Flatout 3 : Chaos & Destruction

[Nitronik]

[b]FlatOut 3 : Chaos & Destruction[/b]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tqdp332iFs&feature=channel_video_title[/media]

[b]What is FlatOut?[/b]

-FlatOut is a frenetic racing game series where your objective is to destroy other opponents' cars and, of course, win races!

[b]Sounds fun. Where can I buy a copy of it?[/b]

-You can get FlatOut 1 and FlatOut 2 either via Steam (respectively [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/6220/]here[/url] and [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/2990/]here[/url]) or Retail.

[b]Is FlatOut moddable?[/b]

-Yes! At a first glance, it might seem to be a closed game in regards to modding, but the fellows over [url=http://flatoutjoint.com/]FlatOut Joint[/url] managed to whip up quite a bit of mods. You can find extra content for FlatOut, FlatOut 2 and Crashday here.
-FlatOut : Ultimate Carnage thought, still seems to be un-moddable

[b]Can you tell me something about FlatOut 3?[/b]

-Well, first of all, this installement of the FlatOut series is beign developed by [url=http://team6shop.com/]Team6 games studio[/url], and not Bugbear studios (they currently are busy developing the new Ridge Racer)
-Not much is currently known about the game, and there isn't a lot of media around, besides some screenshots and the trailers that can be seen on the game's steam page.
-Here's a discussion about the game on [url=http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2274421] Steam Powered Users Forum[/url]

[b]When will FlatOut 3 be released? And where can I get it?[/b]

-FlatOut 3 has been released and it's available to purchase at the price of 29,99$ . You can either get it via Steam or Retail
-You can buy the game on [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/201510/]Steam[/url], along with the other FlatOut games or the Flatout Complete Pack, which includes all three FlatOut games

[release] [b]Features :[/b]

-47 cars to choose from, divided in 7 categories, including but not limited to Monster Trucks, Muscle Cars and Supercars!

-62 available race tracks, divided in 10 racing enviroments

-Over 20,000 items to destroy

-Force Feedback support for wheels

-12 Stunt tracks divided in 3 Stunt track enviroments

-8 Multiplayer modes!

-16 Players online races

-24 Players online demolition derbies

-9 Demolition Derby arenas

-Nightshift mode, which makes tracks much more difficult to navigate due to fog and rain

-Razer Hydra SixSense controller support

-Future DLC!

-Possibility to MOD the game, including, but not limited to, custom cars, custom gamemodes, and custom maps! (COMING. MAYBE SOON.)

[/release]

Screenshots!

[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44839364/Flatout5/misc/nightshift.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44839364/Flatout5/misc/monstertruck.jpg[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44839364/Flatout5/misc/offroad%20mode.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44839364/Flatout5/misc/quarry2.jpg[/img_thumb]

[B][url=http://flatout3.team6-games.com/index.php?page=index]Click me, I'm the official website[/url][/B]

[b]Gameplay videos :[/b]

-Race Mode
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVzZJ5fe4Uw&feature=channel_video_title[/media]

-Small Destruction Derby (12/24 players)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VjlhjmWTSU&feature=channel_video_title[/media]

[b]Update[/b]

Patch 1 is up folks!

[release]
- "Classic" option for more realistic springs, slower paced gameplay as well as harder physics for destroyable objects.
- Multiplayer lobby game mode select
- Improved physics (especially on landing), especially for offroad and monstertrucks.
- Fixed the respawn issue in multiplay.
- Video options: disabling of postFX, amongst others.
- Radar fix in destruction derby & monster trucks.
- More proper health balancing (especially usefull in challenge / destruction mode but also during races).
- G25 fix
- Less spinning when being hit by opponents[/release]

Also, you can see [url=http://flatout3.team6-games.com/simple_results.php]polls results here[/url]

[KlaseR]

I loved smashing shit up in Flatout 1 & 2. i'll be looking forward to this!

