SimRacing General: successor to Forza/Gran Turismo/Racing thread - Games

[QUOTE=ulvemann43;52007351]How does the FH3 demo work on PC? Is it a slice of the full game like i expect? I also heard mentions that the beta has some multiplayer functionability. And is it possible to play with people who own the full game in that case?[/QUOTE] Well there's FM6 Apex which is a super cut-down FM6 for free on Win10. I'm not aware of a demo for FH3. I would imagine you get some of the early races and shit at the first festival. Or maybe it would be a timed thing.

[QUOTE=ulvemann43;52007351]How does the FH3 demo work on PC? Is it a slice of the full game like i expect? I also heard mentions that the beta has some multiplayer functionability. And is it possible to play with people who own the full game in that case?[/QUOTE] Dunno about on PC, but on XB1, you only get to drive around the Byron Bay area (about a quarter of the map). I think there's one or two races you can do (no multiplayer though), and a few PR stunts such as a drift zone and a massive jump. You can only drive in ~five cars of the >400 from the full game, which are the Lambo Centenario, Shelby Mustang GT350R, HSV Maloo GTS, I think a Nissan Silvia and something else. You can't tune, upgrade or modify the cars in the demo.

I made my own F1 livery. [t]http://i.imgur.com/6sy8wlK.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/irSHQHQ.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/gjphil4.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/zITHhmC.jpg[/t]

FYI, Blizzard Mountain is 50% off if you have Xbox Live Gold. I play on PC, but dug out an old 2-day Gold trial, that works.

[QUOTE=eirexe;52024270]I made my own F1 livery. [t]http://i.imgur.com/6sy8wlK.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/irSHQHQ.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/gjphil4.jpg[/t] [t]http://i.imgur.com/zITHhmC.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] You need to use better lighting, I can't see shit

[QUOTE=BF;52024953]You need to use better lighting, I can't see shit[/QUOTE] ok [media]http://imgur.com/a/EcJMR[/media]

finally put together a new pc [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cohFaiG.jpg[/IMG] also i remember there was a discord group for forza? it isn't in the op

Started playing FH3 after a bit of time away, anyone got a list of forzathon/auction house exclusive cars?

I somehow managed to get the slowest possible time in a FH3 challenge. [t]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/224295595194581002/297042582528065536/Forza_Horizon_3_30_03_2017_00_25_55.png[/t] I'll consider this a victory in its own way. :v:

some good news coming for FH3 [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/forza/comments/62ju9d/fh3_and_win10s_upcoming_creators_update_game_mode/]"FH3 and Win10's upcoming Creators Update Game Mode: It works. Holy crap."[/url]

[QUOTE=ProfHappycat7;52046768]some good news coming for FH3 [URL="https://www.reddit.com/r/forza/comments/62ju9d/fh3_and_win10s_upcoming_creators_update_game_mode/"]"FH3 and Win10's upcoming Creators Update Game Mode: It works. Holy crap."[/URL][/QUOTE] Nice, because the framerate I was getting was unacceptable for the setup I have, and is the reason I haven't played it in forever. Hopefully this gets me back into the game.

Turn10 pls nerf 787B [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/36iP3gt.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=EddieLTU;52048551]Turn10 pls nerf 787B [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/36iP3gt.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]but how, any time I play P class I get people with Jaguars completely obliterating me, although I am using the Nissan R91CP which has terrible top speed but extreme cornering.

[QUOTE=GetBent;52047011]Nice, because the framerate I was getting was unacceptable for the setup I have, and is the reason I haven't played it in forever. Hopefully this gets me back into the game.[/QUOTE] I wonder if it'll net me more than 30FPS on low on my laptop. The GTX 850M is gutless but the i7-4710HQ is solid.

