The Super Nova and its dark eco variant Stellar Nova are racing weapons featured in Jak X: Combat Racing. When fired, all opponent race cars in front of the user instantaneously explode, leaving behind nothing but a large white flash and the remains of the toasted vehicle. Victims of the Super Nova must wait 3 seconds before respawning, whereas victims of the Stellar Nova must wait 5 seconds.
Be warned that you have 10 seconds to fire the weapon before it backfires, causing the self-destruction of your vehicle. All players on the track will detect the countdown. The time meter appears over your on-screen HUD, and will display "Super Nova backfires!" when time runs out. If your vehicle is destroyed by an opponent or from crashing before you are able to use the Super Nova, you will lose it upon respawning.
If an opponent manages to grab a Super Nova, hope that they are in front of you, as other than a shield system, that is your only chance of escaping the weapon. As soon as the countdown is heard, one should activate the shield system straight away to minimize their chances of getting hit.
The Super Nova weapons only appear in the circuit race events, and are not used by NPC drivers. Note that this weapon is one of the rarest, and you have a higher chance of acquiring it when you're in last place. Furthermore, this weapon will not appear until after the first thirty seconds of the race.[a] Acquisition of this weapon is indicated by a mushroom cloud icon, similar to what appears in the aftermath of the Super Nova Morph Gun weapon from Jak 3, after which this racing weapon was named.
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- ↑ If you turn all but Super Nova pick-ups off, yellow eco pick-ups will remain empty until after thirty seconds.