get a driveaway, and when you come back to whatever you were doing, you'll be a bit faster than before. Road Rulers have even gone as far as to mod their damage to the maximum value for better times.

The effects of damage aren't entirely understood. Strats such as wall grinding get a clear speed improvement and vehicles are less likely to get hung up on curbs, among other things. The technical reasons for it being better have been speculated on extensively, but thus far nobody's been able to confirm what's going on, so for now just know that damage=better.

## Wall grinding and downhill drifting

In a lot of videos, you'll see Road Rulers grinding the walls and drifting down certain downhill sections instead of going straight down. Depending on the slope, the damage of the car, and the speed of the car, it can be much faster to do these than just driving down. Over time, grinding has been replaced by drifting in a lot of places, especially with the advent of flicking. Be on the lookout for these strats in videos.

Another reason for drifting is that it effectively bypasses the engine limits of a vehicle. At some point, you'll begin hitting that wall and need to do this to speed up. Beyond the engine limit, drifts start to "resist" a bit and the car handles strangely, but with practice it's manageable. The game is doing all it can to slow the car at that point, so grinding is off the table and drifts need to be maintained at all times.

## Avoid curbs

Whenever possible, avoid hitting curbs. They can cause the car to "spark" (bottom out) and lose a ton of speed. In some cases, they can even wreck the car. It's not always possible to avoid them, but being wary of them is a good habit to get into.

## Avoid airtime

Any airtime will slow the car down a bit, with a few exceptions such as dropping down on Lawrence. Like with curbs, there are some areas where airtime isn't avoidable. You can mitigate its effects by drift jumping, but there's always at least a small penalty for getting air.

# Glitches

There are a few glitches useful for Any Glitch submissions. The main ones are as follows:

* Reversing glitch: Using the Revenge Racer, do a jump in reverse, then switch from brake to throttle in midair as if you plan to go forward. The car will begin reversing with no speed limiter in place and will remain this way until the throttle is released. The video below shows an easy way to practice without having to worry too much about the transition. Timing is key here. https://youtu.be/YKIowoo8DYo
* Stunt Run cancel glitch: *Only works on Remastered PS4, XB1, and PC.* Start an offline Stunt Run, then cancel it after the intro graphics but before taking control of the car (you can spam right on the D-pad to do this quickly). The donut AI vehicle attributes will remain active, giving you a 7000 kg car with near-instant turning, 700 hp, 20% higher top speed, and 10% higher top boost speed. Boost will also stop refilling. https://youtu.be/HGHiIe_VVsE
* Wreck evasion glitch: *Requires online.* While offline, drive into a traffic vehicle such that the slow motion camera is triggered. Pause the game before touching the traffic and navigate to Freeburn Online. Whether a room is joined or not, the traffic will disappear; with luck, you'll be going at least 50 mph faster than before. This can be done with anything that triggers a slow-motion camera, not just traffic, and I've even seen people land on their roof and slide down the Lawrence tunnel using this glitch. [ Video: @JAVAP5 ] https://youtu.be/ZZQ-TP36QCs?t=13
* Temple boost/tempo glitch: *Requires online and another player.* Two players drive one behind the other. On a turn, they abuse lag such that the player behind sees themselves exchange places with the player in front, but the player in front is actually still in front of the player behind. As the positional difference is corrected, the player behind is continually shunted by the player in front, causing a speed increase. Ideally, neither has to slow down for this to happen. [ Video: @oleg_aka_djmeg ] https://youtu.be/4kzVFne_PCw

These glitches take creativity to use effectively and practice to master but they're generally straightforward, so they aren't covered any further in this guide.

# Conclusion

To recap, Road Rules are done in the Annihilator Street Rod because it's the one vehicle capable of sustaining the 300+ mph speeds gained from going downhill. By chaindrifting and double drifting, that speed can be maintained throughout the four or five routes that cover almost all roads in the game. There are various route permutations best learned by watching videos with full run-ups and vehicle damage has a significant impact on the results of those permutations. Glitches are also available for those who want to try them.

If you have questions, come join the [Discord server](https://discord.gg/CkSQx9v). Feedback is also welcome, especially from experienced Road Rulers.

Happy running!

