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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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* In earlier stages of the game (around February 2014, pre-[[The Great Wall update]] era) the Nitro Starter powerups received as trophies in the Time-Limited Events lasted for 2 hours. At that time the [[Tuning Kit]] would last for 8 hours and Extra Tank for 4 hours. So, Nitro Starter powerups' duration has been reduced to 1/12 of the original values (a ~91.7 % reduction in duration) and Tuning Kit powerups' duration has been reduced to 1/32 of the original values (a ~96.9 % reduction in duration). |
* In earlier stages of the game (around February 2014, pre-[[The Great Wall update]] era) the Nitro Starter powerups received as trophies in the Time-Limited Events lasted for 2 hours. At that time the [[Tuning Kit]] would last for 8 hours and Extra Tank for 4 hours. So, Nitro Starter powerups' duration has been reduced to 1/12 of the original values (a ~91.7 % reduction in duration) and Tuning Kit powerups' duration has been reduced to 1/32 of the original values (a ~96.9 % reduction in duration). |
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| − | * The cost of one booster minute before and after the latest booster update: |
+ | * The cost of one booster minute before and after the latest booster update:<br /> |
| − | :::: Old Nitro Starter: 15,000 credits / 120 min = 125 credits/minute<br />New Nitro Starter: 7,500 credits / 10 min = 750 credits/minute<br /><br />Old Tuning Kit: 40,000 credits / 480 min = 83.33 credits/minute<br />New Tuning Kit: 10,000 credits / 15 min = 666.67 credits/minute<br /> |
+ | ::::: Old Nitro Starter: 15,000 credits / 120 min = 125 credits/minute<br />New Nitro Starter: 7,500 credits / 10 min = 750 credits/minute<br /><br />Old Tuning Kit: 40,000 credits / 480 min = 83.33 credits/minute<br />New Tuning Kit: 10,000 credits / 15 min = 666.67 credits/minute<br /> |
| − | :: The cost of one Nitro Starter booster minute has increased by 600 % and the price of one Tuning Kit minute has increased by ~800 %.<br />Source: Touch Arcade: Universal Asphalt 8: Airborne - (by Gameloft), [http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?page=1317&t=201193 page 1317] (the duration of the Nitro Starter in the calculations on that page is (erroneously) stated as 15 min). |
+ | ::: The cost of one Nitro Starter booster minute has increased by 600 % and the price of one Tuning Kit minute has increased by ~800 %.<br />Source: Touch Arcade: Universal Asphalt 8: Airborne - (by Gameloft), [http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?page=1317&t=201193 page 1317] (the duration of the Nitro Starter in the calculations on that page is (erroneously) stated as 15 min). |
| − | * After The Great Wall update was released, the 2 hour Nitro Starter cost 9,000 Credits and the 8 hour Tuning Kit cost 24,000 Credits (source: YouTube (rrvirus): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ebP3Pc7N4U&t=1m9s Asphalt 8: Airborne v1.3.0 (The Great Wall Update)] [@ 1:09]). Compared to the the price level roughly a year later, the annual average inflation rate for Nitro Starter is 900 % and the annual average inflation rate for Tuning Kit is ~1233 %. |
+ | * After The Great Wall update was released in March 2014, the 2 hour Nitro Starter cost 9,000 Credits and the 8 hour Tuning Kit cost 24,000 Credits (source: YouTube (rrvirus): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ebP3Pc7N4U&t=1m9s Asphalt 8: Airborne v1.3.0 (The Great Wall Update)] [@ 1:09]). Compared to the the price level roughly a year later, the annual average inflation rate for Nitro Starter is 900 % and the annual average inflation rate for Tuning Kit is ~1233 %. |
| − | ** Nitro Starter: 75 credits / minute → 750 credits / minute = 900 % annual average inflation rate = the prices are doubled every 3⅔ months. |
+ | ** '''Nitro Starter''': 75 credits / minute → 750 credits / minute = 900 % annual average inflation rate = the prices are doubled every 3⅔ months. |
| − | ** Tuning Kit: 50 credits / minute → 666.67 credits / minute = ~1233 % annual average inflation rate = the prices are doubled every 3.26 months. |
+ | ** '''Tuning Kit''': 50 credits / minute → 666.67 credits / minute = ~1233 % annual average inflation rate = the prices are doubled every 3.26 months. |
*** This rate is well above the limits of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation hyperinflation], and in real life numbers like these would cause major difficulties in the economies in question. Such numbers (inflation rates over one thousand percent) are rarely seen, usually only during war-time or at the time of a collapse of a nation (the Weimar Republic of Germany economy in the early twenties, The Soviet Union hyperinflation in the early nineties and the Robert Mugabe -era in Zimbabwe early 21st-century are all text-book cases of hyperinflation). In a normal economic recession, the annual average inflation rates tend to keep well below 30 % in all commodities. |
*** This rate is well above the limits of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperinflation hyperinflation], and in real life numbers like these would cause major difficulties in the economies in question. Such numbers (inflation rates over one thousand percent) are rarely seen, usually only during war-time or at the time of a collapse of a nation (the Weimar Republic of Germany economy in the early twenties, The Soviet Union hyperinflation in the early nineties and the Robert Mugabe -era in Zimbabwe early 21st-century are all text-book cases of hyperinflation). In a normal economic recession, the annual average inflation rates tend to keep well below 30 % in all commodities. |
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Revision as of 22:10, 3 March 2015
| Nitro Starter | |
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 A 2015 Ford Mustang in London with Nitro Starter and Extra Tank boosters activated. | |
| Info | |
| Type | Boost |
| Effects | Allows to start a race with a full nitro bar for a limited time period |
| Duration | 10 minutes |
| Source | Buying with Credits Winning cups Finishing certain collections Multiplayer winning streak |
| Cost to buy | A varying number of Credits, depending on the level of the player:
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The Nitro Starter is a powerup in Asphalt 8: Airborne, which allows to start a race with a full Nitro bar. As with other boosters, the Nitro Starter powerup is effective for a certain time during which all the races a player starts are affected.
