Career Mode offers a variety of racing events held by all three leagues of the competition. A series within a league consists of four separate races with different settings. Players are required to reach third place and above for every series in order to qualify for the next racing level. It should be noted that each series has a specific theme that determines the condition, locale, and events involved. For instance, the Nightfall Series holds events that only take place at night while the Throttle Series features Velocity as its only event. If players manage to complete all three leagues, they will be qualified to participate in the World Championship.
Rewards are also earned in each series by accumulating the most number of points or reaching a specific rank. These rewards come in the form of additional parts, vehicle upgrades, etc. Although the events and locales of each series may differ in the original and EX versions of Fatal Inertia, the rewards mostly remain the same for both. Listed below are the descriptions used to summarize a race.
- League - Represents the difficulty level of the race.
- Event - The type of event used for a race.
- Location - The location being used for combatants to race in.
- Course - One of many race tracks within a location.
- Condition - The time and weather conditions under which the race occurs.
Race Points
Contestants earn a number of points that correspond to their ranking after a race. Those within the top 3 are qualified to enter the next league.
Rank | Points |
---|---|
1st | 10 Points |
2nd | 8 Points |
3rd | 6 Points |
4th | 4 Points |
5th | 3 Points |
6th | 2 Points |
7th | 1 Point |
8th | 0 Points |
Combat Points
Combat points are gained by performing specific actions listed below. The contestant with the highest amount wins a special prize.
Actions | Points |
---|---|
Attaching a magnet to an opponent. | 1 Points |
Opponent flies through the effects of smoke bomb. | 1x Points |
Connecting a cable to an opponent. | 5 Points |
Hitting an opponent with a force blast. | 5-10x Points |
Hitting an opponent with a rocket. | 10 Points |
Anchoring an opponent to the ground with a cable. | 10 Points |
Attacking an opponent with an EMP blast. | 10x Points |
Connecting 2 opponents with a single cable. | 20 Points |
Repelling an opponent with a force field. | 20x Points |
Destroying an opponent. | 100 Points |
Original Version
Exhibition League
Invitational Race
- Event: Combat Race
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Noon
- Reward:
- Mercury Class (1st Place)
Cardinal Series
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 2: Combat Race
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Noon
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Combat Race
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Phoenix Class (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 2 (Combat Points)
Skirmish Series
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Aurora Class (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 2 (Combat Points)
Throttle Series
- Event 1: Velocity
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 3: Velocity
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Titan Class (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 3 (Combat Points)
Professional League
Cardinal Series II
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Combat Race
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Evening
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Event 4: Combat Race
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Reward:
- Front 5 (40 Points)
- Engine Upgrade 1 (1st Place)
- Wings 2 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 0 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 3 (Combat Points)
Nightfall Series
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Reward:
- Tail 3 (40 Points)
- Wings 3 (1st Place)
- Brake Upgrade 1 (2nd Place)
- Cockpit 1 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 4 (Combat Points)
Throttle Series II
- Event 1: Velocity
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Evening
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: Velocity
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Reward:
- Spoiler 4 (40 Points)
- Engine Upgrade 2 (1st Place)
- Wings 5 (2nd Place)
- Side Panel 1 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 4 (Combat Points)
Demolition Series
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Combat Race
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 3: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Noon
- Reward:
- Front 6 (40 Points)
- Wings 6 (1st Place)
- Hull Light (2nd Place)
- Tail 1 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 5 (Combat Points)
Armageddon Series
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Evening
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Spoiler 5 (40 Points)
- Engine Upgrade 3 (1st Place)
- Wings 7 (2nd Place)
- Front 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 6 (Combat Points)
Elite Level Qualifier
- Event: Combat Race
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Reward:
- Engine Upgrade 4 (1st Place)
Elite League
Cardinal Series III
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Combat Race
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Combat Race
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Evening
- Reward:
- Spoiler 6 (40 Points)
- Engine Upgrade 5 (1st Place)
- Wings 8 (2nd Place)
- Tail 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 7 (Combat Points)
Scramble Series
- Event 1: Knockout
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Knockout
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 3: Knockout
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Reward:
- Front 7 (40 Points)
- Wings 9 (1st Place)
- Hull Medium (2nd Place)
- Cockpit 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 8 (Combat Points)
Nightfall Series II
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Reward:
- Tail 4 (40 Points)
- Engine Upgrade 6 (1st Place)
- Wings 10 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 1 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 9 (Combat Points)
Hurricane Series
- Event 1: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Blizzard
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Stormy
- Event 3: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Stormy
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Blizzard
- Reward:
- Side Panel 4 (40 Points)
- Wings 11 (1st Place)
- Brake Upgrade 2 (2nd Place)
- Front 3 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 5 (Combat Points)
Throttle Series III
- Event 1: Velocity
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: Velocity
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Cockpit 4 (40 Points)
- Engine Upgrade 7 (1st Place)
- Wings 12 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 10 (Combat Points)
Prodigy Series
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Stormy
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Blizzard
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Reward:
- Spoiler 7 (40 Points)
- Wings 13 (1st Place)
- Hull Heavy (2nd Place)
- Side Panel 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 11 (Combat Points)
Armageddon Series II
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 3: Combat Race
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Stormy
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Reward:
