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So, I had to hire a new driver to get the next leg of my trip done. I decided to look for a guy with scouting, and I got one. However, his driving is ZERO.

I have two questions, one, with a driving of 0, will I pretty much be screwed while trying to drive the car?

Do the taxi passengers use their scouting skill level when they are clients?

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Posted Jan 26, 2010, 4:15 pm

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The Driving skill has little effect on whether your guy can get the car moving (although, that would be an amusing effect for very-low-skill characters). It only comes into play when you're attempting to do driving maneuvers - turning at speed, for example.

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Posted Jan 26, 2010, 4:17 pm

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Also - the higher the driver skill the faster he can get his car going.

BUT - just like with firing a gun, it seems that EVERYONE in the game can drive and fire a gun, but the higher the ability.

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Posted Jan 26, 2010, 4:51 pm

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theHumungous said:

Do the taxi passengers use their scouting skill level when they are clients?

Yes.

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Posted Jan 26, 2010, 5:07 pm

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*jimmylogan* said:

Also - the higher the driver skill the faster he can get his car going.

Driver skill has an effect on a car's acceleration? That's great. I was under the impression the only thing Driver skill did was determine the accuracy of the ghost car.

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Posted Jan 26, 2010, 8:12 pm

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Driver skill not only affects the ghost's accuracy, it really does improve the vehicle's handling.

A good driver can whip an apache, landrunner, or even buzzer around like a sports car.

Well, maybe not a sports car, but far better than you'd think those armored bricks could move.

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Posted Jan 26, 2010, 8:30 pm