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Step 1 - Arena Mode
This step only has one trophy but it sets us up for another one later on and can be used to reduce a bit of
grinding.
A Pro Bender
Win 10 arena matches in any mode
All we have to do is winning 10 matches. The recommended mode is
"Demolition", because it goes by quickly and we have to hit at least 100 opponents until we get the
trophy
which helps significantly towards Armed and Dangerous, where we have to hit 500
opponents in total.
Step 2 - Multiplayer
The online servers of this game are pretty deserted. That's why we should care about this step very early,
because it decides if we get the platinum or not.
Harmonic Convergence
Play online with at least 3 other players
Due to a low amount of online players this is the most annoying trophy
in this game by far. It might be your best bet to attempt this trophy
on weekends. Otherwise you need enough friends who are also
playing this game. Good news though, Online Matchmaking
supports cross-gen which means PS5 & PS4 players can race against
each other. Every player needs to stay online until the result screen appears.
Always Better with Friends
Play an online race with a friend
This trophy is not achieveable in Online Matchmaking. Instead it has to be done in a
private Online Match. The strange
part here is that Private Matches don’t have cross-gen support. So your friend has to be on the same
platform. As soon as both of you crossed the finish line, the trophy unlocks
Victorious Rookie
Get 50 Victory Points competing in Online Matchmaking
Unlocks at 1.050 victory points. Please refer to Victorious Grandmaster for
more information.
Victorious Pro
Get 100 Victory Points competing in Online Matchmaking
Unlocks at 1.100 victory points. Please refer to Victorious Grandmaster for
more information.
Victorious Grandmaster
Get 150 Victory Points competing in Online Matchmaking
Going for this trophy will also unlock Victorious Rookie and Victorious
Pro along the way.
It has to be done in Online Matchmaking and even though the trophy states “Get 150 victory points”, it
only unlocks
if you get to a total of 1.150 Victory Points. That means we have to keep winning races, because losing
will reduce our number of victory points. Sadly we can’t see our
points while we’re in a lobby. They are only visible before entering a lobby.
Ewww Humans!
Play 20 local multiplayer races
This has to be done in Multiplayer, not Online mode.
Which means we need a second controller for this trophy.
We don’t need to win any of the 20 races, so you can
either race like you would normally do to speed things up a bit
or sit back and let the Al finish the races.
Can't Touch This
Complete a race without getting hit once
The easiest mode for this is local multiplayer, because it reduces the number of
real opponents. Set the AI to very easy and get away
from them as early as possible. It is always a bit luck-based because we can't decide what weapons our
opponents get. But if you pick Filburt as your chief you get some extra protection.
Step 3 - Challenge Mode
It is recommended to deal with the challenge mode next. It unlocks crew members and chiefs who can be helpful
during later steps.
Let's Get Loud
Unlock 5 chiefs
This should unlock naturally while you complete challenges.
The More, the Merrier
Unlock 15 crew members
This should unlock naturally while you complete challenges.
I Took the Physical Challenge
Complete all challenges
The game offers 6 sets of challenges each consisting of 8 challenges. There is no
particularly difficult one apart from 6-3 which requires a bit of luck. Just make sure to read the
description for each one and complete it.
Step 4 - Winning all the cups
This is probably the step that takes the most time, because 40 cups are quite a lot. Keep an eye on Drift
Beeper King and try to work on some of the miscelleanous trophies to save time in the final step.
Drift Beeper King
Get a blue-spark drift boost 21 times in cups
The trophy doens't state it, but the 21 blue drifts have to be done in a single cup.
Using Mrs. Puff as a crew member will help significantly, you'll unlock her in challenge 3-6.
Winner Winner!
Finish a cup in first place
Unlocks naturally while going for Krushing It. You'll probably earn it in the
Feline Cup.
A New Star Is Born
Complete your first cup
Unlocks naturally while going for Krushing It.
I Double Dare You!
Complete 50 Double Dares
50 Double Dares seem to be quite a lot,
because we can get just two per race. But considering the number of races we need for platinum
you should earn this naturally. Just keep an eye on the challenges before the start of the race. The
first driver
to meet the requirements gets the double dare.