- Front 8 (40 Points)
- Wings 14 (1st Place)
- Brake Upgrade 3 (2nd Place)
- Side Panel 3 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 12 (Combat Points)
World Championship Qualifier
- Event: Combat Race
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Reward:
- Dragon Peaks (1st Place)
World Championship Series
- Event 1: Combat Race
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Combat Race
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: Velocity
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Engine Upgrade 8 (40 Points)
- Front 4 (1st Place)
- Cockpit 3 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 3 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 6 (Combat Points)
EX Version
Exhibition League
Invitational Series
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Sandstorm
- Event 2: *Velocity
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Dusk
- Event 3: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Reward:
- Mercury Class (3rd Place)
Cardinal Series
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 2: Melee
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 4: Melee
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Phoenix Class (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 2 (Combat Points)
Skirmish Series
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Aurora Class (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 2 (Combat Points)
Throttle Series
- Event 1: Velocity
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Dusk
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 3: Velocity
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Sandstorm
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Titan Class (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 3 (Combat Points)
Professional League
Cardinal Series II
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Melee
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Noon
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Event 4: Melee
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Reward:
- Front 5 (40 Points)
- Wings 2 (1st Place)
- Engine Upgrade 1 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 0 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 3 (Combat Points)
Nightfall Series
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Reward:
- Tail 3 (40 Points)
- Wings 3 (1st Place)
- Brake Upgrade 1 (2nd Place)
- Cockpit 1 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 4 (Combat Points)
Throttle Series II
- Event 1: Velocity
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Evening
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: Velocity
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Reward:
- Spoiler 5 (40 Points)
- Wings 5 (1st Place)
- Engine Upgrade 2 (2nd Place)
- Side Panel 1 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 4 (Combat Points)
Demolition Series
- Event 1: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 3: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Front 6 (40 Points)
- Wings 6 (1st Place)
- Hull Light (2nd Place)
- Tail 1 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 5 (Combat Points)
Armageddon Series
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Evening
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Spoiler 6 (40 Points)
- Wings 7 (1st Place)
- Engine Upgrade 3 (2nd Place)
- Front 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 6 (Combat Points)
Elite Level Qualifier
- Event: Melee
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Reward:
- Engine Upgrade 4 (1st Place)
Elite League
Cardinal Series III
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 2: Melee
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Melee
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Evening
- Reward:
- Spoiler 7 (40 Points)
- Wings 8 (1st Place)
- Engine Upgrade 5 (2nd Place)
- Tail 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 7 (Combat Points)
Expressway Series
- Event 1: Knockout
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Clear
- Event 2: Knockout
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Sandstorm
- Event 3: Knockout
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: 1st Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Front 7 (40 Points)
- Wings 9 (1st Place)
- Hull Medium (2nd Place)
- Cockpit 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 8 (Combat Points)
Nightfall Series II
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Lost Canyon
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Reward:
- Tail 4 (40 Points)
- Wings 10 (1st Place)
- Engine Upgrade 6 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 9 (Combat Points)
Hurricane Series
- Event 1: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Blizzard
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Sandstorm
- Event 3: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Stormy
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Blizzard
- Reward:
- Side Panel 4 (40 Points)
- Wings 11 (1st Place)
- Brake Upgrade 2 (2nd Place)
- Front 3 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 5 (Combat Points)
Throttle Series III
- Event 1: Velocity
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: Velocity
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Dusk
- Event 4: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Stormy
- Reward:
- Cockpit 4 (40 Points)
- Wings 12 (1st Place)
- Engine Upgrade 7 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 3 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 10 (Combat Points)
Prodigy Series
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Event 2: Velocity
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Stormy
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Survival Circuit
- Condition: Blizzard
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Devil's Summit
- Course: Navigator Circuit
- Condition: Cloudy
- Reward:
- Spoiler 8 (40 Points)
- Wings 13 (1st Place)
- Hull Heavy (2nd Place)
- Side Panel 3 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 11 (Combat Points)
Armageddon Series II
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Glacier Bay
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 2: Magnet Mayhem
- Location: Deepwoods Pass
- Course: Champion Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 3: Melee
- Location: Proving Grounds
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sandstorm
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Paradise Isle
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Front 8 (40 Points)
- Wings 14 (1st Place)
- Brake Upgrade 3 (2nd Place)
- Side Panel 2 (3rd Place)
- Emblem Set 12 (Combat Points)
World Championship Qualifier
- Event: Melee
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 2nd Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Reward:
- Dragon Peaks (1st Place)
World Championship Series
- Event 1: Melee
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 3rd Circuit
- Condition: Night
- Event 2: Melee
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 5th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 3: *Velocity
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: 4th Circuit
- Condition: Morning
- Event 4: Knockout
- Location: Dragon Peaks
- Course: Havoc Circuit
- Condition: Sunset
- Reward:
- Front 4 (40 Points)
- Engine Upgrade 8 (1st Place)
- Cockpit 3 (2nd Place)
- Spoiler 4 (3rd Place)
- Paint Set 6 (Combat Points)