Feats and challenges in JC3

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Feats and challenges are a type of sidemissions in Just Cause 3.

This one features the Mugello Farina Duo.

Description

Race challenges return in Just Cause 3 from the previous games. Completing them in JC3 unlocks Gear Mods. The challenges also have leaderboards that work over the internet.

The in-game Rebel drop mentions races in the Windhund 4 info: "Autostraad's Windhund 4 has earned a reputation in Medici's underground racing circuit as a turn-hugging speedster built for Drifting. Top speed 240 km/h."

List of challenges and tips for them

Air Race

These are usual checkpoint races for Planes and helicopters. Any aircraft that is unlocked at rebel drop can be used. If the Nitrous Gear Mod has been unlocked, the provided vehicle will have it. You can start a race to get a vehicle with your upgrades and not have to rebel drop it in.

Name	Starting location	Liberate to unlock	Default vehicle
Volo Infra Ponte	N 40 42.56? E 5 43.89?	Guardia Plagia II	Urga U17 Akrobat
Volo Eagle	N 40 38.28? E 5 42.33?	Cirilla	Eubus Eagle
Volo Rischio	N 40 43.95? E 5 34.83?	Porto Cavo	Urga U17 Akrobat
Volo Burrone	N 40 41.83? E 5 35.37?	Ponere	Urga U17 Akrobat
Volo Dracon	N 40 43.28? E 5 34.31?	Arco Sperantia	U-7 Dravec
Volo Stretto Di Ravello	N 40 42.89? E 5 36.64?	Soliana	Urga U17 Akrobat
Volo Campo	N 40 46.70? E 5 43.44?	Cava Montana	Urga U17 Akrobat
Volo Maxime	N 40 46.03? E 5 40.58?	Cava Grande	CS7 Thunderhawk
Volo Metropole	N 40 44.72? E 5 37.92?	Citate Di Ravello	Eubus Eagle
Volo Martino	N 40 48.78? E 5 33.15?	Porto Tridente	Urga U17 Akrobat
Volo Vulture	N 40 46.51? E 5 44.69?	Refugio Umbra	CS7 Thunderhawk
Volo Montania	N 40 46.87? E 5 34.85?	Vista Dracon	Carmen Albatross

Crash Bomb

Mugello Quipozza F with the bomb is considered to be one of the Easter Eggs in Just Cause 3, referencing the DMC-12 from Back to the Future.

"Crash bomb" events are where the player is provided with a vehicle that has a Bavarium bomb on its rear end and tasked with driving it to the destination. Upon entering the vehicle, the player starts to constantly lose points unless they are airborne at any point. Each vehicle has a specific speed threshold, activated upon reaching it and must be maintained or else points are lost rapidly. When close to the destination, the player is prompted to bail and allow the vehicle to charge forwards, causing a massive explosion. The target is always a group of Medici Military soldiers and a variety of enemy vehicles including D.R.M. Stria Facoceros, Stria Obreros, Urga Fura 570s, Weimaraner W3s, and more.

Every race you will pass a military Weimaraner W3 or some enemy soldiers at some point. At that point, you will instantly get Heat level 3 and Urga Szturm 63As as well as a Urga Postolka and CS Navajo will spawn to attack your vehicle.

Doing these missions will upgrade the GE-64 explosives. There's no need to get 5 gears in all races to unlock the last upgrade. 15 gears will be left over.

The vehicles used in the challenges can be kept intact by quitting early. However, these are considered separate variants of their normal counterparts and can't be unlocked for rebel drop, nor are they affected by gear mods.

If the Mech Land Assault DLC is installed, this challenge may spawn Black Hand units (including even their Mechs) instead of the Medici Military.

