# Getting Started

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## TLDR

* **Streamers run races with their communities!**
* **Viewers join race by typing !PLAY in chat or going to** [**playnitro.com**](http://playnitro.com/)
* **Viewers (or streamers) who place well in races earn coins + Race Pass tokens**
* **Customize your cars on** [**playnitro.com**](http://playnitro.com/) - use coins to unlock new cars and garage slots, and make different loadouts
* **Each month there’s a new season, new tracks, and a new Race Pass**!  At the end of each month is a Streamer Grand Prix tournament!<br>

## STREAMER SETUP

1. **Download the streamer client** on PC from [this link](https://playnitro.com/download).
2. **Load up Nitro and sign in** with either:

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{% hint style="info" %}
Streaming on YouTube? [You will need to sign up here](https://stream-captain.typeform.com/to/izl1xMMX). We will give out access codes on a weekly basis.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

3. Open **options** and select **full-screen mode**

## STARTING A RACE

* There are two game modes for Beta Launch:
  * **COMMUNITY MODE** - race with all of your community in a free for all
  * **CHALLENGER MODE** - your community against bots -> **win to unlock new tracks**!
* You may want to start with community mode to get familiar with the game, and then play challenger mode to unlock new tracks!
* In Community Mode, you can customize some race options including:

  * Number of laps&#x20;
  * Adding bots

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## HOTKEYS FOR CAMERA

* 1-9 → Jump to car on 1st to 9th place
* TAB → Enter manual cam
* Q and E → Height offset
* O → Enter auto cam mode
* Middle mouse button → teleport forward
* H - Snap to hotspot camera
* Backspace -> Last Place
* M -> Top Ten Nameplates
* Caps Lock -> Toggle Nameplates Visibility<br>

In options, the camera also has settings for camera control:

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