Krushing It
Finish a cup in first place 40 times
In later cups, mostly the insane ones, you'll have to deal with heavy rubberbanding
and sometimes it's just luck if you finish first or second. The good news however, you just need to win
40 cups, you don't have to complete all of them with three stars. You could even win the same cup over
and over again until you reach 40 in case you like one of them better than all the others. It is
recommended though, that you unlock insane cups to reduce the overall time for completing the cups,
because the karts are much faster on higher difficulties.
Recommended setup:
- Sandy
- Reptar Wagon
- Glitter Spinners
- Bubbler Vents
- Chief: Filburt
- Crew Engineer: Ozai
- Crew Mechanic: Mrs. Puff
Step 5 - Time Trials
Time Trials used to be quite painful in the first and second installment of this series. But in this game
they are not that hard and you shouldn't have too many problems completing them if you already passed all
chalennges
and won all cups.
Get AWAY!
Beat 8 Ghosts in Time trial
Please refer to TIME'S UP!.
TIME'S UP!
Beat all 36 Ghosts in Time trial
Keep in mind, most slime slides are actually slower then staying on track. But there
are of course multiple ways around all the tracks. The five toughest trials im my opinion are #13 on
Black Hole against
Powdered Toastman, #21 where you need to activate the rainbow in Dreamland by jumping over the two ramps
on the
left to keep Jojo behind you, #22 Hole In One-derland, #30 San Lorenzo Cruise and #33 Jimmy's Lab.
My setup:
- Sandy
- Reptar Wagon
- Glitter Spinners
- Bubbler Vents
Step 6 - Cleanup // Miscelleanous trophies
Most of these trophies should have popped naturally during challenges or cups or time trials, except for
those related to the shop.
Push it to the Limit
Drive through 50 boost pads
There is almost no way you don't have this trophy if you completed all other steps
so far. Using boost pads is a must to complete most time trials.
A True Slime Legend
Achieve the "Slime legend" score in Slime sliding 20 times
The trophy is pretty straightforward. Slime Slides are the slimy purple track parts.
If you time your jumps right and jump over all obstacles, you’ll earn "Slime Legend" when you re-enter
the track. Every track has at least one slide. Therefore you should get this one automatically while
going for all cups.
COWABUNGA!
Perform 250 Slime stunts
Can be combined with Let the Water.. Flows!. Performing stunts to get a boost
after landing should become a habit for you early on in the game. If you haven't unlocked this trophy
naturally pick a track with a lot of jumps or waves.
Let the Water.. Flows!
Perform 250 Slime stunts using wave edges
Pretty much the same requirements like COWABUNGA! except the fact that we
have to perform stunts after jumping off wave edges. In case you need to farm some of those stunts, pick
a track with many waves and use a fast kart category to get it done quickly.
Slime Nation!
Drive through a Kart Wash 30 times
Kart Washes are often located in shortcuts.
You’ll notice one when you see it, because they are
pretty obvious. You should earn this trophy naturally
if you’re going for the platinum. If you want to farm it instead,
the track "Hawaii" is recommended. It’s easy to reach the Kart Wash
and the track is rather short.
Armed and Dangerous
Hit opponents 500 times with items
Self-explanatory. If you started with 10 demolition matches for A Pro Bender
you only need to hit 400 opponents during challenges and cups. Due to a lot of heavy rubberbanding in
the faster classes this should pop naturally way before the time trial step.
Krabs' First Dollar
Buy 5 different things in the shop
Please refer to Sweet Sweet Capitalism.
Sweet Sweet Capitalism
Buy everything in the shop
To buy everything from the shop we need a total amount of 12.830 slime tokens and we
can only earn a maximum of 10 per race. It's one of those trophies most people dislike even more than
most online trophies, because you are still miles away from it after beating the entire game.
If
you
race for it, it will take multiple hours to complete. Luckily there is a faster method. Start Challenge
2-6 "Keeping Up With the Bigheads". Drive backwards from your starting position to collect the 5 tokens
on the left, wait for them to respawn, collect them again and drive into a wall to fail the challenge.
This way you earn the maximum amount of slime tokens in just a couple of seconds.
Hail to the Blimp!
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