List of events:

Name	Liberate to unlock	Vehicle
Off-Roader Bomb Blast	Fortalessa	Weimaraner Z80
Hayfield Blast	Cima Leon: Transmitter	Mugello Raffinati Vitesse
Lighthouse Blast	Vis Electra	Autostraad Kletterer 300
Laguna Blast	Laguna Del Sol	Weimaraner Z80
Massos Bridge Blast	Soliana	Mugello Quipozza F
Mountain Bend Blast	Olivo Moro	'63 Autostraad Weltbus
Metro Outskirts Blast	Agro Nove	Mugello Raffinati Vitesse
'Round The Bend Blast	Guardia Litore Torto I	Weimaraner Z80
Montana Bluff Blast	Griphon	Urga Ogar 7 V8
Celata Bluff Blast	Celata	Stria Campania 115
Snowy Peak Blast	Cava Montana	Urga Ogar 7 V8
Incendiario Blast	Porto Coclea	Incendiario Monster Truck

Tips:

• "Laguna Blast" - Once you're through the town, go off road to the right and pass the farm on its left side. Right after that drive over the cliff, down to the beach. Then go straight to the target.
  • It seems that some kind of game patch has reworked the timings for some events, like this one. There seems to be about 10% less available time, or something, so as a result it's a lot more difficult to get 5 gears from this event. The last gear begins to go away when the player is still about 280 meters from the target. Even when the roads are empty of traffic, it's nearly impossible to get there that fast.
  • One way to increase your score is to use a rock near the end of the challenge. By driving up the rock and then bailing out, your car could land directly in the middle of the military convoy, and get a lot of bonus points from dealing extra damage.
• "Mountain Bend Blast" - This is one of the difficult ones. The first cliff can be used as the first shortcut, but it may take practice to find the best spot. Turn off the cliff too early and you'll risk flipping the van, or just lose time. It may look like you should go left at the gas station and take the barely visible dirt road, but really it's much faster to get there by going right and using the road. The Medici Military will send multiple Weimaraner W3 cars to stop you. Sometimes there may also be an Urga Bkolos 2100.
• "Incendiario Blast" - Unlike most other Crash Bomb courses, this one's objective is almost 2km away and the arming speed of the bomb is 75km/h. It's also the only known occasion where one can use an Incendiario Monster Truck without unlocking it in the Rebel Drop.
  • To make the challenge easier, avoid driving directly to the target over rough terrian. Instead, get on the train tracks and follow them until you get to a bridge. Then turn your vehicle off the bridge, bail out and it should land on top of the military convoy.

Destruction Frenzy

Destroy as many military assets as possible within the time limit. Rapid destruction builds up a multiplier which makes higher scores easier. The timer does not start until the first destruction. After the timer runs out, the event will not end until your multiplier also runs out. Planning your destruction carefully and setting tethers before beginning is advantageous. Gears earned here unlock Grenade Gear Mods.

Name	Liberate to unlock	Default weapon
Helicopter Frenzy I	Vis Electra	Urga Postolka
Sniper Rifle Frenzy I	Vigilator Nord	USV 45 Sokol
RPG Frenzy I	Vigilator Sud	UVK-13
Shotgun Frenzy	Le Tutor	U-96 Kladivo
Machine Gun Frenzy	Porto Le Gratia	Urga Vdova 89
Boat Frenzy I	Porto Vena	Custode 29
Grenade Launcher Frenzy I	Le Galera	CS Negotiator
Support Vehicle Frenzy	Cima Leon: Silo	CS Baltdjur
Tank Frenzy I	Cima Leon: Transmitter	Urga Bkolos 2100
Grapple Frenzy	Cima Leon: Centcom	Grappling Hook
Stunt Hang Frenzy	Porto Cavo	UVK-13
Boat Frenzy II	Porto Darsena	CS Powerrun 77
Mortar Frenzy	Puncta Sud	Urga Stupka-210
Sniper Rifle Frenzy II	Espia Alta	CS110 Archangel
Grenade Launcher Frenzy II	Espia Bassa	UPU-210
Jet Frenzy I	Vulture	U-7 Dravec
Jet Frenzy II	Griphon	CS7 Thunderhawk
Helicopter Frenzy II	Corda Dracon: Centcom	CS Navajo
Boat Frenzy III	Porto Tridente	Rebel Corvette
Helicopter Frenzy III	Porto Coclea	Urga Hrom D
Tank Frenzy II	Alte Potentia	CS Odjur
RPG Frenzy II	Cava Grande	Capstone Hydra
Tank Frenzy III	Cava Montana	Imperator Bavarium Tank
RPG Frenzy III	Cava Geminos Nord	Fire Leech
FOW Frenzy	Falco Maxime: Centcom	Dionysus PLDS-H

