A good racing game had turned into a game of suffering.
Zhang Yan did not want to give up just like that. She did not believe it and tried other methods.
She tried using the keyboard and controller, but in the end, she returned to the steering wheel.
Because it was even more difficult to use the keyboard and controller!
Of course, as a qualified racing game, Safe and Civilized Driving had made adjustments to the control of the keyboard and controller so that the players could better control the car.
This was the basic optimization that all racing games had to do because the keyboard and controller lacked the precision of the steering wheel. For example, the keyboard only had four options: hit to the left, hit to the right, hit to the gas pedal to the bottom, and hit to the bottom of the brake. At this time, to make precise turns and drifts, the game had to be optimized to make it easier for the players to achieve their real goal.
Even so, it was still very difficult!
Because this was the second test, not driving on the road.
The road was wide, and as long as the players followed the traffic rules and the marked lines, there would be no problems. However, the second test required high-precision control of the car.
Not to mention the newbies, many experienced drivers would find it difficult to adapt to the second test if they suddenly had to go back to the second test. At most, they would familiarize themselves much faster than newbies, but the familiarization process could not be skipped.
Could they pass the second test of Safe and Civilized Driving using the keyboard and controller?
Yes, but it required very good driving skills.
For example, reversing a car into a garage required careful observation of the rearview mirror, deducing the trajectory of the wheels, and fine-tuning the trajectory.
Just the "fine-tuning" alone could dissuade many impatient players.
Because using the keyboard and controller to fine-tune was much more difficult than using the steering wheel.
The method taught in driving school was actually a test-oriented method. Most students did not really know how far to reverse a car into a garage and only memorized the markings. In real life, many people still had to rely on the image of the car reversing.
In the game, there were no markings to reverse a car into a garage, so it all depended on the players' hard work.
Of course, it might be that the game creator considered the difficulty of this operation, so they had a certain degree of mercy for the players. The players could choose to pass the driving test from other perspectives, such as the rear view of the car.
That way, the difficulty would be greatly reduced.
But Zhang Yan did not believe it. She wanted to complete the test from the car's perspective!
After all, in reality, there was no such thing as a rear view of a car.
Moreover, there were already some people on the Internet who had taken the driver's license test and shared it. According to them, the system would record the driver's license test with different devices and perspectives. The view from inside the car and the view from the rear of the car were two different records.
Obviously, passing the driver's license test with an in-car view was more valuable.
Zhang Yan continued to try relentlessly.
Fortunately, this was a game and not reality, so there was no need to repeatedly take tests. If he couldn't pass Subject Two, he could keep taking tests until he passed.
Zhang Yan felt that her driving skills were improving bit by bit as the words "failed the test, please continue to work hard" continued to ring. She also recalled a lot of the knowledge she had learned during the driver's license test, and a lot of muscle memory was stimulated.
Finally, after trying six or seven times, she finally succeeded in passing Subject Two!
What surprised her was that the seemingly free items in the driver's license test had caused her trouble. For example, right-angle turns and S-turns. She had to memorize the points when she took the driver's license test. Now that there were no points to refer to, she didn't know how to do it. If she wasn't careful, she would accidentally run over the line.
After Subject Two, there was still Subject Three and Subject Four.
Subject Three was much simpler. It was to drive normally and follow the instructions on the screen to turn left and right, overtake other cars, and so on. Not to mention the steering wheel, it shouldn't be too difficult to use the keyboard and joystick. It was much easier than Subject Two.
After Subject Three, there was Subject Four, which was related to safe and civilized driving and traffic rules.
In fact, the game had combined Subject One and Subject Four into one. Moreover, these tests were not called Subject Two, Subject Three, and Subject Four. Instead, they were called 'Field Driving Skills Test', 'Road Driving Skills Test', and 'Traffic Rules and Safe Driving Knowledge'.
The number of questions had also been reduced to only 50.
This was probably to simplify the game process. Otherwise, the players would have a terrible gaming experience if they passed Subject One right away.
After all, many players didn't memorize Subject One at all and had to go through the questions or ask Qiandu first. That would be a terrible gaming experience. Many experienced drivers could easily pass Subject One, but answering so many questions would seriously affect their gaming experience.
After all, there were still 50 questions after the reduction!
First Subject Two and Subject Three, at least the players were driving.
However, Zhang Yan seriously doubted whether it would work and whether it would have the opposite effect. To pass Subject Two, it was much harder than memorizing the questions in Subject One and Subject Four!
Wasn't putting Subject Two at the top to dissuade the players?
