Cheat the AI! How to win the race in Mafia on classic by breaking the AI

After trying many times to win fairly on Classic Difficulty, I decided to try something different. I picked the tight chicane turn and tried to cause a mass pile up, which end up breaking the AI and I could easily complete the rest of the race with no competition. It took all three laps but eventually all the other racers got stuck or blown up. Sweet victory!

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[SinMe]

I was enjoying being a mafioso until this race ruined my experience, was about to quit the game forever until I found your video. Thanks for thinking out of the box, this really helps those of us who are not good at racing games.

[michaelphelps]

This works as of December 2023 - took about 30 tries though - luck is a factor. Thanks for the author for the tip - now for the plat!

[MPTIRAH]

This method indeed works, but its not as easy as it looks. Took me a few tries to get cars in one pile crashed. And then raced 3 laps and on final lap I was 1st. Many times I got the pile but the cars just didnt stay, still easier than to win legit. This is hands down the worst mission in videogame history.

[xcharlesbronsonx]

Thank you so much it worked like a charm.
Don't get discouraged if a few keep passing you. The key is to create a jam with the cars coming in hot to damage the ones in the front. Preferably flipped over or smoking that's a sign they aren't moving

If you have half the cars jammed up, keep staying until they all are. Only leave after testing the waters to see if any move

I can't imagine anyone beating this fair and square on classic

[JacobStovall-ih]

Stopped playing this game a year ago because of this race. Went to try again and after watching this video, beat it on my second try! Thank you!

[szabolcsmolnar]

I swear, this race is the most annoying thing in the entire game. When I started the game I was like "wow lets make this game realistic as it can be" classic mode with manual transmission. It all went good until this chapter. After like the 10th try, I turned the game to easy difficulty and turned on Auto Transmission.

[YoungyBhoy]

OMFG, I actually did this first time, this way today Wednesday the 14th of August 2024.

I'm shite at driving in games, especially with the added pressure of coming in 1st place, theres no way I could have done this legit.

Thank you so much for the method and video.

[fearhub]

Still works as of 22/09/24. Took me AGES to get the right position but managed to get there in the end. Couldn’t have done it without this video.

[JamieDouthit]

Just did it on 10 April 2023. Took 3 or 4 attempts, but it worked & I finally won. Thanks man!

[Berb_real]

It worked so good! I’m shaking how happy i am! Me and my dad were trying to beat this for hours and because of your trick it worked! As of September 25 2024 it works!

[martenduit]

April 2024, still works.

Some quick tips that took me a few tries to understand:

1. watch for cars that roll over, but more importantly, cars that ‘break down’ apparently due to the crash. This breaking down is indicated by black-ish smoke (not the lighter grey though). Also, they wont be moving, another indication they’re broken. You want both flipped cars and broken down cars in the front and sideways. Help them a little if you need to. Let the rest of them go and pile up behind the flipped and broken down cars.
2. if a few cars do make it out after you, do not worry. You can let two of them crash in automated sequences in the 3rd corner in the back (first lap you drive ‘together’) and the last banked corner (second lap you drive ‘together’. Do make sure they are in front and in sight of you though!

Lastly, I have the disk version ps4 and did not install any patches before trying this.

Good luck, you’ll get this done eventually

[BanditRider]

This mission made me regret buying this

[silvervisage]

I never had problems with the race. Even in the original game. All you need to do is be gentle with braking and throttling. It's better to coast towards the corner rather than hard braking. The harder you want to win on the first lap the more mistakes you'll do. Consistency is key. It'll go a long way.

[philipposziakas]

This took a few attempts (maybe 20) as getting the cars stuck can be a little random but I can confirm it works! It bloody works! 🎉

[SonOfExcess]

For anybody still attempting to win the race on classic difficulty, I can only recommend that THIS IS the best way to do it.

I (no exaggeration) tried and failed to win the race on classic difficulty legit probably 200 times, I rage quit and uninstalled the game, but tried again with this method last night and it DOES work. Took me about 25 attempts but it worked!

I have a few tips that this video doesn’t show however, these are invaluable -

1 - I wouldn’t do as the guy in this video does and position your car to the side, as the cars will just drive around you. It’s far better to ram the first car you see head on in the same spot as this video shows.

2 - Don’t worry if some cars go past you and don’t make it into the first pile up, as this video shows they will smash into the back of it later.

3 - You must make sure that you have at least 4 or 5 cars in your initial pile up. If you only get one or two and the rest drive past you just need to restart.

4 - Cars on their sides and flipped over are GOD tier for this method and are your best friends. The other cars will NEVER drive through them, so think of flipped over vehicles as brick walls.

5 - Block off the rest of the road that isn’t covered by the flipped over cars. So say if you have one or two cars flipped over / on their sides on the left hand side of the road, you need to block the right hand side with your car. You need to basically create a wall of cars that none of them can go through. You don’t need to push your car into flipped over cars as they aren’t going anywhere, just block off what is left of the road.

6 - DO NOT be afraid to let some cars go through to help make the pile up more nasty. You should keep an eye on which cars have done several laps so you don’t accidentally let any of them win, but once you have your pile up and are blocking one side of the road, don’t be afraid to let some cars through who are constantly moving to get around the crash. Let them pass and add themselves to the pile up at the back once they’ve done a lap.

7 - Once everything stops moving and the pile up seems to be achieved for the love of God TEST it. Do not just drive off and assume it’ll work out. Drive onto the nearby grass and create a space for any car that could move to go through, then wait for a few minutes. If nothing moves, you’re good to go. If a few cars move past you and out of the pile up just get back into position, wait for them to do their lap and wait for them to crash into the back of the pile up.

8 - Once you’re sure it’s all safe and nobody is going anywhere, GET GOING. Do not be slow, don’t risk that, still drive like it’s a race.

9 - Don’t be alarmed if when you do your lap and reach the pile up a few cars have gone. They will either smash into the back of the pile up once they come back around or will crash in one of the three scripted car crashes in the race.

10 - If when you do your first lap, you get to the pile up and most of the cars have gone, it meant you’ve failed and you need to restart.

11 - Keep track of laps is your friend here, it’s fine to let a few cars go around the track once or twice but as soon as you’re suspicious that a car might win if it makes it through you need to consider restarting.

12 - Good luck and remember that some awful individual at Hangar 13 approved this garbage. Curse them and their utter incompetence and ability to make a decent game forever.

[monwoo]

Works as of October 2023. It doesn’t happen as fast as the video shows. Once I had the cars piled up I waited until the ones in front stopped moving. I even let the loose cars circle back to do additional damage to the ones I had stocked up. Eventually they get so tangled they can’t move and their engines start dying

[thestonedwitch]

The trick is getting one of the cars to flip over then use it to help you make a roadblock on the next lap. Some of the ai completely bug out and stop driving too it’s kinda just keep trying till you get it

[michaltrnka]

I tried this and i got it on classic difficulty on third attemp. Thanks for sharing this tip! Good luck others who still trying

[NNJxNTN]

Still works as of August 26, 2024

Did it first try too. Big fuck that race. Thank you and thank the internet.

[robertmartinez]

Thank you! Still works!!!! 5/27/24. Had to try many times, but eventually, it worked.