Tip: Some destruction challenges may be completed much easier by rigging chaos objects with tethers before starting the timer. Other challenges, notably the Machine Gun Frenzy, may be significantly easier if a weaponized vehicle intended as a target is hijacked and used.

• If you have fully upgraded tethers, some challenges can be completed a lot easier by tethering chaos objects to the ground or other chaos objects. This works better on challenges were you are forced to use underwhelming equipment such as on sniper rifle frenzies and boat frenzies.
• Some challenges allow for vehicles and weapons unlocked at rebel drop to be chosen, which can be used to ease the task of destroying chaos objects.

Land Race

These are usual checkpoint races for ground vehicles, just like past games.

If the Nitrous Gear Mod has been unlocked, the provided vehicle will have it. You can start a race to get a vehicle with your upgrades and not have to rebel drop it in.

List of events:

Race name	Vehicle	Starting co-ordinates	Province and settlement (if any)
Hillside Sprint	Stria Toro	N 40 40.685 E 5 44.885	Baia, near Manaea.
Lantuina Sprint	Mugello Raffinati Vitesse	N 40 41.785 E 5 42.385	Lavanda, near Lantuina.
Ridgeline Sprint	Urga Ogar 7 V8	N 40 41.860 E 5 44.035	Aspera, near Cima Leon: Centcom.
Daredevil Sprint	Mugello Furia MS-316	N 40 42.270 E 5 43.785	Plagia
Salrosa Sprint	Mugello Vistosa	N 40 40.095 E 5 44.665	Baia
Side Street Sprint	Stria Carera G	N 40 42.490 E 5 41.950	Feno, near Albeto Pero.
Surpicco Sprint	Mugello Quipozza F	N 40 42.325 E 5 44.390	Plagia, near Surpicco.
Seaside Sprint	Urga Ogar 7 V8	N 40 40.750 E 5 34.510	Cauda, near Grotta Contrabandero.
Maquerello Sprint	Pavouk U-15	N 40 41.915 E 5 35.845	Trio
Espia Sprint	Windhund 4	N 40 41.555 E 5 36.585	Petra, near Vico Tructa.
City Sprint	Mugello Farina Duo	N 40 44.445 E 5 37.920	Regno, Citate Di Ravello suburb.
Railway Sprint	Mugello Vistosa	N 40 46.570 E 5 37.370	Libeccio
South Coast Sprint	Mugello Vistosa	N 40 44.040 E 5 41.815	Prima, near Vista Fonte.
Strip Mine Sprint	Mugello Furia MS-316	N 40 47.795 E 5 41.490	Falco, near Falco Maxime: Centcom
Mountain Pass Sprint	Stria Kavala	N 40 46.855 E 5 42.130	Val de Mar
Country Sprint	Stria Kavala	N 40 44.465 E 5 42.280	Prima
Grand Slalom Sprint	Urga Ogar 7 V8	N 40 48.900 E 5 42.130	Montana
Stunt Jump Sprint	Autostraad Kletterer 300	N 40 44.465 E 5 42.280	Maestrale

Scrapyard Scramble

In this event the player has to collect large lumps of Bavarium, using Dimah's "Bavarium attractor". The "Bavarium attractor" is basically a magnet that must be grappled to the provided vehicle (which has the nitro Gear Mod, if available). The "Bavarium attractor" can be turned on and off. The car must then be driven around the event area to collect a large amount of Bavarium chunks. Bavarium must be delivered to a big pit with automatically opening doors at the bottom. The player can make multiple deliveries and starting from the end of the first, the Medici Military sends a few Weimaraner W3 cars after you.

