Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

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JC2 Hillclimbing
By FictionSource
This Guide shows you what Hillclimbing is and gives you some tips and tricks how to be a good Hillclimber!

If you want to race with other Hillclimbers, join the new group The Hillclimb Club: http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/Hillclimbclub

   
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Hillclimb Map
I've redone the map, the full resolution is now 8192x8192 and you can now always download the latest version from this link:

Map is becoming again available soon! (with many updates)

The map shows you approved Hilclimbtracks which can be driven without skipping parts. Note that all tracks were driven with a Hamaya Cougar 600 so I can't guarantee if the tracks work with other motorbikes.
If you find new tracks, tell me the coordinates. I can also send you the .psd file if you want to add multiple tracks.

Red=Easy, Blue=Medium, Green=Hard, Pink=Start of a track, Orange=Peak(only available if there are 2 tracks from opposing directions going to one peak).
Numbers indicate the relative height
Yellow circles are showing bigger hillclimb areas
Below you can see a preview how the map looks like, note that it's not the latest version
What is Hillclimbing?
Hillclimbing describes a sport where you need to drive as fast as you can with a motorcycle to the top of a mountain.
Requirements
You need Just Cause 2 and a mod that unlocks all vehicles at the blackmarket, I recommend zxz's Blackmarket Mod:
http://www.justcause2mods.com/index.php/mods/other/Black-Market/zxzs-Blackmarket-Mod.
Searching for a track
Before you start you need to find a suitable track, you can do this by either flying around a mountain with a helicopter or by searching for a track on the map.
Here's an example how a good track should look like when flying with a helicopter:
And here how it looks like on the map:
Choosing your Motorcycle
To begin your ride you need a motorcycle, I prefer Hamaya Cougar 600 which you can see below:
This video summerizes all the information you now already should know:
Driving Techniques
Use the keys W/S to start and to stop, use A/S to drive left and right, use control to lean backwards and shift to lean forwards. Drive safely and fast at the same time
The video below shows you some more advanced methods to get onto the top of mountains
Stages
What are Stages?
Stages are flat areas of a mountain where you can stand safely, they are used as spawn points if you loose your motorbike. While riding always go from stage to stage.
Here you can see how they look like:
Zones
Watch this video if you want to learn more about the zones:
Hillclimbing Race
You can also hillclimb with your friends in multiplayer. Here's an example how an race could look like.
1. The track for the race is set with fixed start and end point
2. The participants all get the same motorbikes then they need to go in a line
3. When everyone is ready someone says "GO" and the race starts
4. If someone looses his motorcycle he is allowed to get a new one at the last stage he passed, if there are no stages he can spawn a new one at the position where he lost his motorbike
5. The first one who reaches the peak is the winner, if no one reaches the peak the one who got furthest wins
Media and last words
Here you can see my attempts to get on top of one of the hardest mountains:
That's the end of my guide, hopefully you had fun reading it.
If you love hillclimbing and want to race with others in mulitplayer, join this group: http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/Hillclimbclub
And now start hillclimbing!
10 Comments
FictionSource  [author] 23 Mar, 2018 @ 6:00pm 
Blub
FictionSource  [author] 10 Aug, 2014 @ 3:10am 
@Princemousey I will answer your question in an revised, updated, final version of this guide which will come in less than 2 months! :cupcake:

@invalid nick (+ all other commentators) THANKS for all your support! (even more than 1 year after the initial release date) :sfhappy:
Princemousey 10 Aug, 2014 @ 1:02am 
What if I fall off halfway?
Invalid nick 6 Aug, 2014 @ 7:34am 
awesome guide mate! I will join your group!
MarurabaATX 29 Jan, 2014 @ 11:44pm 
very nice guide!!:csgoa:
K0DeX 4 Aug, 2013 @ 12:31pm 
Dude you just gave me another reason to love this game. I will be doing this from now on whenever I play withy friends. Imagine the races you could have! T_T SO HAPPY.

Thanks, FictionSource! If there was a rep system, I'd give you some rep. Maybe they should introduce that? Rating it max anyway. Thanks again! ^_^
E=MC²_Trooper 12 Jun, 2013 @ 8:37pm 
Awesome guide
FN-D4NK 8 Jun, 2013 @ 2:06pm 
epic
FictionSource  [author] 7 Jun, 2013 @ 6:28am 
Thanks for your nice comment :)
dab88 6 Jun, 2013 @ 2:31pm 
Superb guide! Looks like a lot of work went in to it. Great addition to the community :)