I made myself an arduino UI for shits and giggles, sorry the video is out of sync, I don't have a video editor and I did it with FFMPEG: [video=youtube;iW2B3s4TDzo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW2B3s4TDzo[/video]

[QUOTE=RobyYe;52049391]but how, any time I play P class I get people with Jaguars completely obliterating me, although I am using the Nissan R91CP which has terrible top speed but extreme cornering.[/QUOTE] Manual gearbox, also then i disabled traction control, but later enabled it since i kept losing control at lower gears

[t]https://68.media.tumblr.com/1f687e1ca555b44c4bbb4be024202e09/tumblr_onve4ve8jZ1sg73pbo1_1280.jpg[/t] well shit that's not even close to the final edition, especially the skirts [t]http://luxurylaunches.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mercedes-sls-amg-gt-final-edition-0.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=EddieLTU;52054354]Manual gearbox, also then i disabled traction control, but later enabled it since i kept losing control at lower gears[/QUOTE] Traction control is absolutely terrible in Forza. It's way too proactive rather than reactive, so it absolutely destroys your cornering speeds by cutting power too much. I rarely use it anyways, but sometimes when I'm lazy and driving some GT cars (Jag XK etc), LMP and X-class cars it can help, depending on the car. [editline]4th April 2017[/editline] I wish the structure of the online hoppers for Forza 6 was a bit better anyways, hopefully something for them to work on for Forza 7. Eg its moronic how you have to upgrade the NASCARs to make them competitive in that hopper (from 833 to 900 PR) - because then you're not really racing proper NASCARs. Same with the GT Endurance hopper: Most of the GT cars barely get up to 900 PR with upgrades, so most races are dominated by Aston Martins (which can be upgraded to 900). They need to have several multi-class hoppers I reckon: One for E, D and C classes, one from B, A and S classes, one for P and R classes, and perhaps a multi-class hopper for different classes of racing cars - eg V8 Supercars, World Touring Cars and Early GT cars sharing the track, but only fighting for position amongst cars from the same class.

[QUOTE=BF;52056601]Traction control is absolutely terrible in Forza. It's way too proactive rather than reactive, so it absolutely destroys your cornering speeds by cutting power too much. I rarely use it anyways, but sometimes when I'm lazy and driving some GT cars (Jag XK etc), LMP and X-class cars it can help, depending on the car. [editline]4th April 2017[/editline] I wish the structure of the online hoppers for Forza 6 was a bit better anyways, hopefully something for them to work on for Forza 7. Eg its moronic how you have to upgrade the NASCARs to make them competitive in that hopper (from 833 to 900 PR) - because then you're not really racing proper NASCARs. Same with the GT Endurance hopper: Most of the GT cars barely get up to 900 PR with upgrades, so most races are dominated by Aston Martins (which can be upgraded to 900). They need to have several multi-class hoppers I reckon: One for E, D and C classes, one from B, A and S classes, one for P and R classes, and perhaps a multi-class hopper for different classes of racing cars - eg V8 Supercars, World Touring Cars and Early GT cars sharing the track, but only fighting for position amongst cars from the same class.[/QUOTE] Honesly i'm for disabling TC for normal cars, but when it comes to LMP or X class cars, then it saves my ass and i don't lose all the control. Also manual gearbox helps me with corners.

has anyone tried iracing dirt? i was hoping someone like empty box would do a good review of the update. its a lot of content to buy all at once [editline]5th April 2017[/editline] i like iracing because your always racing real people and its incredible with just a dk2

[QUOTE=waylander;52062123]has anyone tried iracing dirt? i was hoping someone like empty box would do a good review of the update. its a lot of content to buy all at once [editline]5th April 2017[/editline] i like iracing because your always racing real people and its incredible with just a dk2[/QUOTE]I've practiced it a bit, haven't had the courage to do a real race though.

[video=youtube;LJT3iOlyLbc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJT3iOlyLbc[/video] Not much to see, though I think there's some standing water on the road, as per the tech they were showing off in their announcement video. [editline]...[/editline] I guess after seeing the thumbnail there's supposed to be rain? Personally I can't see it because of the bitrate.

