First, ensure that the car is specifically meant for the Apptivity Hot Wheels game, and not a regular Hot Wheels car. You will be able to tell whether it is for Apptivity by looking for the contact points on the bottom of the car.
Ensure that the contact points are extended rather than retracted. There is a button on the bottom of the car that allows you to switch between traditional Hot Wheels car play (retracted) and Apptivity mode (extended).
Check the bottom of the car for debris, and wipe it with a clean, dry cloth.
Wipe your screen with a soft, dry cloth to ensure the best conductivity with the car.
Make sure you are holding the car in the right location in order for it to be recognized.
Hold it in the center and on the sides of the car while the tires are on the screen.
Make sure that you are not placing the car on the black or white frame around the iPad screen. You must keep the car only within the screen area.
Do not wear gloves or mittens since the car needs to come in contact with your fingertips.
There is a silver-colored speed control button on the lower left side of the screen. The image on it is a gear box.Tap the button to move from “Stop” mode to “Slow” and “Fast” modes.
The action button is the button on the hood of the car that you can press down in order to start the game, activate weapons, enter buildings and other zones, and more.
You can, but you will not get the full experience and ease of functionality as when playing with the Apptivity toy.
To play without the toy, use two fingers to activate the virtual car.The action button is the red portion of the car hood that you can press with another finger.
In order to access the content in the hangars each time you play, you must first find the co-pilot monkey by following the purple monkey icon.The monkey will give you keys to the hangar.Or, you can buy the co-pilot monkey using a one-time in-app purchase, so you don’t need to do this every time you play.
You can customize your virtual car in the workshop also, using credits that you can earn or purchase in the app.
You can customize your vehicle in the workshop.Follow the green tool icon to find the workshop hangar.
There are multiple types of customizations that you can make:
One-shots are one-time game modifiers that you can use to improve your performance, such as nitro bursts that give you faster speed. However, after you use a one-shot, you no longer have it anymore.You would need to unlock another one to use it again.
Add-ons are customizations that can be used forever on your vehicle, such as tires or weapons.Once you have unlocked them, they are permanently available for your use.
In order to modify your vehicle in the workshop, tap any icon in the circle with your finger and it will take you to the page where you can unlock it, if you have enough credits.
Those that are green are unlocked and your car is currently equipped with that item.
Those items that are orange are already unlocked, but your car is not currently equipped with that item.
Those that are grey are unearned.
You can purchase more credits to unlock specific one-shot or add-on modifications. Once add-ons are purchased, they will always be available to equip your car.