[Wafflemonstr]

I had heard literally nothing about this. I may buy it considering that I loved the first two and the one for the psp was easily one of the best psp games.

[dumbidiotretard]

yea this just suddenly appeared on steam, I picked up Flatout 2 during a steam sale and I loved it.

[OffTheRoad]

I hope those trailers are old/ won't represent the final product because the vehicle damage and physics didn't seem special or impressive, it's like the developers worked on quantity rather than quality.

[Duxfever]

Why the fuck haven't I heard about this? Has there been any attention of this towards the media?!

Shit I remember renting FlatOut 2 on PS2, and roleplaying as Batman or some shit, playing that derby mini-game, then fucking cried when I knew my rent was over

[Mr_Minion]

I remember the first time I saw a dude fly through the windscreen of a car in a trailer for Flatout 1 and I was just like FUCKING YES THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND and hurled every game I already owned out the window knowing they could never live up to that.

In a day and age where being launched out of a car is par for the course this has a lot to live up to to be a successful sequel in my eyes.

[street wizard]

i need to go change my pants

[Trogdon]

what is the differences between ultimate carnage and 2
honestly

[Minimole]

I hope they got all the opponents from flatout two that Jack Benton was a cunt though.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;33605844]what is the differences between ultimate carnage and 2
honestly[/QUOTE]
Stuff was higher quality and had more reflections n shit.

[Archonos 2]

The videos I've seen of cars crashing looks like they just explode. Like the chassis looks the same every time, but the parts fly off. All of them. Every time.

[STeel]

Much as I like the series this looks disappointing as hell.
It looks like they made no improvement whatsoever from Ultimate Carnage, and as result it looks like a really outdated game loaded with fancy screen filters to try and compensate for that.

[amgoz1]

I absolutely loved Flatout 2, but considering that all of Team6's previous games look like shitty bargain bin games, I don't have very high hopes for this.

[Nitronik]

[QUOTE=OffTheRoad;33602088]I hope those trailers are old/ won't represent the final product because the vehicle damage and physics didn't seem special or impressive, it's like the developers worked on quantity rather than quality.[/QUOTE]

Team 6 is a little known studio. I acknowledged their existence because I am a member of FlatoutJoint, a huge mod database for Flatout Titles.

Sadly, there will be no chassis deformation at all

[editline]7th December 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Wafflemonstr;33601631]I had heard literally nothing about this. I may buy it considering that I loved the first two and the one for the psp was easily one of the best psp games.[/QUOTE]

Same. It was basicly unknown to me until a few months ago

[NINTENDUDECT]

[QUOTE=Trogdon;33605844]what is the differences between ultimate carnage and 2
honestly[/QUOTE]

I got them all on a sale. I think Ultimate was just the PC optimized version. It certainly looks and plays a lot better.

As for 3, this is an incredible surprise. I didn't expect this at all and for $30? Fuck I'll buy it.

[Nitronik]

[QUOTE=NINTENDUDECT;33610640]I got them all on a sale. I think Ultimate was just the PC optimized version. It certainly looks and plays a lot better.

As for 3, this is an incredible surprise. I didn't expect this at all and for $30? Fuck I'll buy it.[/QUOTE]

Flatout 3 was first known as "FlatOut 5". Anyway, Ultimate Carnage is just a graphically updated FlatOut 2, with 1-2 new cars and the elimination of the moddability feature.

OP has been updated. Also, I think I still have some screenshots left.

Should I post some pictures to show you guys how far damage can go?

[the tee]

Wait what? There were no any information about it and they going release like next week.

They have balls.

But the physics look too arcadish compare to first 2 games.

[Nitronik]

[QUOTE=the tee;33610863]Wait what? There were no any information about it and they going release like next week.

They have balls.

But the physics look too arcadish compare to first 2 games.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's what I told them in the latest E-Mail I've sent. The camera sometime looks stiff and the driving didn't feel that good

IIRC, blame the publisher for the lack of information. They wanted them to stay as much silent as possible

[Brandit]

I wonder if the replay function is going to be any better, IF there will be one.

