This page will provide details for earning the “Bat Out of Hell” achievement in Gotham Knights.

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Complete every Batcycle Time Trial to earn the Bat Out of Hell achievement.

How to Earn the Bat Out of Hell Achievement¶

To earn the Bat Out of Hell achievement/trophy in Gotham Knights, you must “Complete every Batcycle time trial”.

One of the few achievements that you can’t cheese by just lowering the difficulty, this might take a tiny bit of skill and we daresay some practice. The Batcycle, despite being prominently featured during the first few main case files, quickly becomes obsolete when you unlock Knighthood traversal skill and Fast Travel… or when you realize that just using your grappling hook + boost jump is usually faster than putting up with Gotham City’s awkward traffic.

To unlock Batcycle Time Trials you must advance the main questline to Case 04, which temporarily makes the Batcycle relevant again. At this point one Batcycle Time Trial will be available in Gotham City at a given time, and once you complete it you’ll need to return to the Belfry and start a new patrol to cause the next Batcycle Time Trial to start.

The Batcycle is slow, clunky and surprisingly ponderous - not a great racing machine. Fortunately you’re not expected to surpass the machine’s limitations, and while the races are long, they’re not terribly difficult. Head to the starting point marked on your map, where you’ll find a glowing green cube marking the start of the race, and some helpful arrows informing you how to orient the Batcycle. Just drive the Batcycle through a checkpoint circle to start the race.

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(1 of 2) Race through ring checkpoints to add +2 seconds to the timer,

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Race through ring checkpoints to add +2 seconds to the timer, (left), while clock pickups will add +5 seconds to your timer. (right)

Once the race has begun a timer will pop up, and you must finish the race before the timer expires. Your course will be marked by checkpoint rings, and while driving through them is optional, each checkpoint ring you hit will add 2 seconds to the timer, so while missing one isn’t a problem, missing too many will eventually cause you to run out of time. In addition you can usually find several clock pickups on each course, each of which will add 5 seconds to your timer.

The key to succeeding at these time trials is, ironically, to take it slow. Mistakes and open world randomness will cost you more time than playing it safe will, and while each checkpoint ring doesn’t add a lot of time, there’s a bunch of them in each race and they’re spaced fairly close together. Be methodical and drive cautiously while keeping just enough speed to make your checkpoints and you should do fine. After each race, return to the Belfry and start a new patrol to spawn the next Batcycle Time Trial.