Kairosoft Game Guide and Walkthrough

Races and Grand Prix
In GPS it’s possible to race on a single race, awarding you a cash prize according to your position and also a special prize for your first time victory. Also, you can win auras if you place in second or first for the first time.

It’s also possible to participate in a Grand Prix (championship), which consist in a number of tracks that will award you with cash and points. In the end of the Grand Prix, if your pilots manage to win the most points among all the competitors, you’ll receive a huge amount of money and be promoted to the next GP.

Only the best ranked pilot each race gives you points to compete for the championship. After you win the last GP, you’ll unlock a special track.

Single Races

Race #	Purse	Style	Difficulty (in stars)	Preparation Time	Prize Reward
Bloomtown	80k	On-road	3/4 star	1 week	Opens Bridgerock Sponsor
Zen Garden	120k	On-road	1 star	2 weeks	50 Research Data
Dusty Plains	140k	On-road	1 star	2 weeks	Opens Mocha Cola Sponsor
Snowville	180k	On-road	1 star	2 weeks	Dragster Plans
Sand Beach	200k	On-road	1 star	2 weeks	70 Research Data
Japan	240k	On-road	1 & 3/4	3 weeks	Wing Car Plans
Hungary	280k	On-road	1 & 3/4	3 weeks	80 Research Data
Egypt	260k	Off-road	2 Stars	3 weeks	Stdlss Tires Plans
Brazil	300k	On-road	2 stars	3 weeks	90 Research Data
Germany	340k	On-road	2 & 3/4	3 weeks	140 Research Data
Russia	360k	Icy road	2 & 3/4	3 weeks	160 Research Data
UK	380k	On-road	3 stars	3 weeks	180 Research Data
USA	400k	On-road	3 stars	3 weeks	200 Research Data
Chimp Island	2000k	On-road	3 & 1/2	4 weeks	250 Research Data
Kairoland	2000k	On-road	4 Stars	4 weeks	Kairo Car Plans

Grand Prixs

Formula Smile		Formula Asia		Formual No. One
Track	Purse	Track	Purse	Track	Purse
Bloomtown	100k	Malaysia	160k	Austrailia	220k
Sand Beach	120k	Japan	180k	Italy	240k
Dusty Plains	140k	Turkey	200k	Mexico	260k
Snowville	160k	Egypt	220k	Spain	280k
Zen Garden	180k	Hungary	240k	Alaska	300k
		China	260k	Monaco	320k

In the end of the game, you’ll be awarded your final points based on the following factors.
I used as an example my own points...
Final Funds: 1,371,182 = 120,169 P
Research Data: 999 pts = 28,970 P
Races Won: 15 types: 30,000 P
GPs Won: 3 types = 45,000 P
Vehicle Types: 15 = 37,500 P
Parts: 28 = 36,500 P
Upgrades: 247 = 79,040 P
Sponsors: 21 = 19.950 P
Total Advertising: 18,353 pts = 33,353 P

They play a big role in the game. It’s possible to have two sponsor contracts at the same time, and you should always aim to satisfy their needs, racing as much as you can for an optimal exposure. They’ll pay each semester a sum based on its initial fixed value and your performance.

Each sponsor has a fixed amount of points that will fill as you race and, once completed, will unlock a bonus. These bonus can be money, car parts or even new cars. Also, they will refer you to new sponsors (the irony here is that the ideal thing to do is cancel your previous contract and sign with the newly introduced sponsor).

Below there is a list of every sponsor possible in the game, how much they will pay (without bonuses), how much advertisement points are needed to reach the max status and what bonus the max status give. Bridgerock and Mocha Cola are the only sponsors that unlocks after winning a race. The others are unlocked by maxing out a sponsor.

Sponsor	Basic payment	Points to clear	Reward
Bridgerock -Win Bloomtown	85.0K	80	Knobby Tire Plans
Mocha Cola -Win Dusty Plains	229.0K	130	Hyper Oil
Dry Springs	155.0K	105	Bonus 400.0K
Carbucks	385.0K	155	Bonus 700.0K
Curry Coop	320.0K		40 Research Data
Froggerade	360.0K		Training: Drag Race
Sponge Corp		230	32 Bit Plans
Race Trax		255	Emblem plans
Cheapy P’s		280	Car Camera Plans
Dairy Duck		305	Training: Power Slide
Dull Comp		330	Training: Rocket Science
Milky Milk		355	Golden Egg Plans
Bob’s Drugs		380	Training: Aerobics
AD&D		405	Training: Watch Videos
Chimpy Labs		430	Supercharger Plans
Pear Inc		455	Research: 4WD
River Bank		480	Shop Class
Honza Cars		505	Carbon Brakes Plans
Nights Inn		530	Training: Gear Shift
Autoburg		555	Duck Car Plans
Microsloth		580	Training: Drift
Ackbar Oil		605	Bonus 2,400.0K
Kairo Group		630	SL Car Plans

Each car will have a pre-determined number of ‘slots’ for parts add-ons. These add-ons will improve stats, give bonuses and features to cars that normally wouldn’t have them (i.e. ice driving). All parts add-ons have a rank (the difficulty associated with installing them) as well as a deployment cost (the price to add to your car). Additional technology is usually available by winning races, pleasing sponsors or upgrading existing technology beyond 80%.