Scrapyard scrambles award gears for Tether Gear Mods.

Tips:

• If the vehicle has a nitro upgrade, don't use it. This event is one where "slow and steady wins the race", because speed will break up the towed pile.
• While the default Urga Szturm 63A is more than enough, other vehicles can be used depending on the playstyle in question if they are unlocked for rebel drop.
• Don't try to make the towed pile of bavarium bigger than the size of a bus (worth around 10000 to 15000 points). The pile swings around and breaks up too easily otherwise.
• Avoid driving near any Red Barrels. They can send your Bavarium flying away. If strategically needed, stop, get out and shoot at some barrels to make a safe path, but it's advised to try different driving routes first, because getting out to shoot wastes valuable time.
• Avoid the chasing Medici Military Weimaraner W3 cars. They are likely to get blown up during the event anyway and stopping to fight them wastes time. If they get caught in the pile, they might explode and scatter your bavarium everywhere.
• When completing a delivery, release the "Bavarium attractor" on top of the pit doors. The bavarium chunks might not all always roll down and the Medici Military Weimaraner W3 cars could ram some of it away from the pit.
• There's two types of bavarium, normal and quality. A piece of quality bavarium is worth about 5.5x more than a similarly-sized piece of normal bavarium, but is generally more difficult to obtain.
• It has been reported that the timer will not start if the player somehow uses a helicopter. This allows the player to collect as many pieces of bavarium as they like.

List of events:

Name	Liberate to unlock	Starting location
Seaport Scramble	Porto Vena	Unnamed port at N 40 39.000 E 5 43.250
Stockpile Scramble	Espia Bassa	Unnamed industrial facility at N 40 41.650 E 5 37.400
Secunde Scramble	Cava Grande Secunde	Cava Grande Secunde
Seismic Scramble	Cava Geminos Nord	Cava Geminos Nord

Sea Race

These are usual checkpoint races for boats, just like in JC2, but all the provided vehicles have the nitrous Gear Mod (if available).

Doing these races will upgrade the boats. There's no need to get 5 gears in all races to unlock the last upgrade.

The Pescespada SS is provided for every race.

List of events:

Race name	Starting location (must be liberated to unlock the event)
Regata Petra	Babica
Regata Precipito	Olivo Moro
Regata Cavo	Porto Cavo
Regata Rebelles	Grotta Contrabandero
Regata Ponte	Vico Spigola
Regata Curvare	Arco Sperantia
Regata Citate	Citate Di Ravello
Regata Tridente	Porto Tridente
Regata Laco	Lake in Litore Torto (Near N 40 47.325 E 5 45.495)

Shooting Gallery

These take place at shooting ranges. The player is provided with a weapon and tasked with shooting at automatically moving target panels. The provided weapon is removed after the event and the player does not lose any previously held weapons.

• Revolver Training Course maximum available score is 27250. This is said to be the hardest one.
• Handgun Training Course maximum available score is 37500.

List of events:

Name	Location	Weapon
Handgun Training Course	Guardia Plagia II	CS Spectre Mark V
Shotgun Training Course	Cava de Rebelles	U-96 Kladivo
Machine Gun Training Course	Grotta Contrabandero	Urga Vdova 89
Revolver Training Course	Refugio Umbra	CS44 Peacebringer
Burst Training Course	Citate Di Ravello	CS27 Misfortune

Wingsuit Course

The first known race type in JC3 is Wingsuit races. In these the player jumps off a helicopter to fly through the middle of a series of circles. The middle of the circle awards 2000 points. The circles are arranged so that the player has a choice of which race route to take.