PCars 1 had rain so 2 should have rain as well. Even with the low quality video, I don't think there was any actual rain in that video. Has there been a confirmed car and track list for PCars 2 anyways? Needs more Historic Group A. [editline]6th April 2017[/editline] It was so nice to play a respectful match in Forza 6 earlier today, in the endurance GT hopper. There was of course the usual fuckwit who was deliberately trying to ram everyone else off of the road, but they quit the match eventually. I spent the last 5 laps of the 15 lap race virtually side-by-side with another player. My car should have been much faster on the straights so as to easily overtake them, but I had the wrong tune with shit gearing installed at the time. But yeah we were bumper to bumper without even touching each other for five laps of Watkins Glen, and on the last lap we literally entered and exited half of the corners side-by-side. I only beat them because they lost traction coming out of the second-last corner. I only came 5th in that race, but damn was it satisfying to race with someone who was also respectful.

I don't know why, but FH3 has become really unplayable as of late. A couple of weeks ago it begun to stutter, a lot. On some days like today it is nigh on impossible to play because every second there is a half second stutter, sometimes longer. On other days the stutters are far from that frequent. I have no idea why this suddenly happened.

next months humblemonthly is dirt rally

[video=youtube;8OaiU0AJnis]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OaiU0AJnis[/video] So, when it comes to the Renault Alpine A110 that's a 60's class car in Dirt Rally, seems that in Dirt 4 it's going to be in a class that has the mk2 Escort, the Fiat 131 Mirafiori Abarth and Opel Kadett GT/E, which all were classed as 70's cars in DR. There's also going to be FWD only Pug 205 (it's a 1991 model though), Mini and the Lancia Fulvia are in their own class. Another class is going to consist of: [QUOTE]Renault 5 Turbo Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 Opel Ascona 40 BMW M3 E30 Lancia Stratos[/QUOTE] Rallycross will have a separate Group B class, that has: [QUOTE]Pug 205 Lancia Delta S4 MG Metro 6R4 Ford RS200 Evo.[/QUOTE] and another class that has a Pug 208 WRX, Citroen DS3, Ford Fiesta and Focus, Mini Countryman, VW Polo and a Seat Ibiza. Another rallycross class will have an Opel Corsa, Renault Clio and a Polo with a 1.6 litre engine, I assume the other one has a 2 litre. There is also a Fiesta only class, it seems. Group A vehicles are the same as in DR, except that the EVO VI Mitsubishi replaces the Escort Cosworth. R4 class stays the same. R5 will have a Fiesta, Pug 208 and a Mitsubishi Space Star R5. There's a 2 litre 4WD class that has Ford Focus RS Rally cars from 2001 and 2007 and a 2001 Impreza. Group B RWD class stays the same as in DR. Group B 4WD cars has the bodykit sport quatto replacing the non-bodykit model. There's a rally school in the game now. Gymkhana-style stuff is included but it's not part of the Career, it's more like a "for shiggles" -game mode. There is a dealership mechanism similar to older Gran Turismos. Team customization, customisable car liveries. Repair menu is very different from now.

[QUOTE=Hosenfuhrer;52072459][video=youtube;8OaiU0AJnis]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OaiU0AJnis[/video] -snip-[/QUOTE] They also upped the sound game, so the 037 will no longer have the placeholder sound it has in dirt rally. [video=youtube;vC2XNhJCS0U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC2XNhJCS0U[/video]

I really wish that the Forza games had a kind of ballast feature. It frustrates me that I might find a car with a stock PI rating just above the maximum for a particular class, eg 804. My only options are to either extensively modify it up to a PI of 900, or hope that I can do something silly like replacing the standard wheels with heavier, uglier wheels, up(down)grade the engine cooling, or change the drivetrain, to reduce the PI rating to 800. Even then, no guarantees. Having the option of ballasting your car would be so much better.

[t]https://68.media.tumblr.com/5f5487b6a7578b9e7fa0c31b525e1bd9/tumblr_oo58t6OQ471sg73pbo2_1280.jpg[/t] i think light blue goes well with white

Did anyone else just get a few tonnes of preorder edition cars added to their garage in FH3? Eg Audi R8, Ferrari 458 etc