But no matter what, she finally got her driver's license!
Zhang Yan let out a long sigh and felt a sincere sense of accomplishment.
Of course, this sense of accomplishment couldn't compare to the one in real life when she passed Subject Four and got her driving license. After all, this was a game. However, it was a very special feeling.
Her confidence was unprecedentedly high!
In real life, the driver's license test had a certain degree of 'exam-oriented education.' Many subjects were passed by rote, but the test in 'Safe and Civilized Driving' was passed by brute force.
Therefore, after passing the driving test in real life, it might be a little difficult to drive on the road. Some people might even need the company of experienced drivers.
However, in the game, Zhang Yan felt that she had no problems at all. She could definitely drive safely!
After getting her driver's license, Zhang Yan obtained 240,000 start-up funds in the game and could freely choose a family car.
Zhang Yan looked at it. The car models that she could choose were not as rich as in real life. About 70% of them were fake brands, but she could vaguely recognize their real names. The remaining 30% were existing brands, which were obviously licensed. However, most of them were domestic car manufacturers. There were only a few foreign manufacturers, and they were not famous brands.
When choosing a car, there were no bar charts of parameters like in other games, which clearly showed the control, acceleration, and other content in intuitive charts. Instead, she used the parameters when buying a car in real life.
Of course, due to the price, these car models were basically family sedans and SUVs. There were no sports cars, and they looked almost the same.
With a budget of 240,000, the car models that could be chosen were not too many, but not too few either.
Moreover, it was best not to spend all 240,000. The official notification said that the money could be earned in the future, but some money must be left in the account for emergencies, for fines for traffic violations, compensation for accidents, and so on. There was a certain credit limit and time, but it still had to be paid in the end.
Zhang Yan felt that her difficulty in choosing was acting up.
When the budget was enough, there was no need to be so picky. In any case, she could just buy the classic models of the famous brands. No matter how bad they were, they would not be that bad. However, when the budget was too short, it would be very awkward. That was because there would always be some kind of flaw in the car models.
It would either be insufficient power, slightly less safe, or ugly … In short, the budget was not enough. She definitely could not take care of everything. Instead, it made Zhang Yan's difficulty in choosing even more.
"Godly Car MINI? Wow, I really want to buy this. It's so small, it must be easy to park. Moreover, it's only the top version, and it's only about 40,000 yuan! "
"Sigh, but if I buy this car, will it affect the later stages of the game? It's cheap, but the performance is a little too weak."
"Forget it, let's think about a safer choice."
"Hmm? Isn't this the Pasht with Dazhong? The price is quite suitable. The new business version starts at 190,000. Including car insurance and miscellaneous expenses, it's just within the budget. I still have some money left for emergencies. "
"That's it then!"
Zhang Yan looked at a few models and some electric cars. In the end, she chose the Pasht, which had a decent reputation, as her first car.
Of course, this was not the name in the game. The logo was slightly changed, but one could roughly tell that it was the original model.
Although this car did not seem suitable for a girl, it was said that one could earn money from online car hailing in the game. This car was very suitable.
If she really bought the Godly Car MINI, she would be able to drive it quite well. However, would it be cheaper to rent a car online?
It would be awkward if she earned very little for the same amount of mileage.
Moreover, the Godly Car MINI was too cheap, and it would not be very safe. In the future, she would not even dare to drive on the highway if she wanted to do long-distance work.
After all, in this game, driving was both work and entertainment. As for her first car, she would first satisfy her work needs and ensure a certain degree of commercial and safety. She would then pursue a higher goal after she had saved up some money.
After choosing the various accessories and paint according to her preferences, she could immediately go on the road.
The license plate was also automatically installed, and players were free to customize it. They could use any province, letter, or number they wanted.
It had to be said that it was a game after all, and this aspect was very convenient. It even gave Zhang Yan the illusion that it was going so smoothly.
On second thought, wasn't this supposed to be the case? This was just a game!
Perhaps because the driving test was too torturous, Zhang Yan was very grateful for the slight convenience at the end.
After driving on the road, Zhang Yan's first feeling was: Awesome!
This feeling was very different from other racing games.
Other racing games would start with racing on the road. It would feel good, but the experience wouldn't improve much after that. It would just be more complicated tracks and faster enemies.
However, Safe and Civilized Driving was different. It was the first time she was on the road after getting her driver's license. She felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness and apprehension. After driving for a while, she actually did not bump into anything!
One had to know that when Zhang Yan drove in other games, such small bumps were inevitable.
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