Big Surf Island - 75% Route

NOTE: I use the Dust Storm for the whole run as even though it's slower than using a faster car I find it to be quite nimble at performing stunts etc. and also you don't have to sit through the car unlock videos for the cars if you use it for the full run :P

Start Run
+ Take out Billboard near Junkyard and gate smash opposite junction before BR

Dust Storm Burning Route
- Take out Billboard on right of Glover Way
- Smash and Billboard on right of Grange Hill
- Smashes on left of tunnel before Paradise Keys Bridge

Do the Bridge Jump and get the smashes and 2 billboards then do Tour De Force

Tour De Force
- Take out smashes and do Super Jump on the coast
- Super Jump through Lighthouse
- 2 billboards straight after then take the left jump and take out Smash through tunnel
- 2 smashes in Quarry

Do Super Jump off Construction Site then find Paint Shop before doing Makin' Waves (SR3)

Makin' Waves (Stunt Run)
- Get airtime through loop
- Airtime and Billboard then get the Billboard at the top
- Smash and Billboard on left of Glover Way before crash

Rocket Science (Race)
- Take out Billboard at end of Ramp near Tunnel
- 3 smashes and billboard on Pitt Avenue
- Billboard to the left of Paradise Keys Bridge (Lap 2)
- Take out other smash near Junkyard (Lap 2)
- Take out 2 smashes near end of Pitt Avenue (Lap 2)

Weakened Getaway (MM1)
- Take out Billboard near Lighthouse
- Smash and Super Jump leading up to Junkyard

Island Retreat (MM2)
- Take out Smash into Quarry
- Take out Smashes that lead back onto Maguire Road
- Smashes in Construction Site after main entrance (Use the concrete tube and go slow for this one!)
- Smash on McDonald Road on the right side!

Beat the time on Glover Way en-route to There and Back (Race)

There and Back (Race)

+ Take out the Billboard and Smash that drop down near Tour De Force.

+ Do all 3 RR events back to back.

Sunset Scramble (Race)
- Turn left then U-Turn to get enough speed to take out the Billboard
- Take out 2 smashes on underground route near Fuel Station
- Take out 2 smashes near Junkyard (Back route of Billboard jump nearby)
- Take out Billboard on Maguire Road

Ski Stuntday (Stunt Run)
- Take out all billboards in Perren's Point Quarry
- Take out all smashes in Perren's Point Quarry (if possible)
- Don't let the combo drop!
- Head to Shore Thing!

Shore Thing (Race)
- Take out billboard on left route of the coast as well as the smash

Show-Boating (Stunt Run)
- Take out smash for Car Park
- Billboards on roof (furthest on the right and Donut Super Jump)
- Once you land take out the smashes for the end of the storm drain (all 3 of them!)
- Billboard on the beach as well as the Pier Smash then head to Tour of Duty!

Tour of Duty
- Take out smash leading to Super Jump and Billboard going towards Perren's Point

Do all 12 Timed Road Rules and Showtimes!
(Tip: Do the outer ring roads first!)

+ When doing Paradise Keys Bridge get the Timed and Showtime Rules done in one go!

Super Jumps:
+ Storm Drain Super Jump (Off Daniell Way near the Beach)
+ Get Billboards nearby after you land as well as any Smashes (Lower Construction Site)
+ Construction Site Super Jump (Hoop)
+ Other Scaffolding Super Jump then McDonald Road (Hard Jumps so be careful) and then do Spiral Car Park
+ Both Ski Jumps (Get Smash & Billboard in Quarry too)
+ Billboards near end of Paradise Keys Bridge then to the Car Park
+ Super Jump off the end of the scaffolding

Billboards:
+ Smash and Billboard off McDonald Road (Going towards the Observatory)
+ Billboards in Construction Site as well as Smash (3 of them)
+ All smashes in Lower Midtown off Shires Drive and Pitt Avenue as well as Billboard (Even the hidden ones!)
+ Billboards on Car Park roof as well as Smash on other Spiral Car Park nearby (4 of them)

Smashes:
+ Some in the tunnel going towards Sunset Scramble Race on the left!

Licence should say 75% if everything is completed.

Bike 100% Guide By CertifiedPyro

Images for the day and night routes are here: http://imgur.com/a/BvpWr 
The following is copy-pasted from the description to help understand the images.

N - start of event N
N(R) - restart the event
E(N) - the end of that event
R(N) or R(N)(2) - restart event at that location for the 1st or 2nd time

General route for event N is N -> E(N) -> R(N) -> R(N)(2) (optional) -> N + 1

Events are color coded in mostly sequential order, with the color switching once the finish line of an event is crossed. The general color order is red -> orange -> yellow -> green -> light blue -> purple -> pink -> white -> red. Sometimes the color doesn't change if an event is immediately restarted, and the color is sometimes different than expected if I had to change something in the route.

