Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
45 Achievements
20-25h
Gnarly Wave
Car surf on a Comet while it explodes
1.9%
How to unlock the Gnarly Wave achievement in Saints Row: Gat out of Hell - Definitive Guide
Now the hard part is to get on one before it goes crazy and drives away. The easiest way i found is to walk into oncoming traffic and make the comet stop directly in front of you. Tap the jump button, but don't jump forward because the car will start driving most of the time and you will miss it.
First, you will need to find a Comet which is a small white hatchback. To do so, I recommend running laps on the highway, or finding one in the streets, although it doesn't spawn very often. Once you do, stand in front of it to make it stop, then jump upwards and you should land on top of it. Once you land on top of it, it will begin to move and you will get a "Car surfing" prompt one your screen which you should accept. You will now need to balance your character as long as possible until the car hopefully explodes. There is no way to make this more likely, so there is a small luck factor in getting the car to explode.
Co-op Method:
Have two people run around the map together until they find a Comet. One of the players should quickly hijack it, and the other player will jump on the roof. Once this is set-up, the driver will begin to drive and the player on top will get a "Car surfing" prompt which they should accept. Once that happens, the driver should look for a small lava pit or damage the car by hitting things for it to explode. After this is successful, trade roles for both people to get it.
You need to surf on top of comet until it explodes. Surfing is when you stand on a moving vehicle and press Y to enter a Tony Hawk style balancing system. You need to balance on the Comet until it explodes.
I found using a co-op partner and trading over driving/surfing makes the achievement loads easier.
It doesn't seem to explode on it's on own when a co-op player is surfing on the vehicle so I drove into the lava to force an explosion.
Anyway, in order to "surf" on the car you must stand on top of the car and press to start surfing on it. Surfing is a little mini game that is very simple and involves having to balance your analog stick to the middle of the line on the screen. In just a few seconds of doing this, you should notice that the car will start smoking, Do NOT get off, you must be on it while it explodes. Live or die after this, you'll still unlock the achievement.
All you need to do is find a road that has lava dripping onto it, from their just twiddle your thumbs and wait for a comet to approach letting other cars pass you (dont block the road, as the lava will only drip into 1 lane their cant be anything blocking traffic ) and when the comet finally shows up just hop on and start surfing, the instant it drives through/under the lava it will explode without even having caught fire and achievement will pop.
I also have a very easy alternate Co-op method, Both of the players will stay together while the look for a comet that isnt on fire, when one spawns one of the players surfs the comet while the other hits it with a RPG, (the car does not have to catch fire you just need to be surfing that specific car when it explodes by any means)
You may wish to try this out on some other cars to get the hang of it before going for the trophy.
What you have to do is jump on top of a car and you should get a prompt on the screen to press the triangle button to start car surfing. Once pressed it is basically a balancing game by using the left analogue stick to control your balance.
So once you have tried that out and got the hang of it you now need to find a comet car which as stated in the video is a 2 door car. So you can hang around an intersection and wait for one to pass and then jump on top and start car surfing and hopefully it will explode while doing so.
You don't have to do anything to initiate the explosion, it should just happen its self but not all of them seem to do this so it may take a few attempts before you get the trophy.
Here is the video for you to check it out, i hope this helps.
Good luck & happy gaming
Remember that dinky car you needed to drive into the Ultor lobby? You are gonna need to get on top of one that is not on fire and initiate car surfing by pressing and then move the side to side to stay on long enough for the car to initiate balls of fire and explode.
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This trophy is earn for car surfing on a Comet, one of the small grey exploding cars, as it explodes. This can be mildly annoying to do as it is difficult to land precisely on top of one as they like to drive erratically, and they also have a tendency to throw you off before they explode. Once you are on top of the Comet though and it starts moving you will be prompted to press to start Car Surfing. Once surfing simply keep your balance as long as possible and hope that the Comet explodes before you get knocked off.
You can also do this trophy in co-op with a second player, if you have them get in a Comet and have you surf on top, it will still count for the trophy if it explodes while you are surfing on it, which may be slightly easier to pull off than dealing with the erratic AI.
The following video by Maka shows how you can do this solo, as well as in co op with another player.
Remember that dinky car you needed to drive into the Ultor lobby? You are gonna need to get on top of one that is not on fire and initiate car surfing by pressing and then move the side to side to stay on long enough for the car to initiate balls of fire and explode.
You need to climb onto the roof of a Comet car, which has a driver, and when it starts moving, you will be able to press To activate “autosurfing”, balance with the left stick until the car explodes.