Part	Rank	Description	Cost
Radial Tires	D	Basic tire, Bonus to Acc and Hndl.	4,000
Knobby Tires	C	Improves off-road driving	14,000
Studless Tires	C	Improves ice driving, unlock by winning Egypt Track	16,000
Sports Tires	C	Increase Hndl, Acc and bonus to on-road	8,000
Hi Grip Tires	B	Increase Hndl	16,000
Slick Tries	A	Increase Hndl, Acc, On-rd, negative off-rd & icy	20,000
V6 Engine	E	Starter Engine	10,000
V8 Engine	D	Unlock by upgrading V6 80%	16,000
V10 Engine	B	Unlock by upgrading V8 80%	25,000
V12 Engine	A	Unlock by upgrading V10 80%	40,000
Seamless Gear	E	Bonus Acc	6,000
Speed Gear	C	Bonus Speed, Negative Acc
Power Gear	C	Bonus Acc, Negative Speed
Hi Speed Gear	C	Large Bonus Speed, Negative Acc
32 Bit	D	Increase qualifying race bonus	9,000
64 Bit	B	Increase qualifying race bonus
Supercharger	B	Higher acc at low speeds	12,000
Turbocharger	A	Higher acc at high speeds
Wing	C	Bonus Hndl, Negative Speed	8,000
Big Wing	B	Bonus Hndl, Negative Speed	15,000
Aero Body	A	Bonus Hnd and Dur	15,000
Lt Chassis	C	Bonus Spd and Dur	6,000
Carbon Chassis	B	Bonus Dur	120,000
Carbon Brakes	B	Braking increase	6,000
Gold Egg	B	Earn XP faster	20,000
Emblem	D	Improve ad revenue	2,000
Hyper Oil	D	Bonus Spd, Acc and Hndl	5,000
Coating	D	Bonus Dur	3,000
Tire Chains	E	Improves ice driving	3,000

 *For unlock conditions, please refer to the ‘Sponsors’ page. If you can’t find it there, just upgrade your existing (usually similar) parts beyond 80%. *

Car Attributes
Your main objective in the game if you want to be competitive is to create a car with balanced attributes. They are equally important, as you’ll be racing in different types of tracks. Have that in mind specially while installing parts in your car. Now, based on the Duck car image below, let’s talk about the Car Attributes

Durability (Dur): This attribute can only be raised while upgrading the car, spending Research Data. This action is permanent, so you should think wisely if you want to wait for a golden aura or not. This attribute measures the resistance of your car. Higher it is, more it can stand without being repaired.

Speed (Spd): It reflects the top speed your car can reach. High Speed means your car will suffer more damage, so be careful.

Acceleration (Acc): Mainly it’s how fast you gain speed while racing. Important for curvy tracks.

Handling (Hndl): If the car has a high handling, it’s easier to control thus the driver won’t break and lose much speed in curves.

Expansion (Exp): That’s the number of slots your car has, which means the number of parts that can be installed simultaneously in the car.

Symbols
The following attributes are measured with symbols. x is the worst possible, a triangle is bad, a circle is normal and a circle with a smaller circle inside is good.

Advertising (Adv): Shows if the vehicle is good to advertise. The example, a Duck Car, has a circle with a smaller circle inside, meaning that racing with it is a good way to get the attention of your sponsors.

Repair (Rep): This one shows if the car is easily repaired. That affects the repair time

On road (On-Rd): Shows if the vehicle is good on paved road circuits. Note that they are the most numerous type of track

Off Road (Off-Rd): Shows if the vehicle is good on off-road circuits

Icy Road (Icy Rd): Shows if the vehicle is good on icy road circuits

Car Drive
When building your car, you’ll also need to choose a drive type. This will affect almost all its attributes, so you should be cautious, planning your cars according to your next races

Drive FR: INCREASES Speed and Acceleration; DECREASES Repair, Off-Rd and Icy-Rd. This one will be your main drive throughout the game, as most of the races will be On-Rd, not affected by the decreased attributes. You should be aware that it makes the car more expensive and harder to repair.