[Nitronik]

[QUOTE=brenz;33615209]I wonder if the replay function is going to be any better, IF there will be one.[/QUOTE]

That's actually a good question.

[Kaelan Frey]

[QUOTE=Minimole;33607548]
Stuff was higher quality and had more reflections n shit.[/QUOTE]

It also had less tracks.

[Streecer]

So they took an awesome racing game, gave it to a shit developer and expected something good?

This looks terrible, in every possible way.

[Killuah]

This looks really bad. I loved Flatout 1 and 2 because you had to race against a quite good AI ALTHOUGH you didn't have the simplification of advanced physics. All the destroyable objects made it more challenging to still win a race.
Nevertheless RACING was still the main point and the games(high jump and so on) were just some goofs from the devs.

Now THIS looks like it's made for an 11 year old.

From the stupid way cars crash, over now having "Monstar Trucks yea hurr durr crashes" to the absolutely pathetic way the trailer is made this looks like an insult to the first games.

[Sharkle_Bunwich]

Its a PC exclusive?

Mind = blown.

[Recco]

Holy shit I love flatout! Ah shit I'm so excited!!1

[mr hobo]

Team6 also makes some amazing games like:
[b]Sinterklaas[/b]
[img_thumb]http://team6shop.com/images/screenshotsbig/30e08a363d3f8a672a80c41083e00312.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://team6shop.com/images/screenshotsbig/80941c8a67a0102fbe97a23553fd1504.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://team6shop.com/images/screenshotsbig/ec90c4f62e125037deb0a7dc62c11a9f.jpg[/img_thumb]
[b]Scooter War3z[/b]
[img_thumb]http://team6shop.com/images/screenshotsbig/bd12ea00d62561797149e6a3aeee6a1e.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://team6shop.com/images/screenshotsbig/684af31f8cf81add5e7a0c5a2c5196bc.jpg[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://team6shop.com/images/screenshotsbig/882054164c5cdc47c88686d949d9e8eb.jpg[/img_thumb]

[Brandit]

I hope the physics are not so bugged as it was in FlatOut 2 and possibly 1, where you could end up barrelrolling because you hit a damn traffic cone on the ground. God I hated that so much, in FlatOut 2 it was not so punishing,but in 1 it sure as hell is.

[Joazzz]

The bloom and all that fancy shader crap looks like shit.

[QUOTE=brenz;33626128]I hope the physics are not so bugged as it was in FlatOut 2 and possibly 1, where you could end up barrelrolling because you hit a damn traffic cone on the ground. God I hated that so much, in FlatOut 2 it was not so punishing,but in 1 it sure as hell is.[/QUOTE]

I never ran into any problems with the physics.

[Tools]

[QUOTE=brenz;33626128]I hope the physics are not so bugged as it was in FlatOut 2 and possibly 1, where you could end up barrelrolling because you hit a damn traffic cone on the ground. God I hated that so much, in FlatOut 2 it was not so punishing,but in 1 it sure as hell is.[/QUOTE]

I never ran into these problems, but I did find my character ending in awkward positions through walls or props, which I just found hilarious.

[Purple44]

[QUOTE=brenz;33626128]I hope the physics are not so bugged as it was in FlatOut 2 and possibly 1, where you could end up barrelrolling because you hit a damn traffic cone on the ground. God I hated that so much, in FlatOut 2 it was not so punishing,but in 1 it sure as hell is.[/QUOTE]

Ya in Flatout 1 Bugbear had some fun with us. Most the cones in the game were set to one Restitution number, but Bugbear gave some special cones a higher Restitution number ( more kick ), that could roll your car if you were unlucky enough to hit one. I called these special cones, "killer cones". These "killer" cones had the same look as the normal cones.

I found these "killer" cones when I use Pav's track editor for Flatout 1 to move track objects.

Hmmm, it took me 5 years to post my first post in the forums. :O