List of events:

Name	Liberate to unlock
Cavern Tour	Vis Electra
Manaea Tour	Manaea
Fonte Grande Tour	Fortalessa
Sirocco Skies Tour	Vigilator Sud
Tunnel Tour	Colle Salrosa
Rondella Tour	Rondella
Via Campania Tour	Lantuina
Le Gratia Tour	Porto Le Gratia
Monte Dracon Tour	Vico Thunno
Undertown Tour	Espia Alta
Hilltop Tour	Porto Darsena
Darsena Dive Tour	Porto Darsena
Olivo Bassa Tour	Olivo Moro
Puncta Tour	Puncta Sud
Pirate Tour	Grotta Contrabandero (unlocked after finishing the mission Connect the Dots)
Canyon Tour	Nacre
Vista Plunge Tour	Vista Dracon
Badlands Tour	Cava Geminos Sud
Aeroporto Tour	Vulture
Metropolis Tour	Citate Di Ravello
Dragline Dive Tour	Cava Grande Secunde
Griphon Tour	Griphon
Hayfield Tour	Guardia Val de Mar III
Maxime Tour	Falco Maxime: Centcom
Cloudy Crevasse Tour	Guardia Montana II
Mountain Marathon Tour	Guardia Montana I
Snowy Slopes Tour	Cava Montana

Wingsuit Wonder

Main article: Wingsuit Wonder

This takes place at the eDEN Airship (Sky Fortress DLC). In this challenge you see how long you can wingsuit. Most people apparently get around 2-5 minutes. The Bavarium Wingsuit can let the player get up to 20 minutes or more. Some videos on Youtube show people making it an hour or more.

Mech Arena

Main article: Mech Arena.

These appear as a part of the Mech Land Assault DLC and require the use of a Mech. Throughout the challenge, you are tasked with defeating Black Hand forces, with increasing difficulty as you go along. Completing the challenge will unlock more gear mods for the Mech. Any unlocked mech-specific Gear Mods will also apply to them as well..

Boat Invaders

These appear as a part of the Bavarium Sea Heist DLC and require the use of the eDEN Spark. Throughout the challenge, you are tasked with defeating Black Hand forces, coming in naval vehicles and attack helicopters. Completing the challenge will unlock more Gear Mods for the Eden Spark.

Feats

In JC3 the player may also be challenged in "feats", or challenge other players. The game monitors a lot of statistics for longest distances traveled, shots fired, vehicles used and many more. Any of these personal records can be used by the player to challenge other players.

Misc feats.

Weapon feats.

Vehicle feats.

Sky Fortress feats.

Mech Land Assault feats.

Bavarium Sea Heist feats.

Trivia

• The Bavarium bomb in "Crash bomb" events is an easter egg referencing Back to the Future. The additional rear end placed on a vehicle for the challenge is a homage to the DeLorean time machine (where if driven above 88mph it would time-travel in a loud explosion - called "breaking the time barrier"). The easter egg is most noticeable on a Mugello Quipozza F, as the car and bomb together look quite similar to the DeLorean time machine.
• Game developers mentioned in an interview about Just Cause 3 that Rico was a race-car driver before joining The Agency.
  • This is further proven by Alessia speaking to Rico after delivering a Mugello Farina Duo to Rebel drop, saying "Hey Rico! You used to race one of these before... before you left. I mean."
• Some of the races in Just Cause 3 require many gear mod upgrades before they can successfully get 5 gears in every challenge. For example, the "Citate Regata" naval race after liberating Citate Di Ravello will require the "Nitrous II" upgrade in order to get 5 gears. Otherwise, it is impossible.
• There is a loophole to all "Destruction Frenzy" challenges in that the provided weapon / vehicle does not have to be used (optional in simple terms).
  • In several destruction frenzies, a vehicle with Vehicle mounted weapons might spawn at the base which can be used instead of your provided vehicle / weapon.
  • An example of this is the "FOW Frenzy" at Falco Maxime: Centcom where a CS Navajo spawns and even though the Dionysus PLDS-H can get 5 gears, it is much faster to get 5 gears with the Navajo.

Videos

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