Drive FF: INCREASES Durability. Although not very useful for racing in general, until later in the story when you’ll unlock new Drives, this one will be your main option for Off-Rd and Icy-Rd circuits, as you don’t have any penalty in those abilities. Also, it’s the cheapest one, useful also in the beginning of the game.

Drive MR: -

Drive 4WD: -

Cars

Info.								Upgrades				Terrain %
Car	Dur	Spd	Acc	Hndl	Exp	Cost	Rank	Speed	Acceleration	Handling	Durability	On-Road	Off-Road	Icy Road
Roadster	100	35	30	60	2	100k	E	+5	+5	+5	+5	0%	-30%	-40%
Buggy	156	94	84	106	3	300k	D	+8	+8	+8	+8	0%	-20%	-30%
Proto Car	220	140	135	160	3	600k	C	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-20%	-30%
Super Car	266	196	186	181	4	900k	A	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-30%	-40%
Dragster	76	114	112	66	2	200k	D	+8	+8	+8	+8	0%	-40%	-50%
Cigar Car	110	160	180	100	2	400k	C	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-40%	-50%
Spiral Car	140	230	220	120	3	800k	B	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-40%	-50%
Mach Car	213	253	233	243	4	1200k	S	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-40%	-50%
Wing Car	134	97	92	152	2	300k	D	+8	+8	+8	+8	0%	-40%	-50%
Sonic Car	150	120	130	180	2	600k	C	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-40%	-50%
Aero Car	180	170	180	240	3	900k	B	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-40%	-50%
Banana Car	165	135	135	145	3	500k	C	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-30%	-40%
Kairo Kar	30	270	308	256	4	1200k	S	+20	+16	+12	+10	0%	-30%	-40%
Duck Car	140	120	100	90	3	500k	C	+10	+10	+10	+10	0%	-20%	-50%
SL Car	100	250	50	280	4	800k	A	+10	+10	+10	+50	0%	-40%	-20%

Upgrade and terrain info:
Car Level Ups
As you race, your cars gain experience that will result in level ups. Each car can level up to 5 times and below the effects are showed.

Roadster : Started
Buggy : Roadster 20%
Proto Car : Buggy 50%
Super Car : Proto Car 50%
Dragster : Win 10 Races
Cigar Car : Dragster 50%
Spiral Car : Cigar Car 50%
Wing Car : Win Japan Race
Sonic Car : Wing Car 50%
Aero Car : Sonic Car 50%
Mach Car : Spiral Car & Aero Car 50%
Duck Car : [S] Autoburg
SL Car : [S] Kairo Group
Banana Car : Win Chimp Race
Kairo Car : Win Kairo Race

Mechanics
The following list shows all the mechanics available in the game. Be aware that most of them won’t appear immediately, as it’s needed to unlock new garages and races for them to appear. The values showed are the ones the mechanic starts with, as soon as you hire him or her. Between brackets, the value indicates what you’ll roughly obtain after you level up the mechanic to level 5. To obtain this number, the mechanic was levelled to 5 right after he/she was hired, so you’ll probably experience different values in your gameplay as they gain random stats from time to time. For example, 10 (50) means that the mechanic is hired with a value of 10 and ends with 50 after levelled to 5.

Mechanic	Appeal	Tech	Analysis	Salary	STAT TOTAL
Anne Spark	25	15	9	2,000	49
Will Wheels	4	12	25	2,500	41
Ty Flats	15	18	17	2,000	50
Mia Mile	24	6	16	3,000	46
Skid McGee	12	27	6	3,000	45
Axle Rows	14	30	10	2,500	54
Panica D.	13 (28)	32 (84)	22 (49)	3,500 (10,3k)	67 (160)
Speed Smith	6	15	26	2,500	47
Gus O’Leen	37	26	25	3,500	88
Pup E. Luv	39	19	28	4,000	86
Hubba Capp	32	24	37	4,000	93
Shea Shift	32	33	16	3,500	81
Tom Edson	13	43	26	4,500	82
Crash Taylor	11	11	44	4,000	66
Han Polo	32 (71)	32 (68)	31(70)	3,500 (10,3k)	95 (209)
Leo D. Vin	38	39	34	4,500	111
Micky Myson	49	7	39	5,000	95
Diane Ride	35	28	41	4,500	104
Jackie Tan	23	34	62	6,000	119
Alf Lobel	10	58	21	5,000	89
Boba Fatt	25	58	48	8,000	131
Mo Andretti	57	47	25	7,000	129

For each driver, you can hire a number of mechanics based on your garage level that will add part of their skills to the pilot’s skills. Mechanics have 3 skills that acts exactly the same as Driver Skills: Appeal, Tech and Analysis. This means that mechanics will help you getting more Research Data, get better scores with sponsors and getting better car, parts and doing faster research, upgrade and repairs. Remember that to train mechanics, you need to spend Research Data, and not your hard earned money as you do with drivers.

