Drifting in racing games is a great way to show off your racing skills while going over 100mph. You get to send your car going sideways while burning some rubber.
One particular racing game that gives you the freedom to drift around corners is Need for Speed No Limits.
For those who want to master the drifting technique of spinning your tires and going sideways right on mobile, you come to the right place.
I will provide you with some simple to learn techniques on how to drift in Need for Speed No Limits that you can use for becoming a Drift King on mobile.
Basic Controls
First off, let’s start with the basic controls of the game, when starting a race. These basic controls are steering and drifting that are used throughout a race. The acceleration is auto, meaning that you don’t have to tap on anything at all to get rolling, instead, the game does this automatically.
Use both of your hands on your mobile device to get full use of both touch controls on your screen. Along with the car automatically accelerating at the start of a race.
There are also three types of controls that you should learn before you go any further in the game.
1. To use nitro swipe your fingers up
2. To use steering tap on the screen while holding your thumbs, either on the left or the right
3. Swipe your fingers down to drift
Swipe down to start drifting
Now comes to the fun part, to drift in Need for Speed No Limits, swipe your fingertips down, this is very easy to learn right off the bat. There will be cars in a race that will come at while you are drifting.
You will either avoid them or run into them. At every turn you make, just swipe down to drift, try to avoid hitting traffic, and avoid scrubbing the walls, as this will result in a loss in speed.
Steer while swiping down
Next up, implicates getting the full use of drifting, the second you reach a turn, swipe your fingers down, while tapping your thumbs in the direction of the corner. Which is very easy to learn and do right with your fingertips, also can get challenging when there are races involving tight turns with moderate traffic that you meet head-on.
Some races have jumps that will send your car going airborne, and AI racers in the game will just straight up pit maneuver you. It can be a bit annoying when the AI randomly turns straight into you, while you are trying to make your way to the front.
Drift into corners
Some races vary with different types of challenges, ranging from using nitro strips to jumping over ramps, each will make drifting a challenge. You can easily scrape the walls, and have a hard time getting off them, if you oversteer a corner.
Traffic can be very light to moderate depending on the race that will require heavy use of your fingertips. The second you reach a turn swipe down quickly, while tapping your thumbs in the direction of the turn on your screen.
When you do see traffic coming your way, swipe down quickly as you can, as this will cause you to drift on the inside or on the outside. Go for the lanes that have the space for you to run on and drift.
Drifting using nitro
Nitro strips can give your car a speed boost for a short amount of time, so wisely time your drifts, when using nitro strips. You will notice there is a nitrometer above your screen that fills up, whenever you hit the nitro strips, and when you are drifting.
Using nitro while drifting takes a bit of skill to fully master of maintaining complete control of your car. Some cars are easy to drift in corners, while others can be a challenge to handle.
Super and hypercars can accelerate too fast, making drifting with nitro a major challenge. Lower car classes including, muscle cars, sports cars, and classic sports cars are very easy to drift while using nitro.
Start with lower-class cars to gain a full understanding of how the cars handle while using nitro.
One last thing to know involves using ramps, you find them scattered all over tracks appearing near corners. Taking the corners while jumping over ramps will be a challenge. Ramps tend to make your car to easily lose control, either by sending your car into a wall or high over the track resulting in a wreck.
Be on the lookout for ramps, near the corners as this can cause your car to go airborne. Aim for the center of the ramp before you launch your car airborne, as this will help you maintain control of your car before making a landing.
To Sum It
Drifting in Need for Speed No Limits is very easy, once you gain the skills to completely understand how to control your car. There will be challenging races that will require to use drifting skills to avoid running into walls and into traffic.
Your fingers are all that it takes to master the skills of driting right on your mobile device. Just swipe down to make a drift, and tap on the left or right of your screen for steering.
Start from the lower tier class cars to get a good sense of how drifting with nitro works, so you can progress onto the faster cars and take on the real challenges of drifting.
In the beginning, it is relatively easy to understand the basic controls in the game. The car you use will accelerate automatically at the start of every race, so all you have to do is focus on just the steering and drifting.
Plus, taking the ramps when reaching a corner will make car control a challenge.
Focus on centering your car on the ramps, as this will help you maintain complete control of your car and will help you avoid running into walls and traffic.
Using these techniques will help you beat the AI racers and through all of the challenges the game throws at you. Build up your racing skills from the beginning and grab a sense of how well each car you use handles.
Over time, you will become a Drift King in Need for Speed No Limits tackling through every challenge the game throws at you.