Usage
The Nitro Starter can be used before the race using a booster selection before starting a race (if you don't have one, it costs a varying number of Credits to activate one, depending on your level). Each unit lasts about 10 minutes. During this period, every race is started with a full nitro bar. If the Extra Tank boost is used, the added extra tank will be full also. The Nitro Starter powerup can be replenished by winning cups or finishing certain collections. The Nitro Starter is also one of the alternating prizes in Multiplayer, when having a nine game winning streak (finishing in the top 3 in nine Multiplayer games in succession) - the other alternative prizes are a Class C Upgrade or 7,500 Credits.
If the Nitro Starter boost is activated, a boost icon will appear in the main menu along with a timer indicating how long the boost will last. A timer will also appear on the Boosts-screen indicating the remaining time of the activated boost.
For the efficiency and power ratings of Nitro in different Car classes, see the Asphalt 8 Nitro Efficiency Index page.
Trivia
- In earlier stages of the game (around February 2014, pre-The Great Wall update era) the Nitro Starter powerups received as trophies in the Time-Limited Events lasted for 2 hours. At that time the Tuning Kit would last for 8 hours and Extra Tank for 4 hours. So, Nitro Starter powerups' duration has been reduced to 1/12 of the original values (a ~91.7 % reduction in duration) and Tuning Kit powerups' duration has been reduced to 1/32 of the original values (a ~96.9 % reduction in duration).
- The cost of one booster minute before and after the latest booster update:
- Old Nitro Starter: 15,000 credits / 120 min = 125 credits/minute
New Nitro Starter: 7,500 credits / 10 min = 750 credits/minute
Old Tuning Kit: 40,000 credits / 480 min = 83.33 credits/minute
New Tuning Kit: 10,000 credits / 15 min = 666.67 credits/minute
- Old Nitro Starter: 15,000 credits / 120 min = 125 credits/minute
- The cost of one Nitro Starter booster minute has increased by 600 % and the price of one Tuning Kit minute has increased by ~800 %.
Source: Touch Arcade: Universal Asphalt 8: Airborne - (by Gameloft), page 1317 (the duration of the Nitro Starter in the calculations on that page is (erroneously) stated as 15 min).
- After The Great Wall update was released in March 2014, the 2 hour Nitro Starter cost 9,000 Credits and the 8 hour Tuning Kit cost 24,000 Credits (source: YouTube (rrvirus): Asphalt 8: Airborne v1.3.0 (The Great Wall Update) [@ 1:09]). Compared to the the price level roughly a year later, the annual average inflation rate for Nitro Starter is 900 % and the annual average inflation rate for Tuning Kit is ~1233 %.
- Nitro Starter: 75 credits / minute → 750 credits / minute = 900 % annual average inflation rate = the prices are doubled every 3⅔ months.
- Tuning Kit: 50 credits / minute → 666.67 credits / minute = ~1233 % annual average inflation rate = the prices are doubled every 3.26 months.
- This rate is well above the limits of hyperinflation, and in real life numbers like these would cause major difficulties in the economies in question. Such numbers (inflation rates over one thousand percent) are rarely seen, usually only during war-time or at the time of a collapse of a nation (the Weimar Republic of Germany economy in the early twenties, The Soviet Union hyperinflation in the early nineties and the Robert Mugabe -era in Zimbabwe early 21st-century are all text-book cases of hyperinflation). In a normal economic recession, the annual average inflation rates tend to keep well below 30 % in all commodities.
| Boosters in Asphalt 8: Airborne |
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| Double Credits — Extra Tank — Nitro Starter — Tuning Kit |