User blog:QuickNick/Upgrade Strategy

An alternative attempt at an Upgrade Strategy. This is not meant to replace Sirebel's excellent Upgrade Strategy page, more to augment and verify the information on that page. The information on these pages is automatically generated (using Power Query scripts) from information (mostly) available on the Wiki and, as such, was also an exercise in what could be achieved with Power Query. The information will be updated (at least once) every release. Updated 18-June-2017. There are 3 pages detailing car upgrades ... Minimum Upgrades This is a table of all cars-series combinations (that is each car and the series in which it can be used) and the (Gold-R$) cheapest upgrade to complete the series. This should/can not be used as a strategy as it simply lists the cheapest upgrade for each car-series combination but assumes no previous upgrades so different upgrade paths may be taken. Upgrade Progression This uses the same base data as the Upgrade Strategy page. For each series it lists the cars that can complete the series and the upgrades required. Each upgrade for a car is based on upgrades made in previous series. The data can be sorted by series or car which makes it easy to see the upgrade progression for a car from one series to the next. Upgrade Strategy This is my attempt at a full upgrade strategy. For each series the table lists the maximum-PR mandatory events (those events which are car-specific and have a PR so the upgrades must be done) for each car and the maximum-PR optional event with each car and the upgrades required to complete the series. An attempt is made to select the best car for each series using a calculation based on upgrade cost (Gold and R$), upgraded PR and the number of subsequent series for which the car can/must be used to complete the series.