Also, the route between the end of event 13 and event 14 is very long, so I switched colors during that route (which is what the "cont from orange" and "cont from yellow" mean) for clarity.

Events 10, 25, 29, 32, 37 have to be restarted twice, so be careful of that. Sometimes, the route to the 2nd restart is long, so for clarity, I show which line represents the route to the 2nd restart. The route between the end of event 13 and the beginning of event 14 is very long, so I switched colors during that route (which is what the "cont from orange" and "cont from yellow" mean) for clarity.

For the I-88 in the day portion, just make a complete loop starting at the location indicated. For the night portion, go through 2 sections to reach event 34, follow E(34) -> R(34) and restart, then finish the remaining two I-88 sections to reach event 35.

Bike% By CertifiedPyro

Bike% Route By CertifiedPyro.
https://imgur.com/TRunnlJ

BSI Any% Route by burninrubber0

Turn off Tips & Music in options before starting you're vehicle
http://imgur.com/a/tZs0U Route by burninrubber0

Burnout License (any%) Paradise Cars Only route (latest route as of 3/2023)

Refer to this guide: https://www.speedrun.com/bparadise/guide/i127u

Burnout License (any%) route (2015)

Turn off Tips & Music in options before starting you're vehicle
https://imgur.com/a/mlAg9 Route by MissingYew

Burnout License (any%) Unrestricted route (2020)

This is the newest Burnout License / Any% route that Nim and I have been using, making use of shorter events and restart warps to cut down on driving time.

Events marked with a * require restart warps. Simply restart the previous event from the EasyDrive menu and cancel it from EasyDrive or by not driving anywhere, then head to the next event.

https://i.imgur.com/p1saQyK.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JhBLDz1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/y6D6pD7.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NFXkWAp.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RL8DNMT.jpg

Current route for BSI any%

This is the route that at this time of writing is currently used

https://imgur.com/a/ahT69rX


Just thought to upload this as the only other image here is about 3 years old and is not in current use

Glitches for individual level runs (video guides by themorgue)

no traffic:

https://youtu.be/Yx3meHlBf84

vehicle swap (console exclusive due to missing save/load function in the menu of the PC version):

https://youtu.be/qjkMcfohSL8

https://youtu.be/3AQdzmW0yR4

fusion glitch tutorial for the ps4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWvCiqvkvPE

Nimputs

j5y0ly9k

ViperUK

Trigger

TARS

burninrubber0

themorgue

dooty_doots

Burnout Paradise Remastered

7th Street Road Rule

Webster Avenue Road Rule

25 V16 Revenge Burning Route

Far Far Away Online Race

PlayStation 4

mr_burguers

Beetle-Juice

BornNothing

JAVAP5

Burnout License

Elite License

Rider License

2 Players

3 Players

4 Players

5 Players

6 Players

7 Players

8 Players

100%

Criterion Elite License

Any%

D License

C License

B License

A License

All Billboards

All Super Jumps

All Collectibles

Undamaged

Driveaway

Unrepaired (0.85)

Maximum (2.0+)

Find All Events

Unrestricted

No DLC NMG

Glitchless

No Traffic

All Burning Routes

All Races

All Marked Man

All Stunts

All Road Rages

All Events

All Smash Gates

Paradise Cars Only

No DLC

No Major Glitches

Player Count

Damage

Restriction

Traffic

Event type

Hey everyone!

We have decided to update the ruleset for individual level runs (Road rules, Bike events, Burning Routes, etc.) to cover use of external mods for quality of life improvements. This is not a change, but rather an adjustment to reflect the way mods currently are being used by the comm

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120 Board Guide and New Runner resource (Feb 8th, 2016) By TDF_Sumo	TARS 6 years ago
AN ALL RACES GUIDE LINK (GOOGLE SPREADSHEET - PRINTABLE)	themorgue 11 months ago
Beginner's Guide to Road Ruling	burninrubber0 1 year ago
Big Surf Island - 75% Route	ViperUK 4 years ago
Bike 100% Guide By CertifiedPyro	TARS 6 years ago
Bike% By CertifiedPyro	TARS 6 years ago
BSI Any% Route by burninrubber0	TARS 6 years ago
Burnout License (any%) Paradise Cars Only route (latest route as of 3/2023)	Nimputs 1 year ago
Burnout License (any%) route (2015)	TARS 1 year ago
Burnout License (any%) Unrestricted route (2020)	Trigger 1 year ago
Current route for BSI any%	dooty_doots 4 years ago
Glitches for individual level runs (video guides by themorgue)	Nimputs 2 years ago