The first time I played the game, I got a Mechanic called “Chimp” or something to that effect. he had great stats, but after going through the game several times more, I cannot seem to unlock him again.

Chimp will unlock after you win the Chimp GP… You just need to check the staff to hire every month until he appear… This is also true with the Kairobot, but he is a pilot…

I suppose someone could do the research of the lvl 5 of these mechanics… It’s a little hard to say for sure the total stat of a mechanic as it will gain more points as they repair/research/upgrade things… the only way for sure would be to hire one and rightaway level himher to level 5… Is someone doing it?

Drivers
Here is the list of every driver available in the game. The stats showed are roughly the value each one has when you hire him/her for the first time. Notice that some drivers have a +value in the fee, showing that, instead of you paying him//her a salary each year, it’s the driver who’ll pay you a monthly fee.

Drivers	Pedal	Shift	Steer	Appl	Tech	Anyls	Fee	STAT TOTAL
Deb Steppe	12	27	25	21	17	24	50k	126
Iggy Suzuki	18	16	16	18	17	13	40K	98
Bo Bumper	14	19	15	18	17	13	+25K	93
Oil Olson	15	10	16	17	19	16	+40k	86
Ukyo Pajama	41	48	46	41	42	47	90k	265
Tak Goto	21	29	22	27	33	23	30k	155
Pat Posh	21	25	31	18	16	21	60k	132
Tom Booze	17	29	31	39	24	26	120k	166
Kathy	35	43	43	42	53	39	150k	255
Koala Lamper	23	25	20	42	34	22	500k	166
Polly Pan	35	36	37	47	39	44	100k	173
Becky Blue	37	27	33	21	37	46	770k	201
Max Muffler	41	46	48	50	32	26	120k	243
Mike Shoe	43	46	38	36	48	32	800k	243
Bonnie Barko	48	44	51	51	61	31	150k	286
Jo Aldente	38	29	53	49	44	36	350k	249
Huck Norris	37	46	58	38	43	23	400k	245
King Ackbar	46	53	51	46	73	47	600k	316
Serena Sun	27	48	36	51	33	49	500k	244
Dee Doria	50	40	43	33	20	23	30k	209
Ben Jutton	40	45	41	38	35	69	950k	268
Maria Sharp	27	30	37	54	43	53	2000k	244
Eva Eng	24	36	36	33	41	32	260k	202
F. Alfonso	44	40	52	31	29	52	700k	248
Oby Bun	44	34	34	56	36	27	800k	231
Kimi Kone	37	42	74	61	63	48	1800k	325
Lou Hampton	51	87	61	60	63	46	2500k	368
Ginny Cotton	58	44	56	25	26	53	2500k	262
Sep Pang	47	57	42	87	31	30	2800k	294
Ireton Cena	74	27	55	37	68	60	3000k	321
Nic Noseberg	35	48	33	35	37	59	2200k	247
S. Bettel	53	44	49	28	22	82	3000k	278
Mike Tesla	39	49	39	36	24	50	3500k	237
Kairobot	79	70	68	44	65	79	4000k	405

Drivers skills
There are 6 skills your driver possesses

Pedal: Increases vehicle top speed

Shift: Increases vehicle acceleration

Steer: Increases ease of turns

Appeal (Appl): Gives you better ratings with the sponsor

Tech: Affect quality of creating vehicles and installing parts. Increases speed of research and upgrades. Makes repairing faster

Analysis (Anlys): Helps getting more Research Data

You should be aware that even the best drivers won’t do you any good if you don’t have a good, competitive car.

Auras
From time to time, your drivers are going to receive a special effect: Aura. They come with different colors and will help you in various ways:

While training: the pilot will be succeed in the training, receiving much more points that a regular training without aura would give. Also, when with aura, it’s possible to train the abilities after they’ve already reached the maximum value.

While researching: the researches will will occur almost immediately.

While upgrading: The parts you upgrade with aura will receive higher improvements. For the best upgrade possible, you should aim for yellow (golden) auras, as they’ll provide massive amounts of points.

While racing or qualifying: It’s possible to use the aura as a turbo for your car, gaining some precious seconds while racing or qualifying.

While creating cars: With the aura active, the car receives a boost in one of one of the main three attributes (speed, acceleration, handling)

Progression Info
(Garages/Cars/Etc)
Your first garage, where you start the game, have room for two cars, one pilot and two mechanics. You’ll unlock the second garage after winning the first formula (Formula Smile). In this new garage, it’ll be possible to have up to four car and two drivers. For each driver, you’ll be able to employ four mechanics. The last garage will unlock after you win the Asia Formula. It’ll allow you to hold 6 cars and employ 6 mechanics for each of your drivers.