Information desk

**This page is specific for the career mode.**

## How does the career mode work?

1. Create a driver.
2. Purchase a car or a seat.
3. Join the next race.

## Creating a driver

1. Navigate to the create a driver page in the driver hub.
2. Follow the instructions of the form and fill out the required information. Click on "Submit" on the last page to finalize the driver creation.
3. Change your Century Endurance Discord server nickname to the name of your freshly created driver (first name + last name).
4. Your driver page on the Century Endurance wiki is created shortly. Check the credit balance page later to review the credits available for your driver.

## Skill points

* **Skill points** are tied to a *driver* and used to gain an advantage in certain aspects of the career mode.
* Every new driver receives *4* skill points that can be used up at any time.
* Further skill points can be earned by unlocking certain achievements.
* First 4 skill points can be used up directly during driver creation. If you earned further skill points, you can use them up by sending a direct message to  CE Postmaster#7166 on Discord.

## Purchasing a car or a seat

* Every driver needs to **purchase a car or a seat** to drive in a race.
* Review the available cars and prices in the car showroom and the seats on the open seats page.
* A **car** is eligible for a whole championship season, such as FIA GT or ALMS, plus certain special races depending on the car.
* A **seat** is only eligible for certain special races, such as Le Mans or Daytona, and not for a whole championship season.
* If the car or seat has a *starting number* listed for a championship or special race on the car showroom or the open seats pages, then that given car or seat is eligible for that championship or special race.
* *Tip:* You may need to purchase multiple car(s) or seat(s) to participate in every race in the calendar. Think through your season and plan which car or seat do you want for which race.
* Click on the "Purchase" link next to the car or seat you want to purchase and fill out the form to leave a bid. If multiple drivers want to purchase the same car, the earlier bid wins out.
* Cars and seats are purchased with **credits** solely used for the Century Endurance career mode. You can find your current credit balance on the credit balance page.
* The purchase becomes valid when your entry is visible on the current series page.
* Driver are free to sell their car(s) or seat(s) at any time. The resale value of a car or a seat is calculated as follows: *Value of the sold car or seat = 0.5 x Original price x (No. of remaining races for that car or seat during this season / Total no. of races for that car or seat during this season)*

## Credit payouts

* Every new driver has a starting balance of 100,000 credits (plus additional budget gained by investing #skill points).
* Drivers collect credits by driving in races. The amount of credits collected per race depends on how well a driver performs in qualifying and race (see table below).

## Joining the races

1. Set up your rFactor 2 game by downloading and installing the Century Endurance Sportscar Mod. See the download links page.
2. Download and install the circuits used in the current series. See the download links page.
3. Start up rFactor 2 and test the cars provided by the mod in-game.
4. You're all set! See the current series page for the date and circuit for the next race and join the **"Century Endurance"** server with the car you purchased, when the time comes.

## See also

* Career mode#Car showroom
* Career mode#Driver hub
* Career mode#Open seats
* Career mode#World map
* Current series